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| Winton School, Winton | ||
| Winton School | ||
| locality:- | Winton | |
| civil parish:- | Winton (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school | |
| coordinates:- | NY78451056 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7810 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY71 | |
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 BLW86.jpg (taken 21.4.2006)  BLW87.jpg Plaque:- "Winton School Rebuilt By Subscription A.D. 1862 ..." (taken 21.4.2006) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 23 7) placename:- Winton School |
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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. "Winton 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.325 "WINTON, in the parish of Kirkby Stephen, built in 1659, at the expence of the Rev. Wm. Morland and other principal parishioners, and endowed in 1681, by Robert Waller of Winton with divers parcels of land in the neighbouring township of Kaber; and in 1722, Richard Munkhouse, esq. of Winton, gave the sum of 100l. for the benefit of the School at Winton, on condition that the nomination of the Schoolmaster should be vested in his family." |
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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 source Gentleman's Magazine 1825 part 1 p.516 "Compendium of County History. - Westmorland." "At WINTON Free Grammar School the author of Burn's Justice, &c. was educated. ..." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "FORMER SCHOOL / / / WINTON / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73422 / NY7843410523" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "School, founded 1659; present building dated 1862 with list of subscribers on panel to end of porch. Coursed, squared rubble with rusticated quoins; incorporates ashlar blocks bearing subscribers' names. Decorative boards to eaves of graduated slate roof; belfry with weather-vane to east end, conical metal chimneys. Single tall storey. Plank door on west side of gabled central porch to north elevation; single windows with glazing bars to either side of porch, in stone surround with projecting imposts and keystone to semicircular head. Similar windows to south and west elevations. Lower gabled fuel store added to east return. Internally, entrance to fuel store has re-used initialled and dated lintel: W.M. (for founder, Rev. William Morland) 1659." |
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 BLW88.jpg Series of ?modern plaques in the school walls. (taken 21.4.2006)  BLW89.jpg Series of ?modern plaques in the school walls. (taken 21.4.2006)  BLW90.jpg Series of ?modern plaques in the school walls. (taken 21.4.2006) |
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| notes:- |
Founded 1659; rebuilt 1862; closed 1977. |
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