Rosland Secondary School
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Rosland Secondary School was a secondary school located in Dudley
, England
. It was built in 1932 to serve the expanding Kates Hill
area of the town, and ceased to exist in 1970. Its buildings became part of The Blue Coat School
, previously based several hundred yards away in Bean Road, until the entire school moved to the Rosland site in 1981.
It remained in use as a school until July 1990, a year after the Blue Coat School had merged with The Dudley School to form Castle High
, with the old Rosland building being used as an annexe to Castle High for the oldest two year groups of former Blue Coat pupils.
It is now a community centre owned by St Thomas's Community Network
.
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
, 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...
. It was built in 1932 to serve the expanding Kates Hill
Kates Hill
Kates Hill is a residential area in Dudley, West Midlands, England.-History:Kates Hill was the scene of chaos in 1648 when parliamentarians used it as their base in the Civil War against King Charles I...
area of the town, and ceased to exist in 1970. Its buildings became part of The Blue Coat School
The Blue Coat School, Dudley
The Blue Coat School was a mixed secondary school located in Dudley, England. It was opened in 1869 within buildings in Bean Road, several hundred yards east of Dudley town centre...
, previously based several hundred yards away in Bean Road, until the entire school moved to the Rosland site in 1981.
It remained in use as a school until July 1990, a year after the Blue Coat School had merged with The Dudley School to form Castle High
Castle High School (Dudley)
For schools of the same name, see Castle High School.Castle High School is a secondary school located in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It caters for pupils aged from 11 to 16 years. It is also a specialist Arts College.-The school:...
, with the old Rosland building being used as an annexe to Castle High for the oldest two year groups of former Blue Coat pupils.
It is now a community centre owned by St Thomas's Community Network
St Thomas's Community Network
St Thomas's Community Network is a community facility which serves the St Thomas's parish of Dudley, West Midlands, England.The opportunity for a large community centre in the Kates Hill area was on the horizon in October 1988, when Dudley council confirmed that the Blue Coat School on Beechwood...
.