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In 1874, plans were drawn up for two new schools, a Tiffins' School for boys and one for girls, each to take 150 pupils. The Tiffin Girls' School was originally called The Tiffin's Girls' School, but the name was changed as it caused some confusion.
The boys and girls schools were officially referred to as the Tiffins Schools, but once the girls moved on from the Fairfield site, the use of Tiffin Boys and Tiffin Girls became more usual. The Fairfield open space was used for games and recreation.
Tiffins’ Girls’ School was established, and housed with the boys’ Tiffin School in the Fairfield. 1899 Tiffins’ Girls’ School moved to its new premises on St James’ Road, and the old Fairfield site was given to the boys’ Tiffin School.
Plans were drawn up in 1874 for two new schools; Tiffin Boys' School and Tiffin Girls' School, each taking 150 pupils. A single building by the Fairfield housing both schools was opened in January 1880. [4] In 1929, the boys' school moved to its present site, in Queen Elizabeth Road near the centre of Kingston. [4]
Plans were drawn up in 1874 for two new schools; Tiffin Boys' School and Tiffin Girls' School, each taking 150 pupils. A single building by the Fairfield housing both schools was opened in January 1880.
The Tiffin Girls' School was originally called The Tiffin's Girls' School, but the name was changed as it caused some confusion. The single building by "The Fairfield" (now recreational cricket ovals), which housed both schools, was completed in 1879 and opened in 1880.
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The Tiffin Schools were founded in 1880 in Kingston. The name comes from brothers Thomas and John Tiffin, who were local brewers. In their wills in the 1630s they left a sum of £150 and hoped to sponsor a poorer boy through one of the local private schools.
