Sir William Craven was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1610. It has been noted that the story of Dick Whittington has some similarities to Craven's career, though the story was fir
Sir William Craven (by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger)
Burnsall Primary School
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Burnsall Primary School is a state school in a historic building, in the village of Burnsall, in North Yorkshire, in England.
William Craven (Lord Mayor of London)
…windows. He founded the grammar school in Burnsall, North Yorkshire, in 1602; this building has been in use as a school ever since then and now houses Burnsall Primary School. The inscription "William Craven Alderman of London founder of this Schoole Anno Domini 1601" can still be seen on a panel above the school door. In…
The building, in 2008