MEXBOROUGH, ROMAN TERRACE SCHOOL RECORDS

This material is held atDoncaster Archives

Reference
- GB 197 SR80
Dates of Creation
- 1877-1986
Name of Creator
- Mexborough Roman Terrace County Primary School
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 2.5 boxes 0.040 cubic metres

Scope and Content

The collection comprises: log books 1877-1983 [SR80/1–6]; admission registers 1944-1958 [SR80/7–9]; headteachers reports 1973-1984 [SR80/10]; plans 1942– [SR80/11–13]; photographs 1950s-1980s [SR80/14–30]; other records 1942-1986 [SR80/31–35]

Administrative / Biographical History

This school was founded in 1877 by Mexborough School Board [see SB4]. A separate infants' department was established in 1880 and a boys' department in 1887. The infants' department was transferred to the new Highwoods School [see SR81] in 1981.

Access Information

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Related Material

Mexborough School Board records (SB4); Highwoods School records (SR81)

Archive Record|Table of contents

MEXBOROUGH, ROMAN TERRACE SCHOOL RECORDSSR80

Log Book, Mixed and Girls' Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/1

Log Book, Girls' Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/2

Log Book, Boys' Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/3

Log Book, Boys' Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/4

Log Book, Infants' Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/5

Log Book, Junior Mixed Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/6

Admission Register, Infants' Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/7

Admission Register, Infants' Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/8

Admission Register, Junior Mixed Department, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/9

Reports of the headmaster, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/10

Ground-floor plan, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/11

Plan of proposed indoor toilet block, Mexborough Roman Terrace SchoolSR80/12

Plan of redundant air-raid sheltersSR80/13

Photographs of Football Team, 1949–50, 1952–53, 1959, 1968 [4], and undated [1960s and 1980s]SR80/14

Photographs of Boys' and Girls' Rounders and Basketball Girls' teamsSR80/15

Photographs of physical training in the school hallSR80/16

Photographs of Maypole dancingSR80/17

Photographs of May Queen and entourageSR80/18

Photographs of visit to LondonSR80/19

Photographs of visit to Fountains AbbeySR80/20

Photographs of boat and barge tripsSR80/21

Photographs of pancake makingSR80/22

Photographs of school plays and pageantsSR80/23

Photographs of class groups, some children identifiedSR80/24

Photographs of school interiors and group of childrenSR80/25

Photographs of teaching staffSR80/26

Photographs of groups of children taken by the 'South Yorkshire Times'SR80/27

Newspaper photographs, mostly of groups of childrenSR80/28

Miscellaneous photographs, including a set of five taken for an unidentified purposeSR80/29

Photographs of interior and exteriorSR80/30

A single typed sheet of historical notes on the history of the school, 1877–1955 [2 copies]SR80/31

Newspaper cuttings on the parents' protest against plans to close the infants' departmentSR80/32

Programme for 'An Educational Review 1877 to 1986'SR80/33

Artefacts and memorabilia: key ring, ball-point pen, diary for 1987 [2] and rubber stampSR80/34

Booklet titled 'How We Used to Live 1936–1953'SR80/35