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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: woodydog on Monday 09 May 05 21:04 BST (UK)
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Hello- Can anyone give me any information on the above school.
I believe that one of my ancestors was a head master at the school his surname was Baines Maylor (possibly Albert).
Any information would be very useful as I'm not even sure what a "bluecoat school" is/was.
Thanks in advance
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A "Bluecoat school" was one where the pupils wore blue. Blue, being a cheap dye was not worn by "Gentlemen", and the schools usually have some charitable element to them.
I don't know which school would have been the bluecoat though, unless it was Crossley heath.
Pauline
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Put it into Google and you will get lots of information. There were lots of bluecoat schools across the country. The one near me is Christs Hospital. Try Halifax Record Office. I am sure they will know about it.
Andrea
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hi there the bluecoat school was on the corner of haugh shaw road and harrison road, if you walk away from the townfrom the old harrison road police station cross the first road and walk to the next junction haugh shaw road is the one comming down on your right the blue coat school was on that corner, they had a big sign up saying the blue coat school, turn 45 degrees with back to road and you look into the middle of the old school grounds keith.
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When would the Hx Bluecoat school have operated please?
How did a student gain admission to such a school?
charlotte
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hi charlottech i remember it still going in the late 1950s to possibly early 1960. how they gained admittance to the school i am not sure but i seem to remember my wifes grandmother once talking about it and i think they had to be from a not too well off background but had to be quite bright in the brain dept, have you tried on the net for any answers as i think they where a country wide organisation. thats about as much as i know keith.
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hi charlotte just had a quick look on web put in blue coat school halifax. the first i clicked gave me a census for 1891 and it showed that all the pupils where orphans. the next took me onto the weaver to web site run by calderdale and straight to a huge no of photos on page 8 is a photo of the blue coat school and the address as i said on harrison road, there are quite a few for you to try (sites on web page) i looked at over 60 photos so dont know how many more there are, you might find another for the school. keith
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Thanks Keith. I'll investigate 8)
My query relates to how the sons of a very poor weaver [he ended up on Poor Relief] learned to read and write when young. The eldest son's writing is very mature and well developed.
I have copies of the books he bought for himself so he was eeducated- they're history books and serious reading.
Thanks again,
charlotte
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Hi there.
Have you visited my Calderdale Companion. There is a bit about the school and almshouses at
http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/kk_3.html
Malcolm Bull
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Thanks Malcolm... will do. I frequently visit your site-it's a great help tp us all.
charlotte
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Hi and Happy New Year
I dont know if anybody else is still following this topic. I have only just found it. I think my great x 2 grand aunt Olive Oates attended this Blue Coats in the 1841 census when she was 8 years old. The headmaster was a Joseph ? and his wife Lydia. This is helpful as it suggests that she was an orphan and as I thought both her parents Joseph and Martha had died by then. She had a sister Fanny who was about 2 years older than Olive and was sent (I think) to Wike hall on Wyke Common is Birstall. I am guessing that the Overseers of the Poor were caring for the children after both parents had died. Cant find their brothers Hiram b1825 or George b 1816 though-- ideas would be welcome.
Best wishes Jane
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Hello all,
I don't know if anyone is still interested in this topic, have only just come across it by accident. I was at the Blue Coat School, in Halifax, from 1937 to 1943 or thereabouts. I have no knowledge of Mr Maylor except by hearsay as I left before his time. Miss Quayle was the Matron when I was there.
As mentioned, it was an orphanage for up to 20 boys and 20 girls, although I don't think it ever achieved that number. It was originally situated near Halifax Parish Church before it moved to its last home on Harrison Road. It had facilities for a number of Almshouses too which formed two wings to the school itself. The Blue Coat School itself was set back and parallel to Harrison Road with the Almshouses joined to each end of the School and extending down to Harrison Road.
The picture below is a copy of a Courier Photograph which was taken shortly after my arrival at the Blue Coats. I am on the front row second from the left. It was taken on the fron steps of the School and on the occasion of a visit by the Mayor of Halifax, at the time.
I can give further details of the school, if required, either on line or privately. Roy
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Hi,
Couldn't help noticing the shine on the kid's shoes, I wonder how many kids today would have a shine on their school shoes to match them, those that turn up in "proper" shoes of course. ;D
Regards,
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I know this is dated but I might be able to add to it. Have just got a 1921 census record for my maternal grandmother, and she is at Blue Coats School, Halifax. What is noticeable with the page that she is on is that all the children have one or more parents deceased, eldest was 13, youngest 8, 14 children on that page.