
What is recorded here
This grey commemorative plaque records: Here, for 200 years, stood a grammar school founded in 1512 by widow Agnes Morley. Its pupils included John Evelyn, diarist, arboriculturist and founder member of the Royal Society, and Richard Russell whose sea-water cure launched Brighton as a resort. Recorded plaque organisation: Lewes Town Council.
The site marked here was once home to a grammar school established in 1512 by Agnes Morley, which educated notable figures such as John Evelyn, a prominent diarist and founder of the Royal Society, and Richard Russell, whose sea-water cure treatments helped transform Brighton into a fashionable resort.
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