Associated with the Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road, 1883, possibly a steward there.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
J. Poole
Commemorated ati
Wesleyan Schools, Leswin Road - plaque 02
This stone was laid on behalf of the stewards by J. Poole Esq.
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Sunday Schools (centenary)
Workhouses.org informs that schools for children on Sundays probably happened earlier but the movement started in 1780 when Robert Raikes opened a school in Gloucester.
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