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The Wedgwood Institute 

The striking edifice of the Wedgwood Institute
The striking edifice of the Wedgwood Institute 
- erected by R. Edgar and John Lockwood Kipling (father of Rudyard Kipling) and took six years to complete. The foundation stone was laid by future Prime Minister - William Gladstone on 26 October 1863

on the Wedgwood Institute

 


 

Statue of Josiah Wedgwood over the entrance to the Wedgwood Institute. 
Statue of Josiah Wedgwood over the 
entrance to the Wedgwood Institute. 


Wedgwood Institute featured in Arnold Bennett's novels as 'The School of Art'
Wedgwood Institute featured in Arnold Bennett's novels as 'The School of Art' - this plaque is in Brickhouse Lane


photos: Jan 2000

 

 


 

  


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