• Reference
    AU10/89/1
  • Title
    Notes made by Annie Page for Andrew Underwood on the subject of Ampthill schools: - notes that the period under discussion was 53 years before, i.e. 1903; - the headmaster of the Wesleyan school was named Russell [Kelly's Directory for 1903 and 1906 shows the master's name as George Warner] and was tall and thin who had a dog named Rover; he was very popular as "Wolf" at playtimes and allowed play in the Alameda "as far as the third seat"; iron gates were at the entrance to the Alameda "Did the Duke of Bedford steal them one night?"; - singing at the school was very good, particularly the anthem "What are these that are arrayed in white robes"; - the school had only one room with infants in a small inside room, the writer and her sister could remember no boys but "we were young & not interested"; - on market days the children used to hare down Woburn Hill "for sheer devilment" during play time; - another teacher [Ellen Cowper] was a lady "who seemed very old to us, then" also the Infants teacher; - desks held four or six children and forms had no backs, the children sitting with backs "like ramrods caused by folding arms behind"
  • Date free text
    1956
  • Production date
    From: 1903 To: 1956
  • Level of description
    item