Children at Bishop Wilton Primary School near York with the sampler created in 1880 by 10-year-old Kate Banks who attended the very same school. The sampler was offered by Selby Antiques at Jaguar Fairs’ recent event at Wetherby Racecourse.
Like many Victorian samplers created by school children, Kate’s version carries a serious message of goodliness: Be kind to one another/This is a world of care/And there’s enough of needful woe/For everyone to bear.