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Wolsingham Primary School

Reference: E/W Catalogue Title: Wolsingham Primary School Area: Catalogue Category: Education Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1898-2002

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  • Wolsingham Primary School
    • Wolsingham (Temporary) Council Mixed School (Ref: E/W)
    • Log Books (Ref: E/W 85-87, 117)
    • Admission Registers (Ref: E/W/F 73-78)
    • Miscelleanous (Ref: E/W/G )
    • Correspondence (Ref: E/W/G 127)
    • Opening of adaptations (Ref: E/W/G 128)
    • Press cuttings (Ref: E/W/G 129)
    • Notes and additions to log books/admission registers (Ref: E/W/G 130-131)
    • Photographs (Ref: E/W/G 132)

Catalogue Description

In September 1911, Wolsingham (Temporary) Council Mixed School and Wolsingham Church of England Mixed School merged and became Wolsingham New Council Mixed School, later known as Wolsingham Council School and then as Wolsingham Primary School, exact date unknown [after 1973].

Catalogue Contents

Wolsingham (Temporary) Council Mixed School (Ref: E/W)Log Books (Ref: E/W 85-87, 117)Ref: E/W 85

Log Book, 11 September 1911 - 31 January 1927
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: E/W 86

Log Book, 1 February 1927 - 25 January 1973
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: E/W 87

Log Book, 19 August 1907 - 28 July 1911
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: E/W 117

Log book, 29 January 1973 - 9 January 1995 See also E/W/G 130 for additional entry dated 26 April 1994
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Admission Registers (Ref: E/W/F 73-78)Ref: E/W/F 73

Admission register (indexed) for Mixed department of Wolsingham Temporary Council Mixed School, 19 September 1898 - 11 July 1911
(1 volume)

Ref: E/W/F 74

Admission register (indexed) for Mixed department of Wolsingham Church of England Mixed School, 1 June 1902 - 10 July 1911
(1 volume)

Ref: E/W/F 75/1

Admission register (indexed) for Mixed department, 11 September 1911 - 2 July 1931
(1 volume)

Ref: E/W/F 75/2

Admission register (indexed) for Mixed department, 25 August 1931 - 28 July 1961
(1 volume)

Ref: E/W/F 76

Admission register (indexed) for Wolsingham Church of England Mixed School, Infants department, 21 February - 3 July 1911
(1 volume)

Ref: E/W/F 77/1

Admission register (indexed) for Infants department, 11 September 1911 - 14 May 1945
(1 volume)

Ref: E/W/F 77/2

Admission register (indexed) for Infants department, 28 May 1945 - 26 March 1983 See also E/W/G 131 for lists of new starters in January and September 1976
(1 volume)

Ref: E/W/F 78

Admission register (indexed) [for Infants and Juniors], 11 April 1983 - 17 June 2002
(1 volume)

Miscelleanous (Ref: E/W/G )Correspondence (Ref: E/W/G 127)Ref: E/W/G 127/1

Correspondence between headteacher and Durham County Council Education Department regarding fire damage to the school on 29 November 1978, including the headteacher's report of the incident, 1 - 6 December 1978 [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(3 papers, typed)

Ref: E/W/G 127/2

Letter from headteacher to Durham County Council Education Department regarding a burglary at the school with list of money taken, 15 May 1986 [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(2 papers, typed)

Opening of adaptations (Ref: E/W/G 128)Ref: E/W/G 128

Invitiation and order of service for formal opening of adaptations to Infant andJunior Schools by Councillor R.C. Robinson, 31 March 1976 [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(2 papers, typed)

Press cuttings (Ref: E/W/G 129)Ref: E/W/G 129/1

Press cutting from unknown publication regarding school open evening to explain new maths teaching approach to parents, n.d. [February 1975] [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(1 paper, typed)

Ref: E/W/G 129/2

Press cutting from unknown publication regarding retirement of Stanley Wilkinson, Headteacher at Wolsingham Primary School since 1977, having taught at the school for 37 years, n.d. [March 1991] [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(1 paper, typed)

Notes and additions to log books/admission registers (Ref: E/W/G 130-131)Ref: E/W/G 130

Additional log book entry regarding two boys being late for school, 26 April 1994 [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(1 paper)

Ref: E/W/G 131

List of new starters in January and September 1976, giving father or guardian's name, addess and child's date of birth, also with seperate list of transfers, n.d. [c.1976] [Originally enclosed in E/W/F 77/2]
(1 paper)

Photographs (Ref: E/W/G 132)Ref: E/W/G 132/1

Photograph of Nursery children playing in a sandpit, June 1993 [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(1 photograph, 17cm x 13 cm, colour)

Ref: E/W/G 132/2

Photograph of Year 1 children writing at a table, June 1993 [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(1 photograph, 17cm x 13 cm, colour)

Ref: E/W/G 132/3

Photograph of adults and children from Wolsingham Primary School eating a picnic on grass during the family walk, June 1993 [Originally enclosed in E/W 117]
(1 photograph, 17cm x 13 cm, colour)



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