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| 23 May 2022 | |
| Alumni News |
Hailing from Texas, USA, Nancy had delved into her family tree and discovered that, according to Val Boyd Insley's A Family's History, she had five first cousins who were Headmistresses of the School, and their family lived nearby.
Lucretia Alice "Cre" Mickleburgh (1871-1965), daughter of William Mickleburgh and Rosa Dameris Wood (1846-1934). Lucretia founded Bellan House School with her sister, Rose (1872-1939), and her cousin, Bea Williams, Headmistress of the Preparatory School (1863-1944), in 1900.
Lucretia Mickleburgh
May Morrell took over as Headmistress of the school which she then ran with her sister, Helen Dorothea "Dolly", for over 44 years.
Several of Nancy's English family attended school at Bellan House. In 1931, Nancy's mother travelled to England to visit the English side of the family and was allowed to spend the night at the school. She remembered sneaking down to the kitchen in the middle of the night to see if there was any food to eat!
Following the tour of Bellan, Nancy and Jim headed next door to our original School, The Old School House, for lunch.
Elaine Duff recently made a heartfelt visit to the Prep School, Bellan House, retracing the steps of her childhood. More...
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What a wonderful afternoon it was for this year's Keighley Cup held at Oswestry Rugby Club. More...
Elaine Duff recently made a heartfelt visit to the Prep School, Bellan House, retracing the steps of her childhood. More...
As Lent term got underway, some of the seniors in School House were becoming increasingly irritated by the lack of hot water on their bath night. More...
We are sad to annouce the death of Michael Crawshaw who passed away on Sunday 9 March, 2025, aged 59. More...