What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth I In Wimborne Minster. Chartered in 1563. Original school founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, Mother of Henry VII, in 1497. This building was built in 1849. Recorded plaque organisation: Wimborne Minster Town Council.
The Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth I in Wimborne Minster was chartered in 1563 and traces its origins to a school founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1497, reflecting the educational legacy of Henry VII's mother.
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