Historic houses · West Midlands
Marling School
Marling School — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Marling School is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Marling School is a grammar school with academy status for boys, with a co-educational sixth form, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5, and is next to the girls' grammar school, Stroud High School, with which it shares some facilities.
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Background
History
Marling School is the oldest secondary school in Stroud, having been founded in 1887 by Sir Samuel Marling, a local cloth manufacturer and former Liberal Member of Parliament, along with Sir Francis Hyett and Mr S.S. Dickinson. In 1882, Sir Samuel Marling offered £10,000 towards the building of the school, and the school also inherited a number of endowments from the Red Coat School which was founded in 1642 by Thomas Webb, the St Chloe School founded at Amberley by Nathaniel Cambridge in 1699, and the educational charities established in the 17th and 18th centuries by William Johns and Robert Aldridge. In 1965, the school was amalgamated with the Stroud Technical School for Boys which had…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7454, -2.2354
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Stroud
- Parish
- Stroud
- Postcode
- GL5 4HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stroud
- Established
- 1887
- Official site
- www.marling.school
Sources
- wikidata: Q6771875 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Marling School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Marling School?
- Marling School is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL5 4HE), in the parish of Stroud.
- When was Marling School built?
- Built or established in 1887.
- Is Marling School a listed building?
- Marling School is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Marling School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL5 4HE. It sits within the Stroud parliamentary constituency.