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Thomas Rawlins set up a charity in 1691 to endow the school that he had built and he added to it in 1710. As well as endowing the school, this charity provided a total of £91.15s to be divided amongst the poor of Woodhouse, £29.17s for the poor of Quorn, £2.10s for poor dissenters at Mountsorrel, £1 for the poor at Barrow upon Soar. There was £4 provided to apprentice boys from Woodhouse and Quorn and £1 for the repairing of roads in Woodhouse.

Thomas Rawlins' Cottage

The rear of the cottage in which Thomas Rawlins lived in Woodhouse.

Thomas Rawlins' Cottage

Sign at the gate of Pestilence Cottage where Thomas Rawlins lived in Woodhouse.

Last Updated Fri, 7 Apr, 2006.