Former village school, Warkton, Northants
This former village school in Warkton, Northamptonshire, dates from 1867 is now used as the village hall. Warkton is part of the Boughton Estate and this Grade II-listed building would almost certainly have been paid for by the Duke of Buccleuch, one of whose family homes is nearby Boughton House.
In those days there would probably have just been one teacher and all the children of the village, whatever their ages, would have been taught together in the one classroom. They would have learned to read and write and do arithmetic. Then, probably around the age of 12 or 13, they would have left to almost certainly work on the estate.
Former village school, Warkton, Northants
This former village school in Warkton, Northamptonshire, dates from 1867 is now used as the village hall. Warkton is part of the Boughton Estate and this Grade II-listed building would almost certainly have been paid for by the Duke of Buccleuch, one of whose family homes is nearby Boughton House.
In those days there would probably have just been one teacher and all the children of the village, whatever their ages, would have been taught together in the one classroom. They would have learned to read and write and do arithmetic. Then, probably around the age of 12 or 13, they would have left to almost certainly work on the estate.