| Description | Four mounted group photographs, all featuring former student and teacher at St Luke's College, Arthur Wevell. Names of individuals are noted on all photograph. They comprise:
- mounted sepia toned group photograph (23cm x 28cm) of six men [possibly students or teachers at St Luke's] wearing suits, with Arthur Wevell fourth from left [no date, but likely taken between 1907 and 1914, as the portrait is by J.H. Pearce, Exeter];
- mounted sepia toned photograph (46cm x 37cm) of 'St. Luke's College Monitors 1908-1909', featuring E. Nicholson, A.H. MacKenzie, W.H. Harvey, A.W. Rabley, A.J. Isaac, B.J. Emery, A. Wevell, J. Hallows, W.L. Plant, W.J.B. Trotter, and T.H.C. Brenton;
- mounted sepia toned photograph (46cm x 37cm) of 'St. Luke's 1st XI. 1909' [cricket team?], featuring E. Davis, H.R.W. Hurrell, W.G.R. John, G. Sage, J.J. Sadler, C. Symons, H.E. Campbell, W. Rodda, F.W.T. Nicholls, J. Hallows, W. L. Plant, H.L. Jenkins, H.H. Forster, T.H. Bowmer, and A. Wevell;
- mounted black and white photograph (46cm x 37cm) of 'Exeter Practising School Winners of Exeter and District Association Football Club, 1911-12', featuring staff A. Wevell, R. I Partridge and F. Carter, and pupils C. Bailey, R. Smith, F. Veal, E. Rice, G. Passmore, A. Bastone, F. Metherell, L. Aspinall, H. Pidgeon, C. Metherell, T. Molloy, G. Shooter, and F. Colman. |
| AdminHistory | Arthur Wevell was born on 26 July 1889, the youngest child of William Wevell, a farmer, and Margaret (nee Varco) in Hazelmere, St. Winnow, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. There were five sons and two daughters in the family.
Education:
St. Winnow National School & the County Secondary School, Bodmin
St Luke's Teacher Training College, 1907-1909
The Regulations for the Training of Teachers Course, qualifying in 1909
Employment:
1905 - 1907 St. Winnow National School & the County Secondary School, Bodmin (apprentice teacher)
1909 - 1914 St Luke's Practising School (teacher)
1914 - 1921 Stogursey Church of England School, Somerset (teacher
1921 - 1924 Cannington Church of Eengland School, Somerset (headteacher)
1924 - 1936 West Street Junior School, Bridgwater, Somerset, (headteacher)
1936 - 1949 Westover Secondary Boys School, Bridgwater, Somerset (headteacher)
In 1914 Arthur married Beatrice Beckerleg, also from Lostwithiel, whom he had met at the age of eight. They had three children.During the First World War Teachers were a reserved occupation, but this stopped and on 01 March 1917, Arthur was called up into the 6th Somerset Light Infantry, Regimental No: 32542. He was initially offered the rank of Sergeant but declined and entered the war as a Private. Later he felt he had earned the rank of Sergeant and was promoted. He was in charge of preparations for gas attacks.
Arthur retired from teaching in 1949. Having started his teaching career on a salary of £387 12 shillings, he was earning £815 when he retired. |