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| Orton: Kennedys Fine Chocolates | ||
| Kennedys Fine Chocolates | ||
| site name:- | Old School, The | |
| Street:- | Front Street | |
| locality:- | Orton | |
| civil parish:- | Orton S (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | chocolate factory | |
| locality type:- | restaurant | |
| locality type:- | school (ex) | |
| locality type:- | workplace | |
| coordinates:- | NY62220822 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6208 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY60 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 21 16) |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Grammar School (Endowed)" |
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| evidence:- | probably old text:- Gents Mag |
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| source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto sourceGentleman's Magazine 1823 part 2 p.324 "ORTON, built in 1730, and rebuilt in 1808, was originally endowed with an acre of land in Orton High-field by Agnes Holme, and afterwards Robert Wilson gave 5l. Thomas Addison 5l. and Henry Bland 10l. for the benefit of this School; and in 1781 Frances Wardale bequeathed 400l. to it, which was laid out by trustees in the purchase of houses and lands at Orton." |
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 BRX18.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates  BRX13.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates  BRX11.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates  BRX12.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates  BRX14.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates  BRX15.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates  BRX16.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates  BRX17.jpg (taken 20.11.2009) courtesy of Kennedys Fine Chocolates |
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 BRX19.jpg The Old School building. (taken 20.11.2009) |
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| notes:- |
Built by public subscription, about 1730. Closed 1963. |
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| person:- | : Kennedys Fine Chocolates |
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| date:- | 2000 |
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| item:- | chocolate; sweets |
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