THE ORIGINAL HISTORY OF AYTON SCHOOL 1841 - 1891

 
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Preface
Contents
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Appendix

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  CHAPTER I  
Why the School was founded ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 1
  CHAPTER II  
Early life of George Dixon ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 2
  CHAPTER III  
The site of the School Fixed upon - Thomas Richardson ..... ..... 4
  CHAPTER IV  
Getting to Work ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 10
  CHAPTER V  
The First General Meeting ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 17
  CHAPTER VI  
School Life - within doors and without ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 21
  CHAPTER VII  
Natural History ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 28
  CHAPTER VIII  
Visit of Friends ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 30
  CHAPTER IX  
A Chapter of Sundries - Water, Gas, Fire etc. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 36
  CHAPTER X  
The Girls' side - Reminiscences of Eliza Gowland and Mary Awmack 39
  CHAPTER XI  
George Dixon's Farewell ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 44
  CHAPTER XII  
Later Years ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 46
  CHAPTER XIII  
Great Ayton and its Vicinity ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... 54
  APPENDIX  
A list of Scholars and Staff - 1841 to 1891 will follow 57

 

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