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The School Clock Restoration Original State of Clock Restored Front One of our members, John Carter, found parts of a clock in a villagers garden along with a bag of gears and odd bits. It was going to be scrapped. After investigation it was found to be the School Clock. It had been taken out…

Extracts From The Log Book of St. Mary’s School The log book was kept by the head teacher of the school and recorded various events through the school year. We have selected some extracts that might be of interest! 5th Sept 1870 Opened school. Only 24 present the rest absent on various work such as Threshing,…

A History of Education in Colton St. Mary’s school Colton in the 19th. Century. The first school in Colton goes back over 200 years to 1764. In that year the people of the village subscribed towards a school for 20 poor children from the parish to be taught to read, to write, to keep accounts…

The following are extracts from a series of articles published in the Colton Parish magazine by Marie Havelock. What is the oldest, still used building in Colton? It is St Marys Church. Evidence shows that a church has been present from the late 12th and early 13th Century. St Mary’s St Mary’s Alter Cloth St…

The children of Colton have had the opportunity to go to school since 1764 when the first school was established in the village. Endowments by local Colton people enabled the present school to be built in 1863 and education has flourished here ever since. Over the centuries Colton people have been employed in many trades…

The war memorial was purchased by parish contributions. The picture below shows the dedication service which took place on Sunday July 30th 1922 at 3 o’clock. It was unveiled by Mr H. L. Horsfall Esq. If you can add more information please edit this entry or email us with the information and we will enter…

The Colton History Society Wiki. Click on items to access the information. Topics The Village War Memorial Education in Colton and St Mary’s School St Mary’s Church History Employment in Colton Maps and Notable Buildings Archaeological Survey of Colton Archaeological Dig in Colton WWII Plane Crash in Colton The School Clock Restoration The Time Capsule…