Loughborough House School

[allans]

Snr married Sarah. Snr was Rev Dr Richard Turner LLD, Jnr was Rev Richard Turner, but he refers to himself as Dr & LLD in his will althought here is no eveidence he was entitled to those honours. Jnr wrote several books, early editions have him simply as Rev. Later, after his death, and perhaps confsuion because both were authors, the titles become confused. Also both went to Magdalen.

Just found a rref to Loughborough House Sch. for 1775 - but no further info, in "The Thrales of Streatham Park", letter about going to survey the school for her sson.

[hanes teulu]

The Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope in his letters to his son, Philip Stanhope, refers in one letter to his daughter in law (?) about sending the boys to school - and refers to Loughborough House.

The letter is not dated (other than "Thursday Morning") but the preceding letter is dated 16 March 1769 and the succeeding letter 11 October 1769. In the October letter he asks his daughter in law when she nexts sees the boys  to  tell "... Monsieur or Madame Perney ..."  that when he visited the boys he had the "... Michaelmas Quarteridge ..." in his pocket but forgot to pay. 

[allans]

Niced One - thats the earlist ref I have seen.
An ad. in Berows Journal dated 23 Dec 1756 indicates that Rev R Turner  'An academy will be opened in Cooken St (Copenhagen St today) after the holiday'.
It has been speculated that Rev Snr founded Loughborough School, so far the dates we have dont overlap. However your find metions 'Pernay' - I wonder if he was the head of Loughborough Sch in 1769! This might imply Rev Snr came later. Then again so far no proof Rev SNn was ever head, or Rev Jnr just that they were assoc with the school. The issurance mentioned earlier might indicate the position of Rev Turner who took out the insurance, but was that Snr or Jnr. Are we getting any nearer - duhh my brainhurts!!

I Found a ref in August 1775 (Gentleman's Magazine) that indicates Rev Perney of Loughborough House receives an Ecllesiastical Preferrement (promotion/new posting?) could this be when the Turner's move in?

[hanes teulu]

Pl. understand I'm not offering these posts as "your" Loughborough House". Rather, they are mentions of a "Loughborough House".

[allans]

Of course - more checking is required, however at first sight it looks correct.

[allans]

A book entitled "The Thrales of Streatham Park' https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Letters_Written_By_The_Late_Right_Honour/3a9CAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=stanhope+letters+loughborough+hosue+school&pg=PA208&printsec=frontcover Confirms Mr Perney at Loughborough House School, Brixton. His obit in the Gentlemans magazine Nov 1782 says Perney long of Loughborough House School, this might indicate the Turners arrived at that time.

[hanes teulu]

Things seem to dovetail nicely? Good to see you found the Earl of Chesterfield's letters.

FindMyPast has the burial (transcript only) of -
Bernard Perny, 15 Nov 1782, St Mary's Church Lambeth, residence Washway (Rev)

Thanks for the opportunity to contribute.

[allans]

Yes I found Chesterfields letters, thanks for the pointer. However I mis-posted the link, I meant to post https://archive.org/details/thralesofstreath00hest, which is also interesting and has accounts of children and the school.
Seems The house is in the Manor of Lambeth Wick, owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The manor was leased to Sir Stephen Fox in 1701 and the lease stayed with that family until the early 20th century, they were responsible for the development of Brixton. https://ovalhistory.co.uk/a-guide-to-each-street-in-my-project/brixton-road/

Now a new tack - Wiki for Sir Stephen Fox says he married (2nd mar) Christiana Hope (daughter of Rev Francis Hope). The headmaster of the school after William Hancok Roberts was, if I remember correctly was a Rev Hope. I wonder if there'sa connection.

[allans]

My mistake the later headmaster was Mr Hole - not Hope