St Annes school pupils - stannes10;William Cape Kirkby
| Gramps ID | O0035 |
| File Type | image/jpeg |
| Date | between 1896 and 1889 |
Narrative
comment taken from this site regards the dating of the photograph http://www.redhill-reigate-history.co.uk/stannes.htm
"This photo of the whole school would seem to date from between 1889 and 189/6. The reason is that if the man with the beard in the section from the photo below is the headmaster, as would seem to be the case by his central position and the fact that subsequent head Dr Perry is not present, this gives the upper year, as that's when Dr Perry took over. The lower date comes from the presence of Mr Cockett, 3rd from right, who started at St Anne's in 1889. The headmaster shown above is therefore assumed to be Mr B. Hawkins who may have come from Streatham with the school. Mr Stimpson is probably the teacher 2nd from right and it is likely the first one in which he appeared. So it would have been taken perhaps at the start of the Autumn term in 1895 or at the end of the summer term in July 1896. In which case it would have been the last school picture featuring Mr Hawkins. (Photo courtesy Mr and Mrs Newman)"
References
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Reigate, Surrey, England;Royal Asylum Of St Annes Schools;William Cape Kirkby
- 1891 Census. William Cape at school: Royal Asylum Of St Annes Schools, Redhill, Reigate, Surrey
- William Cape Kirkby aged 15 at the school in 1891
- Kirkby, William Cape [I0006]