Danny Howell writes:
Emwell Cross House [at No.1 Vicarage Street] Warminster, was a boarding school in the late 1800s. It was run by the De Gruchy family who came to Warminster from Jersey in the Channel Islands. Professor John De Gruchy taught French and maths.
Mrs. Jane De Gruchy was in charge of the young ladies who boarded in. John De Gruchy died in September 1875 and is buried at Christ Church, Warminster. His obituary said he had few equals as a teacher, that he was punctual, unassuming and kind. Mrs. De Gruchy continued to run the school until the 1880s and then resided there in retirement until her death on 14 November 1899.