Concept From 1781

Sunday Schools (centenary)

Workhouses.org informs that schools for children on Sundays probably happened earlier but the movement started in 1780 when Robert Raikes opened a school in Gloucester.

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Sunday Schools (centenary)

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Centenary Hall - Sunday Schools

Centenary of Sunday Schools AD 1780 - 1880.

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1 memorial

Henry Herbert Gwynn

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Peggy Jones

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Anna Kendall

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2 memorials

Enid Blyton

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Person, Children, Literature, Race Issues, Seriously Famous

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