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The Old
Grammar school building was erected around 1586, it was
funded by Alexander Nowell,
who was the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral London during
most of Queen Elizabeth I's reign. Nowell's
building replaced a school that had previously been held
in St. Leonard's. The
Chantry
school of Saint Cuthbert was founded by Thomas Langley
during the rebuilding of the church in 1412, it was located in the Chapel of
Our Lady and Saint Cuthbert for the education local
children. Nowell had received his education there
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In 1572 Queen Elizabeth I granted letters of patent to
the school, the school was known as Queen Elizabeth's
Grammar School henceforth.
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The school
building itself has a schoolroom in the middle in one story,
lighted by large five-light mullioned and transomed
windows, and living-rooms in two stories at either end.
The roof is of low pitch, and covered with stone slates
without parapets or copings, but on each gable-end is a
small finial. The walling is of stone rubble, with
wrought stone quoins and window dressings, and the
windows are all square-headed with chamfered mullions,
and labels formed by the weathered string-courses which
run round the building. |
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