Katherine Bayley's School
| Katherine Bayley's School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1733 |
| Founder | Francis Blythe |
| Closed | 1889 |
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]
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
[edit]- 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]