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Blue Coat School, York

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St Anthony's Hall, York
St Anthony's Hall, York

The Blue Coat School in York, England, was founded in 1705 as a charity school for forty poor boys. There was a smaller school for girls known as the Grey Coat School, York.

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Blue Coat School, York
Peasholme Green, York Layerthorpe

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