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Factory school Ref 18-264

Following the Factory Act [1833] – which required that young workers receive 2 hours' schooling per day – many factories and mills provided schools for their young workers, such as Alderson's Factory School, Appleyard's Factory School, Calvert's Factory School, Copley Factory School, Haley Hill Shed Factory School, Rawson's Factory School, Smith's factory school and Sutcliffe & Brothers' factory school.

By 1851, there were 83 such schools in the country, and 28 in Yorkshire. Halifax had most and these were attended by 2112 children.

4 full-time inspectors were appointed to monitor the system.

See Continuation school

Farrar's Classical Academy, Halifax Ref 18-F319

Aka Park Place Academy.

Commercial, classical and mathematical day school, run by John Farrar at 2 Park Place, Halifax / Park House, Hopwood Lane.

Recorded in 1841 & 1883.

Pupils at the Academy included

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Farrar's School, Halifax Ref 18-851

Recorded in the 1840s.

See Joseph Morton

Fawcett's Academy, Mytholmroyd Ref 18-248

An academy for training Particular Baptist ministers. It was established about 1776 by Dr John Fawcett at Brearley Hall, Luddendenfoot. It was at Brearley Hall from 1776, at Ewood Hall from 1786, until it merged with the new Horton Academy in 1804.

Those who studied at Fawcett's establishments included Rev John Hindle, John Foster, the essayist, Sutcliffe of Olney, and Rev William Ward, the missionary.

In 1897, a copper plate – known as the Brearley Plate was dug up in Halifax Road. The plate bore an inscription referring to Fawcett's Academy

At Brearley Hall, in Midgley, near Halifax. A very pleasant and healthy situation. Youths are genteely boarded and trained up, With diligence and fidelity, And care in several branches Of literature necessary for Civil and active life By J. Fawcett and Assistants. Terms: Board and tutorage, if under 15 years of age, £15 per annum; If above, 16 guineas. Entrance: half a guinea and a pair of sheets. Washing: 5 shillings a quarter

See The School Boys' Resolution

Ferney Lee Open Air School, Todmorden Ref 18-331

Recorded in 1920

Ferney Lee Primary School Ref 18-109

Todmorden.

Formerly Todmorden Grammar School

Field's Academy, Halifax Ref 18-871

Aka Grove House Academy

Field's High School, Lightcliffe Ref 18-471

School Established by Miss Field in part of the former Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Liberal Club. Recorded in 1905 & 1914.

Miss Field was joined by Miss Price.

The school closed after World War I

Field Lane Junior & Infants' School Ref 18-110

Rastrick. Opened in October 1956

Fielden School of Art, Todmorden Ref 18-F198

Burnley Road. Built by John Gibson in Centre Vale Park in 1872. The building was given to the town in 1898. It is now the Fielden Centre

Firth Academy Ref 18-391

Forest Bank Special School, Ovenden Ref 18-336

Recorded in 1968

Forth's School, Halifax Ref 18-683

In 1874, Miss Mary Forth ran a school at 92 Lister Lane, Halifax

Free Grammar School, Stainland Ref 18-735

Recorded in December 1857, when Rev W. Gooch was head master

Free School Ref 18-510

See Barkisland Free School, Clifton Free School, Free Grammar School, Stainland, The Free School, Halifax, Free School Lane, Halifax, Halifax Free School, Northowram Free School, Rastrick Free School and Warley Free School for Girls

The Free School, Halifax Ref 18-493

Heath Grammar School, Halifax was known as the Halifax Free School and the Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth

Friendly Methodist Sunday School Ref 18-890

The Sunday School of Friendly Wesleyan Chapel is recorded in 1894 when an inscribed stone was brought here from the recently-closed Warley Grammar School

Friends Adult School, Halifax Ref 18-580

Recorded in 1905 at the Friends Meeting House and at Akroyd Place.

Thomas Collinson was for many years a teacher at the School.

See Adult School Movement

Frobisher's Music School Ref 18-506

Around 1835, Joseph Henry Frobisher ran a music school at 4 Ferguson Street, Halifax

Fryer's School, Brighouse Ref 18-296

School or seminary established by Phoebe Fryer.

Recorded in 1861, when it was at St Martin's Terrace, Brighouse with Phoebe Fryer and teacher Louisa Murgatroyd [aged 34] from Oakbrook, Derbyshire.

An advertisement for the business in The Leeds Mercury of January 1864 announced

PROSPECT PLACE SEMINARY, Brighouse
The MISSES FRYER receive a limited number of young ladies, to whom it is their endeavour to impart a sound education on Christian principles.
The Duties of the Establishment will be Resumed on Wednesday, the Twentieth January.
References to clergymen and others.
Prospectuses forwarded on application

By 1871, Phoebe had moved to Prospect Place, Brighouse and the School was listed as Prospect Place, School. Phoebe had been joined by her sister, Amelia, who was Head of School. Phoebe and Martha Hope [aged 27] were governesses.

In 1874, it is recorded as Friar's School, Brighouse at Prospect Place, Brighouse

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

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