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Edward Lewis left money in his will specifically for setting up a school. He died in 1728 at only 37 years of age. The school was to benefit 15 poor boys of the Parish at any one time, and the sum he left was to cover the cost of purchasing a building, paying a teacher and to provide for uniforms and other materials. As his mother outlived him, it was a condition of his will that his wishes could not be put in to force until she too had died. Finally on the 1st August 1762 the school was opened in a small cottage near the site of the Roman Fort.
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