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James Baines (draper)

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James Baines
Born6 August 1648
DiedJanuary 9, 1717(1717-01-09) (aged 68)
Occupation(s)Draper, philanthropist
Known forBaines schools in Lancashire

James Baines (6 August 1648 – 9 January 1717) was an English businessman. He was a woollendraper and philanthropist.

Life

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Baines's drapery was located where the white building stands at today's 33 Market Place in Poulton-le-Fylde

Baines was born at Berkenhead Farm in Nether Wyresdale, Lancashire, in 1648.[1][2] He moved to Poulton-le-Fylde to become a woollendraper. His shop was located at the corner of today's Blackpool Old Road and Queen's Square, overlooking the town's Market Place.[3]

He bought land in Lancashire on which to have built three schools.[4] Baines School in Poulton-le-Fylde,[5] Baines Endowed Primary School in Thornton and Baines Endowed Primary School in Marton are still in operation today.[1]

On 9 January 2017, the tricentenary of Baines's death, children from the Marton school buried a time capsule on the approximate location of the first Baines school.[1]

Death

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Baines died in 1717, aged 68. He was buried in Marton.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Town educational philanthropist honoured"Blackpool Gazette, 10 January 2017
  2. ^ a b "T D Whittington - Baines Alumni". e-voice.org.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Brief history". www.poulton-le-fylde-hcs.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ Stout, William (1967). The Autobiography of William Stout of Lancaster, 1665-1752. Manchester University Press. p. 260.
  5. ^ "History of Baines School". Baines School. Retrieved 18 July 2024.