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A stone plaque with carved text is set into a yellow brick wall above a small window featuring leaded stained glass.

Old School, Wicken (RGL2026)

The Old School, 16 – 18 North Street, Wicken

History of the Old School

A woman in a long dark dress and a man in a jacket and breeches stand on a path before a two-story brick building with vines.

Wicken old school (E S Aspland)

John Rayner (1770-1813) of Wicken Hall, left his estate to his wife. She used the money to endow free schools in Wicken. Her sister, Mary Hatch, saw the project through.

A large group of children and two adult women pose for a formal portrait in front of a brick building, dated May 2, 1891.

Wicken school group 1891

The teacher is Hattie Johnson. For names of all the children see ‘Wicken’, Anthony Day, 1990.

A row of yellow brick and white-painted houses with slate roofs and brown window frames along a street under a blue sky.

Old School, Wicken (RGL2026)

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