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Newcome's School was a fashionable school in Hackney, then to the east of London, founded in the early 18th century. A number of prominent Whig families sent their children there. The school closed in 1815, and the buildings were gutted in 1820. In 1825 the London Orphan Asylum opened on the site. Today the Clapton Girls' Academy is located here. ==History== Newcome's school was established in the early 18th century. During the 18th century and early 19th century, Hackney was home to private schools of all kinds, and was considered a healthy area, close to London. A number of prominent Whig families sent their children to the school. Dr. Henry Newcome who gave the school its name was noted for Whig political principles, and a large number of future Members of Parliament were educated at Newcome's, which was in the Newcome family for three generations, to 1803. Distinguished pupils included Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, British Prime Minister from 1768-1770, and two Founding Fathers of the United States (Middleton and Nelson). The family descended from Henry Newcome, a prominent nonconformist minister in Manchester. His third son Peter was an Anglican priest, and the father of the Henry Newcome who gave the school its name. The school closed in 1815, and the building was knocked down in 1820.〔(www.clapton.hackney.sch.uk, ''Portico History''. )〕 In 1825 the London Orphan Asylum opened on the site. The ''History of Parliament'' (1820–1832) comments that, even after its closure, the school could count nine Members of Parliament educated there in the period.〔(historyofparliamentonline.org, ''VI. The Members'' (1820–1832). )〕 It sent 42 pupils to Trinity College, Cambridge.〔 Today the Clapton Girls' Academy is located on the site. 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「Newcome's School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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