Diocesan National School, Canterbury

~ DIOCESAN MODEL NATIONAL SCHOOL ~

BROAD STREET NATIONAL SCHOOL

BROAD STREET, CANTERBURY

Erected in 1842 for 180 boys, 180 girls and 180 infants.

Broad Street Schools, originally National Schools, later Diocesan and Payne-Smith Schools. The original Diocesan School opened in 1814, using the old jail in the parish of St Dunstan's. This was an unsuitable building and so a new site was found in Broad Street. This site involved the purchase of some cottages and part of the town ditch. Mr Butterfield was appointed architect and the new school was opened on the 8 January 1849 for 720 children of the parishes of Northgate and St Alphege. There were three departments, Boys, Girls and Infants.

Frances M. Bullard, Mistress of Model School %

Rebeca Small, Teacher in training

Lucy E. Beane, Teacher

National Society's Monthly Paper

To Mr. George Nash, Master of the Diocesan Model Schools, Broad Street, Canterbury, a handsome Easy Chair, inlaid with Silver Plate, bearing an appropriate inscription and the names of donors, by his Primary Staff of Pupil Teachers, five in number, three of whom are now schoolmasters, and the remainder student's at St. Mark's College. 1857

1882

boys 180, average attendance - 150

girls 150, average attendance - 85

infants 180, average attendance - 136

William Fricker - Master

Miss Sophia Walker - Mistress

Miss Louisa Casterdine - Infant's Mistress

1889

William John Taylor - Master

Miss L. Hughes - Mistress

Miss Hammant - Infant's Mistress

1891

William Taylor, Elementary School Teacher. Broad Street School House, St. Mary Northgate

Albert Ridler, Elementary School Teacher. Broad Street School House, St. Mary Northgate

Harriett E. Hammant, School Mistress. Broad Street National Schools, St. Mary Northgate

Annie Hammant, Pupil School Teacher. Broad Street National Schools, St. Mary Northgate

1903

boys 180, average attendance - 145

girls 150, average attendance - 145

infants 180, average attendance - 127

William John Taylor - Master

Miss L. Hughes - Mistress

Miss Lucy Cook* - Infant's Mistress

1913

Now called Broad Street (formerly Diocesan)

for 140 girls & 161 infants

Miss L. Hughes, Mistress

Mrs. Wilmott, Infants' Mistress

William Baker: school attendance order of the Canterbury School Board that the child, John Baker, is to attend the Diocesan School Broad Street Canterbury every time the school is open, Elementary Education Act 1870. Note on the rear; 'a duplicate of this order was served on the defendant's wife on 12 July 1897'.
School Attendance order- 9 Jul 1897-Court of Summary Jurisdiction Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-CC-J/V/1897/133

*Lucy Cook was living at home at 7 Alexandra Terrace (Station Road) in the early 1900's with her father William Cook, a retired railway Porter, and her sister Ethel and brother John. They also had a visitor a Ms. Eleanor Hudson age 25 who was also noted a School Mistress (possibly also working for the Diocesan National schools)


~ DIOCESAN MODEL NATIONAL SCHOOL ~ BROAD STREET NATIONAL SCHOOL BROAD STREET, CANTERBURY Erected in 1842 for 180 boys, 180 girls and 180 infants. Broad Street Schools, originally National Schools, later Diocesan and Payne-Smith Schools. The original Diocesan School opened in 1814, using the old jail in the parish of St Dunstan's. This was an unsuitable building and so a new site was found in Broad Street. This site involved the purchase of some cottages and part of the town ditch. Mr Butterfield was appointed architect and the new school was opened on the 8 January 1849 for 720 children of the parishes of Northgate and St Alphege. There were three departments, Boys, Girls and Infants. Frances M. Bullard, Mistress of Model School % Rebeca Small, Teacher in training Lucy E. Beane, Teacher National Society's Monthly Paper To Mr. George Nash, Master of the Diocesan Model Schools, Broad Street, Canterbury, a handsome Easy Chair, inlaid with Silver Plate, bearing an appropriate inscription and the names of donors, by his Primary Staff of Pupil Teachers, five in number, three of whom are now schoolmasters, and the remainder student's at St. Mark's College. 1857 1882 *boys 180, average attendance - 150* girls 150, average attendance - 85 infants 180, average attendance - 136 William Fricker - Master Miss Sophia Walker - Mistress Miss Louisa Casterdine - Infant's Mistress 1889 William John Taylor - Master Miss L. Hughes - Mistress Miss Hammant - Infant's Mistress 1891 William Taylor, Elementary School Teacher. Broad Street School House, St. Mary Northgate Albert Ridler, Elementary School Teacher. Broad Street School House, St. Mary Northgate Harriett E. Hammant, School Mistress. Broad Street National Schools, St. Mary Northgate Annie Hammant, Pupil School Teacher. Broad Street National Schools, St. Mary Northgate 1903 *boys 180, average attendance - 145* girls 150, average attendance - 145 infants 180, average attendance - 127 William John Taylor - Master Miss L. Hughes - Mistress *Miss Lucy Cook - Infant's Mistress 1913 Now called Broad Street (formerly Diocesan) for 140 girls & 161 infants Miss L. Hughes, Mistress Mrs. Wilmott, Infants' Mistress** William Baker: school attendance order of the Canterbury School Board that the child, John Baker, is to attend the Diocesan School Broad Street Canterbury every time the school is open, Elementary Education Act 1870. Note on the rear; 'a duplicate of this order was served on the defendant's wife on 12 July 1897'. School Attendance order- 9 Jul 1897-Court of Summary Jurisdiction Canterbury Cathedral Archives CCA-CC-J/V/1897/133 *Lucy Cook was living at home at 7 Alexandra Terrace (Station Road) in the early 1900's with her father William Cook, a retired railway Porter, and her sister Ethel and brother John. They also had a visitor a Ms. Eleanor Hudson age 25 who was also noted a School Mistress (possibly also working for the Diocesan National schools)
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