| Description | Papers of the Westminster French Protestant School, comprising:
Minutes of Director's meetings, 1760-1924.
Accounts, 1780-1936.
Pupils (registers, etc.), 1786-1889.
Miscellaneous and printed material (including regulations, annual reports, appeals, etc.), 1750-1928. |
| AdminHistory | Established in 1747, the Westminster French Protestant School provided education for poor Huguenots. It was supported by subscription, and occupied two houses in Windmill Street, Tottenham Court Road until 1846, when it moved to a purpose-built house in Plumtree Street, adjacent to the French Savoy Church. The school was run by a board of directors, who elected a president, treasurer and secretary. The board met monthly, with an annual meeting to elect officers. A supervisory committee also met every Saturday at the school. The list of original subscribers demonstrates strong links with the Threadneedle Street Huguenot church and other London French churches.
The school was managed by a master, a mistress, and a matron, the role of mistress and matron occasionally being combined. From 1812, the school educated girls only, with a single mistress.
The School is the subject of three papers in the Proceedings of the Huguenot Society:
William Morris Beaufort, 'Records of the French Protestant School', vol. IV, pp. 355-466;
Susan Minet, 'École de charité française de Westminster', vol. XII, pp. 91-117;
Susan Minet, 'École de charité française de Westminster', vol. XIII, pp. 374-392. |