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Appleby English School c. 1880

Photograph of William Guy, English Master from 1873 to 1886, his family (at top of stairs), a pupil teacher (far left of 3rd row, slightly apart from the pupils - the funding for this practice stopped in 1884) and the pupils (all boys). Shown on / in front of the steps up to the English School entrance (dividing wall separating the village school from the grammar school is at the right hand edge of the photo). 

Photo dated from the clothes and the ages of the Guy children as shown in the 1881 census. In that census the ages are shown as William Guy, 38; Mary Guy, 37; Amy, 13; William, 11; Nellie, 10; Minnie, 8; Archie, 6; Leonard, 2.

Object Number: SJMD:2022.31

Object Title: Appleby English School c. 1880

Associations:

William Guy

Interpretation of photo carried out by Richard Dunmore

Object Date: 1880

Associated era: 19th Century

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