Lady Barn House School

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Lady Barn House School
Address
Map
Schools Hill

Cheadle
,
Coeducational
Age3 years to 11 years
HousesBonner, Herford, Jenkin Jones and Scott
Colour(s)Blue and Yellow   
Websitehttp://www.ladybarnhouse.org

Lady Barn House School is an independent primary school in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. It moved to its present location from Ladybarn, Manchester, in the 1950s. It was founded in 1873 by W. H. Herford, who was also the first headteacher.

History

Foundation

The school was started in 1873 by

Upper Brook Street Chapel from 1866–1870.[2][3] The school represented the desire of Herford to put into practice the ideals promoted by Fröbel and Pestalozzi. Herford, “a pioneer in dark days”, had witnessed teaching techniques employed in Switzerland and Germany, and desired to reform the methods practised in England.[4] Another influence on Herford was Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg.[5] "The Day School for Boys and Girls" began in an unidentified house on Wilmslow Road, Withington, on 18 April 1873, and within a few years moved to Lady Barn House nearby which gave the school its name.[6] In its early years the school was strongly supported by the German community of Manchester: 111 pupils joined the school in the first 10 years and 42 of them had German names.[7]

1873–1904

Lady Barn opened with nine pupils attracted by an advert placed by "Mr and Mrs Herford".[1] For a considerable period its future was tenuous, nevertheless, a kindergarten was added for children under six years in 1878. Mrs Herford died in 1880, but Williammarried again to an experienced headteacher Louisa Carbutt. In its early years Fallowfield formed part of Withington (from 1894 administered by the Withington Urban District Council) but was absorbed into the city of Manchester in 1904. By the year 1904, the roll revealed a school of about seventy boys and girls. One of the controversial but cardinal principles of the school was its active promotion of co-education. Many of the educational experts of the time disagreed with the concepts of boys and girls being educated together; but Miss Herford stated in the early 20th century “that the presence of boys and girls in every class has been a stimulus to good work in both teacher and taught”. It was at a meeting held in the drawing room of Lady Barn that it was decided to found Withington Girls' School (founded 1890).

1904–present

teacher training courses. In the 1950s the school was moved to Ashdale, Cheadle. On Miss Jones's retirement she generously transferred ownership of the school to the other directors who then became trustees. During the tenure of the next headmistress, Miss B. Noakes, the school moved to Langlands in 1961.[6]

Headteachers

  • William Henry Herford 1873–1886
  • Miss Caroline Herford
    1886–1907
  • Miss Beard 1907–1915
  • Miss R. H. Rees 1915–1917
  • Miss I. Lawrence 1917–1922
  • Miss C. M. Jenkin Jones 1922–1960
  • Miss B. Noakes 1960–1970
  • Mr. E. J. Bonner 1970–2002
  • Mrs. S. Yule 2002–2011
  • Mrs. S. Marsh 2011–2016
  • Mr. M.Turner 2016–2021
  • Ms. L. Higson 2021–present

Notable former pupils

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "How Lady Barn started - Lady Barn House School". www.ladybarnhouse.org. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ Worsfold, Adrian. "Founders of Free Catholicism". Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. ^ Ruston, Alan. "Obituaries of Unitarian Ministers - 1900 - 2004 - index and synopsis". Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
  4. ^ Herford, W. H. (1889) The School: essay towards humane education; by W. H. Herford, B.A. Lond., sometime member of the Universities of Bonn, Berlin and Zurich, late lecturer on the science of education at the Training College of the Kindergarten Association (Manchester). London: Isbister
  5. ^ William Hicks, 1936, cited by W. M. Crawford, in: Frangopulo, 1962
  6. ^ a b "A History of Lady Barn House School". Lady Barn House School. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  7. ^ Frangopulo, N., ed. (1962) Rich Inheritance; chap. 2, v: A cosmopolitan city; by W. M. Crawford. Manchester: Education Committee; p. 117

Further reading

  • Hicks, William Charles R. (1936) Lady Barn House and the Work of W. H. Herford. Manchester: Manchester University Press
  • Lejeune, C. A. (1964) Thank You for Having Me; chap. 2: A very odd school indeed. London: Hutchinson

External links

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