Wigton School

Wigton School (also called Brookfield School or Friends' School) was a private boarding school on the outskirts of Wigton, Cumbria. The school was opened on 4 September 1815 by the Society of Friends (Quakers) for Cumberland and Northumberland. The initial student intake was 9 boys and 8 girls in premises at Highmoor in existing buildings. These first buildings were leased at an annual rent of 27 guineas.^[1]

In 1826, the main school site opened at Brookfield, commissioned by the Society of Friends. A London architect designed the buildings in classic Georgian style.^[1]

The school motto was "We seek the truth." The school badge comprised a shield with a green background and diagonal river to represent the school's rural location with a beck (small brook) running through the grounds. On one side of the diagonal was a lamp to represent knowledge. On the other side was a set of scales to represent fairness and tolerance, key Quaker virtues.

The school expanded over the years. Student numbers peaked in the mid-1970s at around 210. Following the peak, student numbers declined and in 1984 the school closed.^[1] The school's historic main building was destroyed by fire in 1989.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Wigton Old Scholars' Association: The School". Wigton Old Scholars' Association. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved September 11, 2011.

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Schools in Cumbria

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Grammar	Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

Special	Eden Grove School Witherslack Hall School

Independent	Austin Friars St Monica's School Sedbergh School Windermere School

Sixth form & FE colleges	Barrow Sixth Form College Furness College Kendal College Lakes College

Defunct	Barrow-in-Furness Grammar Schools Barrow-in-Furness Higher Grade School Casterton School Barrow-in-Furness Technical School Hawkshead Grammar School John Whinnerah Institute Parkview School St Bees School Salterbeck School Southfield Technology College Urswick Grammar School Wigton School Workington School

Coordinates: 54°49′12″N 3°10′53″W / 54.8201°N 3.1815°W / 54.8201; -3.1815

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