ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ðə pˈiːpəl ʌv hˈɑːɹpɛndən ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɐ skˈuːl bˈoːɹd tə mˈænɪdʒ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ skˈuːl, nˈaʊ ˌoʊvɚkɹˈaʊdᵻd ænd ɹˈʌndˈaʊn.
In 1894 the people of Harpenden elected a school board to manage the British School, now overcrowded and run-down.