| Free Grammar School Waterloo Road Cranbrook Town Cranbrook |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1868 | School Inquiry Commision Vol XI South-East Division by C. I. Elton and H. A. Giffard ⇒ p. 41 |
| 1896 | A Glimpse at Cranbrook - The Town of the Weald by W. Stanley Martin ⇒ p. 32 |
| 1923 | Early History of Cranbrook School by Leland L. Duncan ⇒ p. 127 |
| 2008 | A History of Cranbrook from the earliest times to 1914 by Peter Allen ⇒ p. 37; p. 76; p. 94; p. 105; p. 113; p. 120 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1518 | History | Free Grammar School | Early History of Cranbrook School | ||
| Extract from John Blubery's will: he left the "chief mansion place of my lond to my wife during hir life and then to the childe of my doughter yf it be a man childe and if it be not a man child that then it is my chief place and residue of my lands to be at the disposician of William Lynche to found a frescole howse for all the pour children of the town of Cranbroke aforesaid after the decesse of my wife, and the scolemaster to be chosyn and admitted by the said William Lynche" | |||||
| 1564 | History | Free Grammar School | |||
Simon Lynche was born circa 1495 the eldest son of William Lynche and, probably, Cicily Morton, the first of his three wives. The Lynches were wealthy members of the Cranbrook area having made their fortune as clothiers. William Lynch had been charged by John Blubery in his will of 1518 "to found a frescole howse for all the pour children of Cranbroke" and on William's death in 1539 Simon took on this responsibility. By 1564, after legal proceedings, Simon "for a certain consideration him thereunto moving" conveyed certain property to trustees for the perpetual maintenance of a grammar school at Cranbrook. This included a house called Blewberryes and a farm at Horsemonden. In 1573 Queen Elizabeth I visited Cranbrook when she granted a Charter to establish the Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth in Cranbrook. Simon Lynche had moved circa 1550 to Staple near Sandwich, which he represented in parliament in Queen Mary's reign, and afterwards to his seat at Groves. Simon married first Mary Roberts and then Joan Courthope with whom he had four sons and established the family and their descendants at Staple Simon died in March 1573/4 and was buried in the Lynch Chancel at Staple on 5th March 1573/4. | |||||
| 1574 |  | Letters Patent, Free and Perpetual Grammar School, Cranbrook | Allen's History of Cranbrook | ||
| 8th May 1574 | History | Queen Elizabeth I Charter | Free Grammar School | ||
| "Know ye that We heartily desiring to promote the pious proposal aforesaid and also that the aforesaid free and perpetual Grammar School within the parish of Cranbrook may be brought to perfection firmly to endure for ever … our Heirs and Successors Will and Grant that within the Parish of Cranbrook there shall hereafter be for ever a certain free and perpetual Grammar School and that the same school shall hereafter for ever be called the free and perpetual Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth in Cranbrook." | |||||
| 1868 | History | Free Grammar School | Schools Inquiry | ||
The governors take a great interest in the school, and are anxious to benefit it in every way. They have recently built a new schoolroom, which was very much needed, at a cost of 300 l. They appear to take very unusual pains in selecting the headmaster when a vacancy occurs, and have been repaid by a rapid improvement in the condition of the school under the Rev. J. J. Allan (since deceased). This gentleman was very highly respected in the town, and the number of foundationers, which had sunk to one or two, increased during his mastership to a yearly average of 20. I examined a portion of the school, and found that the boys were well instructed. At the time of my visit the highest form was composed of younger boys than in ordinary years; they were, however, both accurate and spirited in their classical translations, particularly from the Georgics and passages from Cicero. The lower boys appear to be very well grounded in grammar. Particular attention is paid to French, with good results. I was furnished with the reports of examiners in 1864 and 1865, which are highly satisfactory. | |||||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Charles Crowden, M, Head, married, age 44, born Bath, Somerset; occupation: schoolmaster and clergyman of Church of England | Charles Crowden, schoolmaster and clergyman of Church of England | Grammar School, Glebe House & Church Lodge | 1881 Census Cranbrook, Kent |
| Mary Julia Crowden, F, Wife, married, age 35, born London | Mary Julia Crowden | ||||
| Charles Fletcher Crowden, M, Son, age 12, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: scholar | Charles Fletcher Crowden | ||||
| Beatrice Mary Crowden, F, Daughter, age 9, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: scholar | Beatrice Mary Crowden | ||||
| Clement E. Taylor, M, single, age 27, born Norwich, Norfolk; occupation: schoolmaster's assistant | Clement E. Taylor | ||||
| George Henry Wells, M, single, age 25, born London; occupation: schoolmaster's assistant | George Henry Wells | ||||
| Julia Elizabeth Smith, F, Servant, single, age 41, born Iden, Sussex; occupation: matron (school service) | Julia Elizabeth Smith | ||||
| Marion Coulson, F, Servant, single, age 39, born Loughborough, Leicester; occupation: matron (school service) | Marion Coulson | ||||
| Alice Dickson, F, Servant, single, age 32, born Holdsworthy, Devon; occupation: matron (school service) | Alice Dickson | ||||
| Mary E. Barker, F, Servant, single, age 45, born London; occupation: domestic cook | Mary E. Barker | ||||
| Jane Mercer, F, Servant, single, age 25, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: Parlour maid | Jane Mercer | ||||
| Eliza Ravine, F, Servant, single, age 20, born Canterbury, Kent; occupation: lady's maid | Eliza Ravine | ||||
| Esther Castleford, F, Servant, single, age 18, born Biddenden, Kent; occupation: housemaid | Esther Castleford | ||||
| Harriet Hopperton, F, Servant, single, age 22, born Rotherfield, Sussex; occupation: housemaid | Harriet Hopperton | ||||
| Elizabeth Coleman, F, Servant, single, age 18, born Biddenden, Kent; occupation: kitchenmaid | Elizabeth Coleman | ||||
| Mary Jane Knight, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Leeds, Kent; occupation: scullerymaid | Mary Jane Knight | ||||
| William A. Reynolds, M, Servant, single, age 20, born Hawkhurst, Sussex; occupation: footman (domestic) | William A. Reynolds | ||||
| Robert Reynolds, M, Servant, single, age 20, born London; occupation: boot boy | Robert Reynolds | ||||
| Sarah Ann Williams, F, Servant, single, age 30, born Deal, Kent; occupation: cook | Sarah Ann Williams | ||||
| Sarah Jane Coley, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: housemaid | Sarah Jane Coley | ||||
| Elizabeth Beken, F, Servant, single, age 19, born Cranbrook, Kent; occupation: housemaid | Elizabeth Beken | ||||
| Elizabeth Ann Cork, F, Servant, single, age 17, born Benenden, Kent; occupation: housemaid | Elizabeth Ann Cork | ||||
| Cecil John Marsh, M, Boarder, age 11, born Poplar, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Cecil John Marsh | ||||
| Atherton W. Ashley, M, Boarder, age 13, born Bombay, India; occupation: scholar | Atherton W. Ashley | ||||
| Charles M. Cobb, M, Boarder, age 13, born Rochester, Kent; occupation: scholar | Charles M. Cobb | ||||
| Herbert J. Cobb, M, Boarder, age 13, born Rochester, Kent; occupation: scholar | Herbert J. Cobb | ||||
| Frank Mayes, M, Boarder, age 12, born Cambridge, Cambridge; occupation: scholar | Frank Mayes | ||||
| Courtenay Colley, M, Boarder, age 10, born Bombay, India; occupation: scholar | Courtenay Colley | ||||
| Sholto E. Barnes, M, Boarder, age 11, born Hythe, Kent; occupation: scholar | Sholto E. Barnes | ||||
| Edwards S. Hughes, M, Boarder, age 12, born London; occupation: scholar | Edwards S. Hughes | ||||
| Arthur M. Dalby, M, Boarder, age 11, born Romford, Essex; occupation: scholar | Arthur M. Dalby | ||||
| Edwin C. Pope, M, Boarder, age 13, born Brenchley, Kent; occupation: scholar | Edwin C. Pope | ||||
| Henry Alston, M, Boarder, age 13, born Eton, Buckingham; occupation: scholar | Henry Alston | ||||
| Charles F. Cope, M, Boarder, age 14, born Kingston, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Charles F. Cope | ||||
| Geoffrey S. Hughes, M, Boarder, age 10, born London; occupation: scholar | Geoffrey S. Hughes | ||||
| Charles F. Clarke, M, Boarder, age 13, born Bridge, Kent; occupation: scholar | Charles F. Clarke | ||||
| Frederick S. Tollit, M, Boarder, age 11, born Brixton, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Frederick S. Tollit | ||||
| Henry Lord Marsack, M, Boarder, age 13, born Tunbridge Wells, Kent; occupation: scholar | Henry Lord Marsack | ||||
| Frederick A. Marsack, M, Boarder, age 11, born Tunbridge Wells, Kent; occupation: scholar | Frederick A. Marsack | ||||
| Francis Tress Curteis, M, Boarder, age 12, born Tenterden, Kent; occupation: scholar | Francis Tress Curteis | ||||
| Hugh Lloyd Boxall, M, Boarder, age 11, born Northiam, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Hugh Lloyd Boxall | ||||
| Albert Jas. Waterman, M, Boarder, age 14, born Sellinge, Kent; occupation: scholar | Albert Jas. Waterman | ||||
| Thornton Skinner, M, Boarder, age 15, born Boughton Monchelsea, Kent; occupation: scholar | Thornton Skinner | ||||
| Lionel Edwd. Caine, M, Boarder, age 15, born China; occupation: scholar | Lionel Edwd. Caine | ||||
| Edgar Lake, M, Boarder, age 13, born Rodmersham, Kent; occupation: scholar | Edgar Lake | ||||
| William G. Colbeck, M, Boarder, age 13, born Dover, Kent; occupation: scholar | William G. Colbeck | ||||
| Charles S. Russell, M, Boarder, age 12, born Willesborough, Kent; occupation: scholar | Charles S. Russell | ||||
| Charles G. Currie, M, Boarder, age 14, born Cape Colony, Africa; occupation: scholar | Charles G. Currie | ||||
| Percy Northcote, M, Boarder, age 14, born Islington, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Percy Northcote | ||||
| William C. Seaton, M, Boarder, age 13, born West Malling, Kent; occupation: scholar | William C. Seaton | ||||
| Joshua H.Balser Sharp, M, Boarder, age 14, born Keswick, Cumberland; occupation: scholar | Joshua H.Balser Sharp | ||||
| Cecil C.S. Barry, M, Boarder, age 13, born Sydenham, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Cecil C.S. Barry | ||||
| Thomas G. Pettitt, M, Boarder, age 12, born Pimlico, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Thomas G. Pettitt | ||||
| Ralph H. Stephenson, M, Boarder, age 13, born Pimlico, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Ralph H. Stephenson | ||||
| Henry Eldridge Stratton, M, Boarder, age 13, born Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire; occupation: scholar | Henry Eldridge Stratton | ||||
| Barley C. Johnson, M, Boarder, age 16, born Fakenham, Norfolk; occupation: scholar | Barley C. Johnson | ||||
| Iveson A. Ernest, M, Boarder, age 16, born Crowgrange, York; occupation: scholar | Iveson A. Ernest | ||||
| George Sharland, M, Boarder, age 15, born Blackheath, Kent; occupation: scholar | George Sharland | ||||
| Edward G. Barnes, M, Boarder, age 13, born Hawkhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar | Edward G. Barnes | ||||
| Walter H. Macklin, M, Boarder, age 14, born Tulsehill, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Walter H. Macklin | ||||
| Peter E. Schgote, M, Boarder, age 12, born Constantinople, Turkey; occupation: scholar | Peter E. Schgote | ||||
| Donald H. Edwards, M, Boarder, age 12, born Wandsworth, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Donald H. Edwards | ||||
| Ralph C. Barton, M, Boarder, age 12, born Etchingham, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Ralph C. Barton | ||||
| John S. Gibbons, M, Boarder, age 14, born Northfleet, Kent; occupation: scholar | John S. Gibbons | ||||
| Beauchamp H. Beard, M, Boarder, age 13, born Surbiton, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Beauchamp H. Beard | ||||
| Edward F. Newman, M, Boarder, age 14, born Bottisham, Cambridge; occupation: scholar | Edward F. Newman | ||||
| Charles Linibert, M, Boarder, age 15, born Gravesend, Kent; occupation: scholar | Charles Linibert | ||||
| Albert C. Trouncer, M, Boarder, age 14, born Horeham, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Albert C. Trouncer | ||||
| Edward Goodwin, M, Boarder, age 14, born Wateringbury, Kent; occupation: scholar | Edward Goodwin | ||||
| Whitelock A. Field, M, Boarder, age 14, born Kensington, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Whitelock A. Field | ||||
| Parr H. Maskill, M, Boarder, age 15, born London; occupation: scholar | Parr H. Maskill | ||||
| Edward A. Price, M, Boarder, age 16, born Bloomsbury, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Edward A. Price | ||||
| George H. Horne, M, Boarder, age 16, born Kingston, Surrey; occupation: scholar | George H. Horne | ||||
| Marchant J. Fry, M, Boarder, age 17, born Thaxted, Essex; occupation: scholar | Marchant J. Fry | ||||
| Henry F. Barry, M, Boarder, age 14, born Sydenham, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Henry F. Barry | ||||
| John J. Orman, M, Boarder, age 15, born East, India; occupation: scholar | John J. Orman | ||||
| Charles W. Lattey, M, Boarder, age 17, born Clapham, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Charles W. Lattey | ||||
| Edward C. Philpot, M, Boarder, age 16, born Marylebone, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Edward C. Philpot | ||||
| Lee Goodwin, M, Boarder, age 15, born Chester, Cheshire; occupation: scholar | Lee Goodwin | ||||
| Walter Thos. Hinds, M, Boarder, age 14, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar | Walter Thos. Hinds | ||||
| Walter F. Priestley, M, Boarder, age 15, born Paris, France; occupation: scholar | Walter F. Priestley | ||||
| Cherry E. Cooper, M, Boarder, age 14, born St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; occupation: scholar | Cherry E. Cooper | ||||
| Herbert Hinds, M, Boarder, age 16, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar | Herbert Hinds | ||||
| Francis E. Dalby, M, Boarder, age 14, born Romford, Essex; occupation: scholar | Francis E. Dalby | ||||
| John Geo. Whitfield, M, Boarder, age 17, born Kirby Ravensworth, York; occupation: scholar | John Geo. Whitfield | ||||
| William F. Whitfield, M, Boarder, age 18, born Kirby Ravensworth, York; occupation: scholar | William F. Whitfield | ||||
| William R. Philpott, M, Boarder, age 16, born Melbourne, Australia; occupation: scholar | William R. Philpott | ||||
| Frederick Lake, M, Boarder, age 16, born Sittingbourne, Kent; occupation: scholar | Frederick Lake | ||||
| Henry J. Croft, M, Boarder, age 17, born Kingston, Kent; occupation: scholar | Henry J. Croft | ||||
| Burton H. Mason, M, Boarder, age 16, born Chester, Cheshire; occupation: scholar | Burton H. Mason | ||||
| Evans R. Prall, M, Boarder, age 17, born Rochester, Kent; occupation: scholar | Evans R. Prall | ||||
| Richard L. Rawnsley, M, Boarder, age 17, born Saltash, Cornwall; occupation: scholar | Richard L. Rawnsley | ||||
| Thomas G. Rawnsley, M, Boarder, age 15, born Woolwich, Kent; occupation: scholar | Thomas G. Rawnsley | ||||
| William F. Jollye, M, Boarder, age 17, born Donnington, Lincoln; occupation: scholar | William F. Jollye | ||||
| Richard South, M, Boarder, age 16, born East Peckham, Kent; occupation: scholar | Richard South | ||||
| William J. Graham, M, Boarder, age 15, born Lamberhurst, Sussex; occupation: scholar | William J. Graham | ||||
| Eddowes J. Cooper, M, Boarder, age 16, born St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; occupation: scholar | Eddowes J. Cooper | ||||
| Edwin A. Dalby, M, Boarder, age 15, born Belvedere, Kent; occupation: scholar | Edwin A. Dalby | ||||
| Drury D. Barnes, M, Boarder, age 16, born Cork, Ireland; occupation: scholar | Drury D. Barnes | ||||
| William F. Barton, M, Boarder, age 15, born Etchingham, Sussex; occupation: scholar | William F. Barton | ||||
| Stallard E. Trouncer, M, Boarder, age 16, born London; occupation: scholar | Stallard E. Trouncer | ||||
| Brooke B. Hoggan, M, Boarder, age 16, born Southsea, Hampshire; occupation: scholar | Brooke B. Hoggan | ||||
| James A. Lattey, M, Boarder, age 18, born Daventry, Northampton; occupation: scholar | James A. Lattey | ||||
| Herbert P. Anderson, M, Boarder, age 16, born Tamworth, Warwick; occupation: scholar | Herbert P. Anderson | ||||
| Reed P. Turner, M, Boarder, age 16, born Chester, Cheshire; occupation: scholar | Reed P. Turner | ||||
| Maurice Green, M, Boarder, age 16, born Loose, Kent; occupation: scholar | Maurice Green | ||||
| Arthur J. Pedley, M, Boarder, age 16, born Tenterden, Kent; occupation: scholar | Arthur J. Pedley | ||||
| Sneed A. Prall, M, Boarder, age 15, born Rochester, Kent; occupation: scholar | Sneed A. Prall | ||||
| Charles A. Edmore, M, Boarder, age 13, born Algiers, Africa; occupation: scholar | Charles A. Edmore | ||||
| Augustus H. Smith, M, Boarder, age 14, born Chester, Cheshire; occupation: scholar | Augustus H. Smith | ||||
| Arthur W. Cope, M, Boarder, age 13, born Kingston, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Arthur W. Cope | ||||
| Richard W. Beard, M, Boarder, age 11, born Surbiton, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Richard W. Beard | ||||
| Henry Chas. Owen, M, Boarder, age 12, born Sydenham, Kent; occupation: scholar | Henry Chas. Owen | ||||
| Beauchamp C. Humphrey, M, Boarder, age 16, born Karachi, India; occupation: scholar | Beauchamp C. Humphrey | ||||
| Wyatt Williams, M, Boarder, age 12, born South Kensington, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Wyatt Williams | ||||
| John Chas. Parris, M, Boarder, age 12, born Withyham, Sussex; occupation: scholar | John Chas. Parris | ||||
| Stephenson L. Koe, M, Boarder, age 12, born Bayswater, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Stephenson L. Koe | ||||
| Frederick C. Ellis, M, Boarder, age 14, born Richmond, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Frederick C. Ellis | ||||
| Augustus F. Brown, M, Boarder, age 13, born South Kensington, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Augustus F. Brown | ||||
| Frank Alston, M, Boarder, age 15, born Windsor, Berkshire; occupation: scholar | Frank Alston | ||||
| Earl Geo. Alt, M, Boarder, age 10, born Japan; occupation: scholar | Earl Geo. Alt | ||||
| Edward Owen, M, Boarder, age 11, born Sydenham, Kent; occupation: scholar | Edward Owen | ||||
| Thornton C. Horton, M, Boarder, age 10, born Clapham, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Thornton C. Horton | ||||
| Thornton P. Horton, M, Boarder, age 11, born Clapham, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Thornton P. Horton | ||||
| Henry Andrew, M, Boarder, age 10, born Esher, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Henry Andrew | ||||
| Wilmot C. Newington, M, Boarder, age 15, born Goudhurst, Kent; occupation: scholar | Wilmot C. Newington | ||||
| William F. Philpott, M, Boarder, age 15, born Burselton, Hampshire; occupation: scholar | William F. Philpott | ||||
| George M. Hall, M, Boarder, age 15, born Plymouth, Devon; occupation: scholar | George M. Hall | ||||
| Robert P. Lake, M, Boarder, age 13, born Rodmersham, Kent; occupation: scholar | Robert P. Lake | ||||
| Ernest F. Williams, M, Boarder, age 14, born South Kensington, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Ernest F. Williams | ||||
| Charles C. K. Worsfold, M, Boarder, age 13, born Dover, Kent; occupation: scholar | Charles C. K. Worsfold | ||||
| Hugh Darcy Croft, M, Boarder, age 13, born Kingston, Kent; occupation: scholar | Hugh Darcy Croft | ||||
| Capel Hankey, M, Boarder, age 14, born Lower Tooting, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Capel Hankey | ||||
| Harry Collins, M, Boarder, age 16, born Farnham, Surrey; occupation: scholar | Harry Collins | ||||
| John Weston, M, Boarder, age 13, born Kelpen, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | John Weston | ||||
| Herbert Augs. Budden, M, Boarder, age 13, born Chartham, Kent; occupation: scholar | Herbert Augs. Budden | ||||
| Walter Thos. Seaton, M, Boarder, age 14, born West Malling, Kent; occupation: scholar | Walter Thos. Seaton | ||||
| Alfred H. Newbald, M, Boarder, age 14, born Hull, York; occupation: scholar | Alfred H. Newbald | ||||
| John A. Cooper, M, Boarder, age 12, born St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; occupation: scholar | John A. Cooper | ||||
| John E. Sankey, M, Boarder, age 15, born Gravesend, Kent; occupation: scholar | John E. Sankey | ||||
| Richard M. Jenner, M, Boarder, age 14, born Sandgate, Kent; occupation: scholar | Richard M. Jenner | ||||
| Samuel P. Stronghill, M, Boarder, age 11, born Bearsted, Sussex; occupation: scholar | Samuel P. Stronghill | ||||
| Henry P. Cobb, M, Boarder, age 11, born New Romney, Kent; occupation: scholar | Henry P. Cobb | ||||
| Alexander W. Bigg, M, Boarder, age 16, born Marylebone, Middlesex; occupation: scholar | Alexander W. Bigg | ||||
| Walter Goodwin, M, Boarder, age 12, born Wateringbury, Kent; occupation: scholar | Walter Goodwin | ||||
| Louis H. Barnes, M, Boarder, age 15, born Fleetwood, Lancashire; occupation: scholar | Louis H. Barnes | ||||
| 1896 |  | Grammar School Lodge, Cranbrook | Private collection | ||
| 1903 |  | Grammar School Lodge, Cranbrook | Private collection | ||
| 1925 |  | The School House, Cranbrook | Private collection | ||
| c 1930 |  | Cranbrook School photographed by J. Salmon, Sevenoaks | Private collection | ||
| c 1940 |  | Crowden House, Cranbrook School, Cranbrook photographed by E.A. Sweetman & Son Ltd, Tunbridge Wells | Private collection | ||
| 1950 |  | Big School and Dining Hall, Cranbrook School photographed by E.A. Sweetman & Son Ltd, Tunbridge Wells | Free Grammar School | Private collection | |
| c 1950 |  | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Cranbrook | Allen's History of Cranbrook | ||
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