Where is The Gregg School?

The Gregg School is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO18 2RQ), in the parish of Southampton, unparished area.

How do I get to The Gregg School?

The nearest railway station is Swaythling, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO18 2RQ.

Is The Gregg School a protected site?

Yes — The Gregg School is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Is The Gregg School free to visit?

Yes, The Gregg School is free to enter.

How do I get to The Gregg School?

The nearest railway station is Swaythling, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO18 2RQ.

Natural landmarks · South East England

The Gregg School

In or near Southampton.

Free admission

The Gregg School — a school heritage in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

Meggeson Avenue, Townhill Park, Southampton - geograph.org.uk - 26923 — GaryReggae — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Swaythling · 1.7 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

The Gregg School is a school heritage located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.

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Official information

The Gregg School is an independent co-educational school in Southampton for students aged 11-16. It offers a broad curriculum and emphasizes personal development through various extracurricular activities and a supportive learning environment.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

Place summary

The Gregg School is an educational institution located in South-East England. It is noted for its historic significance and architectural features, although specific details regarding its era, designation, or architect are not provided.

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Background

History

The secondary school is the only surviving member in the UK of a commercial chain of schools in the British Isles and North America founded by John Robert Gregg, an Irish-born American, originally to teach his method of shorthand. (A sister secondary school, the Gregg High School for Girls in Jesmond, Newcastle closed in the 1960s.) It was founded in 1901 as a commercial school in the docklands of Southampton. In the 1920s it joined the Gregg chain and moved to Grosvenor Square in the Regency district of the city. Over the next few decades the school expanded and broadened the range of subjects taught. It opened a secondary school to teach conventional academic subjects in Winn Road (which…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 50.9310, -1.3580
District: Southampton
Parish: Southampton, unparished area
Postcode: SO18 2RQ
Parliamentary constituency: Southampton Itchen
Established: 1901
Nearest railway station: Swaythling — 1.7 km
Official site: www.thegreggschool.org

Sources

wikidata: Q7738256 (CC0)
wikipedia: The Gregg School (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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