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Peter Blundell. Founder of Tiverton School. 1604. Died 1601.

Peter Blundell. Founder of Tiverton School. 1604. Died 1601.

Drawn on Stone by L.E. Reed, Tiverton. Captn. Hackett, Lithog. Exeter.
[n.d. c.1820.]
Lithograph. 343 x 267mm. 13½ x 10½". Some scratching, rust stain along bottom edge.
Peter Blundell (c.1520-1601) was a prosperous clothier, trading between Tiverton and London. Dying in 1601 having never married and with no children, he left his inheritance to fellow clothiers, their families and his employees. He also created several charitable trusts and gave funds to build Blundell's School, to be a free grammar school.
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