Holy Trinity College Bromley
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Holy Trinity College Bromley (formerly Holy Trinity Convent) was an all girls junior and senior school from the mid 19th century to 2005 located in the London Borough of Bromley
, England
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It was a direct grant aided grammar school until the 1980s when it became purely independent.
It was run by the Trinitarian
order of Roman Catholic nun
s along with a sister school in Kidderminster
(which reverted to secular control in the 1980s.) The mother house of the Trinitarian order is in France.
The school closed officially on 15 December 2005, although by this time there weren't any pupils left in the school as they had all been relocated to various other, mainly independent, schools in the area.
Although the school is now closed the convent still has some Trinitarian nuns living there until redevelopment of the site is completed.
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.-Geography:...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It was a direct grant aided grammar school until the 1980s when it became purely independent.
It was run by the Trinitarian
Trinitarian Order
The Order of the Holy Trinity is a Catholic religious order that was founded in the area of Cerfroid, some 80 km northeast of Paris, at the end of the twelfth century. The founder was St. John de Matha, whose feast day is celebrated on 17 December...
order of Roman Catholic nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
s along with a sister school in Kidderminster
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...
(which reverted to secular control in the 1980s.) The mother house of the Trinitarian order is in France.
The school closed officially on 15 December 2005, although by this time there weren't any pupils left in the school as they had all been relocated to various other, mainly independent, schools in the area.
Although the school is now closed the convent still has some Trinitarian nuns living there until redevelopment of the site is completed.