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'''King Edward's School''' (est. 1552) is an independent secondary school in [[Birmingham]]. Young [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was a former student, as were his friends [[Christopher Wiseman]], [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley|Thomas Barnsley]] and [[Robert Gilson]], who was the son of headmaster Robert Cary Gilson. It was here that the [[T.C.B.S.]] came to being. | '''King Edward's School''' (est. 1552) is an independent secondary school in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
[[File:KES Free Grammar School Charles Barry.jpg|thumb|180px]] | |||
Young [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] was a former student, as were his friends [[Christopher Wiseman]], [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley|Thomas Barnsley]] and [[Robert Gilson]], who was the son of headmaster Robert Cary Gilson. It was here that the [[T.C.B.S.]] came to being. The "Tea Club and Barrovian Society" alluded to their fondness of drinking tea in Barrow's Stores near the school and, illegally, in the school library. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[The King Edward's School Chronicle]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.kes.bham.sch.uk/index.html Official homepage] | * [http://www.kes.bham.sch.uk/index.html Official homepage] | ||
* | * {{WP|King Edward's School, Birmingham}} | ||
[[Category:Academic institutions | [[Category:Academic institutions in England]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, 30 August 2023
King Edward's School (est. 1552) is an independent secondary school in Birmingham.
Young J.R.R. Tolkien was a former student, as were his friends Christopher Wiseman, Geoffrey Bache Smith, Thomas Barnsley and Robert Gilson, who was the son of headmaster Robert Cary Gilson. It was here that the T.C.B.S. came to being. The "Tea Club and Barrovian Society" alluded to their fondness of drinking tea in Barrow's Stores near the school and, illegally, in the school library.
