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Reference: D/X 484 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Deptford, St. Andrew's National Schools

Covering Dates: 1778-1970

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Deptford, St. Andrew's National Schools

Letters, receipts and official papers
relating to the St. Andrew's Boys',
Girls' and Infants' Schools at Deptford,
Sunderland,deposited on long term loan, 25 October 1976.
(Acc. 928 (D))

County Record Office,
County Hall,
DURHAM,
DHl 5UL.

The bulk of these papers relate to Deptford, St. Andrew's National School; all of which appear to have been in the possession of Hubert Webster, a Ropery owner who was the school's treasurer. Among the school papers, however, were a few of Websters own personal papers and some other papers which he had owned but which are neither personal, nor related to St. Andrew's School. These papers have been arranged in two groups towards the end of this list. Finally, in the whole collection there were several other miscellaneous documents which related to education; these have been grouped together and put at the end of this list.

Papers re. Deptford St. Andrew's National Schools 1860 - 1946

Letters, receipts and official papers relating to the Deptford St. Andrew's National Schools, Sunderland. There had been a national school in the area since c. 1840 but most of these documents relate to the new schools which were opened in 1863. All the documents appear to have been in the possession of Hubert Webster of Websters Ropery, Sunderland, who was the school's treasurer from about 1880 to at least 1902. Consequently most of the documents are of a financial nature.

Catalogue Contents

Miscellaneous documents (Ref: D/X 484)Log book and cash account books (Ref: D/X 484/1-3)

Infants school log book. 8 January 1917 to 4 November 1946
(1 volume., paper)


Schools Cash account book. 1 December 1863 to 1 June 1870
(1 volume, paper)


Schools Cash account book, 9 August 1870 to 28 December 1883.
(1 volume., paper)

Papers relating to the building and repair of the schools, 1860 to 1902 (Ref: D/X 484/4-5)

Receipt from Thomas Austin for plans drawn for the new schools. September 1864.
(1 folio, paper)


Account owing to George Lister for work done at the infants' school. January 1866
(1 folio, paper)

Papers re. a £10 National Society grant to be used for buying desks, 1891 (Ref: D/X 484/6-13)

Estimate of cost of desks, 27 April 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Letter to Rev. Bishop enclosing estimate, 27 Aril 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Acknowledgement of £10 grant, 12 June 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Dimensions of desks
(1 folio, paper)


Notice of shipment of desks from London, 6 July 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Invoice for desks, 16 November 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Credit note for balance of £10 not spent, 16 November 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Printed letter from the Education Department to Rev. Linton re. forwarding all building plans to the Department for approval, 1 March 1894
(1 folio, paper)

Papers re. repair work carried out at the schools by William Hunter, Builder of Sunderland, 1896 (Ref: D/X 484/14-21)

Receipt for work done, 14 February 1896


Estimate by Hunter for work to be done at the Infants' School, 10 March 1876.


Account for work at Infants' School, 18 August, 1896.


Letter from James Henderson to Hubert Webster forwarding Hunters account, 21 August 1896


Payment authorisation for Hunters' account, 21 August 1896.


Hunters estimate for fixing new window frames, 29 September 1896.


Receipt for the window repair bill, 30 December 1896
(7 folios, paper)


Memorandum of account owing to the Educational and School Furnishing Co. Ltd., 30 December 1898.
(1 folio, paper)

Papers re. the building of a new cloakroom , 1899-1900 (Ref: D/X 484/22-41)

Education Department letter ammending cloakroom plan, 18 August 1898


National Society letter acknowledging schools claim to grant aid for the cloakroom, 20 September 1899


Education Department letter refusing grant aid towards the cloakroom, 30 September 1899.


Estimate from Joseph Carter for carrying out the building of the cloakroom, 26 October 1899.


Payment authorisation to William Hunter for building the cloakroom, 21 June 1900
(5 folios, paper)


Estimate from the Bennet Furnishing Co. for supplying desks, 27 October 1899
(1 folio,paper)


Letter from Rev. Linton to Mr. Webster re. obtaining an apparatus grant to buy desks and forwarding a letter and circular from Durham Diocesan Board of Education. re such a grant. Attached account for the schools, 1899, 14 August 1900.
(1 file, paper)


Joseph Carter's estimate for repairs to theboys' lavatories, 1 June 1901
(1 folio, paper)


Board of Education letter to Rev. Linton re. a grant of £15 to pay for a partition, 8 October 1902.
(1 folio, paper)


Estimates re. asphalting the school yards; from Joseph Carter, Builder and John Hadfield and Co., roadmakers 2 November, 28 November 1902
(1 file, paper)


Account of the cost of the "New Schools" Deptford. n.d., c. 1865
(1 folio, paper)


Note of the dimensions, etc. of the schools and outbuildings. n.d., c. 1865
(1 folio, paper)


Estimated account of the alterations and repairs required at the Infants' School. n.d., c. 1890
(1 folio, paper)


Printed "School Building Form No. 7" re. provisions for and expenses of school buildings. n.d., c. 1890
(1 folio, paper)


Printed Committee of Council circular on the fitting up and planning of schools. n.d., c. 1860 (1 folio, paper) Insurance documents re. the schools, 1866 to 1898


Fire Insurance policies, 1866-1897
(3 folios, paper)


Receipts for premium payments. 28 April 1870
(2 folios, paper)

Official letters and papers re. grants to the school and other income, 1866 to 1902 (Ref: D/X 484/42-93)

Possible list of subscriptions, 1866
(1 folio and envelope, paper, fragmented)


Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to Hubert Webster offering the school an annual subscription of £2, 6 April 1889
(1 folio, paper)


Remittance advice for the first £2 subscription, 12 April 1889
(1 folio, paper)


Draft letter of acknowledgement from Webster, 1889
(1 folio, paper)


Printed letter from the National Society forwarding a claim from for extra grant aid, 20 March 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Printed form claiming the above grant (D/X 484/46), 8 April 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Letter from National Society allowing payment of the above grant (D/X 484/46), 10 April 1891
(1 folio, paper)


National Society invoice re. an advance of £20 for goods bought for the schools, 29 October 1892
(1 folio, paper)


Printed Education department letter re. the payment of school grants, 13 May 1893
(1 folio, paper)


Annual Department of Science and Art forms notifying the schools of grants awarded. 17 January 1893 to 30 January 1897
(5 folios, paper)


Printed education department letters informing the schools re. the amount of grant due to them based on attendances. 1 April 1893 to 1 April 1901
(19 folios, paper)


Printed circular letters enclosing annual fees and grants from the Education Department, 13 February 1893 to 3 March 1903.
(8 folios, paper)


Advice notes re. cheques for subscriptions paid to the schools account. 3 January 1895 to 19 January 1903
(5 folios, paper)


List of annual subscriptions and sources of income, 1896-1899
(4 folios, paper)


Printed National Society letters forwarding grant cheques, 25 November 1897, 24 September 1900
(2 folios, paper)

Papers re. the award of Betton's charity: 1897 to 1903 (Ref: D/X 484/94-109)

Printed letter from Ironmonger's Hall telling school how to apply for the charity. 31 March 1897
(1 folio, paper)


Application form for the charity, 1900
(1 folio, printed form, paper)


Printed letters from Ironmongers' Hall forwarding an award of the charity. 1 January 1902, 1 January 1903
(1 folio, paper)


Education Department and Board of Education letters forwarding grant cheques. 10 March 1898 to 3 March 1903
(4 folios, paper)


Annual advice notes re. the £2 donation from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. 19 January 1900 to 2 March 1903
(4 folios, paper)


Printed Board of Education circular re. future grant payments. 1902
(1 folio, paper)


"Memo re. aid grant in hand for special purposes", 11 November 1902
(1 folio, paper)


Notification of grant in hand from Rev. J. Howarth, Secretary of the Durham Diocesan Board of Education. 3 January 1901
(1 folio, paper)


List of Sir James Laing's subscriptions,1892 - 1895
(1 folio, paper)

Papers re. the schools' accounts, 1858 to 1901 (Ref: D/X 484/110-137)

Accounts of the old schools, 1858-1859
(4 folios, paper)


Draft accounts, 1861-1863
(3 folios, paper)


Managers return re. the accounts of the school. 8 January 1862
(1 folio, paper)


List of nullified expenses. 1 June 1863
(1 folio, paper)


Annual official accounts, 1862-1897
(6 folios, paper)


Annual bundles of returned cheques paid on the schools account. 1896-1901
(4 files, paper)


Printed forms from the National Provincial Bank of England re. the balance of the schools' account. 1901, 1902
(2 folios, paper)


Financial report. n.d., c.1860
(1 folio, paper)


Account for money owed to the schools by the Institute for the use of gas, coals, etc. n.d., c. 1890
(1 folio, paper)


Board of Education accounts circular. n.d., c. 1902 (1 folio, paper) Letters re. the administration of the schools., 1862 to 1902


Printed Committee of Council letter to schools re. the Revised Code, 1862
(1 folio, paper)


Letter from the National Society to Rev. Linton re. the formation of a new management committee under the 1902 Education Act. 28 May 1902
(1 folio, paper)


List of the managers of the new and old schools, 1882
(1 folio, paper)


Application form for an order under paragraph 11 of the Education Act, 1902.
(1 folio, paper)

Inspectors reports and other papers re. standards in the schools, 1892 to 1901 (Ref: D/X 484/138-158)

Annual report of inspector 1 March 1894, 20 February 1895
(2 files, printed form, paper)


Annual reports of inspectors plus official permission for Mabel Dale and Elizabeth Talbert to become pupil teachers and a circular letter informing the Education Department re. alterations and extensions to school premises, March 1896
(1 file, printed form, paper)


Annual report of Inspector plus official letter sanctioning the omission of an annual inspection for 1899 and official recognition of Florence Atkinson as a pupil teacher, March 1898
(1 file, printed form, paper)


Annual report of Inspector, plus receipt of E. M. Richardson's contribution to the "Deffered annuity fund" and official notification of Mabel Dale's qualifications, February 1900
(1 file, paper, printed form)


Annual report of Inspector, February 1901
(1 folio, paper)


Department of Science and Art: reports on drawing in the schools. 23 December 1892 to 31 December 1896
(5 folios, paper)


Letter from the Education Department forwarding a copy of the inspector's special report on the furniture and premises of the schools. 13 May 1896
(1 folio, paper)


Reports of religious instruction in the schools. 28, 29 September 1897.
(3 folios, paper)


National Society report on conditions at the schools. December 1987
(1 file, printed form, paper)


"Copy of report for year ending December 31 1898". n.d., c.1899
(2 folios, paper)


Circular letter from the Board of Education giving notice to managers re. inspectors' visits. Infolded: "Expenditure of school aid grant 1899". n.d., c.1900
(2 folios, paper)


"Copy of parchment entries", 1883-1890. n.d., c.1890
(1 folio, paper)

Letters and papers relating to staff and pupils at the schools, 1862 to 1901 (Ref: D/X 484/159-174)

Letter from the Education Department denying an augmentation grant to the schoolmistress, 20 September 1862.
(1 folio, paper)


Printed Committee of Council letter informing school managers of the subsequent operation of the Revised Code re. pupil teachers. 23 June 1863.
(1 folio, paper)


Receipt from Ellen Moff at for her wages as school cleaner, 14 October 1884
(1 folio, paper)


Printed Education Department letter extending the engagement of Margaret Burnett as a teacher. 1 March 1894
(1 folio, paper)


Copy letter from Rev. Linton outlining expenditure on school staff wages. 3 December 1897
(1 folio, paper)


Education Department to Rev. Linton advising him of two grant allowances towards teachers' salaries. 16 January, 1 March 1899
(2 folios, paper)


Bills for central class fees attended by the schools pupil teachers. November 1899, 3 December 1901
(2 folios, paper)


Board of Education to Rev. Linton reporting on Florence Hodgson as a pupil teacher. 1901
(1 folio, paper)


Account of money expended on extra teachers. Compiled by M. Richardson. n.d., c.1890
(1 folio, paper)


List of teachers. n.d., c. 1890
(1 folio, paper)


Tables of teachers' salaries. n.d., c.1890
(2 folios, paper)


Table of attendences (?) in all three schools, 1864 - 1872. n.d., c.1872
(1 folio, paper)


Printed reminder to be issued to parents re. unpunctuality of pupils. n.d., c. 1890
(1 folio, paper)

Correspondence relating to the Deptford schools. Mostly concerned with expenditure and income, 1860 to 1902 (Ref: D/X 484/175-384)

James Hartley to Edwin Gray sending a donation of £100 to the schools, 30 January 1861
(1 folio, paper)


Letters to Edwin Gray re. the building of the new schools. 8 January 1860 to 14 October 1863
(14 folios, paper)


Letters to Rev. William Henry Bulmer re. the financing of the new schools. 1 September 1862 to 14 October 1863.
(3 folios, paper)


Letters to Thomas Ray re. the finances and administration of the new schools. 18 March 1864 to 2nd October 1846
(3 folios, paper)


S. Adams to Edwin Gray ? re. Betton's Charity . December 1862
(1 folio, paper)


Hubert Webster to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners re. the financial state of the schools. 7 March 1889
(1 folio, paper)


Letters to the Rev. H. H. Bishop forwarding grants and donations, 24 March 1893 to 25 July 1895
(3 folios, paper)


Durham Diocesan Board of Education to Rev. Bishop? requesting payment for the annual religious inspection of the schools. 28 November 1895
(1 folio, paper)


Letters to Rev. Bishop re. the vacancy for a teacher. 25, 26 March 1896
(2 folios, paper)


Letters from Mrs. Bishop re. the vacancy for a teacher. 27 March, 8 April 1896
(2 folios, paper)


Letters to James Henderson re. repairs to the schools. 11 December 1897 to 1 November 1899
(2 folios, paper)


Letters from various teachers applying for wage rises, reporting in school events, etc. 10 March 1896 to 4 September 1900
(8 folios, paper)


Letters re. various awards of money to the schools. 30 September 1897 to 8 November 1902
(7 folios, paper)


Letters to Hubert Webster, treasurer, re. sources of school income and expenditure. 1 July 1885 - 22 September 1900
(12 folios, paper)


Letters to Hubert Webster from Rev. Linton re. to the running of the schools. Deal with staffing, salaries, repairs, furnishing, use and allocation of grant and other income. 1902 letters refer to the effects of the Education Act on church schools. 5 April 1897 to 13 November 1902
(137 folios, paper)


Letters from W. Peter Mayor of the Durham Diocesan Board of Education re. grants to the schools. 8 July 1900 - 3 October 1901
(5 folios, paper)


Hodgson of Sunderland Water Co. to Rev. Linton re. a suspected leaking pipe. 10 August 1899
(1 folio, paper)


Mr. Jarman to Rev. Linton postponing a visit and arranging to examine children for labour certificates. 13 January 1900
(1 folio, paper)


T. G. Gard to Rev. Linton re. fees for pupil teachers central classes. 18 March 1901, 24 February, 1903,
(2 folios, paper)


Rev. Linton to Mr. Cooper re. a muddle over an account. 26 May 1890
(1 folio, paper)


E. M. Richardson to Mr. Mason re. the visit of an inspector, 23 January 1901
(1 folio, paper)

Receipts re. school accounts, 1884 to 1927 (Ref: D/X 484/385-431)

Annual bundles of receipts from the Educational Trading and School furnishing Co., 1898 to 1900


Receipts for the boys' school, 19 November 1898 to 16 July 1900
(3 files, paper)


Receipts for the girls' school, 20 October 1898 to 19 June 1900
(2 files, paper)


Receipts for the infants' school, 13 August 1898 to 19 June 1900
(2 files, paper)


Receipts for the boys' school, 6 December 1897 to 1900
(1 folio, 4 files, paper)


Annual bundles of receipts from the North of England School Furnishing Co., 1897 to 1900


Receipts for the girls' school. 15 December 1897 to 30 September 1902
(5 files, paper)


Receipts for the infants' school, 29 December 1897 to 30 September 1902
(6 files, paper)


Annual files of receipts re. school expenditure. They deal with payments for salaries and wages, repairs, income tax, rent, rates,water rate, gas, coal, and electricity bills, cleaning and sewing materials, books, stationery and insurance. (The original files were arranged chronologically: those receipts which have become loosened have been arranged chronologically and bundled with their original files), 26 January 1883 - 8 April, 1903
(18 files,paper)


Loose receipts for which there are no original annual files, 1885-1927.
(1 file, 4 folios, paper)

Other papers belonging to Hubert Webster which do not relate to St. Andrew's School, 1778 to 1915 (Ref: D/X 484/432-436)

Personal papers


"Accounts of Thomas Pincher with Eliza Webster, executrix of the late Mr. Gibson"
(1 folio, paper)


Accounts of the estate of an unspecified person but mentions a ropery. 1 July 1809
(1 folio, paper)


"Account of money owing to my father on his real and personal securities". Mentions a ropery. 3 July 1810 (1 folio, paper) (since D/X 484/432 - 434 mention a Webster and a ropery it may be that they belonged to Hubert Webster's ancestors).


Copy of the Munitions of War Act 1915, Return for Standard period re. the profits of Webster's Ropery. 1915
(1 folio, paper, printed form)


Letter from the Ministry of Munitions of War to Webester and Co. re. the profits allowed for the company. 19 July 1916.
(1 folio, paper)

Other Papers in Webster's possession, 1891 to 1893 (Ref: D/X 484/437-439)

Printed accounts for Monkwearmouth Parish Church National Schools. Endorsed in red with details of the school's overdraft. 3 March 1891
(1 folio, paper)


Printed accounts for Monkwearmouth Parish Church National Schools. Addressed to Webster. 4 January 1893.
(1 folio, paper)


Printed income and expenditure of the churchwardens of St. Andrew's Church, Deptford. 1891-1892
(1 folio, paper)

Various other papers relating to schools and education, 1871 to 1970 (Ref: D/X 484/440-445)

Minutes of a meeting of Sunderland School Board re. election of candidates to the Board. 1871
(1 folio,paper)


Indenture of Thomas Wheeler as pupil teacher at St. Bartholemew's National School, Winchester. 1874
(1 folio, paper)


Archbishop's certificate certifying Thomas Wheeler as an acting teacher in the second class. 1889
(1 folio, paper)


Log book of Sunderland Hendon Infants' School. 13 March 1922 to 11 April 1962
(1 vol., paper)


Printed copy of Sunderland Education Committee booklet on the management of public elementary schools. Attached to back cover, 2 copies of County Borough of Sunderland Education Office letter re. Incubation and exclusion periods for infectious diseases. Dated 15 October 1942. 1938
(1 fol., 2 folios, paper)


Printed copy of the Times Educational Supplement Centenary Extra" re. fifty men and women who have contributed to the rise of education standards. Includes Miss Beale and Miss Buss, Hal Fisher, Rachel and Margaret McMillan, Sydney Webb, etc. 1970
(1 folio, paper)