Foundation student at St John's Theological Collge, and later became headmaster of St Johns School for Boys, Auckland from 1891. Severed connection with St John's College in about 1902. During his clerical career he was vicar of various Auckland parishes, editor of the diocesan Church Gazette, chaplain to Bishop W G Cowie, and in 1939 was appointed an honorary canon of St Mary's Cathedral. (see `The Makers of Auckland, 1871-1971', p 29)
Smallfield, Percy Scott (Rev), 1858-1952
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Miscellaneous correspondence
Date: 1813, 1841, 1871-1910
From: Enys, John Davies, 1837-1912 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0670-5
Description: Includes letters from J D Enys's collection of autographs; letters to F W Hutton; letters to Rev P S Smallfield (Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Auckland); to H Festing Jones re Erewhon dinners; letter from Morton [?] Tavais to [?] N Williams re actors and opera and speculating in minerals; and odd notes and envelopes re W B D Mantell, J Hector and Dr H Woodward Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for a fuller description of the contents of this folder.
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Bullock-Webster, Harold 1855-1942 :F. Bullock-Webster, St John's College, Tamaki, Auckl...
Date: 1890 - 1900
By: Bullock-Webster, Harold, 1855-1942
Reference: A-134-058
Description: Shows a schoolmaster in cap and gown pulling along an unwilling schoolboy, past a signpost whose upright is labelled "Rev. P. S. Smallfield". The four directional arms read: "F. Bullock-Webster"; "Tamaki"; "St John's College"; "Auckland". Alexander Turnbull Library has artist's "Memories of sport and travel fifty years ago..." (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1938) at NZ&P 920 BUL 1938. Frank Bullock-Webster was born in 1885. The Reverend Percy Scott Smallfield was headmaster of the St John's School for Boys (Auckland) from 1891. Smallfield left St John's ca 1902. Inscriptions: Unsigned and undated. Other material relating to the book is at MS-Papers-0410. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, on envelope 95 x 120 mm.
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Smallfield, Percy Scott (Rev), 1858-1952 :Epsom, N.Z. [View of Mount St John & One Tree...
Date: 1880
By: Smallfield, Percy Scott (Rev), 1858-1952
Reference: A-372-040
Description: Shows a view across fields and farms, and several houses and buildings, towards One Tree Hill in the right distance. Notes on the backing board recto identify the two-storeyed house with verandah in the centre as Rocklands in Gillies Avenue. Mount St John's is the hill at the left, and the house on that hill is given as 27 Mt St John's Avenue (possibly called "Prospect"?). Next on the right is identified as possibly the Hesketh house which burned down. Streets are identified as Ranfurly Road, Gillies Road, and Manukau Road. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Epsom, N.Z. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 179 x 250 mm.