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Heritage events - March

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:00 ‑ 16:00

Event:   EXHIBITION: The Masters of the Boys British School 1810-1929
Venue:  British Schools Museum, Queen Street, Hitchin SG4 9TS

When Thomas Dimsey opened the first Lancasterian School here, there was no Government involvement in the education of poor children from the working classes.
In the early years of the 20th Century Masters Thomas Pengelly and William Corbett were part of a state system; they saw responsibility for the school transferred to Hertfordshire County Council.
Seven Masters dedicated themselves to the education of young children. They saw the British Schools site grow dramatically as new classrooms were built. They coped with the changes - and the school inspections - the Government imposed upon them.
Their stories are told in this Exhibition which will run from 22 March until August.
A new book "Educating Our Own – the Masters of the Boys' British School" will be published in April 2008.
Regular opening hours are: Tues. 10 am - 4 pm, Sat. 10 am - 1 pm, Sun 2 pm - 5 pm
The contact is : British Schools Museum, Hitchin
Daytime tel : 01462 420144
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