Putney School of Art and Design

The school is on the corner of Oxford road and Disraeli road, and backs on to the railway between Putney and Wandsworth town.

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Local politician and philanthropist Sir William Lancaster, eminent Judge Baron Pollock, and British statesman Sir Arthur Jeff founded{{cite book |last1=Holmes |first1=Michael |title=A Brief History of Putney School of Art and Design |url=https://www.psadfriends.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/PSAD-History-Booklet.pdf}} the school in 1883.{{cite web|title=Blue Plaques Scheme|url=http://www.putneysociety.org.uk/blueplaquesbroch22mar.pdf|work=Putney Society|accessdate=30 March 2014}} For the first 11 years the school was based in parish offices on Putney High Street,{{cite web |title=Putney School of Art |url=https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/putney-school-of-art |website=www.londonremembers.com/ |publisher=London Remembers |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=en}} until the building on Disraeli road, designed by John W. Wallis, opened on 2 October 1895.{{cite web |title=Oxford Road Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy |url=https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/media/1666/oxford_road.pdf |website=www.wandsworth.gov.uk/ |publisher=Wandsworth Borough Council |access-date=25 April 2021}} It has six studios, one on the first floor with large north-facing windows and a vaulted wooden ceiling.{{cite web |title=About us : Enable |url=https://enablelc.org/psad/about/ |website=enablelc.org |publisher=enable |access-date=25 April 2021}}

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In 1906 the school was taken over by London County Council, as of 2021 it is managed by Wandsworth Borough Council in partnership with Enable Leisure and Culture. A new studio and cafe were added in 2009.{{cite news |last1=Harding |first1=Eleanor |title=Putney School of Art and Design students get diplomas |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/educationnews/3931508.putney-school-of-art-and-design-students-get-diplomas/ |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=Your Local Guardian |publisher=Sutton & Croydon Guardian |date=29 November 2008 |language=en}}

The Friends of Putney School of Art and Design is a charity{{cite web |title=FRIENDS OF PUTNEY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN - Charity 1131144 |url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1131144&subid=0 |website=register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk |publisher=Charity Commission |access-date=25 April 2021}} that supports the work of the school art in the local community.[http://www.psadfriends.org/ Friends of Putney School of Art and Design].

The school offers courses in digital design, drawing and painting, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics; for beginners, experienced students and in mixed ability sessions. There are also courses for young people and to develop a-level portfolios, as well as short courses and holiday courses. The art and design diploma course is delivered part time over two years, students can then progress onto undergraduate studies elsewhere.

Courses for residents in the Wandsworth Borough community are offered at a reduced cost.{{cite web |title=Putney School of Art and Design |url=https://thrive.wandsworth.gov.uk/kb5/wandsworth/fsd/service.page?id=5a8J30Hqyso |website=thrive.wandsworth.gov.uk/ |publisher=Wandsworth Borough Council |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=en}}

John William Allison (1866-1934), an early Headmaster of the school.{{cite web |title=John William ALLISON {{!}} Cornwall Artists Index |url=https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/john-william-allison |website=cornwallartists.org |publisher=CORNWALL ARTISTS INDEX |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=en}}

James (John) Bowyer (1872-1941), Principal of the school.{{cite web |title=Ruth Bowyer |url=https://www.watersidestives.com/ruth-bowyer |website=www.watersidestives.com/ |publisher=Waterside Gallery |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=en}}

William Bernard Adeney (1878-1966), teacher at the school.{{cite web |title=Adeney, William Bernard (1878-1966) |url=https://apr.org.uk/aRecord.php?ARID=GB/NNAF/P545559 |website=apr.org.uk |publisher=Artists' Papers Register |access-date=25 April 2021}}

Charles Doman (1884–1944), teacher of sculpture at the school.

Frederick Austin (1902-1990), teacher at the school.{{cite web |title=Frederick George Austin ARE |url=https://heritage.southwark.gov.uk/people/598/frederick-george-austin-are;jsessionid=04A5DE1E75C40DFBE66AFD734EC0C306 |website=heritage.southwark.gov.uk/ |publisher=Southwark Heritage |access-date=25 April 2021}}

Ethel Walker (1861-1951), student at the school.

Irene Mary Browne (1881-1977), pottery student at the school, before starting her career in sculpture and pottery.

Roland Batchelor (1889-1990), student at the school, before serving in the first world war.{{cite web |last1=Gallery |first1=The Wallington |title=Roland Batchelor (1889 - 1990) |url=https://www.thewallingtongallery.co.uk/collections/roland-batchelor-1889-1990 |website=www.thewallingtongallery.co.uk/ |publisher=Wallington Gallery |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=en}}

Lilian Holt (1898–1983), student at the school, before the first world war.

Clifford Hall (1904-1973), student at the school, moved on to the Royal Academy of Arts schools.

Cecil Keeling (1912-1976), student at the school, before moving on to Chelsea.

Unity Spencer (1930 - 2017), attended the school late in life before her death in 2017.{{cite news |last1=Armitstead |first1=Claire |title=Unity Spencer: my father Stanley was naive |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/apr/01/unity-spencer-stanley-spencer-truth-breakdowns |access-date=25 April 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=1 April 2015 |language=en}}

Jill Meager (living), worked as an actor before attending the school.

The school is served by Transport for London buses 14, 39. 85, 93, 424, and 430 which stop at Putney Station on Putney High Street, and numbers 37 and 337 which stop at East Putney station on the Upper Richmond road. East Putney tube station (District line) is a 3-minute walk and Putney railway station (Southwestern Railway) is a 5-minute walk round the corner.{{cite web |title=How to get to Putney Library in Putney by Train, Bus or Tube {{!}} Moovit |url=https://moovitapp.com/index/en-gb/public_transportation-Putney_Library-London_and_South_East-site_6832515-2122 |website=moovitapp.com |publisher=moovit |access-date=18 April 2021}}

The Santander Cycles Putney rail station docking station is a 4-minute walk,{{cite web |title=Find a docking station |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles/find-a-docking-station |website=tfl.gov.uk/ |publisher=Transport for London |access-date=13 April 2021}} there is also public cycle parking on Disraeli road.

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• {{Official website|http://enablelc.org/psad}}

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