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Hace 2 días · Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by Royal Charter, to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsbury School is one of the seven public schools subject to the Public Schools Act 1868 and one of the nine schools reviewed by the Clarendon Commission between 1861 and 1864.
Hace 4 días · But he hated the rote learning of Classics at the traditional Anglican Shrewsbury School, where he studied between 1818 and 1825. Science was then considered dehumanizing in English public schools, and for dabbling in chemistry Darwin was condemned by his headmaster (and nicknamed “Gas” by his schoolmates).
Hace 3 días · It is the property of the present Earl of Shrewsbury, and is occupied as a boys' school for children of the Roman Catholic persuasion. The Earl of Bath, a distinguished political character in the last reign, resided at Isleworth, in a house on the north side of the road, leading from Twickenham to London.
Hace 1 día · David Trumper, who was "like a walking encyclopaedia on Shrewsbury" and had "probably the biggest" private collection of historic photographs of Shropshire, died on Wednesday this week after ...
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. From the late 18th century Wellington town shared some of the social advantages of the county's ancient boroughs and had no rival in the country between Shrewsbury and Newport. On the eve of the First World War its attractions probably equalled those of many small market towns.
Hace 3 días · It is shown that a protestant identity developed in Shrewsbury and the surrounding area, closely tied to the history of Shrewsbury School, being expressed locally through the literary culture of the wealthier inhabitants of the town, as well as the entertainments described by contemporaries.
Hace 1 día · David Trumper, who was "like a walking encyclopaedia on Shrewsbury" and had "probably the biggest" private collection of historic photographs of Shropshire, ... The retired schoolteacher wrote more than 20 books about local history and was a major contributor to the Shropshire Star's nostalgia pages over the years. ...
