FOUNDATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL WYON, Benjamin: England, 1834, Silver, 58 mm John Carpenter, the founder of the school, was the Town Clerk of the City of London in the reign of Henry V. He rose in stature, eventually becoming a member of Parliament. In his will Carpenter endowed funds from which originated the City of London School in order to provide for food, apparel and learning for poor children. The establishment of the City of London School itself occurred in 1834, under the architectural direction of James Bunstone Bunning, who was also the architect of the New Coal Exchange. A new City of London School was opened in 1882. |
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