School Collection (#90)

Dr Thomas John Barnardo
Portrait of Dr Thomas John Barnardo (1845-1905). In 1867, Barnardo set up a Ragged School for poor children in Londons East End, followed in 1870 by a home for boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Cockermouth Union schools, Flimby, Cumberland
The Cockermouth Union workhouse schools at Flimby, Cumberland. Flimby Lodge was purchased by the Union in 1886 for conversion to a school and vagrant wards

Manual of Workhouse Cookery, cover
The cover of a well used copy of the Manual of Workhouse Cookery, marked Matrons Use in the top left corner. The book was published in 1901 alongside a major revision of workhouse diets

Strand Union Boys Band
A group picture of the Strand Union Boys Band on 12 July 1905, at the Childrens Fete held at the Vicarage, Tottenham, North London

St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, Southall
The St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall, Middlesex. An inscription below the pediment gives its date of construction as 1858

Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gymnasium
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gym team
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Kensington & Chelsea District School, boys group photo
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

The Ewelme Almshouses (3 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

The Ewelme Almshouses (2 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

The Ewelme Almshouses (1 / 4)
The Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

The Ewelme Almshouses (4 / 4)
Inside the Cloisters at the Ewelme Almshouses, founded in 1437 with a Grammar School attached by William de la Pole, 1st Duke and 4th Earl of Suffolk at Ewelme, Oxfordshire

Wellington Academy, Hampstead Road (Dickens)
The Wellington Academy, Hampstead Road, London. The School attended by Charles Dickens between 1824 and 1826. The Salem House in David Copperfield

Young ladies Preparatory School 1858
Preparatory School for young ladies, where they are urged to become good housewives and know something about the art of cookery

Authority in the young / W H Robinson
Cultivating a sense of authority in the future Empire builders. A roll reversal at school as the pupil heads the lesson and the school masters are taught

Elevenses for pupils / W H Robinson
How to get the best out of a boy. The production of elevenses by school masters has a profound effect upon pupils. The intellectual absorption is increased as is the consumption of essential vitamins

Georgia - Tbilisi - Cadets Military School
Cadets Military School at Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia - formerly known as Tiflis. Located strategically at the crossroads between Europe and Asia

Saumur - Horse training at the Cavalry School. Saumur is home to the Cadre Noir, the Ecole Nationale d Equitation (National School of Horsemanship), known for its annual horse shows

Contalmaison, France
Contalmaison - Ecole Communale, opemed in 1883

At the Conservatoire
A student practices her singing and oratory at a Conservatoire in France

Upper Canada College - Toronto, Canada

School Beagles - Mostyn House School
Mostyn House School - Parkgate, Cheshire. The current Head of this Preparatory School, Suzi Grenfell is the sixth generation of her family to lead Mostyn House. Picture of the school beagles!

Mrs Bridges Adams
Mrs Mary Bridges Adams, a member of the new London School Board. She was committed to educational opportunity for workers children

French Naval School WWII
In the gun room the pupils learn the complicated workings of naval guns

Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in protective masks, taking part in stick practice on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

PE and Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in an exercise drill, with the band behind them, on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Company & Band, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Ships company and band of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Cutlass Exercise, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cutlass exercise on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Tailoring Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a tailoring class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Practical Seamanship, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a practical seamanship class using a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Navigation Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a navigation and compass class with a large model boat on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Fire on Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
The fire which destroyed the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Sleeping Cots, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in sleeping cots on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Before and After, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Before (on joining) and after (ready for sea) photos of a boy recruit on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Sailmaking, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a sailmaking class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

James Hall, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
James Hall, who In 1868, with other local businessmen, set up a charity to provide shelter for Tyneside waifs and train young men for naval service

Captain Baynham, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Captain Henry Baynham of the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Cookery class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cookery class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Seamanship Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a seamanship class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Gymnastics Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a gymnastics class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Mess Room, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Scene in the boys mess room on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868, James Hall

Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a shoemaking or repairing class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Abstract painting featuring see-through fish
An abstract painting by Raymond Sheppard of an alien, almost lunar (yet brightly coloured) underwater landscape, with a long school of see-through fish weaving between unusual stalactite

Rham Plateau, Luxembourg - Passarelle Viaduct
Rham Plateau, Luxembourg and Passarelle Viaduct (footbridge), Bisserweg. The Swimming School ( Ecole de Natation ) can also be seen

Evacuee childrens school WWII
A school for evacuee children in England during World War II

Classroom WWII
Refugee boys sitting at attention in the art classroom. They would sit thus whenever the Commandant or a master enter the classroom

Tetuan - Morocco - Zauia of the Darkauas Sanctuary. A Zauia or Zaouia (also spelled zawiya, zawiyah, zaouiya, zaouia, zwaya !!)

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