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Nonconformist

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Oct 26, 1870

Page

7

Forsters Act and the elementary education shifts

The piece explains the impending end of building grants after December and March, forcing local School Boards to address deficiencies. It outlines how statistics will guide district decisions, the role of church and denominational schools, and potential compulsion debates, with mentions of Mr Forster, the Privy Council, and Gladstone policy swaps.

Committee of Council On Education Education Board Education Department England Wales Educational Board Educational Department Central Department Privy Council National Society Forster Committee of Council Hugh Owen Thomas Preston Knight and Co Amer Lincoln’s Inn-Gate Gladstone R. W. Dale Liberal Party

Preservation of Hampstead Heath Reaches Public Use

The Metropolitan Board of Works secures Hampstead Heath for public recreation after a long dispute with the Wilson family and London residents. The outcome promises broad access within months, ending a more than twenty-five year clash over enclosure and control.

Battle over Hampstead Heath enclosure and public access

The long fight between Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson and public bodies over enclosing Hampstead Heath culminates in protracted negotiations after his death. The Metropolitan Board of Works opposed enclosure, forcing concessions and eventual sale of rights, as Sir John Maryon Wilson pursued a limited, faith-based settlement preserving public access while allowing some road-like avenues to his lands.

Sir Thomas House of Lords House of Commons Ventuies Thomas Maryon Wilson Board of Works T. M. Wilson John Thwaites Thomas Houses Parliament John Maryon Wilson Sir John Thwaites Hampstead Neath Wilson Sir John

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Hampstead Seath Metropolitan Board of Works London Hampstead Heath Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson
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