[List-Cumbria] Schoolbook 1909

[Angela Gibson]

Hi again
Bowness-on-Solway has a village website. You may find some help there?
Angela

Sent from my iPhone

> On 14 May 2020, at 11:35, Angela Gibson <2parkview at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter
> 
> I have found an advertisement from the Carlisle Journal 10 November 1838 which asks for interest in the completion of the building of an academy in Bowness. Contact to be made to Mr Ashbridge. Bowness. With Bowness School as the bottom line. 
> 
> Also the 1841 census has him and his wife living in Bowness aged 30 and 35. School Master and School Mistress. 
> I’ll keep on and see if I can find anything else!
> 
> Angela
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On 14 May 2020, at 10:19, PeterG via List-Cumbria <list-cumbria at cumbriafhs.com> wrote:
>>> 
>> 
>> Hello group,
>> This is my first posting and I have a puzzle to solve.
>> 
>> I have a book containing a collection of handwriting sample sheets done by the children at Mr.Ashbridge's Mathematical and Commercial School, Bowness. Carlisle archivists have no record of this establishment. The frontspiece has a presentation written which states "To dear Mrs. Graydon with Mrs. Milbourne's love and best wishes, Chiswick, London, May 1909" 
>> The sample pages are dated 1838 as are the children's letters. Does anyone on the group have any references or historical information about the school and if so, where was it situated.
>> An interesting fact which shows the accuracy of the dates is a comment about an accident which befell a horse rider going on a visit. The rider was unseated and injured and a few years ago now a newspaper entry was found describing the same incident and date. I haven't been able to find my copy of the cutting unfortunately.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Peter Graydon 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from Samsung tablet.
>> 
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