Reference
AU10/87/1
Title
Notes by Arthur Hardwick for Andrew Underwood on Ampthill schools:
- the Rector, Rev.Wilmot, occasionally gave a scripture lesson at the National School; on one occasion he promised his gold watch to a boy answering his question and on getting the answer gave the boy a shilling instead;
- the National School had a scripture lesson each year with Rev.Spokes of Barton-le-Cley as examiner;
- the Government examiners for the National School were Fishwick, Baldrey and Wix; there was a partition dividing the school and Fishwick would stand at this and dictate to both classes alternately, this resulted in confusion and the failure of each pupil;
- the writer was present when a boy threw a book at George Andrew Ferraby, the headmaster;
- Miss Crick was mistress of the Girls National School and the writer's two sisters attended; pupils of the Boys and Girls schools each paid 6d weekly, with some paying 2d.;
- Mrs.James Wildman carried on a private school in Dunstable Street, Rev.Fred Jeeves, Anglican clergyman and brother of Collis Browning, was a scholar, some of the Peer family and Miss Lees may also have attended;
- British School used on Sundays as a Sunday School prior to completion of the Methodist premises in Dunstable Street; the building had been under Wesleyan management for many years and, if no longer used as a school, should revert to the ground landlord, the Duke of Bedford
Date free text
1956
Production date
From: 1870 To: 1956
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