Jepson's Hospital and Zacarias Jepson green plaque
Overview
Jepson's Hospital and Zacarias Jepson green plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England North Yorkshire. This green commemorative plaque records: The City Club This was Jepson's Hospital, a "Bluecoat School" for poor boys of Ripon, endowed by Zacarias Jepson in 1672. The school, rebuilt in 1878, was closed in 1927 and the foundation changed to an educational trust.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: The City Club This was Jepson's Hospital, a "Bluecoat School" for poor boys of Ripon, endowed by Zacarias Jepson in 1672.
People and events
The saved account records: The school, rebuilt in 1878, was closed in 1927 and the foundation changed to an educational trust.
How it worked
The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Jepson's Hospital and Zacarias Jepson green plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: The City Club This was Jepson's Hospital, a "Bluecoat School" for poor boys of Ripon, endowed by Zacarias Jepson in 1672. The school, rebuilt in 1878, was closed in 1927 and the foundation changed to an educational trust. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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