The loan service provides loan boxes for use by local schools and community groups. These are detailed below:

Loan Box 1 - The Victorian School

• 10 slates, pencils and rags
• 10 'dip' pens with copperplate nibs
• 2 ink pots (1 small, 1 large)
• 1 reproduction Victorian schoolgirl's apron
• 1 reproduction Victorian schoolboy's waistcoat
• 1 Victorian School Day Resource Book and folder
• 1 The Victorian Schoolroom, Shire book by Trevor May

Resource Pack includes:

• 'National School Records' information sheet
• Reports of annual examination of Tildarg National School, 1899, 1902
• Teacher's contract, Tildarg, 1902
• Grant aid application conditions sheet
• Grant aid applications for Carnmoney Female School and Ballycraigy 1846 (grant aid applications provide much information about the establishment of schools including the name of teacher and number of pupils.)
• Significant dates sheet
• Vere Foster copybook
• Ordnance Survey Memoirs extracts 1832-39 (information relating to Doagh, Ballyclare, Kilbride, Skilganaban, Straid, Ballynure, Tildarg, Ballyeaston, Whitehouse, Carnmoney, Whiteabbey.)
• Mossley National School, Teachers' income, 1878,1882,1883
• Loan box use guidelines
• School Curriculum links
• Comment sheet

Additional Resources

Other Resources are available if you are thinking of conducting a full Victorian School session with your class:

• Additional slates, pencils, rags, dip pens and costume
• Backboard
• Cane

Loan Box 2 - Victorian Toys and Games

This loan box contains a range of Victorian toys & games:

• Cups and Balls
• Tops and Whips
• Spinning Tops
• Diabolos
• Flick book
• Hoops and Sticks

Activity sheets (optical toys)

• Make your own Zoetrope
• Make your own Phenakistascope
• Make a Kaleidoscope
• Make a Thaumatrope

Photo Pack

• Toys & games in the past, English Heritage

For bookings contact Sentry Hill on 028 9083 2363.