DONCASTER, BEECHFIELD JUNIOR BOYS SCHOOL RECORDS

Scope and Content

Comprising: log books 1863-1967; admission registers 1865-1953, other records 1864-1955

Administrative / Biographical History

Founded in 1832, the undenominational school was divided into Boys, Girls (See SR79) and Infants departments at Wood Street. In 1907 the Chequer Road Boys Council School was opened and boys transferred from Wood Street. From 1927 it became known as Beechfield Boys Council School. In 1967 it merged with the Junior Girls to form the Junior Mixed School (see SR9)

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three subseries as follows:

SR78/1: Log Books

SR78/2: Admission Registers

SR78/3: Miscellaneous

Access Information

Open

private

Access will be granted to any member of Doncaster Libraries

Related Material

See AB/9/ED5 for accident book 1920-1971