History
Thanks to the effort of, and largely at the expense of, John Bennett Lawes, work began to start education of Harpenden's youth in 1847. This culminated in a school being maintained and enlarged with Sir Lawes' funds and on ground adjoining to his until 1920, when land was obtained by Harpenden County Council from the Manland Common. This is now the site for the Sir John Lawes and Manland Primary schools. Originally, SJL was called Manland Secondary School, but was renamed in recognition of the efforts of their namesake.
In 1939, the main buildings for both schools were completed, just in time for the Second World War, when the then 'Manland School' had to accommodate evacuees of London from Hugh Myddleton School
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