SU8008 : Funtington Churchyard: grave of Richard Churcher

taken 24 days ago, near to Funtington, West Sussex, England

Funtington Churchyard: grave of Richard Churcher
Funtington Churchyard: grave of Richard Churcher
Richard Churcher was born in Funtington, West Sussex and apprenticed to John Jacob, an eminent citizen and barber-surgeon of London from 1675 to 1682 . Subsequently he joined the East India Company and went to India where he made his fortune. He founded Churcher's College in Petersfield, Hampshire. His will, dated 1722, decreed that the College was to educate '10 or 12 local boys from Petersfield, of any age from 9 to 14, in the arts of writing, arithmetic, mathematics and navigation so they could be apprenticed to masters of ships sailing in the East Indies'. In 1972 the school celebrated its 250th anniversary by letting in the least promising pupil they ever had, one Basher Eyre of this parish. Despite this, they survived to celebrate their 300th birthday in 2022 LinkExternal link

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SU8008, 112 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Basher Eyre   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 11 November, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 11 November, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 8007 0816 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:52.0446N 0:51.8121W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 8007 0815
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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