Asylum for Deaf & Dumb Children, Margate One-Place Study

The Asylum for the Education of Deaf and Dumb Children of the Poor (later The Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate) originally opened in 1792 on the Old Kent Road, Bermondsey. It opened with just 6 children, 3 girls and 3 boys. By the time of its first centenary more than 4,000 deaf children had been through its doors.

I am beginning my study with pupils who were at the school on the 1891 and 1991 censuses. In time, I will look to extend the time frame.