Darlington, Albert Road School
Reference: E/Da Catalogue Title: Darlington, Albert Road School Area: Catalogue Category: Education Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1884-1968
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- Darlington, Albert Road School
- Log books (Ref: E/Da 80-83)
- Miscellaneous (Ref: E/Da/G)
- Staff (Ref: E/Da/G72-G74)
- Record cards (Ref: E/Da/G77)
- Examinations (Ref: E/Da/G78-G79)
- Correspondence (Ref: E/Da/G80-G83)
- Photographs and newspaper cuttings (Ref: E/Da/G86-149)
- School buildings (Ref: E/Da/G 86)
- Staff (Ref: E/Da/G 87-89)
- Pupils (Ref: E/Da/G 90-96)
- Plays and musical activities (Ref: E/Da/G 97-104)
- Sport (Ref: E/Da/G 105-137)
- Outings and camps (Ref: E/Da/G 138-146)
- Miscellaneous (Ref: E/Da/G 147-149)
Catalogue Contents
Log books (Ref: E/Da 80-83)Ref: E/Da 80
Log book, boys, 5 December 1884 - 11 November 1920
For enclosures see E/DA G72 and G73, E/Da G85
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: E/Da 81Log book, boys, 12 November 1920 - 7 July 1949
For enclosures see E/Da/G 74 and E/Da G80-82
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: E/Da 82Log book, Boys' Secondary Modern, 17 October 1949 - 26 July 1968
For enclosures see E/Da/G 75-76
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: E/Da 83Log book, evening continuation school, 16 January 1894 - December 1911
For enclosures see E/Da/G 83
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Miscellaneous (Ref: E/Da/G)E/Da/G72-74,77-83,86-149
Staff (Ref: E/Da/G72-G74)Ref: E/Da/G72H. Bell's account to W. Henderson for professional attendance, 23 December 1901
Enclosed in E/Da 80
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G73Notes on the service of Mr. Wm. Jones, 15 December 1921
Enclosed in E/Da 80
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G74Notification of appointments and transfers of staff, 26 January - 18 February 1948
Enclosed in E/Da 81
(2 papers)
Record cards (Ref: E/Da/G77)Ref: E/Da/G77List of record cards of boys who reached school leaving age on or before 31 August 1954, n.d. [1954]
(1 file)
Examinations (Ref: E/Da/G78-G79)Ref: E/Da/G78Notes from the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate concerning candidates' result slips, September 1965
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G79'O' level results, 1965
(6 papers)
Correspondence (Ref: E/Da/G80-G83)Ref: E/Da/G80Letters from the Education Office, Darlington, to Mr. Paxton, Albert Road Boys' School, concerning Office Forms 9 for 1889, 1890, 1891, 9 February - 28 April 1926
Enclosed in E/Da 81
(2 papers)
Ref: E/Da/G81Letters from the Mayor's Secretary to the headmaster of Albert Road Senior Boys' School re a presentation to Robert Batty and Brian Braithwaite in recognition of their part in saving the life of Lawrence Winter, 7 - 10 September 1948
Enclosed in E/Da 81
(2 papers)
Ref: E/Da/G82Letter from J.W. Horton, 80 Holywell Avenue, Monkseaton, Northumberland concerning an inspection of the Music, 26 March 1949
Enclosed in E/Da 81
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G83Letter from Brian Stanley, Director of the Institute of Education, University of Durham, to Alderman Bell, thanking the latter for looking up his father's name in the Albert Road register, 14 October 1952
Enclosed in E/Da 83
(1 paper)
Photographs and newspaper cuttings (Ref: E/Da/G86-149)School buildings (Ref: E/Da/G 86)Ref: E/Da/G 86Exterior of Albert Road School, n.d.
(1 photograph)
Staff (Ref: E/Da/G 87-89)See also E/Da G 93, G 138-145 below
Ref: E/Da/G 87Group of members of staff, taken indoors, n.d. [c.1950s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G 88/1-2Group of members of staff, taken outside, n.d. [c.1950s]
(2 photographs, mounted on card)
Ref: E/Da/G 89Presentation to a member of staff, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 photograph)
Pupils (Ref: E/Da/G 90-96)Ref: E/Da/G 90Henry Tiplady, a scholar at Albert Road School; won scholarships to Grammar School and then Armstrong College, Newcastle; became headmaster of Brighton Grammar School, but died from after effects of 1914-18 war, n.d. [c.1910s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G 91Chuter Ede, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education during World War II, talking to pupils in the garden of Albert Road School, n.d. [c. early 1940s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G 92Unidentified pupil, possibly Joe Lomas, n.d. [c.1950s]
Negative in E/DA G 138
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G 93/1-6Groups of pupils (with teacher), n.d. [c.1950s]
(6 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G 94/1-6Pupils with examples of handicrafts, n.d. [c.1950s]
(6 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G 95Pupils watching television, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G 96Newspaper cuttings and photographs of school activities, including handicrafts, concerts and sporting events, 1953 - 1954
(1 file)
Plays and musical activities (Ref: E/Da/G 97-104)See also E/Da G96 above
Ref: E/Da/G 97/1-4Photographs and programme of production of 'Ali Baba', 1955
(3 photographs, 1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G 98Newspaper cuttings re school productions of 'Toad of Toad Hall', n.d.
(2 papers)
Ref: E/Da/G 99/1-2Scenes from school production [possibly 'Julius Caesar'], n.d.
(2 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G100Pirate scene from school play, n.d.
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G101Scene from a school play, with pupils in eighteenth century dress, n.d.
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G102Newspaper cuttings and photographs re school recorder band, 1952
Attached: programme of concert given by recorder band in St. Hilda's church, 24 April 1953
(1 file)
Ref: E/Da/G103Brass band, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G104Newspaper cutting re school concert, n.d.
(1 paper)
Sport (Ref: E/Da/G 105-137)See also E/Da G96 above
Ref: E/Da/G105/l-3Athletics teams, n.d. [c.1950s]
(3 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G106Runners in the one mile event on sports day, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G107Competitor [John Miller] in the high jump event on sports day, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G108Boxer and trophies, n.d. [1950s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G109Cricket team, winners of the Len Hutton Shield, 1954. Team members named
(1 photograph, card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G110/1-3Cricket team, n.d. [c.1960s]
(3 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G111/1-2Cross-country team, n.d. [c.1950s]
(2 photographs, card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G112Competitors in the inter-school cross-country run, 20 December 1955
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G113Competitors in cross-country run, 18 September 1962
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G114Competitors in cross-country run, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G115Competitors in senior cross-country race, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G116/1-2Senior football Xl, 1938 - 1939 (pupils named on E/Da G l16/l)
(2 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G117[Senior] football team (lst XI), 1951
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G118/1-6Senior football team, n.d. [c.1950s-60s]
(6 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G119/1-2Intermediate football team (pupils named on E/Da/G l19/l, 1937-38
(2 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G120/1-2Intermediate football team (pupils named on E/Da/G 120/l), 1950-51
(2 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G121/1-2Intermediate football team, winners of the Leage and Bousfield Trophy (pupils named on E/Da/G 121/l), 1954
(2 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G122Intermediate football team, n.d. [c.1950s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G123Football team, winners of the Bousfield Cup, n.d. [c.1950s]
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G124Pupils playing football (beinners section?), n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G125Report on Darlington Schools F.A. Cup Final, won by Albert Road School, n.d.
Also: cutting re origins of Darlington place names, by J.J. Bousfield, teacher at Albert Road
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G126Life saving team, 1948
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G127Pupils at a life-saving class, 24 March 1961
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G128Life-saving class? at swimming pool, n.d. [c.1960s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G129/1-2Swimming team, winners of squadron race, 1948
(2 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G130/1-2Swimming team, winners of the J.H. Pease Challenge Shield (pupils named on E/Da/G 130/l), 1952
(2 photographs, 1 card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G131Winning team in the Senior Squadron race, school swimming gala, 1959
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G132Competitors in school swimming gala, 24 June 1960
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G133/1-3Swimming teams, n.d. [c.1950s?]
(3 photographs, card mounted)
Ref: E/Da/G134Competitiors in school swimming gala, n.d. [c.1950s?]
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G135Members of Darlington Amateur Swimming Club, n.d. [c.1950s]
(1 paper)
Ref: E/Da/G136Pupils in gymnasium, n.d.
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G137Members of various sports teams, n.d.
(1 photograph)
Outings and camps (Ref: E/Da/G 138-146)Ref: E/Da/G138/1-6School trip to Hadrian's Wall?, n.d.
(5 photographs and negatives)
Ref: E/Da/G139/1-3School party at Prebend's Bridge, Durham, n.d. [c.1940s]
(3 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G140School outing to Ambleside [Cumbria], n.d. [c.1950s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G141Staff and pupils at Oxenholme [Cumbria], n.d. [c.1950s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G142/1-3Pupils on school outings, n.d. [c.1950s]
(3 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G143Chalet, Iveing Cottage, n.d.
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G144Staff at Iveing Cottage, n.d. [c.1950s]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G145/1-7School camp, n.d. [c.1950s]
(7 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G146Views around Keswick on Derwentwater [Cumbria], n.d.
(1 postcard)
Miscellaneous (Ref: E/Da/G 147-149)Ref: E/Da/G147Unidentified man, n.d. [nineteenth century]
(1 photograph)
Ref: E/Da/G148/1-4Photographs of unidentified civic figures, n.d.
(4 photographs)
Ref: E/Da/G149Newspaper cuttings of visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Darlington to see children taking part in his award scheme, 24 June 1960
(1 paper)
