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| school, Kirkby Lonsdale | ||
| Quen Elizabeth School | ||
| Kirkby Lonsdale School | ||
| locality:- | Kirkby Lonsdale | |
| civil parish:- | Kirkby Lonsdale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school (once) | |
| coordinates:- | SD60697859 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD6078 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD67 | |
| SummaryText:- | I hope I have not confused two schools | |
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 BXV22.jpg (taken 10.2.2013)  BXV23.jpg Plaque:- "HEN WILSON / FUNDATOR / ANO DOM1 1628" (taken 10.2.2013) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 47 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. "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.324 "KIRKBY LONSDALE, founded by letters patent, granted by Queen Elizabeth, in 1591, and endowed by Mr. Godsalve of Newton, in the parish of Whittington, with 100l. to which was added another 100l. raised anomg the parishioners; with which 200l. was purchased of Mr. Tenant, rent charge of 20l. a year, payable out of the manors of Bedale and Scotton, in the county of York. Lady Elizabeth Curwen, heiress of the family of Carus, gave the ground upon which the School was built, and also certain parcels of land to the same, lying near to a place called the 'Biggins.' In 1628 the School was rebuilt at the expence of Mr. Henry Wilson of London, a native of this parish, who also gave 120l. for the support of an usher here, which was laid out upon the demesne lands of Thurland Castle in the parish of Tunstall. In 1808, when the inclosure of the common lands in the manor of Kirkby Lonsdale took place, an allotment was awarded to this School. There are exhibitions at Christ's College, Cambridge, and at Queen's College, Oxford, for scholars educated here." |
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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." "In KIRKBY LONSDALE ... - At the Free Grammar School was educated Mr. Bell of the Chancery Bar." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Queen Elizabeth Grammer School |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "SCHOOLROOM AT QUEEN ELIZABETH GRAMMER SCHOOL / / BIGGINS LANE / KIRKBY LONSDALE / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75116 / SD6070078580" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "1846, altered 1903. One storey schoolroom. Rubble with squared rubble plinth. Slate roof. Two chimneys. Three windows with chamfered stone surrounds and moulded labels. Casements. Over central window stone panel with raised lettering, brought from previous building on Mill Brow: "HEN: WILSON FUNDATOR ANO DM0 1628". Gable ends with large boards. Under right hand gable panel with raised lettering, C19, "FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL". Girls' and Boys' Entrances at gable ends, embattled, added 1903 (date on Girls' Entrace). Later addition much altered. (Annals)." |
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 BXV24.jpg Boys entrance. (taken 10.2.2013)  BXV25.jpg Newer bits. (taken 10.2.2013) |
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| notes:- |
Founded as a free grammar school, Queen Elizabeth School, 1591. A sum of L100 was
beqeathed, matched with a like sum raised from inhabitants. Free to all boys in the
town and neighbourhood for languages; they had to pay for writing and arithmetic. |
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