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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foundling Hospital</span> Hospital, Bloomsbury, London

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashlyns School</span> Foundation school in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England

Ashlyns School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. The school was established in 1935 as the final location of the Foundling Hospital, a children's charity founded in London in 1739. The Berkhamsted building converted into a school in 1955. Ashlyns School is noted as an example of neo-Georgian architecture and is a Grade II listed building.

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