work ▁and ▁wood ▁car ving . ▁There ▁was ▁considerable ▁un emp loyment ▁in ▁K es wick ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁months , ▁and ▁the ▁Ra wn s le ys ▁aim ed ▁to ▁provide ▁product ive ▁and ▁satisfying ▁work . ▁ ▁Ra wn s ley ▁was ▁mind ful ▁of ▁advice ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁William ▁Morris : ▁▁ ▁The ▁classes , ▁for ▁men ▁only , ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁rooms ▁near ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Ed ith ▁Ra wn s ley , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁designer ▁and ▁another ▁professional ▁from ▁the ▁South ▁K ens ington ▁School ▁of ▁Design . ▁ ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁K es wick ▁School ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Art . ▁ ▁It ▁fl our ished ▁and ▁quickly ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁high - quality ▁co pper ▁and ▁silver ▁decor ative ▁metal work . ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁nearly ▁sevent y ▁men ▁were ▁att ending ▁the ▁classes . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁exhib iting ▁nation ally ▁and ▁winning ▁pri zes . ▁To ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁increased ▁numbers ▁of ▁students ▁Ra wn s ley ▁raised ▁funds ▁for ▁a ▁purpose - built ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁school , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁Gre ta . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁a ▁full - time ▁head , ▁Harold ▁St ab ler , ▁was ▁appointed , ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 1 9