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THS/PPC/002/002/006
Chapter 5: Turvey Rectory and its clergy.
The Chapter commences with a claim that the Reformation did not bring about the Church of England, the Church was the Church of England before the reformation. On a wall in All Saints Church is a list of Rectors from 1154 and this chapter identifies how the Rector was appointed. Mention is made of some ...
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Chapter 6: Turvey Church and its history.
Before the church existed there would have been a ‘Preaching Cross’ in the village and Munby suggests that this would be in the area now known as ‘The Cross’. The Church was initially built in the Saxon Age and so predated the Norman Conquest. The dedication to ‘All Saints’ meant that the actual dedication took ...
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Chapter 7: Turvey Schools
This chapter commences with a mention of the first school in Turvey, built in Abbey Square with Mr Gaskings as the Headteacher. The funding and creation of the various types of schools is discussed including Sunday Schools, Infants School and the National School. Reference is made to the difficulty of teaching girls due to the demands ...