1864
Mrs Nowell and Miss Easther
This very early photograph shows Mrs John Shearran Nowell and her son Charles (left) with Miss Louisa Ann Easther; in the background is the Schoolhouse and the Schoolroom.
Mrs Nowell was daughter-in-law of one of the School's brightest early pupils: John Nowell (1794-1869). Always interested in science, he wrote numerous scientific papers and formed friendships with such eminent scientists of the day as John Dalton, Humphrey Davy and Michael Faraday. It was he, as a Governor of the School in 1851, that played a leading role in the setting up of the 'Chemical Society of King James' which led in due course to the building of 'The Cloisters' in 1868.
Miss Easther was the sole sister of the Headmaster of the day, Rev Alfred Easther. She supervised the domestic side of the School for some 24 years and Rev Easther never really recovered from the blow of her early death in 1872 at the age of 50..
1865
Snowballing
This fascinating photograph showing virtually the whole school of around 35 pupils assembled with Rev Alfred Easther (inset) for a snowball fight on a winter's day around 1865. The schoolhouse is in the background and behind it, at right angles, is the schoolroom (later Old Dining Hall) with a dormitory (later known as 'Old Dormitory', then 'Dorm 4' and now a staff 'quiet room') above. These latter buildings were completed around 1848, when Easther had only recently arrived as Headmaster..
1878
The Rugby Team
Rev Thomas Newton - a talented amateur actor and rugby enthusiast - became Headmaster in 1876. This photograph, taken in 1878, shows the School Fifteen; it included Newton's son Arthur and two of his nephews. Later the same year, Newton moved on to become vicar of Shepley..
Mrs Nowell and Miss Easther
This very early photograph shows Mrs John Shearran Nowell and her son Charles (left) with Miss Louisa Ann Easther; in the background is the Schoolhouse and the Schoolroom.
Mrs Nowell was daughter-in-law of one of the School's brightest early pupils: John Nowell (1794-1869). Always interested in science, he wrote numerous scientific papers and formed friendships with such eminent scientists of the day as John Dalton, Humphrey Davy and Michael Faraday. It was he, as a Governor of the School in 1851, that played a leading role in the setting up of the 'Chemical Society of King James' which led in due course to the building of 'The Cloisters' in 1868.
Miss Easther was the sole sister of the Headmaster of the day, Rev Alfred Easther. She supervised the domestic side of the School for some 24 years and Rev Easther never really recovered from the blow of her early death in 1872 at the age of 50..
1865
Snowballing
This fascinating photograph showing virtually the whole school of around 35 pupils assembled with Rev Alfred Easther (inset) for a snowball fight on a winter's day around 1865. The schoolhouse is in the background and behind it, at right angles, is the schoolroom (later Old Dining Hall) with a dormitory (later known as 'Old Dormitory', then 'Dorm 4' and now a staff 'quiet room') above. These latter buildings were completed around 1848, when Easther had only recently arrived as Headmaster..
1878
The Rugby Team
Rev Thomas Newton - a talented amateur actor and rugby enthusiast - became Headmaster in 1876. This photograph, taken in 1878, shows the School Fifteen; it included Newton's son Arthur and two of his nephews. Later the same year, Newton moved on to become vicar of Shepley..
