Norland Place School
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Norland Place School is a coeducational independent school for boys aged 4–8 and girls aged 4–11. It is situated in the Holland Park
area of London
, and was founded in 1876 by Miss Emily Lord
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Holland Park
Holland Park is a district and a public park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in west central London, England.Holland Park has a reputation as an affluent and fashionable area, known for attractive large Victorian townhouses, and high-class shopping and restaurants...
area of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and was founded in 1876 by Miss Emily Lord
Emily Ward
Emily Mary Jane Ward, née Lord , was a pioneer of childcare education. She founded several institutions including Norland Place School and, most notably, the Norland Institute....
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Famous pupils
Notable former pupils include:- Veronica WedgwoodVeronica WedgwoodDame Veronica Wedgwood OM DBE was an English historian who generally published under the name C. V. Wedgwood...
- George OsborneGeorge OsborneGeorge Gideon Oliver Osborne, MP is a British Conservative politician. He is the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, a role to which he was appointed in May 2010, and has been the Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001.Osborne is part of the old Anglo-Irish aristocracy, known in...
- Lukas Gilbert