Derick Mellor's

A History of the
RED HOUSE FARM SCHOOL,
Buxton, Near Norwich.
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Update (Sept 07)
A message sealed inside a bottle by Thomas Babington was discovered whilst building the new Rowan House, the contents of this can be found on the schools page.


  INDEX


(i) Author's Note.
(ii) Chronology for Part 1 of Red House History.
(iii) Table A : The purchasing Power of the Pound.
(iv) The Founding Family of the Red House.
(v) Sources Of Information.

THE RED HOUSE SCHOOL
Preface.
(1) John Wright of Dudwick
(2) Philip Sewell, Engineer and Man of God
(3) The Red House Farm.
(4) A Turbulent Beginning
(5) The Spirit of Benevolence was Growing
(6) The End of an Era
(7) Philip Sewell Inherits the Red House
(8) Important Social Developments
(9) Thomas Babington's Last Days.
(10) The New Governor Makes a Good Start.
(11) Sewell's Philosophy.
(12) The New Schoolmaster And Schoolmistress.
(13) All Was Going Well.
(14) 1906 The Year of Crisis.
(15) Better Times.
(16) Two Glorious Years.
(17) The Great War.
(18) The Red House Changes To Meet Changing Conditions.
(19) A More Homely Atmosphere.
(20) The Year 1937.
(21) Conclusion to Part One (1850-1937)