Brabins School and Almshouses, Chipping

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iBase ID

239461

Reference identifier

ECL20130802010

Title

Brabins School and Almshouses, Chipping

Place

Chipping

General notes

Brabins old school house can be seen in the middle of the image with the Almshouses to the right. 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

20.69 x 15.22cm

Year of image

c1970

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Locator

Filing Cabinet: Chipping

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