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1800 |
Headmaster James Mayo advertises: “At Free Grammar School, Wimborne, Dorset, young gentlemen are boarded and educated etc” for fees of 25 guineas per annum. Includes Classical Instruction, Writing and Accompts, and washing. For extra they can have French, Dancing, Music and Drawing. |
1801 |
Mention of John Hawke as writing master of the school. He attended the Minster where he is reported as taking his pupils, but later on his protestant convictions took him into to the Methodist Church. |
1802 |
James Mayo junior, educated at the Grammar School, BA of Pembroke College, Oxon, becomes Usher. He is just 17 years old. He went on to get his BA in 1805 and his MA in 1810. In the meantime, because he had to be a Minister to serve as Master, he was ordained Deacon at Wells Cathedral in 1806, and as Priest at Salisbury Cathedral in 1808. One wonders how much time he spent at Wimborne. |
1818 |
Born in 1810 in Christchurch, Benjamin Ferrey was the son of a successful draper, onetime Mayor of the town. Sent to Wimborne Grammar School in about 1818, and then, about 1825, to London to study architectural draughtsmanshipunder A C Pugin. In 1834 he published a famous book the Antiquities of the Priory of Christchurch, a copy of which is in Christchurch Library. He had a long career as an architect, and was influential in the creation of Bournemouth, the design of the Royal Bath Hotel is his, and he laid out a series of luxury villas along what is now Westover road. He also designed Dorchester Town Hall. Several famous churches, for example, All Saints at Blackheath, testify to his enduring achievements in the Victorian Gothic style. |
1821 |
James Druitt arrives at the school aged 5 years & 3 months. One of his 3 co- |
1822 |
James Mayo B.A. Matric Pembroke Coll. 1802, BA 1805, MA 1810. Takes over from father as Headmaster. There were 30 boarders. About this time, his brother Charles wrote that the pupils read Cicero and Virgil in Latin, Xenophon and Homer in Greek, and Arithmetic up to simple equations. French is so well taught that he delighted in hearing one of the boys read from a novel in that language. It was taught by a Mons. Leprince, reputed to be the son of well- |
1829 |
John Bingley Garland, b.1791 in Poole, resident at Stone Cottage, becomes a Governor. In 1832 he moved for a time to Trinity Bay in Newfoundland, was elected to the Assembly, and became Speaker of the first Parliament of that territory. In 1833 he moved back to Poole, of which he had been Mayor in 1824 and 1830. A successful merchant in the Newfoundland trade, he demonstrates how strong are the links between the Grammar school and the Poole merchant fleet. It's quite possible he had been a pupil. |
1832 |
The Attorney General orders an enquiry into the collection of tithes by the Governors. It was presented that over a long period the Governors from time to time failed to collect all the tithes due to the Corporation of Wimborne Minster for the upkeep of the Minster and of the School. A protracted legal battle ensued. A condition set by the original Charter was that Governors had to be resident in the Parish. Seven of the Governors were not, they were discharged and the Governors' accounts were sent to London, their office being taken over by the Chancery for 3 years. |
1837 |
A prospectus states that, as well as teaching Greek and Latin, the school offers English, Writing and Arithmetic. Also that since midsummer it ceased to take boarders. The non- |
1839 |
2 Nov 1839. James Mayo in a letter to the Governors states that, |
1846 |
On 11 July the architect John Morris, of 2 Upper Stamford St, Blackfriars, London sends the following report to the Attorney General's office:- |
1848 |
Rev. William Fletcher DD, Trinity College, then Brasenose 1833- |
1849 |
The school is rebuilt. During this time, pupils were taught in rooms hired in what is now the Albion public house. |
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