Preston School, Stokesley 1832

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Preston Grammar School in Stokesley dates 1832
Preston School, Stokesley 1832
John Preston was a local attorney who died in 1814 leaving £2000 to establish a school, however a long a protracted legal battle followed about other parts of the will.
Preston School, Stokesley
The school was opened in 1832 by Archdeacon Harcourt with Rev T Todd appointed as headmaster
Preston School, Stokesley 1832

It remained a school until 1908 and is now the first time a pizza shop has appeared on this website.

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