Merchant Taylor's School

London: being an accurate history and description of the British metropolis and its neighbourhood(1805) by David Hughson

In 1561 Richard Hills formerly master of the merchant taylors company purchased the house and manor for 500l and in the mansion founded Merchant Taylors School The old structure having been destroyed by the fire in 1666, the present fabric was constructed on its site at the charge of the company The school is a long and spacious building supported on the east by many stone pillars forming a handsome cloister. Adjoining to the school is a library supported also by pillars of stone and south of the library is the part called the chapel.

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