. History of lace . Wjke Grouxk.—(Northaiuptoii.) Towards the year 1830, insertions found their way tothe public taste {Fig. 146). Till the middle of the nineteenth century, in lace-makingdistricts, almost the only schools were the lace schools—andthere were several in most villages—where lace-making was Fig. ^?AI.^;NC^ENNES.—(Noithaniptoii.) the principal thing taught and a little reading added. I amindebted to Mrs. Roberts, formerly of S23ratton, near North-ampton, for the following description, which she kindly allowsme to reprint. The following are the few particulars of the old . la
. History of lace . Wjke Grouxk.—(Northaiuptoii.) Towards the year 1830, insertions found their way tothe public taste {Fig. 146). Till the middle of the nineteenth century, in lace-makingdistricts, almost the only schools were the lace schools—andthere were several in most villages—where lace-making was Fig. ^?AI.^;NC^ENNES.—(Noithaniptoii.) the principal thing taught and a little reading added. I amindebted to Mrs. Roberts, formerly of S23ratton, near North-ampton, for the following description, which she kindly allowsme to reprint. The following are the few particulars of the old . laceschool for which this village was at one time , it may be borne in mind that, owing to the great NOR THA MP TON SHIRE 389 interest taken in education by a former squire and a formervicar, Spratton fifty years ago was far ahead of its neigh-bours in the matter of education ; and the Spratton school Fis. 145. ^SW !i v-*- •^? » % ?%ff*^«>?•^.^^^^ ,JSSsa^^^^^M
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