Medals by Subject, Education, Sedgley Park Roman Catholic School, established 1762, Copper Reward of Merit Medal, c.1800, façade of the school buildings, rev altar within wreath, 42.5mm. Extremely fine.
Sedgley Park School was founded by Bishop Richard Challoner and placed under the care of his Chaplain, the Rev William Errington. It was the first post-Reformation English Catholic boarding-school for the education of boys whose parents were 'in more confined circumstances'. (40 - 60 GBP)