From Hackney Homes to Great Stony

Chapter one: Hackney Homes,1905 - 1939

Ongar Cottage Homes on the corner of Chelmsford Road and Ongar High Street.
The school is located at the bottom right of the photo.

Laundry staff in 1912. On the front row, 2nd from right is Miss Lilian Lipsham.
She married Albert Charles Wilmot, the Head Gardener, who is pictured below. The two men on the right are Mr Gilbert and Mr Blundll.

Teachers and pupils in one of the classrooms. (1913 - 1930s).
Albert Charles Wilmot stands at the back, 3rd from left. He taught the boys gardening. 
The couple seated in the middle are possibly the Superintendent and his wife.

Maypole dancing at Ongar Cottage Homes. (1913-1939)

Chapter two: Great Stony School, 1939 - 1994 

A group of toddlers newly arrived at the school. This photo was taken during
the first months of the war and it is possible that the children were evacuees.

Lunch time in one of the cottages, 1970s 

 
Pupils in the school playground, 1970s.

Headmaster Ron Barnes taking Scouts on an outing. Teachers, house parents
and Friends of Great Stony organised lots of activities and outings for pupils.

Playing games on 'the Oval', the green in front of the cottages, 1980s.

If you would like to contribute photographs or if you would prefer any photographs not to be included, please contact the Museum by email or telephone on 01992 716 882.

Other useful websites:

www.workhouses.org.uk
A website dedicated to the history of the workhouse, its building, inmates, administrators and staff - including information on Ongar Cottage Homes and similar schools.

http://www.open.ac.uk/hsc/ldsite/index.html
The website of the Learning Disability Research Group at the Open University.