The Ancient Schools of Gloucester by David Evans
The Ancient Schools of Gloucester traces the history of education in the City of Gloucester from its origins in the cloister school of St Peter's Abbey about a thousand years ago. Starting in the early Middle Ages, the rivalries between the two Gloucester grammar schools maintained by St Oswald's and Llanthony priories are described. The contributions of the Benedictines, Augustinian canons and founders of the medieval chantries are assessed. The creation of new grammar schools in the reign of Henry VIII at the Crypt and King's is fully documented along with the development of these schools through the pivotal years of the Civil War and into the 18th century. There is a special focus on the career of Maurice Wheeler, Gloucester's most distinguished schoolmaster. As the country began to move towards mass education during the 18th century, the role of other initiatives, such as private schools for girls, Sunday Schools and Sir Thomas Rich's Bluecoat school for apprentice boys, is also covered. Whilst several histories have been published in the past of individual schools, this chronological and fully illustrated study is the first time an author has brought together the early histories of the ancient schools of the City into a single volume, which sets the Gloucester experience in its national context.
David Evans read History at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, in the late 1970s, specialising in the medieval and early modern periods. He came to Gloucester in 1986 as Head of History at the King's School, where he inherited a cardboard box full of old photographs of the school in previous generations. From this, a passion for the history of the school grew to the point in 2006 when he was able to publish his first book, "The King's School Gloucester: A Photographic History". As well as becoming the Deputy Head at King's for two decades, David took on the enjoyable task of organising the school archives and museum. In retirement, he became a guide at Gloucester Cathedral and a trustee at Discover DeCrypt, which is based in the Church of St Mary de Crypt and the adjacent old Crypt Schoolroom. David has a wide knowledge of Gloucester's history; he has been involved in the annual Heritage Open Days for more than ten years and in 2021 he was a speaker at the City's History Festival, where he gave a presentation on the Schools of Tudor Gloucester.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789632958 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789632951 |
| Title | The Ancient Schools of Gloucester |
| Author | David Evans |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Choir Press |
| Year published | 2022-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 282 |
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