Brabins School and Almshouses, Chipping

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iBase ID

239484

Reference identifier

ECL20130724009

Title

Brabins School and Almshouses, Chipping

Place

Chipping

General notes

Photograph shows Brabins old school house and the Almshouses to the right. It was taken on 7th August 1930. These are 17th Century buildings with the Almshouses being built for the poor widows of the parish through a charity left by John Brabin when he died in 1683. The school was built in 1684 for the poor children o the town. Brabin also left his dictionary and bible to the school.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

15396 x 11.24

Year of image

1930

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Locator

Filing Cabinet: Chipping

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