Geoffrey Haward Martin, The History of Colchester Royal Grammar School… (1947)
“ Elianore, a Bailiff of the Town, amply endowed his chantry for two chaplains "to pray daily for his good estate as long as he lived and after his decease for his Soul, and for the souls of Philippa, John, Hubert, and Elias, and all his benefactors and for the souls of all faithful persons departed this life." ”
Geoffrey Haward Martin, The History of Colchester Royal Grammar School… (1947)
“ This, however, was not the School: Westons now houses Adams's Garage. The transition from carriage-manufactory to garage is natural enough, and the ground plan of the garage conforms to that of the School as it is shown in a perambulation of All Saints Parish of 1794, despite the very different use to which the building is put (see Appendix 2) . Moreover, when the school-house was sold by public auction (Essex Standard, May 4th, 1853) the premises were described as having a frontage of 79 feet; and Adams's Garage is the only property in that part of Culver Street with that frontage. ”
Geoffrey Haward Martin, The History of Colchester Royal Grammar School… (1947)
“ The old school-house was bought in auction by a carriage-manufacturer. Strange as it seems, although the change was made less than a century ago, the identity of Westons was almost "lost," and a genuine doubt has existed in recent years as to which of the buildings in Culver Street occupied the site of the old school, the issue being further confused in October, 1939, when the demolition of All Saints Court and adjacent buildings revealed the timber frame (now erected in the Castle) of what appeared to be the hall of some public building. ”
