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Christmas in Lundin Mill School-room (1872)

19/12/2013

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In 1872, local children attended a 'Christmas Treat' in the Lundin Mill School-room, according to the Fife Herald of 2 January 1873. Hosted by the Misses Rigg and Miss Haymes of Aithernie (now the Old Manor Hotel), this was an evening of 'splendid Christmas entertainment'.  Built in the late 1850s, the old Lundin Mill School on Crescent Road (pictured below) is now the local library.  However, back in 1872...

"The school-room was tastefully decorated for the occasion...a table...profusely laden with luxuries, in the centre of which stood a beautiful Christmas tree.   All the young guests were entertained to tea, and received a most liberal supply of buns, cookies, oranges, etc.  Suitable and interesting addresses were delivered to the children....The scholars, besides being supplied with so many eatables, received nice presents of books, purses, boxes, etc."

The festivities also involved singing and a 'magic lantern' show.  A magic lantern was an early type of image projector, which used glass 'lantern slides' to project painted or photographic images.  We can only guess at what this particular show consisted of - something educational, humorous or religious?  Perhaps it included Christmas or winter scenes or maybe there were illustrations to accompany a story?  The article certainly conjures up a lovely image of Christmas past and gives an insight into the use of this building almost a century and a half ago.
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Frances Black
7/12/2017 05:11:47 pm

I attended this School from 1946 to 1952.
Headmaster Mr.McIntosh, his office is the centre window above the the yellow bin.The window to the right is Miss Abbey's classroom. Next is the headmaster's house separated by a gate and a line of trees.
Window on the left is Mr. McIntosh's classroom. Entrance to school was on the right of this window through a green door.
I am not sure what the small building adjoined to the left of the building is but it was not open.

The lane on the left of the building led to the back Playground. When the Salk vaccine became available in the 1950's a dispensing table was set up in the small lane. One received a sugar cube with the vaccine solution dropped on top.
Off to the right of the rear Playground was the Primary classrooms of Miss Bennett, Miss Abbey and Miss Morrison. Also the school dinner canteen. Daily dinners were 2/6 per week. The dinners were excellent. A lane at the back of the rear Playground led past gardens and came out opposite the Lascala Cinema with a chip shop on the right and a Barber/Hairdresser on the left.
I cannot remember the name of the street.

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