Lancashire Record Office - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Lancashire Record Office - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Lancashire Record Office - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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__________________________________________________________________________<strong>Lancashire</strong> <strong>Record</strong> <strong>Office</strong>: What’s in it for <strong>Blackburn</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Darwen</strong>?Education <strong>Record</strong>sSchool BoardsSchool boards were set up in England and Wales under the Elementary EducationAct 1870 following campaigning for elementary education free from “Anglicandoctrine”. They were created in boroughs and parishes and members were directlyelected. Each board could:• raise funds from a rate• build and run schools• subsidise church schools where appropriate• pay the fees of the poorest children• create a bye-law making attendance compulsory between the ages of 5-13 ifthey deemed it necessary• not impose any religious education, other than simple Bible readingSchool boards were abolished by the Education Act 1902, which passedresponsibility to local authorities - <strong>Blackburn</strong> County <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong> for schools<strong>with</strong>in the borough and <strong>Lancashire</strong> County <strong>Council</strong> for those outside.OurReference School Board SchoolSBA Belmont • Minute book 1896-1903SBEEdgworthUnited• Minute books 1874-1903• Wesleyan evening school log book1898- 1900SBP Pleasington • Minute books 1876-1926• Pleasington Provided school log book1878-1933Extract from Pleasington school log book, 1878 (SBP 12)36
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