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, England, from 1882 until 1975. The school was founded by a Belgian order of nuns, the Daughters of Joseph and Mary, who had established their first English school,

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which is still open, in Croydon in 1869. An 1890 directory of Scarborough said: and a 1919 ''Register of Catholic Colleges and Schools'' in ''

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'' lists it as: The school operated from two sites, with the younger pupils based at a building in South Cliff and the seniors based at the convent in Queen Street. Some girls were boarders, and there were about 300 pupils before it closed. In 1975 the school closed and its main building was sold to North Yorkshire County Council, initially used as premises for some students of the

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and later developed as housing for the elderly, named "Maria's Court". A statue of the Sacred Heart was rescued from the school site and moved to

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in the town. Archaeologists investigated the former school site between 1996 and 1999, and found medieval and Roman material.

Notable former pupils

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References

{{authority control Defunct Catholic schools in the Diocese of Middlesbrough Defunct grammar schools in England Defunct schools in North Yorkshire Educational institutions established in 1882 Educational institutions disestablished in 1975 Schools in Scarborough, North Yorkshire 1882 establishments in England