William Harris Rule
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William Harris Rule was a British Methodist missionary and writer. Rule and his wife started schools building to 400 pupils in Gibraltar. He tried to establish missions in Spain.
A Carte de Visite card given to Manuel Matamoros
Photograph from Rule's autobiography
The Christian Brothers School was a school in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The school was a technical school in the 1930s and in 1950 became the Gibraltar Grammar School until comprehe
William Harris Rule
…had few refusals. The Catholic population realised that they needed to establish their own school, and in 1835 two Irish Brothers arrived to found the Christian Brothers School. However, progress was slow as the children did not speak English and the new teachers did not speak Spanish. The brothers were overworked and nearly…
The Grammar School Badge on the wall in 2013
The verandah today showing the view of Gibraltar Harbour