Schools Collection

Doriphoros designed by Polykleitos, around 440 BC, copy in the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet university or LMU, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Caps and colours of famous British cricket clubs and schools (chromolitho)
6030631 Caps and colours of famous British cricket clubs and schools (chromolitho) by English School

Map of the Town and Environs of Sheffield, 1864
Scale 1 inches : 1 mile. Board and church schools have been indicated at a later date and the ecclesiastical districts have been indicated by colouring.Original at Sheffield Archives ref. SY18/1

Harrogate Ladies College
A girls school in a castle: Harrogate Colleges pleasant retreat at Lord Swintons residence near Ripon, Yorkshire at the beginning of World War II

Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, Cheadle Hulme
The Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools, on Claremont Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire

The Hollies Childrens Home, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Unions cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Art Exhibition Glasgow
Poster for an exhibition at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts - a striking example of the characteristic style which makes this one of the most advanced schools of art

Masters of Malvern College
Illustration by Fred May showing the Headmaster of Malvern College, Mr Frank S. Preston, taking a roll-call of some of his staff. Malvern College is an independent school in Worcestershire, England

Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London. Date: circa 1910

Port Sunlight - a workers utopia
Page from The Illustrated London News with photographs reporting on the model factory village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral, near Birkenhead

Interior of Probus School, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view of the science laboratory of Probus School which was founded for the middle classes of Cornwall in 1852. The photograph shows work benches, stools and science equipment

Interior of Probus School, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view of the dormitory of Probus School which was founded for the middle classes of Cornwall in 1852. The photograph shows beds, tin wash bowls, mugs and towels. Photographer: Ernest Charles Argall

Crookesmoor School, Sheffield, 1874
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: s06501

Fettes College, LMS poster, 1923-1947
Poster produced for London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) to promote rail travel to Edinburgh. Artwork by Norman Wilkinson, who studied art at Portsmouth and Southsea Schools of Art

Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex
The administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Aerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Children with tuberculosis at Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex. Beds were placed on the balconies to provide sun and fresh air

Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, Middlesex
Aerial view of Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex. The building was originally the Chase Farm Schools, opened in 1886 by the Edmonton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Margaret Morris (1891 - 1980), British dancer, choreographer and teacher

USA, Kansas, Chase County, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Flint Hills, Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse

Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, a boys independent boarding school founded in 1875. Date: circa 1910s

Plan of The Crown and Glove Public house and other land and property at Stannington
Lot 1 the old established Public House known by the sign of the Crown and Glove at Stannington, with barn, cohouse, vacant ground, outbuildings and appurtenances

Warren Farm School, Brighton, Sussex
The Centre Avenue of Warren Farm School, opened by the Brighton Union in 1862 at Rottingdean, Sussex. The school housed pauper children away from the workhouse

Inauguration of Wellington College
The arrival of Queen Victoria at Wellington College for the inauguration of the school in Feburary 1859

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark - group / school. Cocos Island, Costa Rica
DSE-104 Scalloped Hammerhead SHARK - full-length, in group / school Cocos Island

Female Medical Students
Under the watchful eye of the House Physician, a group of female medical students, trainee doctors, examine a patient at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London

Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted
The Foundling Hospital Schools, Berkhamsted. The Hospital was founded in 1739 by Captain Thomas Coram and in 1741 began construction of premises at Bloomsbury Fields, London

Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, London
Infants (girls and boys together) at play at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A young Charlie Chaplin was briefly a resident of the Schools in 1898

Oldest wooden school house in the country, St. Augustine, Florida, United States of America, North America

Public Schools Championships at White City
The junior 100 yards final, showing P. Deane (no. 1) of Ardingly winning the race from H. G. Mackenzie (no. 9), of West Bridgford, in 10.6 seconds. Mackenzie later won the 250 yards in 28.5 seconds

Loggerhead Turtle - Juvenile with pilot fish
DSE-88-c Loggerhead Turtle - Juvenile with pilot fish Caretta caretta Douglas David Seifert Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Barracuda - shoal
VT-5557-m Barracuda - shoal Red Sea Sphyreana putnamiae Valerie & Ron Taylor Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Elizabeth Ann Seton
ELIZABETH ANN SETON (nee Bayley) American saint : widowed, she converted to Roman Catholic church, founded religious order and church schools

Sea Bass - shoal European Seas
PM-9125 SEA BASS SHOAL European Seas Dicentrarchus labrax Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

England v Netherlands Schoolboy International at Wembley Stadium, Saturday 9th June 1984

St Mary De Crypt Church, where Robert Raikes is buried (engraving)
3651635 St Mary De Crypt Church, where Robert Raikes is buried (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Mary De Crypt Church, where Robert Raikes is buried)

Pupils of Ross Place School, Ardwick, Manchester, jump across a sea of mud to enter school. December 1970

Parson Cross School, Halifax Road, Sheffield, c. 1910
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: p00113

Pupils from the Boys Charity (Blue Coat) School, Sheffield, c. 1880
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: s02185

Coats of Arms for Schools and Colleges, including Oxford and Cambridge, public schools and grammar schools. Date: circa 1910

A madrigal marathon has been set ting a few throats alight at a Cleveland comprehensive

Saltscar School, Redcar, under 16 rugby team concluded their unbeaten season against under 16 opposition by winning the Sir William Turner Sevens Tournament for the second successive year

Josef Roth von Limanowa-Lapanow, WW1
Josef Roth von Limanowa-Lapanow (1859-1927), Austro-Hungarian officer, Colonel General from 1918

Preliminary layout and development plan of the Manor Estate Housing Scheme, 1924
Sheffield City Council, Estates Committee.Original dimensions: 93 x 79 cm.Sheffield Local Studies Library:s (13) 4 L

Picture No. 10873869
Red-bellied Piranha - group underwater (Serrasalmus nattereri) Date:

LCC-LFB Aftermath of a major school fire, Hackney
A major fire destroyed over 50% of the school roof and a quarter of the first floor classrooms at the Hackney Downs School in East London

Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Finsbury, WW2
Blitz in London -- firefighters clearing debris at what was their sub-fire station in Hugh Myddleton Primary School, Finsbury, EC1. The building took a direct hit from a high explosive bomb

Sherborne School, Undercroft, 1930s Date: 1930s

Rural school children, San Augustine County, Texas. Date 1943 April

Shoreditch Cottage Homes, Hornchurch, Essex
Boys in surplices leaving the chapel at the Shoreditch Union cottage homes, Hornchurch, Essex

Neon Tetra Aquarium fish
PM-7224 Neon TETRA - Aquarium fish Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

View of New College, The University of Edinburgh, on The Mound, from Princes Street at sunset, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Tetbury primary school, Gloucestershire. 250 meals are served in the " dining room" and then the room is cleared so that the room can be used for classes. September 1962

Astronomer Patrick Moore at Torquay Boys Grammar School. 18th November 1993

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise went back to school this afternoon to present the prizes at the Hamlet of Ratcliffe School, Whitehorse Road, Stepney, East London, 19th July 1962

Annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords
Scene during the annual Eton v Harrow cricket match at Lords Cricket Ground in NW London, 13 July 1934

Westminster School, Little Deans Yard 1890
Little Deans Yard at Westminster School (The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster), Westminster, London, 1890 Date: 1890

Paris, France - College Royal or College de France. Date: circa 1789

Boys at Marlborough College, a public boarding school in Marlborough, Wiltshire, with their brew boxes. The boys eat from tins, pans or wrappers or drink from cups or bottles. Date: 1962

Tatler front cover, Fourth of June at Eton, 1955
Tatler front cover featuring an illustration of the traditional Fourth of June celebrations at Eton College with parents and siblings gathered for the speeches, food

Ordnance Survey map: Totley, 1876
Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: Derbyshire sheet XI.15.Includes: Old Hay Brook, Grove House, Crown Inn, Hillfoot, Totley Bents, Cricket Inn, recreation ground

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Union cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Queen Marys visit to Poplar Schools at Brentwood
In 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex

Crime / Resurrectionists
Robbing graveyards for corpses which will be sold to medical schools for purposes of anatomy

Wellington College, Berkshire (b / w photo)
3104546 Wellington College, Berkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wellington College, Berkshire)

Cookery School, 1911 (b / w photo)
5990770 Cookery School, 1911 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cookery School, 1911)

Sister Gabriel, chief coach, manager and trainer of the St Josephs Primary School football team in Bradford, Yorkshire during pre season training. 23rd September 1965

Chillingham Road School, Ninth Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, , Tyne and Wear, NE6 5XX. November 1993

Council Schools - Byerley Road, Shildon, County Durham
Council Schools - Byerley Road, Shildon, near Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England. Date: 1930s

All Saints Infant School, Brightside, 1909
Front row far right is Arthur George Burton, born 1903

Trenchtown School, Jamaica
Trenchtown Comprehensive School, Kingston, Jamaica, boys playing cricket, 1965 Date: 1965

Entrance to Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The entrance and receiving block at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. A woman in uniform and a boy stand on either side of the archway

Main building, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
General view of the main building of the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The school opened in 1870 to house workhouse children from the two unions

Laundry at Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey
Inmates ironing clothes and linen in the laundry at the Shirley Schools, near Croydon, Surrey, established in 1904 by the St Olave Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Poplar Union Schools, Brentwood, Essex
In 1906, the Poplar Union (East London) established a Schools site located between Shenfield and Hutton, near Brentwood, Essex

School at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
Children pouring out of the school at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire

Moral and Industrial Training Schools, Leeds
A very early photograph of the Moral and Industrial Training Schools, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Kensington & Chelsea District School, Banstead, Surrey
Aerial view of Beechholme childrens home, Banstead, Surrey, originally established in 1876 as the Kensington and Chelsea District School to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Modern Athenians plate 21 - Edinburgh
John Menzies (d. 1843) of Pitfodels, being approached by Rev. Thomas Guthrie (1803-1873) of Old Greyfriars Church, Scottish churchman and philanthropist, promoter of the ragged schools

Recruitment poster parody WWI
Amusing pastiche based on advertisements for drawing schools and gently mocking the recruitment techniques of World War One

Denstone College, Lignum Crucis Arbor Scientiae
2794658 Denstone College, Lignum Crucis Arbor Scientiae, The Wood Of The Cross Is The Tree Of Knowledge (colour litho) by English School

Highgate School, Altiora In Votis, Vow (Or Aim At) Higher Things (colour litho)
2794671 Highgate School, Altiora In Votis, Vow (Or Aim At) Higher Things (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Highgate School, Altiora In Votis)

Wallasey Grammar School, Cheshire (colour litho)
2800310 Wallasey Grammar School, Cheshire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wallasey Grammar School, Cheshire)

Mill Hill School, Et Virtutem Et Musas, Both Character And Mind (colour litho)
2794683 Mill Hill School, Et Virtutem Et Musas, Both Character And Mind (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mill Hill School, Et Virtutem Et Musas)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Schools: From Sheffield to Rajasthan" Step into a time capsule as we embark on a journey through the captivating world of schools. Our first stop takes us back to 1864, where "Map of the Town and Environs of Sheffield" unveils the educational landscape that shaped generations. Next, we find ourselves at Harrogate Ladies College, an institution that empowered young women with knowledge and ambition. As we fast forward to 1923-1947, an enchanting LMS poster transports us to Fettes College, epitomizing academic excellence in Scotland. Meanwhile, an Art Exhibition in Glasgow showcases how creativity thrives within school walls. Venturing southwards, our path leads us to Marylebone Road's Royal Academy of Music—a haven for aspiring musicians who compose harmonies that resonate across London's bustling streets. In contrast lies Port Sunlight—a workers' utopia—where education becomes a catalyst for social progress. The Manchester Warehousemen Orphan Schools in Cheadle Hulme remind us of the compassion embedded within education as they nurtured vulnerable children towards brighter futures. Similarly, The Hollies Children's Home in Sidcup embraced its role as a sanctuary for those seeking solace and guidance. Margaret Morris emerges from this tapestry—an influential British dancer, choreographer, and teacher whose passion ignited countless artistic souls. Onward we go—to Malvern College—where masters shape young minds with wisdom and integrity. A glimpse into Probus School's interior reveals snapshots from early 1900s Cornwall—a testament to timeless traditions upheld by dedicated educators. Finally, Mayo College beckons us to Rajasthan—the vibrant heartland of India—where rich heritage intertwines seamlessly with modern education practices. In this captivating odyssey through time and space, these schools stand not merely as buildings but as beacons illuminating paths towards enlightenment and growth. They embody resilience amidst change while fostering knowledge, creativity, and compassion.