Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool

The Royal School for the Blind in Liverpool, England, is the oldest specialist school of its kind in the UK, having been founded in 1791. Only the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris is older, but the Royal School for the Blind is the oldest school…

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Type: School
Description: special needs school in Liverpool, UK
Also known as: “Royal School for the Blind” and “Royal School for the Blind (Liverpool)”
Address: Church Road North, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 6TQ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree and Wavertree Lock-up.

Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree

Church

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Holy Trinity Church is in Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool, the archdeaconry of Liverpool, and the deanery of Toxteth and Wavertree. Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree is situated 510 feet southeast of Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool.

Wavertree Lock-up

Historic building

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Wavertree Lock-up is an 18th-century grade II listed village lock-up located in Wavertree, Liverpool, England. Wavertree Lock-up is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool.

Wavertree Playground

Park

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Wavertree Playground, known locally as The Mystery, is a public park and playground in the Wavertree area of Liverpool, England. It was one of the first purpose-built public playgrounds in the United Kingdom. Wavertree Playground is situated 1,400 feet west of Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wavertree and Childwall.

Wavertree

Suburb

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Wavertree is a district and suburb of Liverpool, in the county of Merseyside, England. It is a ward of Liverpool City Council and its population at the 2011 census was 14,772.

Childwall

Suburb

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Childwall is a suburb and ward of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, located to the southeast of the city. It is bordered by Belle Vale, Bowring Park, Broadgreen, Gateacre, Mossley Hill, and Wavertree. In 2019, the population was 13,640.

Old Swan

Suburb

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Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2021 Census, the population was 15,596.

Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool

Categories: school for the blind, special education school, boarding school, and education
Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.39574° or 53° 23′ 45″ north

Longitude

-2.91679° or 2° 55′ 0″ west

Open location code

9C5V93WM+77

OpenStreetMap ID

way 442248324

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

Wikidata ID

Q7374796

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wavertree Congregational Church and The Liverpool Blue Coat School - Private Playing Fields.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bradbury House and CHURCH ROAD/WOOLTON ROAD.

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