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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

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 38 8) 
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"

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611
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.
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"5 The free Schole"
building by Holy Trinity Church 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
source data:-   Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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Page 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. ..."

evidence:-   probably old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
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.
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small plain cross, charity school 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770
placename:-  Free School
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.
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"Free School"
building 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old text:- Capper 1808
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.
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"[Kendal] ... Near the church is a free school, connected with Queen's college, Oxford. ..."

evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
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.
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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."

evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
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.
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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."

hearsay:-  
The school was first founded by the Benedictine Order, 1525, but was lost at the reformation.
The school was refounded by the Phillipson Family, Crook, 1588.


Ferguson, Richard S: 1892: Booke of Recorde of Kirkby Kendall: Wilson, Titus (Kendal, Westmorland):: list of benefactors etc

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