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It is now time for Divine Service and we shall be attending Leanach Mission Church.



Leanach Church was erected as a 'Mission Hall' in partnership between the Church of Scotland and the Free Church to fulfil a community need for a place of worship on land that once formed part of Culloden Battlefield. The church became redundant in the 1980s, and so the Museum acquired it.

You may be interested to know that I live less than 2 miles away from where the church was originally located.



In the year 1900, Spiers & Co. of Glasgow supplied the timber and corrugated iron clad 'kit' for the building, at a price of just under £200. In 2008, my house cost over 1,000 times as much!

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Here is another view of the classroom.



The school day in 1937 was as follows:

9.00 - 9.45 Morning Prayers, Registration, Bible Study

9.45 - 10.00 Homework checking

10.00 - 11.00 Arithmetic including Multiplication Tables

11.00 - 11.20 Morning Interval/Playtime

11.20 - 11.30 Multiplication Table and Mental Arithmetic Test

11.30 - 12.30 English Grammar and Composition

12.30 - 1.30 Lunch

1.30 - 1.45 Spelling

1.45 - 2.15 Handwriting

2.15 - 3.15 Geography, History, Art, Music, Nature Study

3.15 - 3.45 Reading

3.45 - 4.00 Setting of Homework etc

4.00 End of School

At some point during the day there would have been a short period of Physical Education (PE) either inside or in the playground.

Those boys and girls who worked really hard at their lessons may have been fortunate enough to go to Inverness College where they would have been privileged to meet the Most Innovative Lecturer in the whole of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

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Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son;
endless is the victory, thou o'er death hast won;
angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
kept the folded grave clothes where thy body lay.
Refrain:
Thine be the glory, risen conquering Son,
Endless is the vict'ry, thou o'er death hast won.

Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
Lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
let the Church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing;
for her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting. Refrain

No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of life;
life is naught without thee; aid us in our strife;
make us more than conquerors, through thy deathless love:
bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above. Refrain



Happy Sunday!

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Here we see the teacher's room at the school.



And here is the forty-desk classroom interpreted for 1937.



The classroom includes the original cast iron range used both for heating and domestic science lessons. On display is original school equipment - books, maps, an original Lochgelly tawse (strap) and a card of hardened chewing gum chipped off the desks!

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It's now time for school! Today we are attending Knockbain School.



From Kirkhall parish near Inverness, this single teacher, timber and corrugated iron school was erected beside the existing late 1800s stone school. Known as the 'Green Hut', it comprised a classroom, teacher's room, and toilet.



When we arrive we must hang up our cap and gabardine, and get ready for lessons. We will get the strap (tawse) if we are late.

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Here are some of the sights as one walks down the lane at the Folk Museum...



an old petrol pump...



...and an old post box.



Perhaps we should have a sing-song as we walk along the way!

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You may be wondering what the toilet facilities are like at Daluaine Summerhouse...



...well, now you know!

For those who visit the Museum today, there are more modern toilets available near the reception area. In addition you will find an Audio Visual introduction, a shop, cafe, and a children's play area. And wait for it - admission to the Museum is free!