Re: ERNEST WEEKLEY-FREIDA von RICHTHOFEN
-
In reply to:
ERNEST WEEKLEY-FREIDA von RICHTHOFEN
Freya Gates Hansen 2/27/02
Dane House was on the corner of Northumberland Road and Ethelbert Road. This later became Northdown Road which it still is today. I have maps from 1852 and 1879 showing a portion of the school plus an engraving from the 1870's. The first mention of Dane Hill House in a guide was 1793, this was the year it was reputed to have built. The first owner being Mrs Peacock and her daughter, who started a school with her daughter.
Later, in 1818, a John Mickleburgh whose brother John ran Thanet House Academy, opened the school under the name Dane Hill House. John's son joined him in 1825 but they sold out to James Dunbar M.A.
The first Boulden to take reigns of the school was Joseph in 1858. In a newspaper of the time it was advertised as being "situated on an elevated and salubrious part of the town". This was when it was known as Dane Hill Academy, A Boarding School for Young Gentlemen. Joseph was a licentiate of the College of Preceptors and
Joseph was married to Elizabeth Weekley in 1842 in Westminster.
Alfred William Boulden, Teacher and Curate of Holy Trinity joined his father Joseph and in 1873 took over as Principle when Joseph became ill.
In 1888 the Rev Alfred W Boulden gave up scholastic life to devote himself entirely to clerical work so left it in the hands of his brother the Rev Charles Joseph BouldenThey sold to school to Dr Crawford and in 1900 the old house was pulled down after being sold to a local builder Amos, for demolition.