The Victorian era saw a rise in the lace-making industry. But this had a dark side, especially in rural schools in some parts of Northamptonshire. Lace schools were essentially cottage workshops where children, mostly girls, were taught to produce bobbin lace – but in reality they functioned more like child labour camps than schools. Reverend… Continue reading Northamptonshire’s Lace-Making Schools
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The Former Schools of Old Kettering
History is all around us, the past leaves footprints everywhere. Scattered across Kettering are old buildings which were once schools… Types of Schools + A Timeline of the Schooling System If you want to skip this section, click here. 1530s onwards – Parish Instruction Parish priests or curates were expected to teach boys the catechism… Continue reading The Former Schools of Old Kettering
Jack Preston 