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The Red Maids' School is an independent school for girls in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England. The school is a member of the Girls' Schools Association. ==History== The Red Maids' school was founded in 1634 from the bequest of John Whitson, Mayor and MP of Bristol, making it the oldest surviving girls' school in England it is now 380 years old. All the girls in the junior and senior school made the shape 380. His original Red Maids’ Hospital, on Denmark Street in the centre of Bristol, was founded to provide a secure home for the orphaned or destitute daughters of freemen or burgesses of the City of Bristol, where they were taught to read and sew. The site was irreparably damaged and had to be completely rebuilt in the 1840s. The new school building was designed by architect James Foster〔James Foster (architect)〕 in 1844. The entrance lodge of the existing site in Westbury-on-Trym dates from 1830 and has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Images of England )〕 During World War I, the Red Maids' School was moved to Manor House, which is now part of the University of Bristol, while the school buildings in Westbury were used as a Red Cross hospital. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Red Maids' School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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