# Slate and Satchel: Going to school from Tenter Lane, 1890 to 1964

> Four generations of Merrin children at the board school up the hill: slates, satchels, reports and one note excusing Dorothy from games.

https://vitrine.themes.dev/exhibitions/slate-and-satchel/

- When: 15 March to 31 August 2025
- Where: The top-floor gallery
- Tickets: Included with entry

The board school at the top of Neepsend hill taught four generations of the family. Slate and Satchel brought together what they carried there and what came back: slates, satchels, inkwells, school reports and a great many excuse notes.