History
It was founded in or before the 1840s as a school for the very poor
Martin Ware (1819–1895) was on its Committee from 1846 and later became Superintendent of its Sunday School
He also worked with poor families in the King’s Cross and Cromer Street area
He came from a charitable family; his brother Charles Ware (1820–1908) worked at the St Giles Ragged School and had a commission in the Bloomsbury Rifles, while another brother, Joseph Ware (1822–1860), was also involved in local Ragged School work whilst living in Russell Square
The School no longer exists
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What was reforming about it?
It was a charitable school in the poorest area of Bloomsbury
Where in Bloomsbury
Other locations named for it in archive descriptions include Peace Cottages and Brunswick Buildings (both tiny slum areas off Cromer Street)
Website of current institution
It no longer exists
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Books about it
None found
Archives
Martin Ware kept a journal of his involvement with the school from 1850–1867 which is held at Surrey Record Centre, ref. 1585/1–7; brief details are available online via Surrey History Centre’s online catalogue (opens in new window)
Correspondence from some of the boys helped through the School and other activities by Ware are also held at Surrey Record Centre, ref. 1487/119–168, while his memoirs detailing his activities with the poor families of the area are also there, ref. 1487/10/1; details are available online via The National Archives (opens in new window)
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