Thanks for your prompt and interesting reply,Stan .And,as you suggest,maybe another lister could build on your hypothesis . Ray NZ > > From: Stanmapstone@aol.com > Date: 2004/08/28 Sat AM 01:37:38 GMT+12:00 > To: raybot@xtra.co.nz, ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SUNDERLAND] Argyle House , Belvedere Road , Durham > > Argyle House was a private school. It still exists although it is now ARGYLE > HOUSE SCHOOL19-20 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR2 7LA. > http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/2654-ARGYLE_HOUSE_SCHOOL.html > > It could be that the original premises were on Belvedere Road, Sunderland, > and they subsequently moved to Thornhill Park. Perhaps another lister can > confirm this? > In 1941 the school would have been evacuated, so the premises could have > been requisitioned by the forces. > > > Regards Stan Mapstone > www.mapstone.org > >