TW427239 Barred Out (29th May), 1896 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 102.9x85.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Schoolchildren are shown enjoying the North-East custom of barring the teacher from the classroom on the 29th of May until the holidays for the next year had been agreed. One boy is wearing a Northumberland hat with a red pom-pom. Ralph Hedley has painted a shabby country classroom. It seems that children of many different ages are being taught together. However, although some of the children\'s clothes are patched, they seem happy and healthy;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.