Darlington, Bank Top School
Reference: E/Da Catalogue Title: Darlington, Bank Top School Area: Catalogue Category: Education Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1865-1938
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Catalogue Description
Darlington, Bank Top SchoolOpened in 1860 and called the 'Railway British School'. It was handed over to the School Board in 1875 and closed in 1887 as the building was unsuitable. The children transferred to Darlington, Beaumont Street School.
Catalogue Contents
Log Books (Ref: E/Da 8,17-21)Ref: E/Da 8
Log book, January 1865 - October 1886
Describes problems of discipline especially children leaving early and refusing to do homework including: p.332, classroom dimensions; p.416-418, order from school board that children be allowed to leave school at twenty minutes to twelve when requested by parents to take father's dinner to the works, 1884; p.419, letter from parent about child being given permission to leave early in afternoon, 5 May 1884; loose newspaper cutting about Teachers Orphanage and orphan fund and Education Department letter about payment of grants for subject teaching in infant schools and attendance necessary to sit exams, 1883
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)
Ref: E/Da 17Log book (domestic centre), January 1925 -July 1938
Includes: Index A, list of absences of staff with reasons; Index T, list of staff and qualifications; loose timetable, April 1938; Board of Education circular of school registers and records, 1927; letter from Miss Swales (headmistress of Girls School) to Education Committee about discontinuing separate log book for domestic centre, 8 March 1932
(1 volume, spine, leather bound)
Ref: E/Da 18Log book (domestic centre) April 1916 - December 1919
Includes: list of classes taught and schools visiting
(1 volume, spine, leather bound)
Ref: E/Da 19Log book (domestic centre), October 1927 -October 1928
Includes: list of work taught and schools visiting
(1 volume, spine leather bound)
Ref: E/Da 20Log book (woodwork centre), January 1911 - July 1936
Includes: loose letters (2) about non attendance of classes from St John's, 1930
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)
Ref: E/Da 21Log book (evening continuation centre), January 1894 - October 1904
Includes: timetables 1894 - 1902; loose timetable, n.d.
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)
Governors' and Managers' Minutes (Ref: E/Da/C1-C2)Ref: E/Da/C1Managers' minute book, March 1875 - February 1879
Mainly details expenses; p.54, letter from school board asking opinion on supplying children with free school books and reply suggesting that books be sold at cost price, 1876; loose, Education Department circular on regulations as to certificates of age, school attendance and proficiency, payment of school fees for children owning honour certificates, 1877
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)
Ref: E/Da/C2Managers' minute book, April 1879 - September 1883
Mainly details expenses; p.20, regulations for letting school rooms, n.d.; p.49, circular from school board on encouraging children to save in Post Office Savings Bank, 30 December 1878; p.54, minutes from school board on regulations for remitted fees, 18 March 1881; loose, list of parents or guardians (girls) three or more weeks in arrears for school fees, 18 March 1883; letter from school board closing schools because of measles epidemic, 18 July 1883
(1 volume, leather quarter bound)
Miscellaneous (Ref: E/Da/G1)Ref: E/Da/G1Honours Book (Senior Girls), 1927-1931 lists scholars receiving junior scholarship and place in exam
(1 volume, leather bound with title in gold lettering)
