A Good Price for Fareham: A life in times of war, plague and fire

by Paul Gover

In 1721 William Price, a timber merchant, left his wealth to establish a "bluecoat" charity school for the poor of Fareham in Hampshire. "Price's School" existed from about 1725 to 1989, and the William Price Charitable Trust continues. Produced as part of the Society of Old Priceans' celebration of the 300th anniversary of the school's foundation, this book adds substantially to the little previously known about him. It is the result of much new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C1JGLYRQ
• ISBN13: 9798390148068
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"