Opening of Allastone National School, Lydney, January 1876. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, December 05, 2013, 01:09 (4002 days ago) @ slowhands

While searching "Lydney" within the Welsh Newspapers website I found this article that I hope is of interest.

From the Cardiff Times of 29th January 1876:

"LYDNEY.
NEW NATIONAL SCHOOL AT ALLASTONE MEEND. —
This school, which will form a part of the Lydney parochial schools, and has been built by order of the Committee of Council on Education, to accommodate 100 children, was opened on Monday. The certificated teacher is Miss Badham, who has been highly recommended to the managers by the Principal of the Training College at Cheltenham. It appears that the building has already cost £495, exclusive of furniture, books, maps, &c. Towards defraying this sum £60 was given by the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association. The rest has been raised by private voluntary subscriptions, a handsome amount being received as the proceeds of a "garden party." The site was given by the Lord of the Manor, Rev W. H. Bathurst. The school is intended chiefly for infants under the age of 7, but boys and girls up to the age of 10 will be admitted, and a few girls above the age of 10, if space will allow of their admission. The school will shortly be licensed by the Bishop of the Diocese for Divine service on Sundays, and on such other days as will not interfere with its use as a school. There will be a Sunday-school which, however, will be distinct from the week-day school, and attendance at the one will not be required as a condition of the attendance at the other."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3386917/ART14/lydne

Teacher Miss Badham is mentioned within the 1879 issue of the Kelly's Directory for Lydney, but unfortunately only by surname. The school appears to have grown in the 3 years since opening
"Lydney Church Schools, John Wild, master; Mrs. Tearle, mistress: Miss Badham, infants mistress."
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/index.php/resources/kelly-s-directory-1879/66-lydney-and-...

I've tried searching this site's PRs for Miss Badham, but so far haven't found her for certain, yet. I've not seen this surname before but it's clearly not as rare as I first thought, particularly in the Dymock area !. That said I find
"in 1310 land in the Yorkley area was held by John ap Adam, whose name is presumably preserved in that of Badhamsfield farm."

From: 'Newland', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 5: Bledisloe Hundred, St. Briavels Hundred, The Forest of Dean (1996), pp. 195-231.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23260 Date accessed: 05 December 2013.

So perhaps there were some Badhams in Lydney ?
This is an interesting site about the BADHAM surname.
http://www.badham.org.uk/web/index.php/about-badham