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Preparatory School, Llanbedr, Merionethshire, Wales. In 1910, Constance Pearse died, bequeathing the school to another brother, Hugh (an assistant master at the school), who conveyed ownership to his brother
Francis. In August 1934 the Reverend Mr Pearse sold the school to Mr D A Gregory and retired. In 1973 Mr Peter G Spencer purchased the school which he sold in 1979.
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Following the death of
Rundall, aged 44, ownership of the school passed to his widow Constance Ethel Pearse. Her brother, the Reverend Francis Wingate (or Wyngate) ‘Frank’ Pearse (1862-c.1943) became headmaster in 1906, having been headmaster at Harlington Preparatory School, later Penrallt
176:, purchased St Ninian's School, his birthplace. The building was renamed Dowding House and restored to provide sheltered housing for former members of the Royal Air Force or their dependents. The driving force behind this project was Irene 'Sandy' Park, a former
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was one of the nine boys with which the school opened at Easter 1879. In 1887, the
Reverend John William Rundall, who was Assistant Master at St Ninian's from 1882-1887, became the new owner and headmaster of the school, until his death in 1903.
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Preparatory School for boys was founded in 1879 by Arthur John Caswall Dowding and Reverend William Henry Churchill. Dowding had previously been an Assistant Master for three years at
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279:(1871-1900), British Army officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross.
273:(1896-1917), British Army officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross.
305:. The Well Road Centre, Moffat. 1 December 1999. Archived from
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