Information for record number MWA9205:
King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford upon Avon

Summary King Edward VI Grammar School. Originally this building was the Medieval guildhall. It now forms part of the premises of the Grammar School in Stratford upon Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: School
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stratford upon Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 20 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 King Edward VI Grammar School. This was originally the Guild Hall dating from 1417 and now forms part of the Grammar School premises. The ground floor, once the hall where the Guild met is currently used as a teaching area; upstairs, the roof trusses and other interior timbers are exposed, although it is clear that originally this area was divided into rooms.
2The earliest reference to a school master occurs in the late 13th century records of the Bishop of Worcester. At this date the school was associated with the parish church and probably occupied buildings close to it. The school occupied the guildhall from the mid 1560s.
 
Sources
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Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Stratford upon Avon, a History of its Streets and Buildings
Author/originator: R. Bearman
Date: 1988
Page Number: 24
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Conservation Plan
Title: Digest of the Conservation Management Plan, the Guild Hall and Pedagogue’s House, King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon
Author/originator: Mulryne R
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument GUILDHALL * Traditionally, the hall of a crafts, trade, or merchants' guild. Nowadays, often used to describe a TOWN HALL. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument GRAMMAR SCHOOL * A school founded in or before the 16th century, for teaching Latin, later becoming a secondary school teaching languages, history, science, etc. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument PARISH CHURCH * The foremost church within a parish. back

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