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Contalmaison, FranceContalmaison - Ecole Communale, opemed in 1883
At the ConservatoireA student practices her singing and oratory at a Conservatoire in France
Upper Canada College - Toronto, Canada
School Beagles - Mostyn House SchoolMostyn 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 AdamsMrs Mary Bridges Adams, a member of the new London School Board. She was committed to educational opportunity for workers children
French Naval School WWIIIn the gun room the pupils learn the complicated workings of naval guns
Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsShips 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsThe 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsBefore (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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsJames 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 ShieldsCaptain 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsBoys 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 ShieldsScene 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 ShieldsBoys 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 fishAn 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 ViaductRham Plateau, Luxembourg and Passarelle Viaduct (footbridge), Bisserweg. The Swimming School ( Ecole de Natation ) can also be seen
Evacuee childrens school WWIIA school for evacuee children in England during World War II
Classroom WWIIRefugee 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 !!)
The Medressa - Algiers, AlgeriaThe Medressa (Islamic Religious School) at Algiers, Algeria, with a view out over the Mediterranean Sea
Wireless Operator School, WWIIWireless Operator School, during World War II. Practical telegraphy, receiving and sending on long wire circuits. Preparing for the War Emergency Certificate which means completing the course in
Medressa - AlgiersThe Medressa (Religious School) in Algiers, Algeria
Aumale, Algeria - the Indigenous School. Named after a region in Normandy, France
Australian Church Fete - Dressing as JapaneseAn Australian Church Fete at Yarra, Geelong - 41 miles from Melbourne. The three women being transported by rickshaw are all wearing Japanese kimonos. It is captioned Jinricksha, Japanese Village
Algeria - Charitable Embroidery SchoolYoung girls at work on embroidery at the Charitable Institution run by Mrs Ben Aben. They sit and stitch in the natural light of the open courtyard
Selimiye Barracks, Haydar PasaThe Selimiye Barracks at Haydar Pasa (built by Mahmud II in 1828), known in Turkish as Kisla - the site of Florence Nightingales British Military Hospital during the Crimean War
Turkish Professor - ConstantinopleTurkish Professor in typical schoolmaster clothing
German sport lessonGirls playing ball during a sports lesson at a German school in the 1930s
Gas Mask fittingMothers leave an Ilford school with their children after a gas mask fitting. All the schools in Ilford, Essex (London) were opened to enable residents to be fitted with gas masks under the Air Raid
Gas Mask drill at school, 1939Gas Mask drill at school. Teacher and pupils wearing gas masks, 1939
Garter banner of Queen MaryThe garter banner of Queen Mary, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London
Garter banner of King George VThe garter banner of King George V, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London
Scene in a Turkish SchoolScene in a Turkish school classroom. The boys and girls are separated onto different sides of the room
They carried him off with three cheers and three times threeThe star player of the cricket team is paraded past a crowd of admiring fans
What a jolly cricketer he would makeA school boy cricketer admires a suit of armour and imitates the poise and the position of the statues sword, with his cricket bat
Constantinople - Kadikoy - School of St. Joseph, run by Christian brothers
Ferikoy - Constantinople - Notre Dame de Zion School. School children at play (on swing) with nun
Medressa (religious school) & 2 Mevlevi DervishesMedressa (religious school - studying Koran) and two Mevlevi Dervishes. The Sheikh holds a tesbih (string of 99 prayer beads). Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)
