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Baines' School is a school in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire. It was founded through James Baines' will in 1717 and is a former grammar school.〔http://www.baines.lancs.sch.uk/ Baines School website〕 It was one of three schools set up in Baines’ will,〔"A free school was founded, in 1717, by James Baines, who endowed it with land now producing an income of £69 per annum : a master and an usher are elected annually, and the number of children instructed varies from eighty to one hundred and twenty. The founder likewise bequeathed land, of the present value of £100 a year, for apprenticing poor children of this parish." Page 265〕 the others being at Marton〔(Baines’ Endowed School, Marton, a Church of England primary school )〕 and Thornton.〔(Baines’s Endowed School, Thornton )〕 In the mid nineteenth century, the school was teaching around 100 pupils without charging fees. Baines’ will also provided payments to the poor of the area and apprenticeships.〔"The free school of Poulton, date 1717, is endowed with £69. per annum; that of Marton, date 1717, with £91. per annum; Thornton, 1717, £31. per annum; founder of the three James Baines; who also left a munificent bequest, now £100. yearly, to the poor, and for apprenticing their children." Page 106〕 ==Notable former pupils== * Michael P Barnett, chemist and computer scientist * Arnold Beckett, pharmacist, and expert on doping in sport * Daniel Whiston, professional ice skater * Thomas McArdle, athlete *Ian Stuart Donaldson, lead singer of Skrewdriver 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baines School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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