A group of the first men staff for the new Goldsmiths’ College opening in September 1905 was photographed at one of the entrances to the main building.

This looks like the front entrance reserved for men students and their corridor running down the north east side of what is now the Richard Hoggart main building.

They were recruited to teach for the new University of London, Goldsmiths’ College Training Department which  was set up to run a two year programme to educate and train teachers for Elementary and Secondary schools throughout England and Wales.

Those in the back row standing from left to right are: T Bishop (Gymnastic Instructor), Joseph Kay B.Sc (Lecturer in Manual Work and Mathematics), William Loring M.A. (Warden), John Frederick Unstead M.A. (Lecturer in Geography), and George Allworth (Manual Instructor).

Those in the front row sitting down left to right are: Edward Fitzgerald B.Sc. (Lecturer in Mathematics), Dr. Arthur Lapworth D.Sc. (Also Secretary, Science Department, Lecturer in Chemistry for Evening Classes as well as Lecturer for Training Department), Thomas Raymont M.A. (Vice Principal for men and lecturer in education practice and method) Ivor B John M.A. (Lecturer in English), and Douglas Lloyd Savory M.A. (Lecturer in Modern Languages).

These are the annual salaries being received by the staff in the photograph for lecturing and teaching in the Training Department. The figure is followed in brackets by the Bank of England inflation calculator’s value of what their income would be in December 2024:

Back Row

T Bishop, Gymnastic Instructor

£90 (£9,284.54) Paid a further £90 for Evening Classes (£9,284.54)

Joseph Kay, Lecturer in Manual Work and Mathematics

£200 (£20,632.31)

William Loring, Warden

£750 (£77,371.18)

John Frederick Unstead, Lecturer in Geography

£200 (£20,632.31)

George Allworth, Manual Instructor

£50 (£5,158.08) Paid a further £40 for Evening Classes (£4,126.46)

Front Row

Edward Fitzgerald, Lecturer in Mathematics

£150 (£15,474.24)

Dr. Arthur Lapworth Secretary Science Department/Lecturer in Chemistry and Lecturer for Training Department    £150 (£15,474.24)

Thomas Raymont, Vice Principal for men and lecturer in education

£500 (£51,580.79)

Ivor B John, Lecturer in English

£300 (£30,948.47)

Douglas Lloyd Savory, Lecturer in Modern Languages

£250 (£25,790.39)

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Professor Sir Douglas Lloyd Savory MP (1878-1969)

The young lecturer pictured in the front row sitting down far right in academic dress and moustache and with his hands clasped together specialised in teaching French and other modern languages and would leave Goldsmiths in 1909 after his appointment as Professor of French and Romance Philology at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Douglas Lloyd Savory came to Goldsmiths after being the French Master at the prestigious Marlborough College between 1902 and 1905 and he had MA.s from Oxford and Dublin Universities.

He went on to have a dramatic and noteworthy future working for Naval Intelligence during the First World War and adding ‘Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur to his earlier French academic honours of ‘Officier d’Académie’ and ‘Officier de l’Instruction Publique.

He was elected unopposed as the Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for the seat of Queen’s University until its abolition in 1950, followed by election as MP for South Antrim which he represented until 1955.

He was knighted in 1952 and had been a special investigator into the Katyn massacre of Polish army officers by Stalin’s Soviet NKVD in 1940. He produced a special report which remained secret until 1952. He had also been president of the Huguenot Society of London which was created to promote the publication and interchange of knowledge about Huguenot history. His involvement stemmed from his own Huguenot family heritage.

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Additional lecturers and staff employed to teach in the Training Department during the day not featured in the photograph. These are also receiving separate salaries for teaching evening classes which are set out further below.

Dr. Alfred Russell, Medical Officer for Training Department

£157 & 10 shillings (£16,299.53)

Dr. E  Wechsler, Demonstrator in Chemistry

£40 (£4,126.4)

Mr R. W. L. Clarke, Demonstrator in Chemistry

£40 (£4,126.4)

Mr V Steele, Assistant  in Chemistry

£25 £2,579.04

Mr W Starling, Assistant in Chemistry

£20 (£2,063.23)

 

There were many other men lecturers at Goldsmiths who are not in the photograph, particularly in the Arts School, Engineering, Science and Building Trades Departments. Many had been previously employed in the Goldsmiths’ Company’s Technical and Recreative Institute.

Goldsmiths’ College Art School

The Art School was providing day and evening courses in ‘Advanced Art’ in the subjects of ‘Life (drawing and painting) Still Life and Antique (drawing and painting), Design and Book Illustration, Modelling (sculpture), Enamelling, and Anatomy.’

The Art School had three full-time and three part-time members of staff; none of whom appear in the group photograph. They were the Head Master Frederick Marriott (Etching, Aquatint and Mezzotint), and his Assistant Art Masters, Amor Fenn (Design, Book Illustration and Architectural Drawing),  Percy Buckman (Painting and Etching), and part-time Assistant Art Masters, Frederick Halnon (Modelling- Life and Antique), and J.F. Sedgwick. As they were more of a school rather than a university, they also employed a ”Pupil Teacher’ H.D. Richards who would have been teaching between the ages of 13 and 18 in 1905.

Annual salaries in 1905 with equivalent value in December 2024 in brackets

Headmaster Frederick Marriott (Etching, Aquatint and Mezzotint)

£400 (£41,264.63)

Amor Fenn (Design, Book Illustration and Architectural Drawing)

£200 (£20,632.31 )

Percy Buckman (Painting and Etching)

£150 (£15,474.24)

Part-time Frederick Halnon (Modelling- Life and Antique)

£75 (£7,737.12)

Part-time J.F. Sedgwick

£45 (£4,642.27)

Pupil Teacher H.D. Richards

£15  (£1,547.42)

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Ancillary Day and Evening Course Staff intersecting with Training Department Teaching

Dr B. B. Connolly, Lecturer in Ambulance

£40 (£4,126.46)

Mr J Wilkinson, Lecturer in Photography

£100 (£10,316.16)

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Photography at Goldsmiths’ College

The first Vice Principal for Men and second Warden of Goldsmiths, Professor Thomas Raymont, was a great enthusiast for the applications of photography in education and he fully encouraged the work of the effective resident photographer of the College, Mr J. Wilkinson.

He took student and staff group pictures as well as taking commissions from funding bodies such as London County Council, the University of London, Board of Education and the Goldsmiths’ Company.

He would sometimes operate as a kind of documentary photography on the campus taking impromptu and informal  photographs of student groups, usually at their request, which he would then produce to sell as postcards. These would be sent to family and friends.

The Goldsmiths’ College photographs were also a significant marketing tool.

This an indication of how Goldsmiths would often pioneer the use of media in education. In the 1930s, the BBC built a radio studio in the main building to develop experiments in early schools broadcasting.

The first edition of the College Magazine The Goldsmithian reported in June 1906 on the formation of ‘The Camera Club’ as a result of Mr Wilkinson’s initiative:

‘At a meeting held May 10th 1906, a Camera Club was formed. Professor Raymont in a few remarks dwelt on the value to teachers of a knowledge of Photography, drawing attention to its increasing use among teachers as a means of illustrating Nature Study lessons and visits to place of industrial interest, while Mr. Wilkinson touched on its value from the point of view of microscopy and lantern slide making. The members are extremely enthusiastic and some interesting work may be expected. The Club is extremely fortunate in having as instructor a man of such rare capabilities and experience as Mr. Wilkinson. Already lectures ave been given on “The Camera and its Use,” and on “Exposure and Development.” Intending members should lose no time in joining, as each lecture is extremely important and bears directly on future work.’

Photographic scenes of students at Goldsmiths’ College by Photographer J. Wilkinson

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The Science Department (Evening Classes)

Dr. Arthur Lapworth Secretary Science Department/Lecturer in Chemistry

£250 (£15,474.24)

Dr. E  Wechsler, Demonstrator in Chemistry

£80 (£8,252.93)

Mr R. W. L. Clarke, Demonstrator in Chemistry

£80 (£8,252.93)

Mr V Steele, Assistant Demonstrator in Chemistry

£25 (£2,579.04)

Mr W Starling, Assistant Demonstrator in Chemistry

£40 (£4,126.46)

Mr E Edser, Lecturer in Physics

£200 (£20,632.31 )

Mr G.C. Turner, Lecturer in Mathematics

£200 (£20,632.31 )

Mr J Powell, Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics

£40 (£4,126.46)

Mr A Pratt, Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics

£15 (£1,547.42)

Mr E.F. Witchell, Assistant Lecturer in Mathematics

£25 (£2,579.04)

Mr A. H. Coote, Lecturer in Physiology, Hygiene

£50 (£5,158.08)

Degrees and Courses provided by the Science Department

Chemistry and Physics (including Sound, Light and Heat, Magnetism and Electricity)

Mathematics (Pure, Applied and Practical).

Students are prepared for the University of London Degree of Bachelor of Sciences, and for the Examinations of the Board of Education.

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The Engineering Department (Evening Classes)

Mr W.J. Lineham, Head of Engineering Department

£400 £41,264.63)

Mr G.T. White, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£150 (£15,474.24)

Mr T.J. Booth, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£85 (£8,768.73)

Mr A. Brackley, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£30 (£3,094.85)

Mr H. Coulson, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£24 (£2,475.88)

Mr E.S. Andrews, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£20 £2,063.23

Mr J.B. Harrington, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£10 (£1,031.62)

Mr F.E. Kennard, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£120 (£12,379.39)

Mr R. French, Assistant Lecturer Engineering Department

£40 (£4,126.46)

Goldsmiths’ College Engineering students making an engine test circa 1912

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Degrees and Courses provided by the Engineering Department 

Complete Courses in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Constructional Engineering,

By Lecture, Laboratory and Workshop.

Students are prepared for the London University Degree of Bachelor of Science (B Sc.) in Engineering,

And for the following Examinations:-

The Studentship of the Institution of the Civil Engineers, The Associate Membership of The Institution of Civil Engineers.

They are also assisted in competing for L.C.C., Royal, National and Whitworth Scholarships.

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Department of Building and Architecture (Evening Classes)

Mr R.E. Marsden, Head of the Building Trades Department

£100 (£10,316.16)

Mr H. Jardine, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£30 (£3,094.85)

Mr H.E. Bromley, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£20 (£2,063.23)

Mr C.E. Power, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£30 (£3,094.85)

Mr C. Whittaker, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£15  10 shillings (£1,547.42)

Mr W.T. Castell, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£22 10 shillings (£2,269.55)

Mr R.G. Cole, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£10 (£1,031.62)

Mr J.W. Hart, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£50 (£5,158.08)

Mr D. Early, Assistant Lecturer Building Trades Department

£25 (£2,579.04)

           Courses provided by the Department of Building and Architecture

Building Construction, Architecture, Constructional Steelwork, Quantity Surveying, Geometry, Brickwork, Carpentry & Joinery, and Plumbing.

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[This posting is still under construction. Thank you for your patience]

Many thanks to the staff of Special Collections and Archives at Goldsmiths, University of London including Dr Alexander Du Toit, and staff alumni Pat Loughrey, Ian Pleace and Lesley Ruthven.

The Goldsmiths History Project contributes to the research and writing of the forthcoming That’s So Goldsmiths: A History of Goldsmiths, University of London by Professor Tim Crook.