{"product_id":"dr-cyril-norwood-country-life-magazine-portrait-december-19-1925","title":"Dr. Cyril Norwood Country Life Magazine Portrait December 19 1925","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr. Cyril Norwood Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, December 19 1925. LVIII No. 1511\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eDr Cyril Norwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, the newly appointed headmaster of Harrow. Born in 1875, he was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John’s College, Oxford. He married Catharine Margaret Kilner, daughter of Dr W. J. Kilner, and they had three daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEducation:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John’s College, Oxford.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCareer Timeline:\u003c\/strong\u003e Before his appointment at Harrow, he served as Headmaster of Bristol Grammar School (1906–1916) and Master of Marlborough College (1917–1925).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e He is best known for the 1943 Norwood Report, which introduced the tripartite system of secondary education in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHonours:\u003c\/strong\u003e He was knighted in 1938 for his services to education.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e He married Catharine Margaret Kilner in 1901, and they had three daughters: \u003cstrong\u003eEnid Norwood\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1902), \u003cstrong\u003eAileen Norwood\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1905), and \u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Norwood\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1908).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEducational Environment:\u003c\/strong\u003e The family lived in several notable academic settings, including Bristol, Marlborough College, and Harrow School.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Travel:\u003c\/strong\u003e In the 1930s, the family accompanied Dr Norwood on an educational tour across New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMother’s Influence:\u003c\/strong\u003e His wife was active in charitable work and was awarded the Médaille de la Reine Elisabeth by the Belgian government for her work with refugees during the First World War.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52247637328165,"sku":"CL-2939","price":66.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Cyril-Norwood-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1925.jpg?v=1776659804","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-ch\/products\/dr-cyril-norwood-country-life-magazine-portrait-december-19-1925","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}