Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet was an English philanthropist who was the benefactor of Worcester College, Oxford and Bromsgrove School.
A portrait of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet by Peter Lely
Mural monument to Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet and his first wife Mary Windsor, St Bartholomew's Church, Tardebigge
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Bromsgrove School is a co-educational boarding and day school in the English public school tradition located in Bromsgrove, England. Founded in 1553, it is one of the oldest public school in Britain,
Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet
…Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (bap. 1648 – 8 June 1701) was an English philanthropist who was the benefactor of Worcester College, Oxford and Bromsgrove School. He was the eldest son of Sir William Cookes, 1st Baronet, of Norgrove Court, Worcestershire, and his second wife, Mercy, née Dinely. He began his…
Thomas Cookes House, founded by Sir Thomas Cookes in 1693, is the oldest building on the site
Main Worcester Road entrance
North Gate entrance, with the Dining Hall seen behind to the right
Housman Hall, one of the school's senior boarding houses, was formerly the home of poet A. E. Housman