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Whitgift School was founded in 1596 by the Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift and opened in 1600 [4] as part of the Whitgift Foundation which had the aim of building a hospital and school in Croydon for the "poor, needy and impotent people" from the parishes of Croydon and Lambeth. [5]
Whitgift, East Riding of Yorkshire, a small village near the confluence of the River Ouse and the River Trent, England; John Whitgift, an English archbishop, who founded or gave his name to: the Whitgift Foundation; the Whitgift Almshouses; Whitgift School, an independent school in Croydon; Trinity School of John Whitgift, an independent school ...
Whitgift is a small linear village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twin Rivers, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Goole. It is located alongside the River Ouse and north of the A161 road between Goole and Scunthorpe .
The Whitgift Foundation is a charity based in Croydon, South London, England.The purpose of the charity is to provide education for the young and care for the elderly. The main activities of the charity are the operation of three independent schools; providing sheltered accommodation; and nursing care through three care homes and running the Carer's Information Service.
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is an Anglican church in the hamlet of Whitgift, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The church is noted for its clock which displays the number 13 in Roman numerals in what should be the 12 o'clock position – the only one in Britain to do so.
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The 203-seat theatre at Whitgift School. The theatre is used for educational purposes within the school, such as assemblies, as well as the showing of films. In July 1970, Grimsby Education Committee gave £10,000 towards the establishment of a regional film theatre. [21] The school has the 203-seat Whitgift Film Theatre. [22]
John Whitgift (c. 1530 – 29 February 1604) was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583 to his death. Noted for his hospitality, he was somewhat ostentatious in his habits, sometimes visiting Canterbury and other towns attended by a retinue of 800 horses. Whitgift's theological views were often controversial.