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Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… service, a seat for the female scholars of the charity-school of the parish; an ornament more truly becoming a … year, at the anniversary public examination of a charity-school there. Mr. Bourne says, "He was an excellent … of this able lecturer and excellent scholar, see Grammar-school. See page 289. The king pays the curate 4, 6 s. 11 d. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Scholarship in the subjects recognised in the University School for the combined studies of Law and Modern History'. … while the projected formation of a combined Honours School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics turned people's …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… as the Lodge until c. 1850. 22 It was used as a boarding school in the 1870s, 23 and T. W. Calverley-Rudston lived … in 1743, 29 and in 1819 12 children attended an unendowed school there. 30 By 1835 the school drew a yearly income of £9 from a bequest of £200 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… bequeathed for beautifying the church. There is a free school for boys, towards which Mrs. Flint, in 1705, gave land … 42. 9. per annum, and a house for the master; a girls' school is supported by subscription. The sum of 16 yearly, … of Dr. Thomlinson and some relatives, in 1744; and a school was endowed in 1755, by Mrs. Thomlinson, his relict, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 250; patrons and impropriators, the Governors of Clitheroe school, to whom the rectory, &c., were given by the crown at … Methodists, and one for the New Connexion. A free grammar school was founded by letters-patent of James I.; the annual … years. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans; also a school endowed with 30 per annum from lands left by an …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Act (1835) management of Hosier's Almshouses, the grammar school, and the appointment and remuneration of the preacher … repairs, and legal costs. 37 Management of the grammar school was transferred to a separate body of governors in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Roman Catholics. H. Perrin, in 1698, founded a school for nineteen boys, sons of poor tradesmen in the town, … There is a place of worship for Wesleyans; also a small school founded and endowed, in 1789, by Mary, Judith, and … and Primitive and Wesleyan Methodists. The grammar school was rebuilt by subscription, in 1828, and is endowed …
A History of the County of Stafford
… it was converted into a kitchen and dining room for the school. 41 In 1994 it was a private house called the Old … the 20th century there was a free lending library at the school for adults as well as children; it was open on Mondays after afternoon school. 42 A village institute was opened in 1921. 43 It was …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was possibly in the north part of the township at School Clough, where a house was recorded in 1331; the name … workhouse opened in 1802 was converted into a church and a school in 1842. 74 The present Butcher's Arms inn, so called … in 1308, 88 and the names of three farms, Boosley Grange, School Clough, and Higher Wiggin stall, include words which …