Records of Settle Friends Adult School. 1860-1925.

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Records of Settle Friends Adult School. 1860-1925.

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Settle Friends Adult School.

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An Adult School was set up by Friends in Settle in 1860; separate women's classes were not offered until 1900. A separate building to house the school was erected ca.1880, on the initiative of Edward Brockbank. In 1886, total attendance was 102; by 1901, this had declined to 69. From the guide to the Records of Settle Friends Adult School, 1860-1925, (Leeds University Library) ...

Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...