Presteigne
Education and school life
the different types of
schools and their
origins see our
Education pages.
The early days
Before the existence of state-provided education, private and
charity schools offered the only education available in the town.
Besides
John Beddoes' Grammar School (founded 1565), there was a charity
school in Presteigne maintained by Thomas Legge, of nearby Willey,
in the later 18th century, and other private establishments of
varying degrees of effectiveness in the early 19th century.
We know little about what sort of education was provided in these
schools, but records do survive for schools founded in Presteigne
later in the century and these provide a fascinating glimpse
of school life in a small Victorian country town.
Please select from the following
list for more information about the history of individual schools:
British School Hereford Street
National School Scottleton Street
Iron School off Mill Lane John Beddoes' School now in Broadaxe
