Walthamstow School of Art was an art school based in
Walthamstow
Walthamstow ( or ) is a large town in East London, east London, England, within the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Greater London and the Historic counties of England, ancient county of Essex. Situated northeast of Chari ...
, north-east London. It eventually became part of
Waltham Forest College
Waltham Forest College Waltham Forest College is a stand-alone Further Education College in North East London with circa 2000, 16-19 year old students on full time study programs and 5000 adult students mainly studying part time, in addition to a ...
.
In 1883, an art school was created by the Walthamstow Literary Institute. It was initially based at the Trinity School, in West Avenue, which was connected with the Science and Art Department, in South Kensington. In 1892, it relocated to Grosvenor House, Hoe Street, and then to Court House, Hoe Street, in 1900. Administration was taken over by the Walthamstow Higher Education Committee in 1906. It was closed in 1915.
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Art schools in London
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Education in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Educational institutions established in 1883
1883 establishments in England
Defunct educational institutions in the United Kingdom
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Arts organizations established in the 1880s