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SL 300 - Northwich Sir John Deane's Grammar School - 16th century - 20th century

1 - Governors

2 - Endowments

3 - Headteacher

1 - Log books - 1947-1966

2 - Reports to governors - 1928-1932

3 - Staff registers - 1881-1957

4 - Salary lists - 1919-1944

5 - Correspondence and papers relating to staffing

6 - School fees - 1864-1911, Undated

7 - Admission registers - 1833-1944

8 - Attendance registers - 1785-1908

9 - Form lists - 1948-1958

10 - Pupil activities

11 - Miscellanea - 1733-1957

1 - Agreement between Charles Cholmondeley of Vale Royal, esq and Samuel Milner of Northwich, gentleman to advance £200 to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, for the augmentation of Witton Chapel 24 Sep 1733 - 1733

2 - Papers relating to the Formosson Charity Includes copy of the will of Elizabeth Formosson of Northwich, 1791 - 1791-1822

3 - Witton Vestry : copies of resolutions and notices of meetings concerning the school - 1814-1848

4 - An Act to enable the governors of the Free Grammar School .... at Bradford [co. York] ... to certain lands .... and to apply the Money arising by such Sales in the building of a new School House .... - 23 May 1818

5 - Draft lease and release; Appointment of new trustees for Kaye's Charity - 1 & 2 Feb 1833

6 - Copy of will of Sir John Deane, 1563; Copy made at the time of the Hand Case - nd 1836

7 - School Sites Acts; Includes acts of 1841, 1844, 1850, 1851, and "School Building Form No 5" nd - nd, 1841-1851

8 - Letter confirming the union of the schools at Winsford with the National Society - 12 Mar 1847

9 - Hand's tuition bills - 1823-1828

10 - Sale notice of Charles Hand's furniture (printed) - 7 Jul 1853

11 - A bill Intituled An Act to amend the Charitable Trusts Act 1853 ... - 1881

12 - Report of the Sub-Committee [of the Technical Instruction Committee of the County Council] appointed to visit Grammar Schools. - 1893

13 - Circular relating to London Chamber of Commerce conference on commercial education - 24 May 1898

14 - Abstract of Cheshire Grammar School Accounts - 1900

15 - Union of Lancashire & Cheshire Institutes' Syllabus, with covering letters - 1901

16 - Schedule of Deeds and Writings relating to Witton School - 1785

17 - Schedule of Deeds aand Writings relating to Witton School. - 1811

18 - Draft. Abstract of Deeds, Papers, Muniments and Writings relating to Messuages, Lands and Hereditaments belonging to the Free Grammar School of Witton - 1831

19 - Schedules of documents in the posssession of Moss & Haselhurst, solicitors of Northwich - 1944-1957

20 - School rules 2 copies - 29 Jul 1786

21 - School rules 2 copies - 7 Dec 1832

22 - Prospectuses - 1857-1926

23 - School prospectus - c1940

24 - School brochure; With a drawing of the second and fourth schools - Undated

25 - Petition to the House of Commons from the feoffees of Witton School for allowance of money for repairing the Saracen's Head in Chester, destroyed in the siege; Dated by reference Thomas Marbury as deputy lieutenant (appointment 9 Jan 1646/7, House of Comm - Undated 1647

26 - Transcript of SL 300/13/21 from Cheshire Sheaf - Undated

27 - Copy will of John Deane, clerk, parson of Great St Bartholemew's nigh West Smithfield, London; Dated 6 Apr 1563, proved 29 Nov 1563; Copy of register entry PCC 36 Chayre - 1563

28 - Copy request to purchase premises worth 40s under royal commission of sale by John Deane, clerk; Copy from P.R.O. Particulars for Grants of Crown Lands E 318/359 - 1538

29 - Copy will of Richard Pigot of Shrewsbury with inventory; Dated 13 May 1659, [proved 25 Nov 1663]; Copy from Lichfield Joint Record Office - 1659

30 - Copy extracts from proceedings against Thomas Finlow in the Chester Exchequer; Copy from P.R.O. Chester Exchequer Pleadings, Chester 16/122; Comprises 1st schedule, list of all feoffments to trustees, 1557-1722 and list of records, 1558-1687; 4th schedule - 1724/5

31 - Papers relating to examination results and prize distributions - 18,751,901

32 - Papers realting to scholarships, mainly "Brunner Scholarships" - 1881-1902

33 - Letter relating to the withdrawal of Ernest Molyneux to a post in the drawing dapertment of Brunner, Mond & Co - 5 May 1899

34 - Blank application form for admission to the school - Undated, [189-]

35 - Newspaper cuttings relating to the academic successes of T V Tweedy - 1899-1902

36 - Certificate of award of Brunner scholarship to F A Cowley - 17 Sep 1890

37 - Certificate of award by College of Preceptors to F A Cowley - 1891

38 - Painting of Sir John Deane, prebendary of Lincoln and parson of Great St Bartholomew, London; With illuminated and decorated border - Undated

39 - Photograph in colour of coat of arms - Undated

40 - Copy drawing of Witton Grammar School (built 1717) by J F Drinkwater - Undated

41 - Witton School erected 1717: illustration - Undated

42 - Pamphlet containing views of "Second School 1723-1866" and "Fourth School" [1884] - Undated

43 - Xerox engraving of Witton Chapel and School With biographical notes on William Twemlow esq - Undated

44 - Organisation item; Contains memorandums relating to the running of the school, timetables and schemes of work - 1917-1929

45 - Headmaster's notes for the Governors on the Report of the Full Inspection. Jun 1937 - 1937

46 - Copy "The First 50 Years of Brunner Mond and Co, 1873-1923"; By John I Watts - 1923

47 - Copies building regulations for schools - 1944-1945

48 - Copy third report of Burnham Committee on teachers' salaries - 1938

49 - Copy Teachers (Superannuation) Act - 1945

50 - Copy Education Act - 1944

51 - Memorial plaque in brass to Thomas Farmer M.A., schoolmaster of Witton Free School for 40 years. He left £50 to provide for a poor scholar of Witton to attend university, £13.6.8 to crenellate ('battle') the chancel of Witton Chapel and £6.13.4 to repair - Undated

52 - 'The Wittonian' school magazines - 1904-1938

12 - Association of Cheshire Grammar School Headteachers