Liverpool Institute High School for Girls | |
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Address | |
Blackburne Place Liverpool , Merseyside , L8 7PF England | |
Coordinates | 53°24′00″N2°58′16″W / 53.400°N 2.971°W Coordinates: 53°24′00″N2°58′16″W / 53.400°N 2.971°W |
Information | |
Type | Grammar school |
Established | 1844 |
Closed | 1986 |
Local authority | Liverpool |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 11to 18 |
Enrolment | 350 |
Liverpool Institute High School for Girls, Blackburne Place, Liverpool, England, was a girls' grammar school that was established in 1844 and closed in 1984. It was situated off Hope St to the north-east of Liverpool Cathedral in the area close to the University of Liverpool and Catharine Street (A5039).
The school was made a Grade II listed building on 14 March 1975. [1] It was based in Blackburne House that is now the Blackburne House Centre for Women. [2]
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