| St. John's School St. John's School Lane Crowborough Town Crowborough |
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1985 | Crowborough - The Growth of a Wealden Town by Malcolm Payne ⇒ p. 97 |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1839 | History | school, and schoolmaster's house | Sutton's Historical Notes | ||
| St John's Church (which was erected bt the De La Warr family) was consecrated in the year 1839. It is an exact copy of the church built by John Henry Newman at Littlemore, near Oxford. Until 1872 the services were performed by a resident curate, and during this time a parsonage, school, and schoolmaster's house were built. | |||||
| 6th Jun 1841 | Census | Thomas Cripps, M, Head, age 35 to 39, born Sussex, occupation: school master | Thomas Cripps, school master | St Johns | 1841 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| Jane Cripps, F, [Wife], age 30 to 34, born Sussex | Jane Cripps | ||||
| George Saxby, M, age 3, born Sussex | George Saxby | ||||
| Charles Harman, M, age 9, born Sussex | Charles Harman | ||||
| Hannah Conner, F, age 9, born Sussex | Hannah Conner | ||||
| Harriett Latter, F, age 15 to 19, born Sussex; occupation: servant | Harriett Latter | ||||
| c 1850 | History | school | Sutton's Historical Notes | ||
| A school was erected at St John's, Crowborough about fifty years ago with accommodation for ninety-two children, and it was enlarged in the year 1873 | |||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation: national school master | Richard Martin | St. John's School House | 1851 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| Wife; occupation: national school mistress | Anna Martin | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | Charles E. Martin | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | Henry W. Martin | ||||
| Son; occupation: scholar | Frederic Martin | ||||
| Son | Albert Martin | ||||
| Son | George John Martin | ||||
| Mother, widowed; occupation: visitor | Hannah Martin [Peckham] | ||||
| Sister; occupation: general servant | Henrietta Martin | ||||
| 30th Mar 1851 | Census | Head; occupation curate of withyham | Reverend George Antrobus, curate of withyham | St. John's School House | 1851 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| 1867 | Directory entry | St. John's School | Post Office Directory | ||
| St. John's School, Crowborough, Samuel Reader, master; Mrs. Reader, mistress | |||||
| 1874 | Directory entry | St. John's School | Post Office Directory | ||
| St. John's School, Crowborough, Samuel Reader, master; Mrs. Reader, mistress | |||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | National School | ||
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Census | Henry Webb, M, Head, married, age 28, born Marden; occupation School teacher | Henry Webb | School House | 1881 Census Withyham, Sussex |
| Rachel Webb, F, Wife, married, age 35, born London; occupation School teacher | Rachel Webb | ||||
| 1882 | Directory entry | St. John's School | Kelly's Directory | ||
| St. John's School, Crowborough (mixed), built in 1840, for 140 children; average attendance 136 & supported by a government grant & private subscriptions; Henry Webb, master; Mrs. Webb, mistress | |||||
| c 1899 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1899 by Ordnance Survey | School | ||
| 2001 | Today | St Johns Church School | |||
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