SearchCurrently displaying: 3 resultsYou've searched for:subject: "Education" xcatalogue_collection: "Parochial Church Council" x Search term Filter by Subject Buildings (2)Charity (1)Civic Life (1)Environment (1)Health (1)Industry (1)Inns & Pubs (1)Legal (1)Monuments (1)Occupations (1)Religion (1)Turvey Abbey (1)Turvey Estates (1)Turvey Families (1)Turvey People (2)Filter by Coverage Decade 1790s (1)1800s (1)1810s (2)1820s (2)1830s (2)1870s (2)1880s (2)1890s (1)1900s (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest THS/PPC/002/002/004Chapter 3: Reminiscences of Turvey AbbeyThe chapter begins with a discussion as to why the building might be called an ‘Abbey’ as it had never been a religious house.. The rest of the chapter concentrates on three main inhabitants of the Abbey. The first is John Higgins who acquired the ownership at a young age. The chapter describes his love ... THS/PPC/002/002/002Chapter 1: The village as it used to be.The chapter provides a brief guided tour of the village making particular reference to the fact that many of the buildings that can be seen owe much to the philanthropy of Charles Longuet Higgins of Turvey Abbey and Thomas Charles Higgins of Turvey House. Mentioned is made as to the poor state of housing prior ... THS/PPC/002/002/008Chapter 7: Turvey SchoolsThis 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 ...
