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- 1729-1905 (Creation)
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30 production units.
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The parish charity school of St Botolph Aldgate was often said to be the first Protestant charity school in England. Zachary Crofton (the minister of St Botolph during the Protectorate) founded a school on Little Tower Hill, East Smithfield circa 1665. This school was endowed by Sir Samuel Starling in 1673 and later amalgamated with the St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School which was established by subscription at an unknown date. St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School amalgamated with Billingsgate and Tower Wards School in 1905 to form the Sir John Cass Junior School.
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GB 0074 CLC/215-08 1729-1905 Collection 30 production units. St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School
Sir John Cass Junior School
The parish charity school of St Botolph Aldgate was often said to be the first Protestant charity school in England. Zachary Crofton (the minister of St Botolph during the Protectorate) founded a school on Little Tower Hill, East Smithfield circa 1665. This school was endowed by Sir Samuel Starling in 1673 and later amalgamated with the St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School which was established by subscription at an unknown date. St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School amalgamated with Billingsgate and Tower Wards School in 1905 to form the Sir John Cass Junior School.
The archive was deposited in Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section by the Foundation in 1995 (apart from Ms 19627-8). The records were catalogued by a member of the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School, later the Sir John Cass Junior School. The surviving records of the parish school begin in 1729 (Ms 31138). These include minutes, accounts, reports, correspondence, admission registers and title deeds. Separate pupil records exist from 1896 only.
CLC/215/MS31138 to MS31155.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
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.
August to October 2010. Poor relief Educational institutions Schools Charity schools Organizations Associations Charitable organisations Charities Educational charities School attendance registers Charity records Information sources Documents Education records School admission registers Social welfare Educational management St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School Sir John Cass's Foundation , Sir John Cass Junior School City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Nonprofit organizations
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The archive was deposited in Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section by the Foundation in 1995 (apart from Ms 19627-8). The records were catalogued by a member of the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of the St Botolph Aldgate Parochial School, later the Sir John Cass Junior School. The surviving records of the parish school begin in 1729 (Ms 31138). These include minutes, accounts, reports, correspondence, admission registers and title deeds. Separate pupil records exist from 1896 only.
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CLC/215/MS31138 to MS31155.
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These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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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- English