On 27/01/2010 13:58, Fairless, Michael wrote: > I have an obituary for George William Cram who died age 87 in 1885 in > Corbridge. > It refers to him as > "Educated at Witton School then a high-class school for the education > of youth in the North of England" > (Newcastle Courant 18th December 1885) > > Does anyone know where this school was? Michael Yes indeed - the school's full title gives it away, ie Witton le Wear Grammar School. This boarding school opened in the 18th century and most of its buildings still exist as houses. It was "attached" to Durham Cathedral and many (probably all) of its headmasters were clergymen. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer
Brian Many thanks. My geography is not that good 'south of the river' ! Mike -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brian Pears Sent: 27 January 2010 18:31 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Witton School On 27/01/2010 13:58, Fairless, Michael wrote: > I have an obituary for George William Cram who died age 87 in 1885 in > Corbridge. > It refers to him as > "Educated at Witton School then a high-class school for the > education of youth in the North of England" > (Newcastle Courant 18th December 1885) > > Does anyone know where this school was? Michael Yes indeed - the school's full title gives it away, ie Witton le Wear Grammar School. This boarding school opened in the 18th century and most of its buildings still exist as houses. It was "attached" to Durham Cathedral and many (probably all) of its headmasters were clergymen. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message