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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… many valuable works of the old divines. In the town are a reading-room, and a neat theatre: assemblies are held in some …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and could take paying pupils. The subjects taught were reading, writing, arithmetic and the Catechism. 36 A …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the 1830's there were about 50 boys and 25 girls learning reading, writing, and arithmetic; the school population of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the colouring has been restored. Inserted in the modern reading-desk are two 15th-century tracery heads, probably … on the schools of Wisbech hundred, the master was teaching reading, writing, arithmetic, and the catechism to about 17 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… arcade. On one of the piers is a 14th-century inscription reading 'Cest Piler Comencat Ricard le Prestre Primer Preyez … boys, all over 6 years of age, receiving free education in reading, writing, and arithmetic, besides 16 boys whose parents paid 5 s. a quarter for reading and 2 s. a quarter extra for writing and arithmetic. …