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Saffron Walden Grammar School
Saffron Walden Free Grammar School (or Saffron Walden Grammar School) was a school in the Essex town of Saffron Walden, which for over four hundred years educated the boys of the town and surrounding villages in a manner designed to be after the model of Eton College and Winchester College, Winchester. It was notable for its longevity and for some of its illustrious alumni. History The earliest schools in Walden dated from 1423 under the control of the neighbouring monastery.Player, John ''Sketches of Saffron Walden, and its Vicinity''. Youngman, 1845 The Grammar School was founded by Joan Leche, Dame Joan Bradbury in 1522. Lady Joan was the wife of London's List of Lord Mayors of London, Lord Mayor Thomas Bradbury (d.1510); her brother, John Leche, was the Rector of Saffron Walden. The grammar school by its constitution was for the benefit of the town and three villages in its vicinity. Joan and her brother, along with the local abbot and monastery, arranged its endowment with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Leche
Joan Leche (c. 1450 – March 1530), benefactress, was the wife successively of Thomas Bodley, and of Thomas Bradbury, Lord Mayor of London in 1509. She founded a chantry in London, and a grammar school in Saffron Walden, Essex. Her great-grandson, Sir John Leveson (1555–1615), was instrumental in putting down the Essex rebellion of 8 February 1601, and her great-grandson William Leveson (d. 1621) acted as trustee for the original shareholders of the Globe Theatre. Family Joan Leche, born about 1450, was the daughter of Denis Leche of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, and his wife Elizabeth, whose surname is unknown. She had three brothers whose names are known, Henry, Thomas and John. John entered the priesthood, and became vicar of Saffron Walden, Essex, from 1489 until his death on 8 November 1521. First marriage At some time between 1470 and 1475 Joan Leche married Thomas Bodley, citizen and Merchant Taylor of London. Of Devonshire origins, Thomas and his brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
