BRITISH EDUCATIONAL AWARD MEDALS FROM THE COLLECTION FORMED BY THE LATE T.H. WATTS 27
£60-80
LINCOLNSHIRE, Grimsby, Grimsby Municipal College, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. wreath, named (440 Yds Handicap (Under 14), F. Brannam, 69 1/5 Secs., 1923), 39mm, 30.41g; YORKSHIRE, Hull, Tercentenary of the Birth of Andrew Marvell, 1921, a silver medal by T. Sheppard for J.A. Restall, bust three-quarters right, rev. façade of the Old Grammar School, hallmarked Birmingham 1920, 45mm, 41.20g (BHM 4160; E 1972; Yorkshire NS Transactions, vol. II, p.205) [2]. Mint state, latter with sharp rims; in cases of issue
Grimsby Municipal College, Eleanor street, opened in October 1895. Hull Grammar School was founded in the first half of the 14th century; the building shown on the medal was opened in Leicester street in 1891. Andrew Marvell (1621-78), poet, satirist and politician, was educated at the School, where his father was a master
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LINCOLNSHIRE, Louth (and elsewhere), Society of Industry, 1783, a silver award medal by J. Milton, robed figures of Peace and Plenty, beehive in background, rev. legend, named (Lord Brownlow, Benefactor), 35mm, 21.36g (Stainton 1; W 2353; D & W 137/286; cf. DNW T6, 603). Very fine; with flat loop for suspension
£100-150
Lord Brownlow, Sir Brownlow Cust, 4th Bt and 1st Baron Brownlow, FRS (1744-1807), educ. Eton and Corpus Christi, Cambridge; Tory MP for Ilchester 1766-74, then Grantham 1774-6.
The Society operated working schools for the children of the poor, training and working them as Jersey spinners. About 143 parishes were united in the scheme, the chief town centres being Louth, Alford, Horncastle and Spilsby (Stainton, BNJ 1983, p.139). Silver medals were given to some of the trustees (cf.DNWT6, 603 and M12, 26) and an additional 57 specimens were struck for sale to subscribers in 1785
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LONDON, Aldersgate, Aldersgate School of Medicine, silver award medals by T. Halliday (2), both Session 1842-3, legend (…Presented by Mr Holthouse; …Practice of Surgery), revs. wreath, named (1st Prize in Practical Anatomy Awarded to Mr S. Bowden, Plymouth…; Presented by F.C. Skey, Esq, F.R.S., to Mr S. Bowden, Plymouth), both 51mm, 45.38g, 45.67g [2]. About extremely fine, toned
£80-100
Aldersgate School of Medicine was a private medical school established in 1825 and, for a while, it rivalled the similar school at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The latter got the upper hand and Aldersgate School closed in 1849. Carsten Holthouse (1810-1901) ran the Public Dispensary in Lincoln’s Inn. Frederick Carpenter Skey, CB (1798-1872) was President of the Royal Medico-Chirurgical Society. The recipient, Stephen Bowden, FRCS (1822-96), b. Plymouth, joined the Royal Navy as an assistant surgeon in March 1845, advancing to Surgeon in September 1854 and Fleet Surgeon in 1867. In later life he lived at Alma place, North Shields
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LONDON, Bishopsgate, St Botolph’s Church, Sir Paul Pindar, 1756, an openwork uniface brass badge, crude facing bust, 34mm, 12.51g. Fine, very rare; worthy of further research
£50-80
The purpose of this badge is unknown, unless it be related to the Sir Paul Pindar’s Head tavern which flourished in the last third of the 18th century. Sir Paul Pindar (1565-1650), b. Wellingborough, was a London merchant and member of the Turkey Company who, in 1611, had been appointed Ambassador to the Grand Seignior at Constantinople. The timber-frame of his house in Bishopsgate Street Without was built in 1599-1600 and, when demolished to facilitate the expansion of Liverpool Street station, was presented to the Victoria and Albert Museum
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The foundation stone was laid by Revd. William Rogers on 13 May 1893; the Institute opened on New Year’s Day 1895 LONDON, Bishopsgate, Foundation Stone of Bishopsgate Institute Laid, 1893, a silver medal by R. Neal, elevation
of entrance gate tower, rev. legend, 39mm, 35.66g (Taylor 224a; Hawkins p.675). Extremely fine and attractively toned
£40-60
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