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Derby Town Council endorsed the Education Committee’s
appreciation of the service rendered by Mr. Hainsworth in Derby since 1904,
and as the Headmaster of the Central School for Boys since 1928.
Picture photocopied from the The Derby Ram. One day
we hope to get better quality pictures.
Source:
Derby Local Studies Library.
Obituary notice: DET, Saturday September 30th, 1967.
FORMER HEAD OF CENTRAL SCHOOL DIES – 85
A FUNERAL service will be held at Markeaton Crematorium on Monday for Mr.
Horace Hainsworth, former Headmaster of the Derby Central School for Boys,
who died at his home, 17 Darley Park Road, Darley Abbey, on Thursday, aged
85.
Mr. Hainsworth was in turn scholar and pupil teacher at St. Paul’s
School, Derby, before going to St. John’s College, Battersea. He later
studied at the London School of Economics and obtained his B.Sc. at London
University.
NEW PREMISES
He retired from the Headship of the Central School in 1944, after holding
the post for 16 years. During that time the school moved from its original
premises in Hastings Street to the former premises of the old Municipal
Secondary School in Abbey Street.
At the outbreak of the 1939-45 War, a move was made to Darley Abbey
Mansion, where the school remained until 1958, when it was moved to new
premises at Breadsall Hill Top. Mr. Hainsworth, and his wife, the late Mrs. Alice May
Hainsworth, celebrated their golden wedding in August, 1958. Mrs. Hainsworth
was at one time Headmistress of Susworth Council School, Doncaster.
Mr. Hainsworth leaves a son, Mr. Lewis B. Hainsworth.
Source:
Derby Local Studies Library.
NB: The School Magazine of Christmas 1939 records
Mr. Hainsworth's views on the move to
Darley Abbey.
MILESTONES
Born: 1882
Married in 1908, aged 26.
Appointed Headmaster at Hastings Street, aged 46
Served as Headmaster from 1928–944; 16 years.
Retired in 1944, aged 62
Celebrated Golden Wedding in 1958, aged 76
Died, Sept 28th, 1967, aged 85
STORIES ABOUT BOSS HAINSWORTH
Horace Hainsworth came up the hard way and was imbued
with progressing the school's reputation in any way he could. I appreciated
the fact that on one occasion he consulted me in advance about the
suitability of the subject of a book prize I was to receive. It was an
Elementary Textbook on Automobile Engineering produced and donated by the
Ford Motor Company. Over the years it has been immensely useful to me and
has been, and still is, a really prized possession.
I am surprised that H.H.'s obituary does not refer to the fact that,
somewhat controversially, he was a Director of the Derby Co-operative
Society. Some thought that such a post was not in keeping with a
Headmastership.
However, he stoutly maintained that this additional 'sideline' enabled him
to help those school leavers who wanted to take up jobs with the D.C.S. In
this genuine belief it needs to be remembered that Derby was at that time a
great supporter of the countrywide Co-operative movement and the Derby Co-op
was one of the town's major employers. Its coverage included dozens of
grocery stores; daily street deliveries of bread, milk, green-groceries and
coal; a bakery that was the largest in the Midlands; a funeral service; a
large restaurant; hardware stores; furniture stores; the largest men's
hairdressing saloon in town manned by at least a dozen barbers; a chemist's
shop and the town's best concert hall, the Central Hall, where we held our
Speech Days.
- Arthur Redsell. 4/29/05
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