One week in the 1918 life of a Haringey School

The Haringey Archive and Local History is in a rather wonderful building, Bruce Castle. https://www.brucecastle.org/research/visiting-archive

Which was formerly known as the Lordship House. It is a Grade I listed 16th-century manor house on Lordship Lane, Tottenham, London. Now named after the House of Bruce who formerly owned the land on which it is built.

The house was the home to Sir William Compton, the Barons Coleraine and Sir Rowland Hill, among others. After serving as a school during the 19th century, a large extension was built to the west. It was later converted into a museum exploring the history of the areas now constituting London Borough of Haringey.

I visited the archive last month, my great grandfather was the headmaster of a local school, amongst the records the wonderful archivist found for me were the log books, an amazing reflection of life in 1918, something we can all relate to today.

Transcription:

p. 380
Oct 10th   11th	Miss E.M. Haas is away – ill By order of the Committee, Std V; VI & VII -with members of the War Savings Association Std IV, went to the Town Hall to see the Tottenham Gun”
Oct 14th	Miss Haas returned to her duties.
Oct 15th	Rec.d  notice from the Clerk that the schools are to close this morning – as an attempt to stop the spread of influenza – until Oct 23rd, when work will be resumed after the end of mid-term holiday.
Oct 23rd	School re -opened this morning, but closed again- by order of the Education Committee – till Monday next.

Transcription:

1918 381
	During the past week-end Miss Boyd B.A. one of the Assistants on the Staff here, died – ( on Oct18th).
Oct 28	School re- opened to-day. The attendance is still very low.
31.10.18	Registers checked
Nov 1st	Miss Potts (C.A.) is away with illness. The percentage of attendance this week is very low – 70%
4th	Miss Potts returned.
Nov 11th	School was dismissed at noon to-day to mark the signing of the Armistice between the Allies & U.S.A. and Germany.