Thomas Slade was appointed as overseer during the building of The Hampshire, a 50-gun vessel for the Navy – the contract for the construction having been let to John Barnard of Ipswich.

David Burton, who took over Sir John Thursby Community College in Burnley five-and-a-half-years-ago, is to become head of leading school Canon Slade in Bolton. During his time Sir John Thursby has ...

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