Great Ealing School

In its heyday of the 19th century, it was as famous as Eton or Harrow, being considered "the best private school in England".

Opposite the school was the parish workhouse, where the poor and infirm slept three or more to a bed.

[2][3] The future King of France, Louis-Philippe, taught mathematics and geography at the school.

[4] Eventually, the Rectory succumbed to dry rot and had to relocate in 1847.

[5] It closed in 1908 and the roads Cairn Avenue and Nicholas Gardens now stand upon the grounds.