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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… poor Westbury women, and £1,000 to establish a school for boys and girls. In 1954 the income of the clothing charity …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… activities, and for a time housed a British School for boys, but since 1899 it has been the offices of the Urban … of the Whitaker family conducted a boarding school for boys in the house, and it was here, under the leadership of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Leighton House was sold to the proprietors of a school for boys called Victoria College. 89 The school closed in 1936 90 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… John Matravers in 1814, £500 was to provide a school for boys and girls. 72 The first school-room was in the Bratton … the building later called the Old Athenaeum. 73 In 1819 24 boys attended the school, which was run on the Lancasterian … was paid by William Matravers. 75 In 1833 about 50 boys were taught, besides the more usual subjects, enough …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… about fifteen years ago, employs about 200 men and boys. A church, dedicated to Christ, was erected at Weston …
Old and New London
… Danish king; in the eighth is seen the quarrel between the boys Tosti and Harold, predicting their respective fates; in …
Old and New London
… month was proclaimed every morning after "prime" by the boys attached to the monastery. The old grey cloisters, with … through the church and cloisters; and whereas many idle boys come into the cloisters daily, and there play at cards … of the peace. And it is further ordered that if any boys that go to the grammar school, or are choristers of the …
Old and New London
… and minor canons; to which is attached a school for forty boys, denominated Queen's or King's Scholars, with a master …
Old and New London
… part, Fain would I mace thee lay on; For Dean's Yard boys 1 with much surprise, Being thus greatly edified, May … and make our appearance together." The "Dean's Yard boys" in the above lines are, of course, the Westminster …