Hungerford Primary School

On 5^th & 6^th November, class 5C and class 5AR respectively visited Sevington Victorian School near Chippenham.  This is an authentic village schoolroom, opened in 1849, closed in 1913 and still almost unchanged, with some of the original desks, slates, coal fires and oil lamps.  From the moment the children stepped off their coach, they were treated as Victorian pupils by teacher, Miss Squire and had to line up in separate lines of boys and girls.  The children also had to sit in their separate rows in the classroom and had to play in separate areas in the playground.  They had to use chalk and boards to do their work and were only allowed to use their right hand.  The girls made lavender bags and the boys looked at work in the garden and made candles.