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The Central London District School at Hanwell was built between 1856 and 1861 by a group of central London poor law unions to house and educate pauper children away from the workhouse; the original site at Norwood having proved to be too small and unsuitable for extension. By far its most famous resident was Charlie Chaplin who was at the school from June 1896 until January 1898.
The school was closed in 1933 but parts of it remain standing, and it is in use as the Hanwell Community Centre. The Community Centre was used as a location in the film Billy Elliot. In 1969 four of Britain’s most famous rock bands The Who, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin all rehearsed at Hanwell Community Centre. It has been declared a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. In 2015 the London Welsh School moved into the building.