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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… school was enlarged, to provide 140 places, the National Society making a grant of £15, and another grant of the same … This was built in 1875 for 120 children, the National Society making a grant of £80 towards the cost of £718. 85 … the Hereward School at March. 86 In 1846-7 the National Society reported the existence of two schools in Wisbech St. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… volumes to the library thus inaugurated. 33 A Literary Society was founded in 1781. Its books were catalogued in 1804, with a supplement in 1813. 34 By 1824 the Society had 84 members and a library of 2,500 volumes. The Wisbech Museum was founded in 1835. 35 The Literary Society and Museum were amalgamated in 1877. 36 The museum is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and good morale among both sexes in the lower walks of society' brought caustic remarks on the inefficiency of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the present building seventy years later. 96 In 1820 the society maintained a flourishing Sunday school and also the … in establishing (1818) the Christian Fund, a friendly society open to all churchgoers, Anglican as well as … 1837'. 4 The Presbyterians in Wisbech were organized as a society some time before 1694, when Ishmael Burroughs, their …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… (1802-28) both were rebuilt and united with the National Society. The boys' school (1811) was in Church Terrace, that … subscribed locally and £190 was granted by the National Society. 78 The buildings of St. Peter's School were improved … purpose', 82 and conducted on British and Foreign Schools Society principles. James Smith, the first master, received a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… glass. There are places of worship for Baptists, the Society of Friends, Independents, and Roman Catholics; also a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 102, 104. Proceedings of the Bournemouth Natural Science Society, I (19089), 634.) (23) Roman Building (99060641), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… In the town are places of worship for Independents, the Society of Friends, and Wesleyans. The free grammar school, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cases of accident or illness. 28 The Witney Mills Housing Society, established by James Harold and Edward Cole Early in …