Benefactors Board - St Bartholomew - Longnor, Staffordshire
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Benefactors board in St Bartholomew's church, Longnor.
Waymark Code: WM16RXC
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/28/2022
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Benefactors board in St Bartholomew's church, Longnor.
A wooden board by the entrance, under the tower of the church, listing local benefactions of the late 18th century.
The inscription reads -
Benefactions
Mr JOHN ROBINSON of the Faw-
side near Longnor, left by Will bearing date
April 24th 1793, the Interest of £196 9s 6d secured
upon the Leek Turnpike-road as follows Viz
one Moiety to the School of Longnor for the
instruction of poor children; the other Moiety
to be distributed amongst the Poor of Longnor
& Heathy-Lee for ever.
Mr MOSES CHARLESWORTH of
Longnor left by Will, dated Novem.r 25th 1794,
the Interest of £20 to the School of Longnor for
the instruction of 2 poor children in reading;
he further bequeathed the Interest of £20 to four
of the poorest Widows, belonging to the Town-
ship of Longnor, that attend the Church on
Christmas-Day, to be paid yearly for ever.
Approximate age of artefact (Year): 1800
Times available for viewing: Daytime hours
Entrance fee (if applicable), local currency: 0
Relevant website: Not listed
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