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[[File:War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1269172.jpg|thumb|Holt War Memorial]]'''Holt''' is a town in [[North Norfolk]]. It is the terminus of the preserved North Norfolk Railway. The town is noted for its many Georgian buildings, built after the great fire which destroyed most of the town in a few hours in 1708.<ref name=brooks>Peter Brooks, ''Holt, Georgian Market Town'', (Cromer: Poppyland Publishing, second edition 2001, ISBN 0-946148-53-8)</ref> | [[File:War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1269172.jpg|thumb|Holt War Memorial]]'''Holt''' is a town in [[North Norfolk]]. It is the terminus of the preserved North Norfolk Railway. The town is noted for its many Georgian buildings, built after the great fire which destroyed most of the town in a few hours in 1708.<ref name=brooks>Peter Brooks, ''Holt, Georgian Market Town'', (Cromer: Poppyland Publishing, second edition 2001, ISBN 0-946148-53-8)</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Gresham's School== | ||
| + | [[File:BigSchool.JPG|thumb|left|Big School]]'''Gresham's School''' is an independent boarding school in Holt, founded in 1555. Originally for boys only, it is now fully co-educational. | ||
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| + | ===Notable old boys=== | ||
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| + | *[[Robert Medley]] | ||
| + | *[[Sir Stephen Spender]] | ||
| + | *[[Benjamin Britten]] | ||
| + | *[[Sir Lennox Berkeley]] | ||
| + | *[[W H Auden]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:37, 19 June 2015
Holt is a town in North Norfolk. It is the terminus of the preserved North Norfolk Railway. The town is noted for its many Georgian buildings, built after the great fire which destroyed most of the town in a few hours in 1708.[1]
Gresham's School
Gresham's School is an independent boarding school in Holt, founded in 1555. Originally for boys only, it is now fully co-educational.
Notable old boys
References
- ↑ Peter Brooks, Holt, Georgian Market Town, (Cromer: Poppyland Publishing, second edition 2001, ISBN 0-946148-53-8)
