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Taunton Grammar School was an English grammar school in Taunton, Somerset, founded by Bishop Richard Foxe in 1522.〔(Municipal History ), Taunton Town Centre Company Ltd.〕 It was sometimes called Bishop Foxe's School. The founder, Richard Fox, was both Bishop of Winchester and Lord Privy Seal, and he gave the school an endowment in the shape of a small manor near Chard. In the late 18th century this was producing an income of some £40, enough to pay a schoolmaster but little more.〔Nicholas Carlisle, ''A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools'' (1818), (p. 432 )〕 On Foxe's instructions, the mastership of the school was to be in the gift of the Warden of New College, Oxford "for ever".〔Joshua Toulmin, ''The history of Taunton, in the county of Somerset'' (1822), (p. 195 )〕 One of the school's masters, James Upton, was appointed in 1706 at the instigation of Lord Poulett and built the school up to the point of being a leading provincial grammar school, with over two hundred boys. In 1818 a writer on schools was puzzled to note that although the school had fine buildings, including a school-room "of vast dimensions", it had had "no scholars" for many years.〔 In 1820 ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' reported that The school was closed in 1870. Its building survives today as Taunton's Municipal Hall.〔 ==Notable old boys== *John Enty (''c.'' 1675 – 1743), presbyterian minister〔''The Monthly Repository'' dated June 1821, vol. XVI, (pp. 325-327 )〕 *John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett (1708–1764)〔 *Peregrine Poulett (died 1752), member of parliament for Bridgwater〔 *Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett (1710–1788)〔 *Thomas Wakley (1795–1862), surgeon and social reformer, founder of ''The Lancet'' 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「Taunton Grammar School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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