Harwell: Village for a thousand years

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  • Harwell Book – Full text of ‘Village for a thousand years’
    • Introduction
      • Contents
    • Beginnings – The Beginnings of Harwell
      • The Beginnings of Harwell
      • The Charters
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    • Middle Ages – The Late Middle Ages
      • Harwell Church
      • The Medieval Manors
      • Cruck Buildings
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    • Tudors – Tudors to Charles II
      • The Tudor period
      • Berkshire Farmers and their Homes
      • The Harwell Mug
      • Harwell: The Family Name
      • Trade Tokens
      • In the Civil War
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    • Charities – Harwell Charities
      • John Loder
      • Christopher Elderfield
      • Poor’s Orchard
      • William Wells
      • J. King
      • Frances Geering
      • Matthew Eaton
      • Robert Loder
      • Bag(g)’s Tree
      • An Old Harwell Recipe
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    • 19th C – Harwell in the Nineteenth Century
      • Enclosures
      • The Great Fire of Harwell
      • Fire at Didcot Station
      • Harwell and the Early Posts
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    • People – Some Nineteenth Century Families, Houses and Personalities
      • The Manor of Bishop’s Harwell, or Lower Manor, after the Middle Ages.
      • Bob Lay, Bob Lay, Bob Lay
      • The Bosley Family
      • John Lay of Prince’s Manor 1815 – 1888
      • From a book sold for the Blewbury Village Organ Fund in 1874.
      • Thomas James Pryor
      • The Day Family
      • The Hitchman Family
      • Other Old Harwell Families
      • Pillar House, Harwell
      • A Country Doctor (Dr Richard Rice)
      • Kelly’s Directory reports on the Harwell of 1891
      • The School
      • A Pictorial Miscellany
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    • 20th C – The Early Twentieth Century
      • Stanley Day
        • The Turn of the Century
        • A Visit to Harwell
      • Tape Recordings
        • A Houseboy at Harwell
        • Eliza Hutchings
        • Harwell Bakeries
        • The Eggs
        • Old Neighbours
        • Fire at King’s Farm (c.1908)
        • Will It Light?
        • Miss Irene Clarke’s memories.
      • Poem by H.S. Baker
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    • WWII – The Second World War
      • Guinea Pig Club
      • Eric Greenwood
      • Harwell in Wartime
      • School Life in Wartime
      • The Harwell Players
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    • 1945 -1985 – The Post War Years
      • The Atomic Energy Research Establishment.
      • Harwell Parish Council
      • Water and Sewage
      • Nursing Service
      • School Life after the War
      • The Winterbrook Youth Club
      • The Public Houses
      • The Whit Monday Feast
      • Wild Flowers of Harwell
      • The Bee Orchid
      • Village Footpaths
      • St Matthew’s Church Today
      • Harwell Women’s Institute
      • Harwell Bowls Club
      • Harwell Football Club
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    • Cherries – Harwell Cherries
      • Robert Loder
      • Cherries (1965)
      • Gordon Bosley
      • John Masefield: The Cherries
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    • Appendices
      • Appendix I the Harwell Charters
        • Introduction to The Harwell Charters
        • Charter No 1
        • Charter No 2
        • Charter No 3
        • Appendix I Charter References
      • Appendix II Buildings
      • Appendix III Glossary
      • Appendix IV Contributors
      • Appendix V References
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The School

School Log Book

From Harwell School log-book, kept at Shire Hall, Reading.

In 1895 the schoolmaster of Harwell’s newly amalgamated school reported as follows:

“1895 October 8th. This morning Mrs Fuller and I commenced work in these new buildings. The children of the Wesleyan Day School were transferred to us en bloc, and we admitted about 30 other children, almost all of whom do not know the Alphabet though some are 12 years old. C. Fuller, master.

“1896 May 1st. Over 30 children are away this morning. I find the old custom of children carrying garlands of flowers, and singing from house to house, is still indulged in by the juveniles of this Parish on this day.”

However, by 1902, having survived scarlet fever, with “parents… taking advantage of the scare to keep their children at home for various kinds of work”, and Dr Rice calling regularly, the following report was possible:

“1902 In spite of having been closed for more than three months on account of whooping cough, this school is in a state of thorough efficiency. The order is perfect, the attendance is faultlessly regular, and excellent progress is being made in all subjects of instruction.” From H.M. Inspector’s report.

In 1908 “A healthy spirit of mental activity pervades the school. Mrs Fuller (infants) and the headmaster (C. Fuller) retired.”

School Photos

06-10
Figure 6.10 School in Stepps Lane (now School Lane).

06-11
Figure 6.11 School attendance medal, 1902.

National School, 1892.

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Top row: Lucy Hitchman (teacher), L. Bosher, Edie Waite, Lou Waite, -, – ,Emily Mumford.

Second row: Bob Dandridge, Bob Gardner, – , – , – , – .

Third row: Will Cox, Sarah Cox, -, -, Froud, – , -.

Fourth row: E. Goodwin, Ernie Robust, -, Elizabeth Glanville, F. Gee, Gee, -.

Wesleyan School, 1893.

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Top row: (Teacher), Bob Foster, Hall, King, -, -, -, (Teacher).

Second row: Ede Hall, E. Mumford, Keat, E. Day, Rose Goodwin, Nan Tilby.

Third row: Elizabeth Glanville, F. Tilby, B. Keat, ]. Bessant, -, – , -.

Fourth row: -, May King, Kate Froud, Harry Bessant, Snuggs, Frances Tarry.

Harwell Village School, 1897.

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Top row: Fred Gee, Buckle, Thorne, Thorne, -, T. Glanville, W. Darby, Mr Fuller (teacher).

Second row: Miss Hatcher (teacher), Alice King, Blissett, E. Harris, Harris, Sally Thorne, Elizabeth Glanville, Mrs Fuller (teacher).

Third row: Kate Froud, L. Gee, E. Blissett, W. Drewett, – ,May Harris, Maud Glanville, Ada Harris.

Fourth row: V. Buckle, Buckle, A. Mulford, Talbot, -, Tom Buckle, Dandridge.

Fifth row: Lizzie Glanville, Rose King, A. Thorne, -, A. Fraud, A. Harris, Scott Buckle, -.

Sixth row: Ted Harris, Harris, -, Bert Gee, Fred Mulford, Harris, Dick King.

Harwell Council School, April 1909

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Top row: Guy Tilbey, Billy Brogden, Bob Froud, Laura Powell, Elsie Butler, Ada Jefferies, Walter Dearlove, Hilda (Cissy) Dearlove Teacher: Miss Parrot (later married Bert Townsend) Headmaster: Charlie Fuller

Second row: -, Ivan Thorne, Sam Pryor, Florrie Pryor, Keep Crispin, Bill-, -, Mary Dennis, Kath Jefferies.

Third row: -Dennis, -, -, -, -, ArchieJefferies.

Front row: Jack Dennis, Violet Midwinter, Lizzy Snuggs, Millie Hazel, Lina Dicks, Hilda Cox, Hector Wright.

Comments

  1. Wendy Hillier says

    April 8, 2019 at 21:36

    This is so in overwhelming; first time that I have seen my Great Grandmothers picture as a young girl. E. Blissett (Ellen) was my great grandmother. Ellen married my Great Grandfather Edward King, then came to Saskatchewan Canada. Thank you for every endeavour for making things like this happen. The picture of her means so much to me. thank you.

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Harwell is a village in south Oxfordshire, England, although until 1974 it was a Berkshire village. Harwell was first mentioned in 985, before the Doomsday Book.
This website presents the full text of the book (ISBN 0 9510668 0 3 ) published in 1985 to celebrate the village millennium.
"Harwell ~ Village for a thousand years"

Additional information about Harwell Village (History Notes, photos and more) can be found at harwellvillage.uk

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