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  2. www.tonbridge-school.co.uk › about › historyHistory - Tonbridge School

    Tonbridge School was founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde, a distinguished member of the Worshipful Company of Skinners, which assumed the governance of the School after Judde’s death. Judde left property in London as an endowment for the School.

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  3. Tonbridge School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school for boys 13-18) in Tonbridge, Kent, England, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde (sometimes spelled Judd). It is a member of the Eton Group and has close links with the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of the oldest London livery companies .

  4. Dec 31, 2014 · The history of Tonbridge school from its foundation in 1553 to the present date : Rivington, Septimus, 1846-1926 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.

  5. The town's facilities were much enhanced in 1553 when Sir Andrew Judde founded Tonbridge School, a development much appreciated by the townsfolk who had had little educational provision since Cardinal Wolsey suppressed the Priory in 1524.

  6. Andrew became a very wealthy man who was conscious of the loss of education at Tonbridge following the dissolution of the Priory in 1527. Consequently, he founded Tonbridge School in 1553, with Judd school also being founded by the Skinners Company many years later.

  7. The school was founded in 1553 and is situated near the centre of the Kentish town of Tonbridge, with regular trains to London taking less than an hour. The 150 acres of playing fields and beautiful Victorian buildings make for a traditional, spacious feel, but it's an innovative institution too - it was one of the first schools to offer IGCSEs.

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