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addition to the chapel-school providing accommodation for 400 pupils. Under the inspiration and guidance of the Rev. John
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erection of a new church which was formally opened on 16 November 1884. The church was at the time described in the
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Mossend has two primary schools: Mossend
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Mossend Cross. In May 1926 the school was practically ready for occupation and was formally opened by HM Inspector William Robb.
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