Natural landmarks · North Wales
Prescot School
Prescot School — a school heritage in wales-north, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Prescot School is a school heritage located in wales-north, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Place summary
Prescot School is located in North Wales. It is a notable educational establishment, recognised for its historical significance. The school serves the local community and offers a range of academic programmes.
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Background
History
The school was founded in 1544 by Gilbert Lathum, a local clergyman (later Archdeacon of Man) who left £140 in his will to fund a schoolmaster (at a stipend of £7 per year) to run a free grammar school. The school was first based in Church Street, opposite the Prescot Parish Church of St. Mary's. It then moved in 1760 to a site in High Street, where it remained until 1924. The next move was to the spacious site on St. Helens Road, accommodated in newly built wooden buildings which were originally intended to be temporary, but were expanded and augmented in the 1960s by a brick-built assembly hall ("Spencer Briggs Hall"), classrooms and purpose-built metalwork and woodwork workshops, and…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4312, -2.8115
- District
- Knowsley
- Parish
- Prescot
- Postcode
- L34 3NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Knowsley
- Established
- 1544
- Official site
- prescotschool.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7240832 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Prescot School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Prescot School?
- Prescot School is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L34 3NB), in the parish of Prescot.
- When was Prescot School built?
- Built or established in 1544.
- Is Prescot School free to visit?
- Yes, Prescot School is free to enter.
- How do I get to Prescot School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode L34 3NB. It sits within the Knowsley parliamentary constituency.