Constructed in 1614 by funds donated by local benefactor Robert Smythe, this building was designed to house a school for impoverished children from the town. Children that attended the all-boys school were provided with bibles and were taught Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Many of the students went on to serve in the clergy of the Church of England. The building continued as a school until 1908 when a new academy was built in the town. The Old Grammar School was eventually home to fee-paying students, who were the sons of…
