Britain has a rich heritage of school buildings dating from the later Middle Ages to the present day. While some of these schools have attracted the attention of architectural historians, they have not previously been considered from the educational viewpoint. Even schools of little or no architectural interest are important sociologically, since the changing architecture of schools reflects changing ideas about how children should be educated and organized for teaching purposes. Documentary material relating to education is often fragmentary, and buildings may thus constitute the only real source of knowledge about the development of particular schools and can also throw light on general educational history. Originally published in 1971 and 1977, these books are, therefore, not only a major contribution to architectural history but also a study in the development of educational ideas and practices from the fourteenth to the twentieth century.
Author(s): Malcolm Seaborne
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 749
City: London
Cover
Volume 1
Cover
Title
Copyright
Original Title
Original Copyright
Contents
List of Figures in the Text
List of Plates
Bibliographical Note and Abbreviations
Preface
One The Legacy of the Middle Ages
Two The New Schools of the Sixteenth Century
Three Town and Village Schools 1600—60
Four The Changing Grammar School 1600—60
Five Schools of the Restoration Period 1660—1700
Six Public and Private Schools in the Eighteenth Century
Seven Schools for the Poor in the Eighteenth Century
Eight The Building of Elementary Schools 1800—40
Nine Tradition and Innovation in School Building 1800—40
Ten Church Schools and State Intervention 1840—70
Eleven Middle-Class Schools 1840—70
Twelve 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
Volume 2
Cover
Title
Copyright
Original Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part One The Board School Era 1870–1902
One The Schools in Transition
Two The Elementary Schools
Three The Secondary Schools
Part Two Medical Influence on School Design 1902–1914
Four Poverty, School Hygiene and Curricular Change
Five Elementary Education
Six Secondary Education
Part Three Schools and The Economy 1914–1939
Seven School Building and The Economy
Eight The Reorganization of Elementary Education
Nine Secondary-School Building
Part Four A New Architecture for Education 1944–1970
Ten The Economic and Administrative Background
Eleven The Design of Post-War Primary Schools
Twelve The Design of Post-war Secondary Schools
Bibliography
The Plates
Index
