PLYMOUTH
DATA

The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History


Click here to return to the Home page 
Click here for more information about this website 
Click here to go to the A - Z Contents page 
Click here to go to the Links page 
Click here to go to the Disclaimer page 
Click here to link to the Can you help? page
Click here for information about the sources of the information in Plymouth Data
Click here to return to the Schools main page 
Click here to go to the Alphabetical list of Plymouth Schools   
Click here to go to the Chronological list of Plymouth Schools


St JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, DEVONPORT

The origin of St Joseph's Roman Catholic School, Devonport, goes back to 1830, when it was started by Father Thomas Costello in a small room of a house in Granby Street.  When it outgrew that the School moved to larger premises in Chapel Street.

Finally, in 1860, it moved into its own buildings adjacent to the newly erected Roman Catholic Church of St Michael and St Joseph in James Street, Mutton Cove.  The premises were enlarged in 1863.

Following the adoption of the Education Act 1902 on June 1st 1903, the School became a "Non-provided" School under the Devonport Local Education Authority.

 

Additional material for this section has been kindly supplied by Deborah Watson

Copyright:   Brian Moseley, Plymouth, UK

Page updated:  3 December 2007

Any problems viewing this webpage should be notified to the webmaster at plymouthdata dot info