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A History of the County of Somerset
… in 1189, 145 by c. 1260, and 250 in 1308. 24 The number of boys paying chevage rose from 157 in 1265 to c. 350 in 1308 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… A neat national school, having accommodation for 160 boys and girls, is attached to the church. Wettenhall … are, one of 70 per annum, and another of 28, for six boys, left by Mr. Taylor in 1753. The poor-law union of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… England', was opened in 1884 as a boarding school for 30 boys in a building given by Clegg Bullock. 45 The school …
A History of the County of Hertford
… of land in Harpenden and Luton for apprenticing poor boys of Wheathampstead and Harpenden. A small portion of the …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… Lower farm, of 165 a. on which there were five men and two boys. On each farm there was a dairyman. 2 At the Lower farm …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… bequest of £100, by will dated 1820, to provide for 5 boys. 30 The school was united with the National Society in 1828. By 1835 it was attended by 62 boys and 27 girls, and in addition to the endowments it was … it. An infants' school was also started in 1828, with 10 boys and 17 girls attending in 1835, when school pence and a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… increased to 61, which is appropriated to apprenticing boys and girls of the parishes of Whitburn, Washington, and … instituted by the founder for the use of the boys, is about 1200. The Whitechapel Society's Institution in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an ancient structure, with a low tower. A free school for boys was founded by James Lynch, in 1639, and endowed by him …
Old and New London
… were also lodged, and received about 140 apprentices. The boys, after learning tailoring, weaving, flax-dressing, &c., … of the City, and donations of 10 each. Many of these boys, says Hatton, "arrived from nothing to be governors." … dignity. As a youth, before the Restoration, when boys played female parts, Hart was successful as the Duchess, …
Survey of London
… which is written mm. 386 On the apex of the pediment three boys support the Holy Bible, The central figure waves a …