Old Grammar School, Middleton

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Old Grammar School, Middleton

Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 11 Nov 2005

Thomas Langley, Prince Bishop of Durham and Chancellor of England, rebuilt the Parish Church of Middleton - his home town - in 1412, at that time he endowed a charity school. This was the original foundation of Middleton Grammar School. The building was completed in 1586 - quite a delay!

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