Werrington Detention Centre

Description of the school in 1946

"The Approved School was established in 1868 in an old farm house and two adjacent cottages—and a barn which had been a chapel of ease in which the Vicar of Caverswall formerly held services. It was entirely the conception of Mr. J. E. Davis, Stipendiary Magistrate for the Potteries. It was supported by Mr. James Edwards who contributed £200 towards the scheme. It was opened in January', 1870, with two boys and was managed very efficiently by Mr. Benjamin Horth from then until his retirement in 1911. Until 1889 when the new Staffordshire County Council assumed control, it was administrated by the Potteries Quarter Sessions. In 1902 it became the responsibility of the newly formed Staffordshire Education Committee, a sub-committee of which still manages it.

Until 1933, the School was officially an "Industrial School", but in that year the Children's Act substituted the term "Approved" for "Industrial". It is now a Junior Approved School certified by the Home Secretary for the reception of 120 boys, who must be under 13 years of age at committal. The boys come from all parts of the country though the majority are from the Midland area. They can be kept until they are 15 years of age, or if over 12 when committed, for three years. When they leave they remain under the supervision of the Managers of the School for three years after the date to which they could have been kept.

The boys receive an elementary education with a strong practical bias—including gardening, woodwork, metalwork and pottery—and also some pre-vocational work in farming, gardening, domestic and maintenance work. The School is financed equally by the Home Office and the Local Education Authorities who send the boys. and is inspected by the Home Office."

Werrington - some notes on its history, J.D. Johnson, 1946

Institution: " Staffordshire Certified Industrial School"
Census Place: Werrington, Caverswall, Staffordshire, England

Frederick SNAPE 16 M     Bradford, Stafford, England
Thomas HACKETT 14 M     Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, England
Harry BERISFORD 15 M     Dresden, Stafford, England
William WEDGWOOD 15 M     Longton, Stafford, England
Enock RILEY 15 M
Joseph TAYLOR 15 M     Willenhall, Stafford, England
Charles HEATH 14 M     Burslem, Stafford, England
Robert W. BOOTH 15 M
William BRADLEY 15 M     Holly Wall, Stafford, England
William SIMPSON 12 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
Thomas CLEWES 15 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
Thomas SHORT 15 M        Broomfield, Stafford, England
John RUSHTON 14 M
Charles HAWEY 15 M        Hanley, Stafford, England
William H. ROBOTHAM 15 M
William A. ROBINSON 15 M     Stoke On Trent, Stafford, England
William HUGHES 15 M     Burslem, Stafford, England
John HAMMOND 13 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
George ROCK 15 M
William PITT 15 M     Wednesbury, Stafford, England
William KENT 15 M     Stoke On Trent, Stafford, England
Henry ROBINSON 14 M     London, Middlesex, England
Samuel SUMNER 14 M     Werrington, Stafford, England
Frank RYLANDS 14 M     Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
William TAYLOR 13 M     Burton, Stafford, England
Enoch JONES 13 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
William COATES 12 M
Edwin CARR 15 M     Burslem, Stafford, England
John Timothy MORRIS 14 M     Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Alfred TRENCHANT 13 M     Brierley Hill, Stafford, England
Frederick COOPER 13 M     Brierley Hill, Stafford, England
Thomas ROBINSON 13 M     London, Middlesex, England
Thomas PREECE 13 M     Shropshire, England
Francis Henry GOLDSHAW 13 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
Thomas KENNY 14 M
James KILKENNY 14 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
John MOORE 14 M     Longton, Stafford, England
Frederick JONES 15 M     Burslem, Stafford, England
Joseph WAKELATE 13 M     Dresden, Stafford, England
George HILL 13 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
Albert HILL 13 M     Burslem, Stafford, England
William HARRISON 13 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
George STEVENSON 13 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
Silas HALL 14 M     Ketley Brook, Shropshire, England
Thomas POINTON 12 M     Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, England
James JOHNSON 12 M     Plat Bridge, Lanark, Scotland
Charles CAMPION 13 M     Uttoxeter, Stafford, England
Samuel DICKEN 12 M     Burton, Stafford, England
Thomas LOWNDS 13 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
Edwin WARBURTON 12 M     Golden Hill, Stafford, England
Albert HILL 12 M     Stoke On Trent, Stafford, England
Thomas BRAMMER 13 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
John BLAIZE 12 M     Burslem, Stafford, England
William WOOLLISCROFT 13 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
John HAWLEY 11 M     Rugeley, Stafford, England
Joseph E. CORBETT 14 M     Wednesbury, Stafford, England
John BUXTON 12 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
William BUXTON 10 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
Thomas LLOYD 14 M     Wolverhampton, Stafford, England
Moses STANIER 10 M     Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, England
John DALE 15 M     Congleton, Cheshire, England
Frederick RATCLIFF 11 M
John Henry WOOLLEY 12 M     Fenton, Stafford, England
Robert BOULTON 14 M     Stoke On Trent, Stafford, England
George FREEMAN 11 M     Brierley Hill, Stafford, England
Herbert MARTIN 14 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
George WHITEHEAD 13 M     Stoke On Trent, Stafford, England
Herbert RAWSON 12 M     Burton, Stafford, England
Frederick BRABTY 12 M     Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, England
John COWLEY 13 M     Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, England
John DUNN 12 M     Wolverhampton, Stafford, England
Francis VENABLES 10 M
William PERRY 13 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
George H. BULLOCK 12 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
George HARRATT 11 M     Dresden, Stafford, England
Albert SPOONER 12 M     Wednesbury, Stafford, England
Richard SMITH 12 M     Burslem, Stafford, England
William EARDLEY 10 M     Longton, Stafford, England
George SLATER 10 M
Robert BARNES 10 M     Wednesbury, Stafford, England
Arthur R. LANDON 10 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
Francis WALKER 10 M
Arthur WRIGHT 11 M     Walsall, Stafford, England
William WHITE 13 M     Wolverhampton, Stafford, England
Thomas FREAKLEY 10 M     Stoke On Trent, Stafford, England
Edward J. STEPHENS 11 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
Josiah POOLE 12 M     West Bromwich, Stafford, England
Jacob F. BARKER 9 M     Bucknall, Stafford, England
Joseph BAILEY 13 M     West Bromwich, Stafford, England
Henry LOVATT 11 M     Newcastle Under Lyme, Stafford, England
Joseph S. WARRILOW 11 M     Hanley, Stafford, England
Henry JENKINSON 10 M
Elijah KIDD 12 M     Handford, Stafford, England
John W. KIDD 10 M     Longton, Stafford, England
John SIMS 11 M     Stoke On Trent, Stafford, England
George DAVENPORT 11 M     Longton, Stafford, England
Edward J. EVANS 11 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
Charles WESTON 10 M     Bilston, Stafford, England
William CAMPBELL 11 M
George WINDSOR 11 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
Joseph DODD 10 M     Tunstall, Stafford, England
Richard COPE 10 M     London, Middlesex, England
Henry KENDAL 9 M
Elijah HILL 11 M     Longton, Stafford, England

Name	Marr \| Age \| Sex		Birthplace	Occupation
Benjamin HORTH	M 37 M	Head	Norwich, Norfolk	Supt Of Industrial School (Prison)
Emily HORTH	M 33 F	Wife	Weston, Warwick,	Matron Of Industrial School
Benjamin H. HORTH	10 M	Son	Weston, Warwick
Emily Celia HORTH	8 F	Daur	Werrington, Stafford
Frederic W. HORTH	7 M	Son	Werrington, Stafford
Evelina E. HORTH	5 F	Daur	Werrington, Stafford
Adelaide H. MARSH	U 26 F	Assistant	London, Middlesex	Assistant Matron (Prison)
Sarah Ann BENNETT	U 17 F	Servant	Werrington, Stafford	Cook Domestic
Louisa LEESE	U 16 F	Servant	Werrington, Stafford	Housemaid
Mark HESLOP	U 19 M	Assistant	Woodhorn, Northumberland	School Master
Frank LOCKE	U 18 M	Assistant	Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire	Asst School Master