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An excellent stone building of modern erection and consists of four apartments the one in the West Wing is used as a Girls School, and the other three as Boys Schools, there is also a good house used as the Masters residence, attached to the establishment. The Schools including the Masters Residence was built at the expense of the corporation who have the appointment of the Master and Mistress and the payment of salaries &c. The Schools are endowed in the following Manner. Mark Forster by his will bearing date 20th September 1726 left a rent charge of Ten pounds a year payable out of the Lough House Estate and a House in Clayport Street for the Education of poor Freemen’s children, and Benjiman Barton by his will dated 17th December 1737 bequeathed the interest of Fifty Pounds for the education of unfreemen’s children of the Borough of Alnwick. The Grammar School which forms a portion of this establishment is endowed by £4.1s.8d paid annually by the commissioners of Woods and Forests which sum is augmented by a voliuntary gift from the corporation and all sons of Freemen who apply are taught classics free and the children who attend the school and are not entitled to this privilege have to pay from 10 to £15 a quarter to the corporation for their Education at these Schools. David Allison AM Esq Master.Miss Crerer Mistress