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 Charles WHITEHEAD was caned on 24 separate occasions, and received in total 28 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
8th Oct 1909Orchard - apples18
4th Mar 1910Disobedience116
5th Apr 1910Disobedience118
26th Apr 1910Disobedience120
29th Apr 1910Disobedience221
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