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| Asby Endowed School, Great Asby | ||
| Asby Endowed School | ||
| Great Asby School | ||
| locality:- | Great Asby | |
| civil parish:- | Asby (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school | |
| coordinates:- | NY68121321 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6813 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY61 | |
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 BJY40.jpg (taken 28.10.2005)  BJY41.jpg "GEORGE SMITH MERCHENT TAILOR AND CITIZEN OF LONDON FOUNDER 1688 THIS SCHOOL WAS REBUILT BY SUBSCRIPTION IN 1853" The date on the gable above is 1897. (taken 28.10.2005) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 22 3) placename:- |
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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:- | 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.323 "Rosegill, Oct. 2." "..." "ASHBY, built by George Smith, Citizen of London, a native of this parish, in 1688, and endowed by him with 20s. a year. Dr. Thomas Smith, his cousin, and Bishop of Carlisle, and a native of this parish, left 100l. for the benefit of this School." |
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 BWZ76.jpg (taken 3.8.2012)  BWZ77.jpg Mosaic. (taken 3.8.2012)  BWZ78.jpg Sign. (taken 3.8.2012) |
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