victorian schoolroom
Whilst everyone might not agree wholeheartedly with the saying that ‘schooldays
are the best days of your life’, none the less, schooling of some sort is part
of our popular heritage. So in 1986 a number of people involved in the world of
education and museums got together, and started collecting things; to save them
from oblivion. The result of their action is a formidable, possibly unique
collection, that incorporates a very eclectic mix of old school ‘stuff’. Most of
it is indeed old, robust, and built to last, but some of it is a bit more recent
vintage – including a BBC Computer. At this time, it was agreed that the best
way to organise the care of this collection and to give some form of public
access, was to put it all in the hands of a charitable trust. Since then, we
have moved with the times and are now a duly constituted SCIO, a Scottish
Charitable Incorporated Organisation, but still run by a small band of dedicated
trustees aided and abetted by a growing number of volunteers.
