National Society v School Board of London: 1874

The National Society raised large sums by subscription and made grants in favour of schools in which children were to be instructed (in addition to reading, writing and arithmetic) in holy scripture and in the liturgy and catechism of the established church. Former owners of land conveyed under the 1841 Act had only the remedy of complaint to the Educational Board.

Citations:

(1874) 18 Eq 608

Statutes:

School Sites Act 1841

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedFraser and Another v Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance and others HL 27-Oct-2005
Land had been acquired by a deed under the 1841 Act, but had in 1995 ceased to be used as a school ‘for the education of children and adults of the labouring manufacturing and other poorer classes . . And for no other purpose ‘. Under the Act, the . .
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Land, Charity

Updated: 14 May 2022; Ref: scu.231638