Newbottle Lane Infants School – Houghton
(Lambton School)
1865
Head teacher Miss Robinson
Dimensions of Lambton Infants School
School room 39 ft long - breadth 31 ft - height 10ft 9ins
Class room 12 ft long- breadth 19ft - height10ft 9ins
1865 Dec 1st
The inspector visited the school today 93 children present, and a holiday in the afternoon.
1866 Feb 5th
The Hon and Rev Grey and Lady Durham visited the school today – nothing spectacular occurred.
April 10th
School opened – small attendance, a great many families removed.
Dec 6th
Isabella Bryers (assistant) absent this afternoon
Dec 7th
School inspected today 27 girls, 18 boys by Mr. C.W. King H.M.I.
1867 Jan 18th
Give the children counting today instead of writing because of their hands being cold.
March 26th
Two children removed for the binding.
April 29th
Mary lamb commenced as monitor teacher.
May 8th
A very thin attendance in consequence of the hiring for servants.
Aug 12th
School resumed after 4 weeks 48 children present.
Oct 1st
Children went to a tea partying rectory park
Oct 7th
Staff holiday for Houghton feast only six children present.
Dec 5th
School inspected by Mr. C.W. King.
1868 Jan 6th
Newbottle infant school opened
The attendance owing to wet morning was poor. School visited by rector and son.
School materials in a poor condition.
Jan 21st
Visit by rector – arrangements made about altering the gallery. Taught the children a new song today.
Jan 22nd
Message from Lady Georgina Grey to close school tomorrow if workmen come to the gallery.
Jan 24th
School closed today in account of alterations to the gallery.
April 6th
Attendance poor with many parents leaving the district.
(this is the time of the bond signing)
April 22nd
William Tindale’s mother complained of john Ferry behaviour – punished in consequence.
June 9th
80 children present Mr. Gough visited this morning acquired himself with the case of two children, who had left school on previous week to avoid payment of school fees. One boy sent home sick.
July 1st
Punishment given to children picking flowers from the school garden.
Sept 29th
St Michael’s day 124 children all had tee in St Michael’s hall in the afternoon. Mr. Norman addressed the children.
Nov 17th
Miss J Sedgwick came this morning and started her duties.
Dec 3rd
Attendance improved today one boy sent home to wash himself.
1969 March 2nd
Mary Jane Sedgwick unable to attend her duties this morning she sprained her ankle.
Oct 5th
Emily Barrett punished for asking out on previous day without home persuasions.
Oct 22nd
Maria Carter punished for disobedience today.
Dec 2nd
Oral lessons in the afternoon on coal, the children were interested in the lesson and with full attention.
Dec 7th
James Johnson not able to attend on account of sprained ankle.
1869 Jan 31st
Received inspectors report from the Hon and Rev J Grey.
Feb 10th
Rev W Burgers visited the school today to ask where some sick people lived. Mrs Smith received notice from the rector to quit the school house.
Feb 24th
Mrs Smith removed from cottage today. Another woman sought to clean school.
Mr H .Cornforth visited for orders from Richardson’s and Co stationers.
March 9th
Many late comers taught Mary Bainbridge to hem.
March 29th
Joseph Beston punished for ill behaviour in the play ground. Mrs Beston paid a visit.
March 31st
Mary Cowell moved to class II
May 2nd
Mr. H Cornforth came from Richardson’s stationers.
Sept 5th
Mathew Charlton punished for throwing stones.
Sept 15th
Henry Galley fell in the play ground today and broke his arm and sent home.
Sept 30th
Mathew Charlton ran out of school today.
1870 Dec 7th
School report by Mr. C.W. King
This school is again very satisfactory, the discipline is efficient and the teacher well adapted to infants. The religious knowledge is credible and the standard mark accurate. Sarah Jane Hopper in the form 1X as a pupil teacher, my Lords desire to inform you that they do not recognise her a teacher.
1875
Weekending January 15th
Reopened school, last Monday with very fair numbers. After the afternoon school. The children walked down to the rectory where they saw the ship “Lambton Castle” drawing, from one end of the school to the other. After this they each had a bun and a orange, and then were dismissed.
1876 April 28th
Poor John Rigley died on Good Friday, after suffering a good deal of pain, the children was very depressed by his death.
1876 April 8th
Children sent back from the Lambton School and St Michaels School
Geo Delap J.A Brodwick
M. Williams Sarah Turnbull
Edward Murry Mary Renolds
Rob ferries Violet Allan
Michael Gordon