A 'Harry Sedgwick' medal for school achievements

Object

Medal

Production date

1910

Object number

1987.186

Physical Description

A 'Harry Sedgwick' medal for school achievements from 1910. One side of the medal shows St.Augustine's Tower on the Narrow Way in central Hackney; the other side is marked, 'Gift of Harry Sedgwick Esq.' and with the name of the recipient, 'Nellie Hawes'. Harry Sedgwick was a church warden at St.John's Hackney, who began Hackney school achievement awards in 1820. As of 2016, the awards continue to be given under the title 'The Sedgwick Awards Service'.

Associated Person

Sedgwick

Associated Place

Hackney (Place)

Material

Silver

Cotton

Dimension

Diameter: 35mm
Depth: 4mm