Halifax Bluecoat school

[woodydog]

Hello- Can anyone give me any information on the above school.
I believe that one of my ancestors was a head master at the school his surname was Baines Maylor (possibly Albert).
Any information would be very useful as I'm not even sure what a "bluecoat school" is/was.
Thanks in advance

[PaulineJ]

A "Bluecoat school" was one where the pupils wore blue. Blue, being a cheap dye was not worn by "Gentlemen", and the schools usually have some charitable element to them.

I don't know which school would have been the bluecoat though, unless it was Crossley heath.

Pauline

[sillgen]

Put it into Google and you will get lots of information.  There were lots of bluecoat schools across the country.  The one near me is Christs Hospital.    Try Halifax Record Office.  I am sure they will know about it.
Andrea

[plum]

hi there the bluecoat school was on the corner of haugh shaw road and harrison road, if you walk away from the townfrom the old harrison road police station cross the first road and walk to the next junction haugh shaw road is the one comming down on your right the blue coat school was on that corner, they had a big sign up saying the blue coat school, turn 45 degrees with back to road and you look into the middle of the old school grounds keith.

[charlotteCH]

When would the Hx Bluecoat school have operated please?

How did a student gain admission to such a school?

charlotte

[plum]

hi charlottech  i remember it still going in the late 1950s to possibly early 1960. how they gained admittance to the school i am not sure but i seem to remember my wifes grandmother once talking about it and  i think they had to be  from a not too well off background but had to be quite bright in the brain dept,  have you tried on the net for any answers as i think they where a country wide organisation. thats about as much as i know keith.

[plum]

hi charlotte  just had a quick look on web put in blue coat school halifax. the first i clicked gave me a census for 1891 and it showed that all the pupils where orphans. the next took me onto the weaver to web site run by calderdale and straight to a huge no of photos on page 8 is a photo of the blue coat school and the address as i said on harrison road, there are quite a few for you to try (sites on web page) i looked at over 60 photos so dont know how many more there are, you might find another for the school. keith

[charlotteCH]

Thanks Keith.  I'll investigate

My query relates to how the sons of a very poor weaver [he ended up on Poor Relief] learned to read and write when young.  The eldest son's writing is very mature and well developed.

  I have copies of the books he bought for himself so he was eeducated- they're history books and serious reading.

Thanks again,
charlotte

[Malcolm Bull]

Hi there.

Have you visited my Calderdale Companion.  There is a bit about the school and almshouses at

http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/kk_3.html

Malcolm Bull