Blewcoat School - Gift Shop
Blewcoat School - Gift Shop Summary
- Address: 23 Caxton Street, Westminster, London, SW1H 0PY (Map)
- Tel: +44 (0)20 7222 2877
- Owner: The National Trust
- Administrator: The Administrator
- E-mail: Click here to contact
Blewcoat School - Gift Shop Description
William Green, local brewer and philanthropist, paid for the building of the Blewcoat School in 1709, to give poor children a decent education. It is now the National Trust's London Gift Shop and Information Centre.
Opening Times - 2011
- 3rd January - 30th December: Monday - Friday, 10 am - 5.30 pm
- 29th October - 17th December: Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm
- Last admission 30 minutes before closing.
- Closed: Bank Holidays and Good Friday
Admission Prices - 2011
- Adult - Free
- Child - Free
- Seniors - Free
Your Reviews of Blewcoat School - Gift Shop
Lesley Brett (10 December 2011)
My great-grandfather was a pupil at this Blewcoat (Bluecoat) School in the 1850s/60s and I made a trip to London especially to visit the building. Tucked away between (ugly) modern giants this little building is reassuringly inviting and most pleasing to the eye. The front and back doorways of the cube are almost identical and there is only one room between them; the west door is blocked on the inside with a large (restored) fireplace where the doorway once was. I find it curious that when both doorways were in use, you would have entered by one door only to find yourself immediately confronted by the exit door! The one room is the total sum of the school but whilst it has been very tastefully refurbished into a comfortable, peaceful coffee and NT gift shop, I couldn't help but feel that the luxurious carpet and swank Chesterfield sofas did nothing at all to reflect the harshness of the wooden benches and splintery floorboards of the period school; indeed if it were not for the sign informing us that it WAS once a school,and the little statue of the 'Blewcoat Boy', I don't suppose that anyone would ever know - sadly every trace of school-life has been obliterated. I asked if there was a leaflet or any information about the school to be had but no - nothing at all. Even so, it was worth a visit and a lovely peaceful corner in which to grab a quiet coffee....and of course we should thank the NT for saving it from demolition.
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