Percy Street, William Turner's school

HER Number

15686

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Percy Street, William Turner's school

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

School

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Description

William Turner, Unitarian Minister, ran a private classical school from his house in Percy Street. Between 1785 and 1802 he had 161 pupils.

Easting

424700

Northing

564700

Grid Reference

NZ424700564700

Sources

Brian Mains and Anthony Tuck (eds), 1986, Royal Grammar School Newcastle upon Tyne - a History of the School in its Community, p 59