CHICHESTER, OLIVER WHITBY SCHOOL

<span class="wrapper"><p>Documents in other West Sussex Record Office collections</p> <p>Add.Ms.7101 Photostat copy of the will, 16 February 1702/3, of Oliver Whitby of Chichester, gent., whereby inter alia he leaves a bequest for the foundations of a school in Chichester for twelve poor boys who were to be chosen from Chichester, Harting and West Wittering. Proved P.c.C., 1 April 1703</p> <p>P.D. 100 Photograph, probably late 19th century, of Oliver Whitby School</p> <p>P.D. 155 Photograph of E/35D/5/1</p> <p>M.P. 194 Typescript copies of</p> <p>1. 'Lord Cutts conveyance of Harting, Rogate and Winchelsea, etc., in trust to Lord Tankerville and Oliver Whitby Esq., for Mr. Caryll', 12 May 1697</p> <p>2. 'Declaration of Trust from Lord Tankerville and Mr Whiby to Mr Caryll', 13 May 1697</p> <p>With negative photostat of 2</p> <p>Goodwood Ms.E.407 Copy, [undated], of will, 17 November 1727, and codicil, 23 September 1729, of Henry May of the Middle Temple, London, esq., Recorder of Chichester, whereby inter alia he bequeaths to Francis Goater, John Wakeford, and John Watts of Chichester, trustees of Oliver Whitby's 'Mathematical School' in Chichester, ,50 to be immediately employed in putting out pupils of the school as apprentices, to sea, or for the general support of the school at their discretion</p> <p>Goodwood Ms.E.157 Presentment of Trustees of School for non-appearance at Court Baron of Manor of East Wittering, 1788. [The trustees were freeholders and were fined 1d.]</p></span>

The items in sections E/35D/1, 3, 5-7, together with E/35D/8/1-12, 14-21 E/35D/13/1-6 and E/35D/13/3/2 were deposited by the Governors, per Messrs. Raper and Co., West Street, Chichester, 1952-1955, 1973-1975.

E/35D/8/13 was deposited by Messrs. Thomas Eggar and Co., East Pallant, Chichester, 1967.

E/35D/13/3/1 was presented by Dr.G.Barnard of Chichester, October 1955.

E/35D/19/1,2 was presented by Mr.Tate, of Waterlooville, Hants. per Chicheste District Museum, May 1982.

E/35/12/1, 13/1/7 and 19/3/4, were deposited by Mr. M.G. Page of Chichester in September 2002.

Founded in 1702 and closed in 1950. For details of school history see T.G. Willis Records of Chichester pp. 278, 279, C. Burton Fairbrother, The Oliver Whitby School at Chichester, 1702-1950 and In Memorian Mr. C.H.R. Ballard, The Late Headmaster of the Oliver Whitby School.