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Farnham Grammar School

Coordinates: 51°12′29″N 0°47′35″W / 51.208°N 0.793°W / 51.208; -0.793
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Farnham Grammar School on its last site

Farnham Grammar School is now called Farnham College which is located in Farnham, Surrey, southern England.

History

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The grammar school was created at some time before 1585 (the date of a donation being made by a Richard Searle "to the maintenance of the school in Farnham").[1] The first evidence that the school was built is a record in 1585 of a yeoman in Farnham donating 20 shillings 'to the maintenance of the school of Farnham'.[2] It is, though, possible that this ancient school dated back as far as 1351 when a chantry was created at Farnham Castle, but there is no documentary evidence of this.[1]

The school benefited over the years from bequests by different people as well as the generosity of Bishops of Winchester who occupied Farnham Castle over the centuries.[1]

New building

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The school was housed in West Street, Farnham until 1906. It moved then because in the previous year, the town centre assets were sold in order to purchase and build a new school in fields to the south of the town.[1]

Dissolution

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In 1973, under Government education reforms, the school merged with Farnham Girls' Grammar School (now South Farnham School) to form Farnham College.[1]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e History of Farnham College - Farnham College website
  2. ^ "Brief History of Farnham Grammar School". Old Farnhamians' Association. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Jack Coutu". The Times. London. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Major General A.F.J. Elmslie". The Times. No. 68505. London. 29 September 2005. p. 60. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ Grimley, Matthew. "Garbett, Cyril Forster". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33320. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Jack Gwillim". The Telegraph. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. ^ Jupp, Miles (1 February 2019). "Jeremy Hardy obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ^ Keating, Frank (19 July 2007). "Hugh Johns". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  9. ^ Campbell, N.; Kemball, Charles (1980). "James Pickering Kendall, 30 July 1889 - 14 June 1978". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 26: 255–273. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1980.0007.
  10. ^ Moody, Christopher J. (1980). "Charles Wayne Rees CBE, 15 October 1927 - 21 September 2006". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 61: 351–378. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2015.0023.
  11. ^ Eley, Daniel D. (1976). "Eric Keightley Rideal. 11 April 1890 - 25 September 1974". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 22: 381–413. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1976.0017.
  12. ^ "George Sturt (1863-1927)". Surrey Heritage. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  13. ^ Holden, Raymond. "Tate, Sir Jeffrey Philip". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380364. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  14. ^ Millington, Barry (4 June 2017). "Sir Jeffrey Tate obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Professor David Watkin, architectural historian - obituary". The Telegraph. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Squadron Leader Sidney Wiltshire, GC". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2003.
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51°12′29″N 0°47′35″W / 51.208°N 0.793°W / 51.208; -0.793