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I'm interested in the article that you wrote regarding Dr. Thomas Cooke and his school. I'm doing family research on my wife's family. Dr Cooke was her grandfather's grandfather. Her great grandfather was the one mentioned in the article who died, Granville. The family lived at 40 Brunswick Sq, just around the corner from the school when located at Henrietta Mews. I believe that that part of the property is now a garden/landscape centre. I'd be very interested in any extra research that you could share regarding the school and the events happening after the doctors death. Was the building housing the school on Henrietta Mews built by Dr. Cooke or was it an already existing structure. I understand that he did build a small cottage on the property to house students and where his son, Granville eventually died from gas asphixiation. When was the building eventually torn down? Where was the school located before it was moved to Henrietta Mews?

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