Hartlip School Punishment Book

cover of punishment book

Among the documents kept at Hartlip School is the punishment book. It covers the period from February 1909 to November 1936. Each entry gives the name of the person being punished, the date, reason for punishment and the number of strokes administered.

It is possible to search the entries using the search box on the right.

Search Punishment Book


Select the first letter of the pupil's surname for whom you are searching from the box below. Then choose from the list of surnames that will appear underneath the area below the box.

Results will be displayed in the lower part of the screen.


Search Results Walter HILLS was caned on 7 separate occasions, and received in total 8 strokes of the cane.
To view the actual entry in the punishment book, click on the page number in the table below (opens in new window).
DateReasonstrokespage
17th Jul 1914Disobedience155
4th Jul 1916Misbehaviour while I was in infant classroom158
22nd Aug 1916Unseemly behaviour in playground158
13th Nov 1916Idling their time158
22nd Jun 1917Disobedience159
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