What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Home of the Doddridge Academy where Joseph Priestley (the discoverer of oxygen) was a student for two years. The Academy trained and sent out 300 dissenting ministers across the country from the mid-18th Century. Recorded plaque organisation: Daventry Heritage Trail.
The Doddridge Academy, located here, played a crucial role in training 300 dissenting ministers and was attended by Joseph Priestley, who later discovered oxygen.
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Photo: Hazel Nicholson · CC BY 2.0