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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for many years, divine service was performed in a private chapel at the castle, but the castle was burned down …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… profitability declined from the 1860s and it became a private residence in 1890. It was a hotel from c. 1928 to c. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 260. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Two schools are supported by endowment; and the rents of a small … founded by Sir Thomas Delves, Bart., who also endowed some schools for girls in different parts of the parish. In the … 1769, fourteen years prior to the introduction of Sunday schools by Mr. Raikes, of Gloucester, to whom some attribute …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… between Albion Street and the Nabb had been scheduled for private housing, 27 and building was in progress there in … in the 17th century until the building of council and private housing estates in the 1960s and 1970s most of the … and a social centre for the unemployed were in use, and schools' facilities were increasingly available for public …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… those totals, and building by the district council and private developers in the 1970s took most of the remaining …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Education Department, opened boys' and girls' and infant schools in 1879. A small Standard I boys' school was built in … board was competent, even showing initiative, 95 and its schools were usually efficient. 96 Weekly fees of 2 d. 97 … a proposal for evening continuation classes in the board schools. 2 From 1891 there were cookery and drawing classes; …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… £1,000 having been made from Queen Anne's Bounty to match private subscriptions and other grants in 1835, 1836, 1842 …