Figure 1.--We are not enirely sure what to call this English school. All we know about the cabinet card is that it was taken by Priestly & Son at Egremont in Chesire. It is not dated, but looks to have been taken about 1890. This would mean that it was not a dame school, but there was still a need to care for younger children before they were old enough to begin primary school. The children are pre-school children. This is a private school, something like an early pre-school. Perhaos an Ebglish reader will know what a school like this was called. There are two women to care for the children. The older boy may be related to them. Notice how popular sailor suits were for younger boys. Put your cursor on the image to see the rest of the group.

We do not know what type of school this was. We do know that it was located in Egremont in Cheshire. We have a cginet card portrait taken at the Priestly & Son studio. The portrait is not dated, but looks to have been taken about 1890. This would mean that it was probably not a dame school, although some still existed. State primary schools existed by the 1890s, but there was still a need to care for younger children before they were old enough to begin primary school. The children are pre-school children. This this is a private school, something like an early pre-school. Perhaps an English reader will know what a school like this was called. There are two women to care for the children. The older boy may be related to them. Notice how popular sailor suits were for younger boys.

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