Robert Johnson, Archdeacon of Leicester - Uppingham School - Uppingham, Rutland - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

Statue of Robert Johnson, Archdeacon of Leicester, and founder of Uppingham School. Above entrance to school in High Street West.

Johnson stands with his right hand resting on a walking stick with a T-shaped handle, In his left hand he is holding a model of the hospital he established along with the school. He wears an Elizabethan scholar's cap and ermine-trimmed gown.

"Robert Johnson (1540 – 1625) was a Church of England cleric and the founder of both Oakham School and Uppingham School.

He was a Puritan rector of North Luffenham, Rutland, for 51 years, from 1574 until his death. He was also a Canon of Windsor (1572 to 1625) and Archdeacon of Leicester (1591 to 1625), and using the income from these and other church posts he held concurrently, he founded free grammar schools in Oakham and Uppingham in 1584, as well as other charitable institutions. He enjoyed the patronage of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley."

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Associated Religion(s): Christian Statue Location: Entrance to Uppingham School, High Street West Entrance Fee: Free Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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