Clovelly-Kepplestone
Clovelly-Kepplestone was a private boarding school for girls in Eastbourne, Sussex. It existed from 1908 until 1934 and was located in Staveley Road, just off the seafront in the Meads district of the town. Known to staff and pupils as "Clo-Kepp", it came about following a merger of two schools: the Ladies' and Kindergarten School, Clovelly, and the Ladies' School, Kepplestone. At its peak in the 1920s, there were some 150-160 pupils at this fashionable and highly respected establishment.
The Principal – Frances Anna Browne
The founder and driving force behind Clovelly-Kepplestone was Frances Anna Browne, whose first venture was a dame preparatory school for boys in Eastbourne, St Bede's.[1] A capable woman of considerable strength of character,[2] she was the daughter of an Irish clergyman, Rev Neligan, Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant. Possessing no academic qualifications whatsoever, Mrs Browne came to Eastbourne after her husband, Rev F H Browne, Headmaster of Ipswich School, took his own life in the summer of 1894.
References
- ^ Eastbourne Local History Society Newsletter Nr 79
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