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C e r tify in g F a c to r y S u r g e o n & A s s is t a n t M e d ic a l I n ­
T h e G ir ls ’ G r a m m a r S c h o o l, f o r m e r ly th e O x fo r d
sp ecto r of S c h o o ls to th e C o u n ty C o u n c il, Jn . O rlan d o
C o u n ty S c h o o l, w as re m o v e d in 1908 fro m th e o ld
S u in m e r h a y e s M .R .C .S .E n g ., L .R .C .P .L o n d .R e d h o lm e ,
G r a m m a r S c h o o l to th e b u ild in g s o c c u p ie d b y th e
H igh s tr e e t
la t e M r. J a m e s M a r s h . T h e school b u ild in g s c o m p ris e
C lerk to th e C o m m issio n e rs of T a x e s for th e B u llin g d o n
a fine d in in g h a ll, a s s e m b ly h a ll & c la s s ro o m s, g y m ­
D ivisio n , A . H . F r a n k lin , 8 N e w ro ad , O x fo rd
n a s iu m & s w im m in g b a th s , & are a p p ro a c h e d t h r o u g h
C le rk to L o rd W illia m s ’ G r a m m a r S c h o o l F o u n d a tio n
an a n c ie n t a r c h w a y of th e b u ild in g f o r m e r ly k n o w n as
& A lm s h o u s e s & to H a s e le y C h a r it y T r u s t , C h a rle s
“ T h e M an sio n H o u s e ,” e r e c te d a t t h e clo se o f th e 16 th
S im m o n s, 2 H ig h s tr e e t
c e n tu r y by S ir F r a n c is K n o lly s k t. w h o d ie d h e re in
C le rk to T h a m e S u b -C o m m itt e e of O x fo rd s h ire L o c a l
1629. O th e r w e ll-k n o w n m e m b e r s o f th e fa m ily w h o
Pen sio n C o m m itt e e , A . H . F r a n k lin , 8 N e w r d . O x fo rd
h a ve re s id e d h e re w e re F r a n c is K n o lly s esq . M .P . fo r
Lessee of T o lls to th e T h a m e M a rk e t, W illia m J .A r n o ld ,
O x fo rd , w ho d ie d in 175 7, & F r a n c is K n o lly s b a r t .
122 H ig h s tr e e t
M .P . fo r R e a d in g & S h e r iff of O x fo r d s h ir e , w h o d ie d
S tew ard of th e M a n o rs o f H a d d e n h a m & B r i ll, H e n ry
29 J u n e , 1772 . O f th e 8,000 c h u rc h d ig n it a r ie s w ho
B irch , 90 H ig h s t r e e t
d u r in g th e R e ig n of T e r r o r esca p e d fro m F ra n c e to
S tew ard of th e M an o r of L o n g C re n d o n , E d w a rd L y n c h
E n g la n d , 50 w e re r e c e iv e d a n d p r o v id e d f o r a t th e
L ig h tfo o t, 2 H ig h s t r e e t
“ M a n sio n H o u s e ,” & la t e r , d u r in g th e N a p o le o n ic
Town C r ie r , H a r r y B o w le r, P a r k s tr e e t
! w a rs , w h e n 130 p ris o n e rs o f w a r w e re b ille te d in
V e te rin a ry In s p e c to r u n d e r th e “ D ise a se s of A n im a ls | T h a m e , a n u m b e r of o fficers fo u n d a h o m e w it h in its
A c ts ,” E d w in P e r c iv a l O w en M .R C .V .S . 98 H ig h st
; w a lls , a m o n g th e se b e in g G e n e r a l V illa r e t d e J o y e ss e ,
G o v e rn o r o f M a r tin iq u e . T h e r e a r e n o w (19 x 5 ) a b o u t
P L A C E S O F W O R S H I P , w it h t im e s o f S e r v ic e s .
J 120 p u p ils , 56 of w h o m a r e b o a r d e r s ; T h e M isse s
S t. M ary’ s C h u r c h , R e v. G o d fr a y C h a r le s B o w rin g M .A .
D o d w e ll, H u g h e s & C o w e ll, p r in c ip a ls
v ic a r ; R e v . R e g in a ld J a m e s B e n so n B .A . c u r a t e ;
11 a .m . & 6.30 p .m . ; h o ly c o m m u n io n , 1 s t & 3rd
E le m e n ta r y S c h o o ls.
Sunday a f te r m o r n in g se r v ic e , 2 n d , 3 rd & 4 th & s a in t s ’
E n d o w e d , S o u th e rn ro ad , b u ilt in 1835, fo r 120 boys &
days, 8 a . m . ; w ed. 7 .15 p . m . ; f r i . 3 .15 p .m
as m a n y g i r l s ; in fa n ts ’ , fo u n d e d in i8 6 0, fo r 90
M ission C h u rc h , P a rk s tr e e t, 6.30 p . m . ; h o ly co m m u n io n ,
c h ild r e n ;
H e r b e r t J . W e b b , m a s t e r ; M iss H ild a
4th s u n d a y ; t h u r s . 7.30 p .m
H ill, in fa n t s ’ m i s t r e s s ; w ith th e N a t io n a l sch o o l is
¡Baptist, P a r k s tr e e t ; 11 a .m . & 6 p .m . ; w ed . 7 p .m
in c o rp o ra te d a c h a r it y , fo u n d e d b y M o n ta g u (V e n C o n g reg a tio n al, U p p er H ig h s tr e e t, R e v . H e n ry C h e n e y ;
a b le s -B e r tie ), 2nd E a r l of A b in g d o n , & o th ers, a tta c h e d
ir a .m . & 6 p .m . ; w ed . 7 .1 5 p .m
to w h ic h is an e n d o w m en t o f £2 6 y e a r l y ; in 1899
P rim itiv e M e th o d is t, M o reto n ( C h in n o r C ir c u it) , R e v.
it w as c o n v e rte d in to a m ix e d sch o o l fo r 250 boys &
T ho m as T a n fie ld ( s u p e r n u m e r a r y ) ; 2 & 6.30 p .m
g ir ls , u n d e r a m a s te r o n ly
W esleyan M e th o d is t, H ig h s t r e e t (O x fo r d C i r c u i t ) , R e v .
M o reto n , b u ilt in i860, fo r 55 c h ild r e n ; M iss B u r n a r d ,
John E . C le n n e ll; 11 .a.m . & 6 p .m . ; t h u r s . 7.3 0 p .m
m is tr e s s
P a r k s tr e e t, b u ilt in 1837, & e n la r g e d in 19 14 , fo r 337
SCH O O LS.
c h ild r e n ; G e o r g e B r ia r s , m a s t e r ; M rs. F . A . P la te r ,
G ra m m ar S c h o o l, O x fo rd ro a d , n o w a S e c o n d a ry school
. m is tre s s
under th e c o n tro l of th e B o a rd of E d u c a tio n , w as
N EW SPAPER.
founded b y L o r d W illia m s of T h a m e , b y w ill, d a te d
8 M arch , 1558» & th e b u ild in g s w ere e r e c t e d soon ! T h a m e G a z e tt e , H ig h s t r e e t , F r e d e r ic k H e r b e r t C a s tle ,
p r o p r ie t o r ; p u b lis h e d on tu e s
after his d e a th in 1559 b y h is e x e c u to rs , w h o o b ta in e d
letters p a te n t fro m Q u e e n E liz a b e t h , d a te d 27 J an .
1574- & p u r c h a s e d a site n e a r th e c h u r c h ; th e first
R A IL W A Y S T A T IO N .
tru stees of th e sch o o l, b y in d e n tu r e s d a te d 1 A u g . 17 1 G r e a t W e s te rn . W illia m H e n r y B u c k la n d , s ta tio n m a s te r
Eliz. (15 7 5 ), tra n s fe r r e d t h e ir p o w ers to th e W a rd e n s
& F ello w s of N ew C o lle g e , O x fo rd , w h o are n o w r e ­
CONVEYANCE.
presented u n d e r th e n ew s c h e m e b y t h r e e m e m b e rs ,
the presen t g o v e r n in g b o d y c o n s is tin g a lt o g e th e r of 15
persons, of w h o m th re e a re e x -o ffic io , ten are r e p r e ­
se n ta tiv e & tw o c o - o p t a t iv e ; u n d e r a s c h e m e of th e
Board of E d u c a t io n d a te d 2 4 th S e p t.
1909, th e
school & a lm s t r u s t are en d o w ed w it h la n d s & fu n d e d
p ro p erty p r o d u c in g ¿ 5 7 5 y e a r ly . T h e sch o o l w a s r e ­
opened in M a y , 1879, & th e o ld p re m is e s h a v in g been
sold, new b u ild in g s on a fine s ite w e re e r e c te d in 1879,
& in 1896 la b o ra to rie s w e re a d d e d , in p a r t fro m
funds p ro v id e d b y th e C o u n ty C o u n c il ; a m o n g s t it s
a lu m n i th e
sch o o l n u m b e rs m a n y d is tin g u is h e d
sch o la rs & e m in e n t m e n , a m o n g s t w h o m m a y be
m entioned
H e n ry
K in g ,
B ish o p
of
W in c h e s te r
O & 4 1-5 9 ); E d w a rd P o co c k D .D . th e O r ie n t a lis t &
R egius p ro fe sso r of H e b re w a t O x fo rd , d. 10 O c t
1691;
G e o r g e E t h e r id g e M .A .,
B .M .
of C o rp u s
v n r is t i C o lle g e , O x fo rd , th e c e le b r a te d H e b ra is t &
R egius p ro fesso r of G re e k , b o rn h e re , M .A . O x o n .
1839; A n th o n y a W ood M .A . of M erto n C o lle g e , O xw ’ * d is tin g u is h e d b io g r a p h e r & a n t iq u a r y , d. 28
j o v . 1695 ; S ir G e o rg e C r o k e k t. J u s t ic e of the” K i n g ’ s
Bench d. 16 F e b . 1 6 4 1 -2 ; Jo h n F e ll D .D . b ish o p of
Oxford 1676-86 & S h a k e r le y M a rm io n M .A . o f W ad oam C o lle g e , O x fo rd , a d r a m a t ic w r it e r , d. .6 39.
iu e tow n & sch o o l c la im th e d is tin c tio n of h a v in «
een th e p lac e o f e d u c a tio n of J o h n H a m p d e n ; th e re
« a local tra d itio n t h a t he d ie d th e r e , J u n e 2 4th, at
°u se t ill l a t e ly th e G re y h o u n d In n , w h it h e r he
n u 1° U ?ilt m ortall7 m o u n d ed fro m th e e n g a g e m e n t
n 3 g ro I re F ie ld , J u n e 18 th , 1643, an d w as b u ried
at G re a t H a m p d e n , B u c k s . Jo h n W ilk e s M .P . th e
notorious p o litic ia n , & L o rd M a v o r o f L o n d o n in 1774,
was a lso e d u c a te d in t h is school”. T h e sch o o l is a v a il-

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£ B la c k H o r s e ,’ tu e s
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L o n d o n — S u tto n & Co. d a ily
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tu es
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& sa t
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