Teaching the Heathens

Howard Malleson, along with his wife Ann and their two young children, moved from Scotland to Mannings Heath in West Sussex in the early 1970s. Howard and Ann have lived in Sussex ever since. Howard is a retired Chartered Engineer and Ann is a retired teacher. Howard had a career in a number of industrial sectors including aircraft, power generation, marine engineering and international process plant design and construction. He has spent time in many parts of the world. In his retirement, he has worked with a number of professional bodies creating professional standards and training and qualification programmes to develop the competence and careers of younger engineers. His professional and business life has been focused on engineering, industry and business. The world of historical research and authorship has presented him with a whole host of novel experiences and taken him well out of his 'comfort zone'.

Prologue

1 An Introduction to the Story

2 Time Line - what happened and when

3 Early Days - times of growing political concern

4 Setting the Scene - Mannings Heath in the early 1800s

5 The Swing Riots - revolt of agricultural labour in the 1830s

6 Then Came the Methodists - arrival in Mannings Heath and the first chapel and school

7 1832, the First School - the beginnings of "Teaching the Heathens"

8 A Ferment of Activity - towards compulsory universal education

9 1869, the Second Chapel - and the beginnings of the Wesleyan/Methodist Elementary School

10 1870, the Wesleyan/Methodist Elementary School - and the emergence of William Reading

11 The Small, Private School

12 The Forest School, Coolhurst

13 1883, The Birth of the Church of England School in Mannings Heath 73

14 1883/4, the First Academic Year

15 Reflections of the First Year of the Mannings Heath School

16 1884/5, the Second Academic Year - and what a difference

17 September 1885/April 1887, the Third Academic Year - and the arrival and departure of Louisa Buck

18 May 1887/May 1913, the Return of Louisa - and real progress

19 May 1913/April 1922, A Time of War - signs of major change

20 April 1922/November 1924 - the battle for Mannings Heath School

21 December 1923/January 1926 - the aftermath of the battle

22 January 1926/January 1939 - a period of stability in the life of Mannings Heath School

23 1939/1945 - the war years

24 The End - 1946 and after

Epilogue



Appendices

1 The Chart Family Genealogy - 1770s to 1940s

2 Record of Pupils Joining the Mannings Heath CE/Board School in the First Academic Years 1883/4 and 1884/5

3 Mannings Heath CE/Board School - The Head Teachers

4 Mannings Heath School Pupils Who Saw Military Service in World War 1

5 Pupil Numbers on the School Register

6 Reference Sources for Information on Some Major World War 2 Incidents in and Around Mannings Heath