Table of Contents

List of Figures in the Text. List of Plates. Bibliographical Note and Abbreviations. Preface. 1. The Legacy of the Middle Ages 2. The New Schools of the Sixteenth Century 3. Town and Village Schools 1600–60 4. The Changing Grammar School 1600 – 60 5. Schools of the Restoration Period 1600 – 1700 6. Public and Private Schools in the Eighteenth Century 7. Schools for the Poor in the Eighteenth Century 8. The Building of Elementary Schools 1800 – 40 9. Tradition and Innovation in School Building 1800 – 40 10. Church Schools and State Intervention 1840 – 70 11. Middle-class Schools 1840 – 70 12. Conclusion. Appendix 1: Sample Survey: Leicestershire Elementary Schools with Plans in County Record Office, c. 1840 – 70. Appendix 2: Elementary Day Schools Illustrated in The Builder 1843–70. Appendix 3: (A) Middle-class Schools Illustrated in The Builder before 1870 (B) Middle-class Schools Illustrated in The Building News before 1870. The Plates. County List. Index.

About the Author

Malcolm Seaborne