sir john cass school, aldgate, london

bluecoat schools

a set of stuff to do with bluecoat schools, from christ's hospital to parish charity schools
mortlake church (2)

mortlake church (2)

27 May 2018 31
william gilpin +1822, treasurer of christ's hospital
royal mathematical school badges from christ's hospital

royal mathematical school badges from christ's hos…

20 Aug 2011 178
silver badges worn by those pupils taken into christ's hospital bluecoat school to be trained for the navy. these are c18 examples, but pupils today wear similar on the chest of their bluecoat. charles 2 instituted this branch of the tudor school.
christ church spitalfields, london,sword and mace of office on tomb of sir robert ladbroke by flaxman, 1794. he'd been lord mayor of london and president of christ's hospital.

christ church spitalfields, london,sword and mace…

14 Oct 2012 276
christ church , newgate st. ,london

christ church , newgate st. ,london

14 May 2010 70
thomas firmin 1697, governor of both christ's and st.thomas' hospitals
christ church spitalfields, london,tomb of sir robert ladbroke by flaxman, 1794. he'd been lord mayor of london and president of christ's hospital.

christ church spitalfields, london,tomb of sir rob…

14 Oct 2012 169
st.john the baptist church, cirencester, glos.

st.john the baptist church, cirencester, glos.

10 Apr 2013 138
early c18 charity figure
st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

13 Nov 2013 152
copies of coade stone charity figures of 1821 stand in niches on the front of the old parish school, built 1861.
st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

13 Nov 2013 112
copies of coade stone charity figures of 1821 stand in niches on the front of the old parish school, built 1861.
st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

13 Nov 2013 144
copies of coade stone charity figures of 1821 stand in niches on the front of the old parish school, built 1861.
st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

st.botolph bishopsgate church hall, london

13 Nov 2013 129
copies of coade stone charity figures of 1821 stand in niches on the front of the old parish school, built 1861.
bluecoat school, lincoln

bluecoat school, lincoln

18 Jan 2014 130
built c.1784 by william lumby on christ's hospital terrace, with the venetian window lighting the great room inside
raine's foundation school, wapping, london

raine's foundation school, wapping, london

21 Mar 2014 171
detail of renewed plaque over door of charity school of 1719; come in and learn your duty to god and man
raine's foundation school, wapping, london

raine's foundation school, wapping, london

21 Mar 2014 165
baroque facade of house built 1719 as a charity school by a local brewer
place house, ware, herts.

place house, ware, herts.

25 Mar 2013 110
originally a late c13 manor house, altered in the c16 and c17, becoming a bluecoat school between 1674 and 1761, then a house again.
all saints, edmonton, london

all saints, edmonton, london

27 Feb 2016 137
gravestone to charles lamb +1834 and his sister mary, with an epitaph written by leigh hunt. the boys went to school together at christ's hospital, and the impecunious hunt would have missed his friend's hand outs
raine's foundation school, wapping, london

raine's foundation school, wapping, london

21 Mar 2014 156
figure of bluecoat girl from the charity school built 1719 by a local brewer
london christ church newgate st. 1701-4 wren

london christ church newgate st. 1701-4 wren

23 Jan 2010 139
the ruined church of christ's hospital. the ruin gets eaten away by roads year by year
place house, ware, herts.

place house, ware, herts.

25 Mar 2013 179
c17 facade of the mediaeval hall, at one time a bluecoat school.
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