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Research by Joan West taken from the Head Teachers' logbooks at Lacey Green School and published in 'A Local Village School' by Joan West

The Head of [[Lacey Green School]] was required to keep a daily log book.   The weather was frequently reported as follows :- 

2 February 1900. '''Extremely rough weather''', attendance 42. 

5 February 1900. Attendance 43, '''extremely rough weather'''. 

9 February 1900.  '''Deep snow'''. 

16 February 1900.  Another '''very deep fall of''' '''snow, roads impassable'''. 

23 March 1900. Very '''rough weather'''.  

27 September 1900. '''Heavy rain.''' 

31 December 1900. '''Very rough weather''' so there will be no school today by order of the managers. 

7 January 1901. '''Very rough weather''' and a '''fall of snow'''. 

5 February 1901. '''Deep snow''' so no school. 

8 February 1901. '''Very bad weathe'''r. 

27 January 1902. '''Much snow.''' 

8 February 1902. '''Weather very severe''', attendance 53. 

15 April 1902. '''Very wet'''. Only 59 present. 

16 January 1903. '''Very cold weather'''. 

15 June 1903. '''Terrible weather'''. 

28 October 1903. '''Terrible weather'''. 

5 February 1904 '''Shocking weather''', attendance low all week. 

25 November 1904. '''Severe frost''' and a '''fall of snow.''' 

9 December 1904. '''Very wet weather'''.    

17 March 1905. Weather '''very stormy''' this week. 

30 June 1905.  '''Heavy rain''' attendance down. 

2 August 1905. '''Heavy rain'''.  

18 January 1906. '''Very rough weather'''. 

9 February 1906. A '''fall of snow'''. 

29 June 1906. '''Very heavy rainfall''' last night and this morning, only 48 attended. 

6 July 1906. Lessons occasionally have been given in the open air this week. 

21 September 1906. The lower division were unable to have drill in the playground yesterday owing to the '''rain'''.  November 26<sup>th</sup>. 

18 October 1907. '''Very wet''' this week. 

26 November 1907. '''Wet and windy'''. 

8 January 1908. '''Snow.''' 

2 March 1908. '''Two feet snow.''' 

3 March 1908. '''Snow falling fast'''. 

25 March 1908. '''Very Wet'''. 

15 December 1908. '''Very wet.''' 

1 March 1909.  '''Bad weather.''' 

5 March 1909. '''Snow falling heavily all the week'''. 

25 May 1909.  '''Very wet'''. 

26 May 1909.  '''Still very wet'''. 

16 July 1909.  A '''heavy storm''' just as the children would have been starting for school. 

28 January 1910. The roads are all '''flooded''', a '''rapid thaw''' setting in after a '''heavy snowfall''' during the night.   School abandoned owing to so few children present. 

18 January 1912. '''Very severe weather'''. 

31 January 1912. '''Very severe weather'''. 

5 February 1912. '''Ink wells frozen''' this morning. 

20 February 1913. For three days the temperature has been too low for good work. 

17 March 1913.  Heavy snowfall. 

7 October 1913. Very wet morning, only 52 out of 90 present. 

12 November 1913. Very wet, only 76 present. 

4 February 1914.  '''The wind blew a pane of glass out''' of the door. 

15 February 1914.  '''Heavy snowfall.''' 

24 February 1914. '''Very heavy fall of snow'''. 

7 March 1914.  Another very '''heavy snowfall.''' 

28 March 1914. '''A very heavy snowfall.''' 

23 June 1914. '''Very wet day'''. 

4 October 1914. '''Heavy showers this morning.''' 

10 October 1914. '''Very stormy.''' 

1 November 1914. '''Heavy showers''' during the dinner hour reduced attendance this afternoon. 

7 November 1914. '''Heavy showers''' at the time of opening.   '''Too wet''' for the children to go out to play.   '''Barometers have fallen to their lowest level'''.   The '''continual showers''' are quite exceptional.  It has not been possible to visit the garden. 

19 November 1914. '''Very severe weather'''.  Thermometer in class registers 41 degrees at 9am. 

20 November 1914'''. Snow and rain'''. 

21 November 1914. '''Very severe weather.''' 

27 November 1914. Thermometer registers '''39 degrees''' at opening of school, though there is a '''good fire in the room'''. 

28 November 1914. Weather still '''very severe'''. 

4 December 1914. '''Weather very severe'''.   Children too cold. 

5 December 1914. Thermometer 39 degrees this morning, '''weather severe.''' 

11 December 1914. '''Heavy snow''' fell this morning. 

13 December 1914. '''Very severe weather.''' 

9 January 1917. '''Very heavy snowstorm'''.   '''Snow storms''' and almost impassable roads.

22 January 1917. Roads almost impassable, being '''very slippery'''.   Scholars from Loosley Row could not safely come owing to the state of the roads which are '''like glass'''.

24 January 1917. Weather still unusually severe.   Roads '''very slippery'''.

25 January 1917. '''Pump frozen'''.   Very cold: thermometer very low.

26 January 1917. Thermometer registers 32 degrees at 8-30, a good fire at the time, 37 degrees at 10-5 and 40 degrees at 3pm.   Playground '''slippery'''.   Weather increased in severity.

29 January 1917. No coal, fires very small.   Thermometer 38 degrees at close.

2 February 1917. Still very cold.   '''Ink frozen''' in inkwells.

5 February 1917. '''Ink frozen''' this morning.   Thermometer 38 degrees at close.

6 February 1917. Thermometer 40 degrees at 8-30.   Fires lighted early and sun shining.   Snow still lying on ground.   Schoolroom very cold.

19 February 1917.  A very wet day.

5 March 1917.  '''Heavy snowstorm'''.   Children drilled today instead of going out to play.

22 March 1917'''.  Snow''', weather severe.

27 March 1917. '''Snow''' falling occasionally during the day.

2 April 1917. '''Heavy snow storm''' during the night made the roads almost impassable.   Only 14 present out of 82 on the books.

24 April 1917. '''Weather fine'''.

17 May 1917. '''Thunderstorm''' and heavy shower at the opening of morning session.

7 June 1917.  Very warm. Children seemed idle.

9 June 1917.  '''Very heavy showers''', only 36 present.

18 July 1917.  '''Heavy showers''' all day.   I kept back those who were going a long distance till it was over.

30 July 1917'''.  Very stormy''' day.

31 July 1917.  '''Rained heavily''' throughout the day.

1 August 1917. '''Rained heavily''' all day.

2 August 1917. Bad weather.

9 August 1917. '''Thunderstorm''' and very '''heavy showers'''.

18 September 1917. '''Raining all night''' so impossible to go blackberry picking. (research note. part of the war effort)

19 September 1917. '''Raining heavily''' all day.    No blackberry picking possible in any way.

4 October 1917. '''Very stormy''' day.

8 October 1917. Very wet.

16 October 1917. Very '''we'''t day.

17 October 1917. '''Rained heavily''' all day.

25 October 1917. '''Very high wind'''.

17 December 1917.  Weather intensely severe.

20 December 1917.  Weather very severe.   Thermometer 38 degrees at 10-15.   ''' Snow''' on the ground and thick '''fog''' prevailing the greater part of the day.

21 December 1917. Closed at midday owing to the severity of the weather.    

27 December 1917.   '''Severe weather'''.   '''Ink frozen'''. 

14 January 1918. '''Weather very severe'''.   Children scarcely able to write. 

16 January 1918. '''Heavy snowstorms''' during the night, ground thickly covered.   '''Snow falling thickly''' at 9 am.   Only 18 children present. 

17 January 1918. '''Heavy snow''' again falling in the night.   Roads very bad for walking.   Only 27 present. 

18 January 1918. '''Heavy thaw''' set in and roads very bad for walking. 

4  February 1918. '''Very stormy''' day. 

10 December 1918.  As the road and the playground are in a terrible state for the children playing, I opened school early this afternoon.   

13 January 1919. '''Weather very severe'''. 

20 January 1919. '''Very stormy'''.  Road unfit for children to stand about in, so kept all the children that were remaining for dinner in school to take their meal. 

22 January 1919. '''Weather very severe'''.  Children cannot work well. 

24 January 1919. '''Weather very severe'''. 

27 January 1919. '''Severely cold'''. 

28 January 1919. '''Heavy snow''' in the night has rendered the roads almost impassable.   Only 11 attended. 

29 January 1919. '''Weather very''' '''severe'''.   All the children are wearing their coats, arranged to be as near the fire as possible. 

30 January 1919. '''Weather''' '''very severe'''. 

31 January 1919. '''Weather still''' '''very severe'''.   Children wearing coats and jackets.   Drill taken frequently to keep warm. 

3 February 1919. '''Weather still severe'''. 

4 February 1919. '''Thawing slightly'''. 

5 February 1919. '''Snowing heavily''' all day.   Allowed children living in outlying districts to leave early as the snow was deep, notwithstanding the plough had cleared the first fall.   Attendance good considering the severity of the weather, the long distance many had to come and the cold of the main room. 

7 February 1919. Weather still '''unusually severe'''. 

12 February 1919. Weather very '''severe'''.   Thermometer 32 degrees at opening of school. 

18 February 1919. Attendance very reduced owing to a heavy '''fall of snow''' and continuing at the hour of assembly. 

4 March 1919. '''Very wet''', impossible to go out to play6 March 1919. Continual rain. 

11 March 1919.  '''Raining heavily'''. 

12 March 1919.  '''Heavy rain'''.   Roads in a very muddy state. 

18 March 1919. '''Snowing heavily'''. 

20 March 1919. '''Heavy snowstorm''', raining, more snow.   Roads in very bad condition, almost impossible for children coming long distances. 

24 March 1919. '''Weather severe'''. 

31 March 1919. '''Weather very severe'''. 

8  April 1919.  '''Rained heavily''' in the afternoon. 

10 April 1919.  '''Raining''' this morning and continuous all day. 

14 April 1919.  '''Raining''' very heavily. 

28 April 1919.  After Easter. '''Very cold'''.    37 degrees at 9am.   Showers of '''snow and hail''' at intervals during the day. 

5 May 1919.  Weather '''good'''. 

29 May 1919. A '''great heat''' this afternoon. 

17 June 1919'''. Again a great heat.   Very little rain has fallen since Easter''' 

'''7 January 1920.'''   '''Pumps frozen''', unable to get water. 

'''20 January 1922'''. Dismissed school ten minutes earlier each afternoon this week, as most of the children have a long way to go and '''darkness sets in very early''' now. 

'''25 January 1922.''' Owing to the slippery state of the roads only 45 were present this morning.   The '''roads are like a sheet of glass.''' 

'''12 January 1925.''' The stove is now in use and appears to be very satisfactory.   The temperature is raised considerable, enabling the work to be carried on in the cold weather under improved conditions. 

'''21 December 1927.'''  Owing to the dangerous condition of the '''roads, which are covered with ice''', only 31 children are present this morning.