William Gilpin 1724 - 1804
These flats have been built on the site of Cheam School. From 1752 - 1777, William Gilpin, satirised by William Combe and Rowlandson as Dr Syntax because of his interest in the picturesque landscape, was headmaster. He was also a water colourist and educationla reformer.
Heritage in Sutton
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SM3, High Street, Cheam, Tabor Court
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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William Gilpin
Writer. Chiefly remembered as the author of 'The Three Tours of Dr Syntax', a...
Artist, author, cleric and schoolmaster. He was a sketcher and collector of p...
Artist and caricaturist. Born Old Jewry. Died 1 James Street. The picture,...
Founded by George Aldrich. It moved to Headley, Hampshire in 1934. Philip, Du...
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William Gilpin
London borough formed by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Sutton and Ch...
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William Gilpin
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