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Blue Coat School, Basingstoke and Richard Aldworth brown plaque

Commemorative plaque
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Blue Coat School, Basingstoke and Richard Aldworth brown plaque
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This brown commemorative plaque records: The Blue Coat Boy. This statue marks the site of Basingstoke's Blue Coat School 1659-1879. It was cast from an original located at Reading's Blue Coat School. Both were founded by Richard Aldworth a governor & benefactor of Christ's Hospital (the original Blue Coast School) Recorded plaque organisation: Basingstoke Heritage Society.

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