The Old School House, Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire

This former school has the inscription "This Charity School/erected AD 1791 was founded and/endowed by ROBERT PLEYDELL/Lord of this Manor AD 1722". Before compulsory state education many schools were built with charitable donations from wealthy benefactors.

Location

Gloucestershire Ampney Crucis

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

school education charity philanthropy Georgian (1714 - 1836)