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| school, Kendal | ||
| Kendal School | ||
| Street:- | Peppercorn Lane | |
| locality:- | Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school | |
| coordinates:- | SD51609220 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5192 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
| references:- | Simpson 1746 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 38 8) |
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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. "Free Grammar School" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Speed 1611 |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and
Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by
John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley,
London, 1611-12. click to enlargeSP14Mk.jpg "5 The free Schole" building by Holy Trinity Church item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Simpson 1746 |
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| source data:- | Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as
'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller
...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746. goto sourcePage 1024:- "..." "... Near the Church [Holy Trinity, Kendal] is Free-School well endowed, with Exhibitions for such Scholars as are sent hence to Queen's-College, Oxford. ..." |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760 |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of
Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards,
scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas
Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John
Bowles, London, 1760. BO18SD49.jpg small plain cross, charity school item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 placename:- Free School |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J55192R.jpg "Free School" building item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Capper 1808 |
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| source data:- | Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom,
compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard
Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published
1808-29. goto source "[Kendal] ... Near the church is a free school, connected with Queen's college, Oxford. ..." |
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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 1823 part 2 p.324 "KENDAL, founded about the year 1525, by Adam Pennyngton of Boston, and rebuilt 1592. Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth, were benefactors to it; their respective grants amounting together to 19l. 5s. 4d. yearly, are payable out of the Crown revenues in Westmoreland. Mr. Richard Jackson (the Schoolmaster here, and removed to Appleby), gave 100l. to be applied to the benefit of the School-master. Dr. Airay was another benefactor. There are several exhibitions to Queen's College, Oxford, for scholars from this School." |
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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.515 "Compendium of County History. - Westmorland." "KENDAL ... Among the eminent men educated at the Free Grammar School, may be mentioned Bp. Law, Dr. Fothergill, and Dr. Shaw, the celebrated traveller." |
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| hearsay:- |
The school was first founded by the Benedictine Order, 1525, but was lost at the reformation. |
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| The school was refounded by the Phillipson Family, Crook, 1588. |
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| Ferguson, Richard S: 1892: Booke of Recorde of Kirkby Kendall: Wilson, Titus (Kendal,
Westmorland):: list of benefactors etc |
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