Archive Project Get up close to the 1900s Following the launch of the Prior’s Field Archive Online, which was celebrated at a packed-out event in October 2019, we have continued to build up our digitised archive platform. A professionally scanned copy of the earliest of the school’s large format photograph albums, has now been made available. This enables us to get closer than ever before to the photographs, without having to worry about damaging them. This work was jointly funded by the Milton Archive Endowment and the PF Marketing Department, along with donations from the Community and it is hoped that the other more recent albums will be made available in the same way. We would be grateful for your donations to help us maintain and expand this valuable resource. https://archive.priorsfieldschool.com
Archive Store We are pleased to report that our Milton Archive Store Room in Field Wing is now in full and constant use. This picture shows a group of First Form pupils who visited the store room to deposit a time capsule containing letters they had written to their future self. When they leave school, they will be shown their letters, to see what has changed in that time. One First Form girl said "The Archive Store is so special." We hope to allow pupils back into the store when it is safe to do so.
Founder's Day 2019 The Founder's Day assembly pulled together archive research and family testimonies to tell the life of Prior’s Field’s second Headmistress, Ethel Ann Burton-Brown. Volunteer archive researchers and former PF Parents, Lizanne Milton and Elaine Sibley, kindly went to Cambridge to discover more about Ethel Ann’s time studying History at Girton College. In addition, personal accounts from the family were provided by Ethel Ann’s grandson, Micky Burton-Brown, who we were thrilled to welcome to the event. Mr Burton-Brown was a hit with the audience who were fascinated to hear Prior’s Field described as his 'family home'. Mrs Burton-Brown (b. 1868) was an outstanding scholar who first came to Prior’s Field in 1904 to lecture to the girls on Italian art. By that time, aged 36, she had already lived in India and Italy, written a book on Roman archaeology, and had five children. Her ideals and visions mirrored those of Julia Huxley and the pair quickly became close friends, with Mrs Burton-Brown becoming joint Headmistress in 1906. She remained as Headmistress until her death in 1927, having instilled generations of Prior’s Field girls with a unique love and understanding of her beloved Italian art. To read more of Mrs Burton-Brown’s story, please visit the ‘Featured Articles’ section of the Archive Online website: https://archive.priorsfieldschool.com within the 'Browse' tab. 6
Field Notes – Prior’s Field Old Girls’ Magazine
Mrs Burton-Brown with twins, Christopher and Theo and daughter Beatrice
