The book traces the history of the 26 names of former pupils of Marlborough House School who lost their lives in the Great War, and are commemorated on the tablet. Their stories are interwoven with the progress of the war itself.
In 1833 the Government provided the first public money for schools, laying down the basis of our national education system. This volume looks at the wide range of charity, religious and private schooling available in Georgian Berkshire.
ISBN: 1 903462 09 6 Edition: 1999
ISBN: 0 948598 08 5 Edition: 1996
NEW LOWER PRICE. In 1873 a small school was started near Hagbourne Cross, with just a few pupils paying so many pence per week according to their parants’ income. Originally it was prpobably a one class school of all ages with just one teacher.
SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE A history of what is now Wantage Grammar School including analyses of charitable and parish records together with wills of important people connected with the school. Also with an extensive bibliography.
NEW LOWER PRICE The author was born and raised in Reading and was a pupil of the George Palmer schools. She tells not only of her memories of her own time there, but has collected memories from 50 other pupils and staff across the100 years of the schools.
This colourful book – by the Spencers Wood Local History Group – contains memories of former pupils, log books, etc, combined to form an interesting record of this village school.
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