history of the building and school/ from when it opened to when it closed.
Royal visit on 27th June 1860 Photos / illustration? (prince of wales }
highlights /points of interest ect.

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I am not positive that this is the building you are talking about, but
it appears to fit the bill. Quote from B. Cherry & N. Pevsner, "The
Buildings of England: London 2: South" (Penguin 1983), p368:

"KENNINGTON LANE. [...] Behind [the vicarage] are St. Peter's Schools,
built as schools for boys and girls and an art school (with later top
storey), 1857-61 (alterations by J.T. Knowles Jun. c. 1873). A soup
kitchen (later converted to a schoolroom) was added in 1863-4. The
two-storey brick buildings are picturesquely arranged around two
courtyards, with gables of varied size and an angle tower with bold
pyramid roof."

Cherry & Pevsner attribute the building to J.L. Pearson, a prominent
Victorian church architect perhaps best known for Truro Cathedral in
Cornwall. There is a brief but good account of him here:

http://www.speel.demon.co.uk/arch/pearson.htm

and a longer look at some of his church architecture here:

http://www.bournemouth-ststephens.org.uk/pearson.htm