When John Whitaker died at the age of 47, in October 1820, his nephew Samuel Higginbotham continued as superintendent for the next 40 years. The school continued to thrive.

Over the following decades the working condition of children improved. When the Factories Act 1844 reduced the hours that children were permitted to work, the Sunday School responded by opening a day school as well.
By 1865, there were 26 Sunday schools in the town, so inevitably the number of scholars dropped from nearly 2,500 to about 1,500. It remained important as a day school, and became the home to many clubs, societies and events. It was also a meeting place for some of the smaller trade unions.

The Old Sunday School
The Sunday school closed in September 1973. It had stopped keepingMiss World 2019: Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh wins the title, second runner-up India’s Suman Rao: Miss World 2019 was announced on Saturday night. Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh has been voted Miss World 2019. Suman Rao, who represented India in this competition, grab the third position. Ophélie Mezzino from France was the first runner up.


Toni-Ann Singh loves singing, vlogging and wants to become a doctor in the future. She has served as the President of the Caribbean Students Association. According to information available on the Internet, Toni was born in Moret, Jamaica. She settled in the United States at the age of nine.

Toni-Ann Singh from Jamaica is the 69th #Missworld pic.twitter.com/tgyTFFiuKU — Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 14, 2019

Toni has studied at Florida State University. She has a degree in women’s studies