Baylies's School, Dudley
Tower Street, Dudley.
Below is an entry from Blocksidges Almanac in 1887
BAYLIES' CHARITY SCHOOL.
This Charity School is situated in Tower Street, and was established in
1732. The boys attcnd every Lord's Day at the Unitarian Meeting House,
Wolverhampton Street, during Divine Service.
The number of boys on the books is 230, seventy-five of whom are clothed
annually. Master—Mr. H. A. Lewis. Assistants—Mr. W. J. Chance, Mr.
F. Willetts, and Mr. James Childs.
The Trustees are Messrs. George Thompson, Henry Wood, Edward
Grainger, John Richards, Edward Harper, and John Finch.
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The Baylies's were members of the Old Meeting House, Dudley. The brothers Robert and Samuel with their sister Ann having prospered in life and having some idea of the benefits which might accrue to the rising generation, endowed and founded the school bearing their name in Pease Lane, now Tower Street, in 1832. From their tastes, which were mainly educative, we infer from many incidents, that they were of a literary nature, and somewhat in advance of the age.
As all education seemed to be incomplete without a Catechism, the Baylies's being Nonconformist chose and included in their scheme the Assembly's Shorter Catechism as being least Anglican.
The origin of the 'Protestant Dissenters' in Dudley dated from the ejection of the 2000 ministers occasioned by the Act of Nonconformity, which came into force on St Bartholomew's Day, August 24th, 1662. ... In the Birmingham 'Church and King Riots', June 1791, ... many of the chapels round about were dismantled, the Dudley Old Meeting House being among the number.
As stated before, the Baylies's possibly were of this Nonconforming body.
Baylies's School, Dudley
Tower Street, Dudley.
Below is an entry from Blocksidges Almanac in 1887
BAYLIES' CHARITY SCHOOL.
This Charity School is situated in Tower Street, and was established in
1732. The boys attcnd every Lord's Day at the Unitarian Meeting House,
Wolverhampton Street, during Divine Service.
The number of boys on the books is 230, seventy-five of whom are clothed
annually. Master—Mr. H. A. Lewis. Assistants—Mr. W. J. Chance, Mr.
F. Willetts, and Mr. James Childs.
The Trustees are Messrs. George Thompson, Henry Wood, Edward
Grainger, John Richards, Edward Harper, and John Finch.
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The Baylies's were members of the Old Meeting House, Dudley. The brothers Robert and Samuel with their sister Ann having prospered in life and having some idea of the benefits which might accrue to the rising generation, endowed and founded the school bearing their name in Pease Lane, now Tower Street, in 1832. From their tastes, which were mainly educative, we infer from many incidents, that they were of a literary nature, and somewhat in advance of the age.
As all education seemed to be incomplete without a Catechism, the Baylies's being Nonconformist chose and included in their scheme the Assembly's Shorter Catechism as being least Anglican.
The origin of the 'Protestant Dissenters' in Dudley dated from the ejection of the 2000 ministers occasioned by the Act of Nonconformity, which came into force on St Bartholomew's Day, August 24th, 1662. ... In the Birmingham 'Church and King Riots', June 1791, ... many of the chapels round about were dismantled, the Dudley Old Meeting House being among the number.
As stated before, the Baylies's possibly were of this Nonconforming body.