Punishment book archives in Northumberland
Northumberland Archives, in the northeast of England, holds a number of punishment books. These include numerous school punishment books as well as those for the Netherton Training School [North Eastern Reformatory] and the Wellesley Training Ship
The cane or tawse (leather strap with one end split
into a number of tails) were two of the most popular implements used to
punish children and young adults. After looking through some of the books
it became evident that punishments were often unfair
and inconsistent. One child received eight strokes of
the cane on their posterior for stealing while another was given
the same treatment for simply being absent from church. Inconsistencies
like this were common throughout many of the books.
These tables highlight some of the offences that juveniles were punished for.
For more details follow the Northumberland Archives link
Picture credits: Northumberland Archives.
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