its own in its new surroundings, and by 1884 was in financial difficulties; the girls' school temporarily closed and a merger took place within a decade. In 1898 Coborn School was moved to 29–31 Bow Road, where it remained until the move to Upminster in 1971, initial plans of which had been well advanced in 1963. Restoration after damage in the London Blitz The Tredegar Square Conservation Area was established in 1971, after the square had become neglected prior to World War II; the area surrounding it was badly damaged by bombing during the war. References External links Panoramic view of the Square History of the area Squares in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Mile End