Katherine Bayley's School

Katherine Bayley's School (also known as Mrs. Bayley's Charity School) was a school for boys (and, initially, girls) in Coventry, England, established in 1733.[1]

Katherine Bayley's School
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Established1733 (1733)
FounderFrancis Blythe
Closed1889 (1889)

The school was created and endowed thanks to a bequest "to be devoted to the education of children in reading, writing and accounting" from Katherine Bayley, who died aged 52 on 20 February 1730.[2] Her executor Francis Blythe used the money to establish the school, which he named after her.[2]

It originally operated in a house near Drapers' Hall, but in 1822 moved into Bayley's former home on Little Park St.[1][2] A new building was added in 1842.[1] The school closed in 1889.[2]

Documents relating to the school are preserved in Coventry Archives.[2]

Masters

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  • Joseph Plant (1733-1774)[1]
  • Edward Barratt (1774-1776)[1]
  • Richard Ireland (1776-1781)[1]
  • Edward Reynolds (1781-1800)[1]
  • Thomas Hall (1800-1896)[1]
  • Francis Marson (1806-1842)[2]
  • John Henry Fretton (1842-1856)[1]
  • William George Fretton (1856-1889; son of his predecessor)[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i William George Fretton (1889), Account of the Boys' Charity School founded, in 1733, by Mrs. Katherine Bayley, in the city of Coventry, p. 6, Wikidata Q106648776
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Katherine Bayley's charity-school records". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 April 2021.