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Wilton House, 33 High Street
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Wilton House, 33 High Street

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Wilton House, 33 High Street
This advert in the Parish Magazine of 1871, describes Wilton House as an "Establishment for Young Ladies, conducted by Miss Turner. The course of instruction comprises the usual branches of a sound and polite English Education, with Music, Singing, Drawing and Modern Languages". An identical advert appears in 1873, and the entry in the 1873 Kelly Directory states "Mrs Elizabeth Turner, ladies boarding school, High Street".
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This advert in the Parish Magazine of 1871, describes Wilton House as an "Establishment for Young Ladies, conducted by Miss Turner. The course of instruction comprises the usual branches of a sound and polite English Education, with Music, Singing, Drawing and Modern Languages". An identical advert appears in 1873, and the entry in the 1873 Kelly Directory states "Mrs Elizabeth Turner, ladies boarding school, High Street".

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This advert in the Parish Magazine of 1871, describes Wilton House as an "Establishment for Young Ladies, conducted by Miss Turner. The course of instruction comprises the usual branches of a sound and polite English Education, with Music, Singing, Drawing and Modern Languages". An identical advert appears in 1873, and the entry in the 1873 Kelly Directory states "Mrs Elizabeth Turner, ladies boarding school, High Street".
Faulknor Square, c.1910
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Faulknor Square, c.1910

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Faulknor Square, c.1910
 
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