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Kemplays Academy, Matthew Wilson, and Richard Kemplay blue plaque

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Kemplays Academy, Matthew Wilson, and Richard Kemplay blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Kemplays Academy This fine house, built in 1720 for Matthew Wilson, is shown on John Cossins's Plan of Leeds in 1725. In 1817 Richard Kemplay purchased the property to house his 'Academy for Young Gentlemen'. Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

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