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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]
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.
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 ...
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.
John Whitgift Academy (formerly known as Whitgift School) is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England. The ...
This is a list of Old Whitgiftians (abbreviated OWs), former pupils of Whitgift School, which is a British private boys' day and boarding school in South Croydon in London. Academia, medicine and science
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.
The Whitgift Centre is a large shopping centre in the town centre of Croydon, opening in stages between 1968 and 1970. [1] The centre comprises 1,302,444 sq ft (121,001 m 2 ) of retail space, and was the largest covered shopping development in Greater London until the opening of Westfield London at White City in 2008.