Education was an important part of victorian society. Many of the schools still in the area have their foundations in the middle part of the last century.

Images of Audley

Education

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Audley Council School. This stood in the centre of the village near to the church. It was founded in 1836 as a Girl's National School and became a mixed Church of England School in 1901. By 1909 it was renamed Audley Council School. By 1938 the senior pupils were transferred to the Secondary School at Halmer End , now Sir Thomas Boughey High School (img0019)

 

 

William White's Buildings, Church Street Audley. The building on the left was Audley Infant School. (img0013)

 

 

 

Alsager's Bank School. (img0010) The school at Alsager's Bank until recently known as Heathcote School was founded in 1839 by Captain Heathcote of Apedale Hall. The inscription over the door reads Alsager's Bank School and 1838 its foundation date. It was one of the earliest schools in the area. In 1870 the pupils paid 2d a week to attend and had to buy their own books.

 

 

Schoolchildren about 1900, Audley (img0038)

 

 

 

 

Schoolchildren at Talke Girls School 1911 (img0043)

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