θˈæŋks tə ðɪ ˈɛfɚt ʌv, ænd lˈɑːɹdʒli æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv, dʒˈɑːn bˈɛnɪt lˈɔːz, fˈaʊndɚɹ ʌv ɹˈɑːθæmstᵻd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ, wˈɜːk wʌz bɪɡˈʌn tə stˈɑːɹt ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɪŋ hˈɑːɹpɛndənz jˈuːθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən.
Thanks to the effort of, and largely at the expense of, John Bennett Lawes, founder of Rothamsted Research, work was begun to start educating Harpenden's youth in 1847.