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S64 - Henshaw's Blue Coat School Oldham

Ref No	S64/29
Title	Henshaw's Blind Asylum
Description	In addition to bequeathing money for the maintenance of a Blue Coat school, Thomas Henshaw also bequeathed £20,000 for the maintenance of a Blind Asylum. The Asylum was opened in 1839 and located in Old Trafford. The institution is now known as Henshaw's Society for Blind People and is still active in providing advice and training to anyone affected by sight loss. This section contains miscellaneous items found within the school collection relating to the blind asylum. The items have been listed in chronological order.
Date	1827-1901
Related Material	Records of the Henshaw's Society for the Blind are held at the John Rylands University Library, Manchester
Repository	Oldham Local Studies and Archives
Level	Section
Extent	11 items
AccessStatus	Open

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