Collection GB 0074 A/BFS - BACONS FREE SCHOOL

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 A/BFS

Title

BACONS FREE SCHOOL

Date(s)

  • 1703-1913 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.96 linear metres (103 files).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

In 1709 Josiah Bacon, a merchant from Bermondsey, left £700 in his will for the purchase of land with which to endow a school. According to the terms of his will, the school was to serve the poor boys of the parish, teaching them reading, writing and arithmetic so that they could be prepared for jobs in trade. The local minister and churchwardens were to be governors of the school. Provision was also made for accommodation for the school-master. The school was constructed on Grange Road by 1718.

In 1849 the school was amalgamated with another charity school in the area, which had been founded in 1612 to provide education for the sons of seamen. In 1991 the school became a City Technology College, with the name Bacon's College, and was moved to Rotherhithe. In 2007 it gained Academy status.

Archival history

GB 0074 A/BFS 1703-1913 Collection 0.96 linear metres (103 files). Bacon's Free School, Bermondsey

In 1709 Josiah Bacon, a merchant from Bermondsey, left £700 in his will for the purchase of land with which to endow a school. According to the terms of his will, the school was to serve the poor boys of the parish, teaching them reading, writing and arithmetic so that they could be prepared for jobs in trade. The local minister and churchwardens were to be governors of the school. Provision was also made for accommodation for the school-master. The school was constructed on Grange Road by 1718.

In 1849 the school was amalgamated with another charity school in the area, which had been founded in 1612 to provide education for the sons of seamen. In 1991 the school became a City Technology College, with the name Bacon's College, and was moved to Rotherhithe. In 2007 it gained Academy status.

Deposited in the London County Record Office, County Hall, London, S.E.1 in October and November 1954.

Records of Bacon's Free School, Bermondsey, including copy of Josiah Bacon's will; copies of Chancery orders relating to the school; copy of articles of agreement for building the school; leases, releases and assignments of annuity relating to school property; minutes of Governor's and Trustee's meetings; financial records; reports; and school log-books.

A/BFS-1: Reports, regulations and probate;
A/BFS-2: Property records;
A/BFS-3: Probate records;
A/BFS-4: Minutes and agendas;
A/BFS-5: Finance;
A/BFS-6: Miscellaneous;
A/BFS-7: Logbooks.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

June to August 2010. Poor relief Primary documents Wills Charity schools Educational institutions Schools Secondary schools People People by roles School governors Information sources Documents Education records School log books Social welfare Property ownership Civil law Legal systems Law Education Bacon's Free School , Bermondsey Southwark London England UK Western Europe Europe Bermondsey Property law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in the London County Record Office, County Hall, London, S.E.1 in October and November 1954.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of Bacon's Free School, Bermondsey, including copy of Josiah Bacon's will; copies of Chancery orders relating to the school; copy of articles of agreement for building the school; leases, releases and assignments of annuity relating to school property; minutes of Governor's and Trustee's meetings; financial records; reports; and school log-books.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A/BFS-1: Reports, regulations and probate;
A/BFS-2: Property records;
A/BFS-3: Probate records;
A/BFS-4: Minutes and agendas;
A/BFS-5: Finance;
A/BFS-6: Miscellaneous;
A/BFS-7: Logbooks.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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