Punishment book preserved in online video

 

Steve Parish who calls himself an “historical interpreter” takes us on a trip around a punishment book from All Saints School, wellingborough, Northamptonshire, in this video clip.

“Children were routinely beaten. It was very carefully recorded. The idea was not to thrash a child but to make children understand that there will always be consequences of your actions and that you will have to pay in some way,” he says.

There were “simple” offences like impertinence, inattention and misbehaviour during drill.

In the video he takes us through some of the pages identifying a number of cases, including John Trolley who was caned for "calling out” to a teacher in the street.

You can see more of the video here.

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