SCHOOLS 



RODBOROUGH : HENRY KING'S CHARITY. The half of Henry King's 

 legacy belonging to Rodborough was applied in the same way as at 

 Minchinhampton. 



FAIRFORD FREE SCHOOL. The Honourable Elizabeth Farmer by will 

 (8 August, 1704) left i, ooo for the purchase of lands, 10 of the yearly 

 income of which was to be applied to a free school. In 1737 a decree of 

 the Master of the Rolls ordered a schoolhouse to be built out of the funds, 

 and in 1739 it was vested in James Lambe, the lord of the manor. Till 

 1817 only boys were admitted to the number of 60, but on 21 June an order 

 of the Court of Chancery admitted the same number of girls. It is returned 

 as a ' church ' school in 19001 with average attendance of 174. Part of the 

 endowment is, by a scheme under the Endowed Schools Acts of 30 April, 

 1894, made applicable for exhibitions to secondary schools. 



GREAT BADMINTON FREE SCHOOL. By deed (22 June, 1705) Mary, 

 duchess dowager of Beaufort, granted a yearly rent-charge of 94 to be taken 

 out of several fee-farm rents for an almshouse and a school for the boys and 

 girls of Great and Little Badminton and Littleton Drew, to be taught to 

 read well and learn the Church Catechism, and the girls to knit and sew 

 plain work. It appears as a national school in 1901, average attendance 90. 



PAINSWICK CHARITY SCHOOL. By settlement (3 April, 1707) Giles 

 Smith, of Painswick, released to trustees certain lands which were to be used 

 for setting up a free school to teach poor boys the three R's, not to exceed 

 10 at one time. The school was held for many years in part of the town 

 hall, 26 boys being taught there. By scheme under the Charitable Trusts 

 Acts, 20 December, 1892, the school building was still to be used for 

 elementary education, but the endowment applied for support of an evening, 

 school and technical instruction. 



BUCKLAND OR LAVERTON FREE SCHOOL. James Thynne, of Buckland, 

 erected a school building at Laverton in his lifetime, and Thomas, Lord 

 Viscount Weymouth, endowed it by deed 19 June, 1710, with land at Stanton 

 to pay 20 yearly to a schoolmaster to teach the sons of Protestant parents in 

 elementary subjects. In 1901 it was called a church school, average 

 attendance 38. 



BRISTOL : COLSTON'S SCHOOL IN TEMPLE STREET. This school seems to 

 have been supported by voluntary contributions till 1711, when Edward 

 Colston built the present house and school and gave an annuity of 80 for its 

 support. Forty boys were to be taught the three R's and the Catechism, and 

 entirely clothed. 



BRISTOL : UNITED SCHOOLS OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. AUGUSTINE. 

 This school was established in 1713 for the education and clothing of a cer- 

 tain number of boys and girls by voluntary contributions. 



BRISTOL : STOKES CROFT SCHOOL. The members of the congregation 

 of Protestant Dissenters erected a united building for school and almshouse in 

 1722 by voluntary subscription. Forty boys were taught elementary 

 subjects. Originally it was intended to board and lodge them, but as the 

 funds were not sufficient they were only given a Sunday suit of clothes and a 

 dinner on Sundays. 



BRISTOL : ELBRIDGE'S SCHOOL IN ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH. John Elbridge, 

 in his lifetime, built a school and by will 20 February, 1738, bequeathed 



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