Florence Nightingale’s writing box
© Reproduced courtesy of the Florence Nightingale Museum Trust
Box with pen compartment open
© Reproduced courtesy of the Florence Nightingale Museum Trust
Box opened up to show interior spaces
© Reproduced courtesy of the Florence Nightingale Museum Trust
Box opened to create a writing surface
© Reproduced courtesy of the Florence Nightingale Museum Trust
Information from BBC Primary History
Source: bbc.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/florence_nightingale/National Archives lesson
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk
With links to pages about Mary Seacole and Elizabeth Davis.
Visit the site http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/florence-nightingale/Interactive game from BBC Schools
Source: bbc.co.uk
With examples of what was different in Victorian times.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/dynamo/history/stepback.htmResource on Victorian handwriting from Causeway Museum Service, Northern Ireland
Source: niarchive.org
Includes copy book pages for students to complete.
Visit the site http://www.niarchive.org/directory/uploads/8872c70b-e26a-47d5-8d9d-7c1180106d61/Copperplate_Victorian%20Handwriting.pdfInformation from BBC Primary History about Victorian schools
Source: bbc.co.uk
With several images of children using different writing materials.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/victorian_schools/BBC Primary History: Victorian schools
Source: bbc.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/victorian_schools/BBC Primary History: Famous people - Mary Seacole
Source: bbc.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/mary_seacole/Outside the classroom
Florence Nightingale Museum, London
Source: florence-nightingale.co.uk
Visit the site http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/Claydon House, Buckinghamshire (National Trust)
Source: nationaltrust.org.uk
Where Florence Nightingale was a frequent guest.
Visit the site http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claydon/Victorian school experiences
Source: victorianschool.co.uk
List of venues across the UK offer Victorian school experiences.
Visit the site http://www.victorianschool.co.uk/other_schools.html