Ann Street School, Birmingham, 1855 By Alfred H. Green, The Quaker run British Infant Schools Society opened Birmingham Infants Central School for 90 pupils at 48 Ann Street in 1826. The school closed in 1867 and the site is now occupied by Birmingham's Council House. The painting depicts the education of different groups of children of aged from 3-12., Close inspection shows that the apparent chaos of this school room in fact organised into 5-6 different age-groups each with one or two adults in charge. Classes are gathered in seated rows or standing groups around a monitor. A trio of smartly dressed onlookers, a woman and two children, are picked out by the main shaft of sunlight., 19th Century, Teacher, School, Teaching, Social history, Education
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Ann Street School, Birmingham, 1855, Alfred H, Green, Quaker run British Infant Schools Society opened Birmingham Infa, 90 pupils, 48 Ann Street, 1826, school closed, 1867, site, now occupied, Birmingham, Council House, painting depicts, education, different groups, children, aged, 3-12, Close inspection, apparent chaos, school room, fact organised, 5-6 different age-groups, two adults, charge, Classes, gathered, seated rows, standing groups, monitor, trio, smartly dressed onlookers, woman, two children, picked out, main shaft, sunlight, 19th Century, Teacher, School, Teaching, Social history, Education
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