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Doc
Keeper of the Scrolls


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Posted -  01/06/2004  :  22:14
Has anyone got or heard of any information regarding the Dame School on Water Street Earby?

If so please reply to this topic

Thanks in advance

Doc
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Mixman
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Posted - 12/07/2004 : 21:31
Doc, this may be useful, its from the the Craven Herald 24/7/1936 posted under Earby Long Ago

"For a short time Mr. Lee went to a school in a cottage near to Windle Bridge, and the man who "ran" the school was "Joss Heaton," but he never "larned us anything" confessed the old scholar, and he was too fond of drinking was the would-be teacher."



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Mixman
Regular Member


290 Posts
Posted - 23/07/2004 : 21:03
Doc, I think this answers your question.

"An old Dame School was conducted by Mrs. Austerberry and her daughter,
Nellie, in their cottage in Water Street, before the introduction of compulsory education. There were two cottages in the block, which is
absorbed in a block of lock-up shops, near the east end corner of the
Victoria Mill. Mrs. Austerberry's school was mainly used for young children,
who were taught how to read and write before passing on to the Grammar
School, and it was regarded as the infant school of the village. Mrs,
Austerberry and her daughters were highly esteemed and regarded as being
'gentle folks' and above the average station."

From an article in the Craven Herald by John Hartley



Edited by - Mixman on 23 Jul 2004 21:05:20


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