"British system" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... upper class, and Watson's School for the children of the poorer classes; there were two other schools before the present National Schools came into existence, the history of which is of some interest. Weir, in his History of Horncastle, says "a school, on the Lancasterian, or British system, was established at a public meeting, held in October, 1813; and, a few days later, a meeting was held at the church, when it was resolved to establish a school on the plan of Dr. Bell. Both buildings were erected in 1814, ...
— A History of Horncastle - from the earliest period to the present time • James Conway Walter |
