Eccup School Records

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By Stanley Merridew

The records for the former Eccup National School are held at Leeds Archives at Morley and include logbooks 1876-1942, admission registers 1892- 1942, visitors book 1904-1937, punishment book 1928-1941, attendance registers 1936-1942.

Examination of the logbooks suggest the number of pupils was rarely higher than thirty. Its decline was probably due to the sale of land and consequently the reduction of work and housing for farm labourers, by both the Harewood and Arthington estates to Leeds City Council and Leeds Waterworks Company prior to 1900, which led to the building of Eccup Reservoir.

This passage from the logbook outlines the problem:

28 Jan 1891 “The last twelve months have played havoc with this school, during this time the school has been decimated several times. Here is a list of scholars who have left since the last inspection:”:

Joseph Merrett, A M Wright Robert Kettlewell Percy Todd Harry Dalby

Lo Wright Fred Dalby Elizabeth Liversedge Len Scott Jas Coates Thomas Poulter

The school closed in 1942 and was demolished along with the Methodist Chapel in the 1950s. The school was situated on Village Road and the Methodist Chapel was setback from the road close to the New Inn.

It is ironic that despite its close proximity to the reservoir, I am told by a former resident, the villagers relied on springs for their fresh water supply until post World War Two and the 1950s for mains sewerage.

Inquest at Eccup

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Leeds Intelligencer 19^thJuly 1856

Shocking Accident – Inquest on the body of Elizabeth Crossfield aged about 4…………….the deceased child was going out of the door followed by her younger brother, when part of the wall and a stone lintel fell upon her…………the verdict was accidental death.

At the time there was an ongoing dispute between the previous rector and the current rector as to the liability for repairs to tenant’s dwellings.

Horsforth National School Logbook. Extracts 1912, 1913

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15^th May 1912 Examination for Certificate of Exemption Received notification from Mr Steel, Divisional Clerk the following have passed the above examination:

Willie WALTON, Annie DIBB, Florrie LEE, Louie WHITHAM, Annie WATSON, Agneta STEAD, Alice HARDY.

Labour certificates will issued on application to Mr Steel.

21^st May 1913 Five children Nellie DICKINSON, Eleanor BALBY, Norman ELLIS, John H PADGETT, Harry SUTCLIFFE have passed the written examination held March 15^th for County Minor Scholarships and Local Scholarships.

21st May 1913 Miss CE YEADON of Rawdon will commence work here as a supply teacher in place of Miss COCKCROFT 22^nd May.

21^st May 1913 Mr SH WARREN having passed the Certificate Examination has been recognised by the LEA as a CA and will be paid as such from the 1^st May.

18^th July 1913 Two boys Harry SUTCLIFFE and John H PADGETT have been awarded County Minor Scholarships by the Education Committee of the West Riding CC. Sutcliffe will attend Leeds Modern Boys and Padgett goes to Guiseley Secondary School.

1^st July 1913 Mrs Nellie MURGATROYD CA Springfield Buildings, Low Lane, Horsforth commenced work as a supply teacher replacing Miss COCKCROFT.

Horsforth Woodside National School Honours (County Minor)

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Names of Successful Candidates in School Examinations 1904-1945

1904 George SMITH Albert Ed. TAYLOR

1905 Gladys BRAMHAM Selina A FORD Bertram E BRAYSHAW Herbert RODWELL J Arthur WRIGHT Clifford TAYLOR

1906 Doris BALDWIN Eva RODWELL Alice WARD

1907 Edna BALDWIN Mabel HERBERT Constance SEMPER Elsie SUTCLIFFE

1908 Lawrence RODWELL Marjorie SUTCLIFFE

1909 Alec RUSHWORTH

1910 Herbert BRAYSHAW Arthur WARD

1912 James HOLGATE Harry RUDD

1914 Eileen WALKER

1915 Alex WALLACE

1916 Mary PLUMMER Leonard FOSTER

1917 Reenie EASTWOOD Kathleen PARKS

1918 Lilian HODGSON Norman ARCHER Horace BUSSEY Edmund GREEN Reginald SMITH

1919 Marjorie McGREGOR Blanche PARKS Harold FIRTH Robert HELMSLEY

1920 Robert EVERSON Joe FIRTH

1921 Kathleen BELLHOUSE Nellie JEFFERSON Margaret NAYLOR Willie SHIPLEY Ronald McGREGOR

1922 Nellie HALLAM Edith SMITH Albert ASPEY James GAVINS

1923 Annie GOODALL Winifred STOCKHILL

1924 Dorothy FAIRBURN Mabel STAFFORD Ernest ARMITAGE Henry SMITH James BYWATER James HIRD John KING

1926 Raymond ASPEY Haydn STOCKS

1927 Bessie CLARK Marion SHIPLEY McFreda THOMPSON William BROWN

Harry CLEMENTS Albert EVERSON James LAURIE Louis WOODMAN Sydney SMITH

1928 Olive LONG Robert CALLABY Tom COOPER Maurice FREEMAN Jack HOLDSWORTH Alfred SHAW Peter M SMITH

1929 Winifred SWALES George FOSTER Robert G INGHAM

1930 Myra FOSTER Doris GAUNT Nancy JEFFERSON Eunice LEEMING Jessie LIGHT Marguerite NORMAN Betty PORRITT Constance SHAW Edith WADE Jack DICKENSON Charles EXLEY George PYWELL

1931 Kathleen BUSBY Mollie KING James FLETCHER George LAWRIE Dennis LEECH Frank PADGETT Willie TROWSE Norman WAINWRIGHT

1932 Constance PEARSON Joan SMITH Arthur SWALES Bernard W WAINWRIGHT

1933 Betty GRAHAM Cora MYERS Doreen WADE John BROWN

1934 Edith ARMITAGE Ena BROWN Dennis BRAITHWAITE Stanley COWGILL William KIRKNESS Kenneth LAYCOCK Peter PHILIPPS Norman WARD

1935 Jean BOOTH Audrey HOLMES Edna PICK Joan SHERWOOD Geoffrey HIRST Peter HOBSON Kenneth LAWSON Jack MARSDEN Arthur THOMPSON Jack WATERHOUSE

1936 Jean BALDWIN Peggy BELLHOUSE Joyce BYWATER Joyce COWGILL Joyce HOLMES Jean LAWRENCE Joyce MACK Audrey MARSHALL Eileen MARSHALL Irene THOMPSON Margaret WALLIS John COWPERTHWAITE Geoffrey GAINES Albert HOGG John FLESHER

1937 Vera HOLDSWORTH Audrey MARSDEN Betty SANDERSON Connie THOMPSON Willie DOCKRAY Geoffrey DOIDGE Dennis HARDAKER Sydney HUDSON Milton RADCLIFFE Peter WARD George WILSON

1938 Pamela FOX Doris HIRST Kathleen HOBSON Doris STANSFIELD Derek BALDWIN Bernard BRAITHWAITE John COOPER John LEEMING Kenneth PICK Dennis SIBSON Kenneth SMALES Malcolm SPINK

1939 Sheila HUNT June LAWSON Barbara WEST Willie ARMITAGE Alan BENSON Leonard DOCKRAY Peter ENGLISH Geoffrey GILLSON Willie HOLDSWORTH Fred MONNOYER

1940 Jack BRAMLEY Dudley HANSON Brian HARGREAVES Clifford STOCKHILL

1941 Annie DIBB Margaret SHAW Harry GILLSON Peter LIGHT Eric PRATT Keith PUGH John STEAD James WALKER Trevor WILKINSON

1942 Constance HOOPER Winifred INGHAM Olive METCALFE Anita THOMPSON Michael DIXON Peter NAYLOR Terence O’DONOHUE Gordon RICHARDS David STEAD Roy TITMARSH

1943 Betty DIBB Nancy DIBB Jean WATERHOUSE June STOCKDALE

Robert MARSHALL Brian MOSEY David STEAD Donald WALKER

1944 Dorothy HUDSON Diana PUGH Beryl STEEL William DUCKETT Thomas LEVETT

1945 John BROOKES Keith CHILD Rex EASTWOOD Brian GAUNT