The Sir John Leman school, Beccles
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The Sir John Leman school, Beccles
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 14 Sep 2023
Sir John Leman was a local man who went to London in the 1580s and made his fortune dealing in dairy products. He became a leading citizen of London during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, serving as Sheriff of London and later as Lord Mayor. He retained strong links with Beccles and, upon his death in 1631, he left a bequest to educate forty four students from Beccles, two from Ringsfield and two from Gillingham. The school became the County Mixed Grammar School and moved to the present site in Ringsfield Road in 1914. Now surrounded by the additional buildings and facilities which have been constructed and developed as the school grew. In 1971, it became a Comprehensive High School and converted to Academy status in August 2011. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7550090
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1.557106