What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Dunk's Almshouses and Schoolroom In his will of 1718 Sir Thomas Dunk gave and endowed these six dwellings for poor people a school for twenty boys and a house for the master Recorded plaque organisation: Hawkhurst Heritage.
Sir Thomas Dunk was a benefactor who, in his 1718 will, established almshouses and a school to provide shelter for the poor and education for boys, showcasing his significant philanthropic contributions to his community.
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