2019

SN0538 : College Square, Newport

taken 5 years ago, near to Newport, Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro, Wales

College Square, Newport
College Square, Newport
Known as College Square on account of the fact that the terrace of white cottages in the centre of the image were used as the school and Teacher Training premises for (Madam) Bridget Bevan's Circulating Schools programme in the mid 19th century.
Bridget was born in Llannewydd in 1698, the daughter of the philanthropist John Vaughan, and she used family wealth to support the establishment of a travelling education system known as the Circulating Welsh Charity Schools, moving from village to village and providing an education to the people. This scheme operated very successfully from the 1730s until the mid 1850s, at which point the schools were taken over by the National Society system, effectively the forerunner of modern educational arrangements.

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SN0538, 100 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Law   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 18 September, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 28 September, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 0582 3886 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:0.8461N 4:49.8614W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SN 05852 38865
View Direction
WEST (about 270 degrees)
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