Tag Archives: Tunbridge Wells Girls’ Grammar School
Schooling for the Belgian children: by Alison MacKenzie
In all, 75 Belgian refugee children passed through Tunbridge Wells (though the maximum at any one time was only 35), and arrangements were made with the Borough’s schools to give them free education as required. Some were taught by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Le Jeune, Beechwood Sacred Heart School, Carmon, children, classroom, Clayton's Farm, Club Albert, education, Joseph Willems, King Charles the Martyr Boys' School, Lingfield Primary School, Mark Cross Convent, Murray House Church of England School, nuns, Professor Gaston Wolversperges, school, schooling, Skinners School, St Augustine's, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, teachers, teaching, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
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Housing the Refugees: by Anne Logan
The most basic necessity for the Belgian refugees when they arrived in the UK was a place to live. Families for example needed to find somewhere to stay where their children could be educated nearby. Some refugees were fortunate enough … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections, Research notes
Tagged Alexandra Palace, Belgian Refugees Committee, children, Church Army Home, Enid Lakeman, families, Grosvenor Lodge, High Brooms, Housing, Lydia Le Lacheur, Reverend Canon Keatinge, schooling, St John's. Southborough, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Upper Grosvenor Road, Van Aerschot family, voluntary committee
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The ‘Scott’ Album: by Alison MacKenzie
Invitation to the Misses SCOTT for the event on 22 July 1916 (Photograph ©Alison MacKenzie 2013) On 22nd July 1916, the Belgian Colony of Tunbridge Wells celebrated their National Day (21st July) by honouring the ladies of the Mayor’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st July, Antwerp, Belgian soldier, Belgium National Day, Calverley Road, carilloneur, Club Albert, County School for Girls, Malines, Mayor's Refugee Committee, Ostend, painter, Senator, Skinners School, Town Hall, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
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