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vmlopes
03-10-2012, 11:29 AM
The Royal Masonic School for Boys was an independent school for boys in England.

From 1798 charities were set up for clothing and educating sons of needy Freemasons. They originally provided education by sending them to schools near to their homes. A specific masonic boys' school was set up at Wood Green in North London in 1857 following amalgamation of the charities in 1852.

A new school was built in Bushey, Hertfordshire in 1903 and a Junior School was added on the other side of The Avenue in 1929. By 1939 there were 800 boys at the school. Following a decline in pupil numbers the junior school closed in 1970; the site is now occupied by Bushey Academy. Numbers continued to fall, and the senior school closed in 1977. For a time, the buildings housed the United States International University (Europe). Both schools were commonly used for films (such as Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Lucky Jim (twice), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and numerous TV shows) from the 1950s until recently. They have now been redeveloped as luxury housing.

Visited on a solo, still lots to see and work seems to have stopped on the conversion.........word of caution stay out of the buildings with new windows in ;)

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Clough
03-10-2012, 06:47 PM
Awesome sauce am visiting this very soon so thanks for the tip!

nelly
04-10-2012, 07:48 PM
That is sweet mate, nearly went here a couple of weeks back but ran out of "Sunday Splore Time", now I've seen this I'm pig sick!!!

Rebel
04-10-2012, 10:51 PM
Did you walk into someones house or an angry builder? :lol: Very nice indeed!

coops
10-10-2012, 08:20 AM
very nice mate would love to see this place for real :thumb

converse1
11-10-2012, 11:14 AM
That really is something special! :thumb

oldskool
23-10-2012, 08:44 AM
cool shots