Eton College, properly called the College of the Blessed Mary of Eton, is one of the great public schools of England. It was founded at Eton in Buckinghamshire by Henry VI in 1440. The building, which was commenced in 1441 and finished in 1523, received important additions subsrquently in the shape of mathematical and science schools, a museum, etc. Research Eton College
John Bacon was an English sculptor. He was born in 1740 and died in 1799. Among his chief works are two groups for the interior of the Royal Academy; the statue of Judge Blackstone for All Souls College, Oxford; another of Henry VI for Eton College; the monument of LordChatham in Westminster Abbey; and the statues of Dr. Johnson and Mr. Howard in St Paul's Cathedral. Research John Bacon
Eton (recorded in the Domesday Book as Ettone) is a town in Berkshire, England on the River Thames. The town is known principally for Eton College, the most famous public school in England, which was founded in 1440 and is still using the original 15th-century buildings.
Eton is a city in Murray County, Georgia, USA. Research Eton
Caen Stone is a soft, fine-grained, light-coloured form of limestone quarried near Caen in Normandy and extensively used in buildings in Paris, and from the 11th to 15th centuries in buildings in Britain. Caen stone is too absorbent to be used outside, but was widely used for interiors and was used in the construction of Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral and Eton College. Research Caen Stone
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