St. Vincent Beechey

He was also named after his godfather, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, in recognition of his great naval victory in 1797.

Beechey was called to a meeting at the North Euston Hotel in 1844 by a young Corsican by the name of Zenon Vantini who was looking to make money through an educational insurance scheme.

[8] St. Vincent soon rose to prominence in the scheme when it became apparent that any schools founded would be of Anglican foundation.

[4] Beechey had to raise funds for the opening of the new school and got the financial support of Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, The Earl of Derby as patron, the Duke of Devonshire as vice-president and Archbishop Sumner, then Bishop of Chester and later Archbishop of Canterbury, as visitor.

The school opened on 22 August 1844 in the grounds of Hesketh's Rossall Hall, with a 21-year lease on the aforementioned property and an option to purchase after ten years for £7000.