The town's prosperity came from the maltings, some of which were owned by George Fawbert and John Barnard; in 1839 they set up the Fawbert and Barnard charity to fund local children and their education, funding a local infant school that still exists today.
The town's prosperity came from the maltings, some of which were owned by George Fawbert. The town's prosperity came from the maltings, some of which were owned by John Barnard. They set up the Fawbert and Barnard charity to fund local children, funding a local infant school. This was in 1839. They set up the Fawbert and Barnard charity to fund their education, funding a local infant school. This was in 1839. This local infant school still exists today.