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MG-A(G.755.004
3 Apr 1755:22 (517)
London. . . [Plan to build a school at Westminster] "tis now
proposed to build a grand school in Tothil Fields, where
there is a piece of waste ground of sixty acres, in the
middle of which a magnificent square is to be erected, with
an area of 1000 feet for the young gentlemen to play in, out
of school hours. One side of this square is to consist of
houses for the Head and Under Masters and Ushers, a noble
school room, with convenient and separate lodgings for the
King's Scholars, a Hall to dine in, and a Theatre to act
their plays at Christmas.
. . . [30 lines describing benefits of the school]
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