A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



poor children in the township. John Taylor, 

 by will 29 November, 1814, gave ;^50 to 

 the churchwardens and overseers of Scotforth, 

 the interest to be paid yearly to the school- 

 master. 



CuLCHETH. — In the parish register there is an 

 entry stating that John Guest of Abram gave 

 enough money to build the school at Twiss 

 Green, and also £\0 towards a stock for the 

 school ; and that Adam Shaw and Christopher 

 Boardman gave ;^iO each for the same purpose. 

 This school, supposed to have been erected by 

 John Guest, formed part of an old building. In 

 1808 a dwelling for the master having been 

 erected, by indentures of lease and release, 2 and 

 3 October, i8o8, reciting that the dwelling- 

 house and schoolhouse were some time before 

 built for Culcheth and its immediate neighbour- 

 hood for teaching the English language and the 

 precepts of the Christian religion, the inhabitants 

 conveyed the schoolhouse to trustees. In 1820 

 a subscription was raised and applied in erecting 

 a new schoolhouse. The schoolmaster had the 

 use of this, and instructed in reading four poor 

 girls. He also had paying scholars. Henry 

 Johnson, by will 29 July, 1727, gave the inter- 

 est of ^^22 1 31. 3^. South Sea Stock to his widow, 

 and, after her death or marriage, for the free 

 schooling at Twiss Green School, within Cul- 

 cheth, of as many as possible of the poorest Protes- 

 tant children, with books and clothes for each of 

 them. Sixteen boys of Culcheth were taught 

 by the master, who received on this account a 

 salary of ^^9 per annum. The boys were gen- 

 erally appointed when about eight years of 

 age, and were allowed to remain three years ; 

 they were taught reading free, but paid for 



writing or accounts. In 1867 there were 138 

 children, of whom eight boys were free. 



Samlesbury. — The property of this school 

 consisted of a dwelling-house in which the school- 

 master resided and a croft adjoining, and another 

 piece of land given by Mr. Petre. The master 

 also received ^^8 yearly in pursuance of a resolu- 

 tion passed at a public meeting of the inhabitants, 

 when it was agreed that a piece of the waste, 

 about 2 acres, which had been given to the town- 

 ship by Mr. Braddyll for building a poorhousc, 

 should be let, and a portion of the rent paid to 

 the schoolmaster. There were 28 children in 

 the school in 1867, paying 2d. a week. 



Tatham. — An endowed school, reputed to 

 have been intended for the benefit of the lower 

 division of this parish, has existed for a long period. 

 The property, consisting of houses and lands, was 

 let for a total rent of £2^ 4.S. in 1826. The 

 rents were paid over to the schoolmaster, who 

 taught all the poor children of the lower division 

 of Tatham whose parents chose to send them. 

 Reading was taught gratuitously, but a quarterage 

 was charged for writing and arithmetic. For child- 

 ren not of the lower division of the parish the 

 master made his own terms. 



HuYTON. — There was a schoolroom in the 

 village of Huyton, built and kept in repair by the 

 inhabitants. The only endowment consisted of a 

 sum of j^20O secured, with interest at 5 percent., 

 by two bonds given by the Corporation of Liver- 

 pool, bearing date 24 January, 1786, and 12 

 January, 1789. The interest, amounting to ;^I0, 

 was paid to the schoolmaster, for which he 

 instructed four boys, one from each of the town- 

 ships of Huyton, Roby, Tarbock, and Knowsley, 

 in reading, writing, and arithmetic. 



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