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The Magnus Grammar School. Form IV pupils at their desks, 1901

Courtesy of Magnus Church of England School

Appleton Gate
Newark on Trent
England

The maps on the wall suggest a geography lesson. Education at Magnus at this time was predominantly Classical, intending to prepare boys for Oxbridge. Day boys paid nothing for tuition in the three R's, but a fee was charged for extras such as Geography and History.

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