South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art
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The South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art (aka Dagenham School of Art) was a technical college and school of art based in Longbridge Road, Dagenham
, a suburb in east London
, formerly in Essex
, England
.
estate was the largest public housing project in the world when it was completed in the mid-1930s. Recognising the need for education but with no responsibility to provide it, the London County Council transferred 24 acres on the western edge of the estate to Essex County Council, who built a technical college (the South East Essex Technical College) and a secondary school (South East Essex Technical High School) on the site. The College opened in 1936, in a building designed by J.Stuart.
During World War II
, the College was commandeered by the British Army
and the Royal Air Force
. The secondary school moved to a new site in Cannington Road in 1960. The technical college was renamed Barking Regional College of Technology in 1965, following the creation of the London Borough of Barking. In 1969 it became the Barking Campus of the North-East London Polytechnic, which in turn became the Polytechnic of East London in 1988 and the University of East London
in 1992. In 2006 the campus was closed and sold for redevelopment by Taylor Wimpey. Flats in the main building is being marketed as "Mayesbrook Manor", and new buildings on the rest of the site are being branded "Academy Central".
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
, a suburb in east London
London
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, formerly in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
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.
History
The BecontreeBecontree
Becontree is a place in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east north-east of Charing Cross.-Becontree estate:The area was developed between 1921 and 1932 by the London County Council as a large council estate of 27,000 homes, intended as "homes for heroes" after World War I. With a...
estate was the largest public housing project in the world when it was completed in the mid-1930s. Recognising the need for education but with no responsibility to provide it, the London County Council transferred 24 acres on the western edge of the estate to Essex County Council, who built a technical college (the South East Essex Technical College) and a secondary school (South East Essex Technical High School) on the site. The College opened in 1936, in a building designed by J.Stuart.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the College was commandeered by the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
and the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. The secondary school moved to a new site in Cannington Road in 1960. The technical college was renamed Barking Regional College of Technology in 1965, following the creation of the London Borough of Barking. In 1969 it became the Barking Campus of the North-East London Polytechnic, which in turn became the Polytechnic of East London in 1988 and the University of East London
University of East London
The University of East London is a university located in the London Borough of Newham, East London, England, based at two campuses in Stratford and Docklands areas...
in 1992. In 2006 the campus was closed and sold for redevelopment by Taylor Wimpey. Flats in the main building is being marketed as "Mayesbrook Manor", and new buildings on the rest of the site are being branded "Academy Central".
Notable alumni
- Ron EmbletonRon EmbletonRonald Sydney Embleton was a British comics artist and illustrator whose work was much admired by fans and editors alike...
(1930–1988) — comics artist and illustrator - Edna MannEdna MannEdna Mann was a British painter and co-founder of the Borough Group of artists.Mann was educated at Romford County High School for Girls and then studied art at the South-East Essex Technical College and School of Art. Here in 1942, she met the artists David Bomberg , who was teaching there, and...
(1926–1985) — painter and founder member of the Borough GroupBorough GroupThe Borough Group was a collective of mid-20th century artists from the Borough area of Southwark, south London, England. The group was associated with the David Bomberg, who was then teaching a number of the artists that formed the group at the Borough Polytechnic, hence the name.Cliff Holden... - Dorothy MeadDorothy MeadDorothy Mead was a British painter.Mead was born in London, England,She first met David Bomberg when he was teaching at the Dagenham School of Art in 1945...
(1928–1975) — painter and founder member of the Borough Group - Jeremy Ratter (aka Penny RimbaudPenny RimbaudJeremy John Ratter , better known under his pseudonym of Penny Rimbaud, is a drummer, writer, poet, former member of performance art groups EXIT and Ceres Confusion, and co-founder of the anarchist punk band Crass with Steve Ignorant in 1977.-Biography:Rimbaud Jeremy John Ratter (born 8 June 1943,...
, born 1943) — drummer, writer, and poet
Notable teachers
- David BombergDavid BombergDavid Garshen Bomberg was an English painter, and one of the Whitechapel Boys.Bomberg was one of the most audacious of the exceptional generation of artists who studied at the Slade School of Art under Henry Tonks, and which included Mark Gertler, Stanley Spencer, C.R.W. Nevinson and Dora Carrington...
(1890–1957) — painter - Norman SillmanNorman SillmanNorman Henry Sillman, ARCA, FRBS is a designer of coins, including one pound coins for the Royal Mint.-Biography:...
(born 1921) — sculptor and coin designer