Lindsay Road Junior & infants school

[rogertheroof]

I went to lindsay rd infants and then the junior school from 1946 until about 1951 when I tranfered to Hartley Brook School were I stayed till Christmas 1957. I remeber the prefab classrooms well and also atended there during my teenage years. In the evenings a youth club ran there.

 

Rogertheroof

[sheffsueme]

Just came back to lay a wreath to all the pupils who passed through the school from my year of '45 til it finally closed when ever, had many friends, scary teachers, but on reflection had a good time there. Would be nice to meet up with those who don't have "puters" and don't know how people want to get in touch with their roots.

 

 

I was there from nursery to J4, left in 1960. Mr Crossley was my teacher

for J3 & J4. It was a lovely little school, all pre-fab buildings, they were going to knock it down for ever - until they finally did..... so many children passed through that school, many went on to achieve much success.

 

My favourite teacher was Miss Meggison, she was my teacher for J1 & J2,

such a lovely lady, all of our class were invited to her wedding. She left the school and moved to Rutland, she had twin boys so I heard. I have tried to find her, to thank her for being such an inspiring teacher, over the years without success.

 

Alan Belk, was your sister (Joyce) May Queen ?

 

I also went to the Youth Club in later years. Stan Cooke was the Leader,

her was such a lovely gentleman.

[sheffsueme]

We also collected old newspapers in one air raid shelter, I was there from '45 until '51. went back to visit about 2years after i left and couldn't believe that I sat at those small desks.

Can only remember one May Queen and that was Joyce Simmonite who lived on deerlands Ave where I lived, she was a stunner.

 

 

I don't remember collecting newspapers, but I do remember collecting jam jars, this was a few years later than you, Alan, we used to go door to door asking if they had any old jam jars, most people did, some in the private houses on Elm Lane would take us to greenhouses and give us dusty jam jars with spiders webs on them but we took them all anyway... don't remember how we used to carry them, most of us didn't have much of anything back then. Once we got them to school, we had to help store them in the air raid shelters, there were miles and miles of jars in there. If they still used glass jars there would be a lot less land and sea pollution today.

 

Teachers I remember, Mrs Nora Fleming, Head of Nursery School, (photo on Friends Reunited), Infants Miss Linacre. Mrs. Woodhead - much loved.

Miss Tunstall, she taught my sister. American Exchange Teacher Mrs.

Mabel Bowen - she gave each child in the school a special American pencil.

 

Junior School Frank Lovett Head Master.

Teachers Miss Meggison/Megginson, Mr. Stables, & tough Mr M.F. Crossley.

 

May Day was the big annual event that we all loved, Maypole Dancing, folk songs, acting, country dancing, crowning of the May Queen and Captain, having the honour of being in the retinue. Happy Days, happy memories.

[blackhill]

We also collected old newspapers in one air raid shelter, I was there from '45 until '51. went back to visit about 2years after i left and couldn't believe that I sat at those small desks.

Can only remember one May Queen and that was Joyce Simmonite who lived on deerlands Ave where I lived, she was a stunner.

 

I lived on Deerlands Ave opposite Joyce Simmoniite, and you are right she was a stunner. Her other two sisters were OK as well.

They lived in the house on the corner of park entrance.

[Lucifer]

I lived on Deerlands Ave opposite Joyce Simmoniite, and you are right she was a stunner. Her other two sisters were OK as well.

They lived in the house on the corner of park entrance.

 

 

I remember Joyce Simmonite, she did have two other sisters, the oldest was called Pauline, I can't remember the name of the middle one, Joyce was the youngest and the most attractive, she was film star quality. Can't think of anyone who could match her for looks.

[bri bloomer]

went to lindsay road school 43-49 prefab type classrooms large playground 2 large air raid shelters full of jam-jars i believe these jars were collected for the war effort jam-jars were a lot bigger then 2 teachers i remember are miss tunstall who was verry fussy and mr cleary who had connections with the raf he looked the part with his ginger moustache years later it was reported in the star that he had passed away and as a mark of respect a flypast of aircraft had flown over his home names that i can still remember gloria wyatt margaret wallace harry theaker tony blunt kieth brassinton also one of the fowlers who used to live at the bottom of masters road i have a photo of one of the class groups about 37 in the class

i went to lindsay rd left in 1949 i remember A Belk did,nt you have brother a bit older ,also Kieth Brassington my mother knew his mother ,Harry Theaker a right blond haired crackpot but good fun i remember him grabbing the cane when Mr Gregory was giving him the stick when we went toHartley Brook,also the Fowlers Hinchcliffes Brian and Chas Milton E Wittles Billy Slater Jack Skelton Derrick Unwin the Naylors Len Judge David Bailey Ken Scholey,and we all droolled over Joyce Simmonite,i used to carry Mr Crossley,s brief case to sheffield lane top where he would catch his tramcar,not many teachers with cars .

[bri bloomer]

by the way is edith called Binns of Deerlands

[Lucifer]

i went to lindsay rd left in 1949 i remember A Belk did,nt you have brother a bit older ,also Kieth Brassington my mother knew his mother ,Harry Theaker a right blond haired crackpot but good fun i remember him grabbing the cane when Mr Gregory was giving him the stick when we went toHartley Brook,also the Fowlers Hinchcliffes Brian and Chas Milton E Wittles Billy Slater Jack Skelton Derrick Unwin the Naylors Len Judge David Bailey Ken Scholey,and we all droolled over Joyce Simmonite,i used to carry Mr Crossley,s brief case to sheffield lane top where he would catch his tramcar,not many teachers with cars .

 

 

 

Yes I had two brothers, Brian and John, who were both older than me and a younger sister joyce who all went to Lindsay Rd. school.

You must have been a class or two above me but i remember Derrick Unwin who I met up with later through work. Did you live on Deerlands Ave., did you have two sisters Pat and Maureen and also three brothers, Denis,William or Wilfred and Tony.

[bri bloomer]

Yes I had two brothers, Brian and John, who were both older than me and a younger sister joyce who all went to Lindsay Rd. school.

You must have been a class or two above me but i remember Derrick Unwin who I met up with later through work. Did you live on Deerlands Ave., did you have two sisters Pat and Maureen and also three brothers, Denis,William or Wilfred and Tony.

I lived on Elm Lane at 158 then at 228,i had an older sister called Mavis ,an older brother George,and a younger sister called Ann .i used to go to the youth club some of pals i remember Allan Webster Brian Milton George Bagshaw Ernest Littlewood and Eddy Wittles ,i also met my wife there Jean Lindley .happy times.

[Lucifer]

I lived on Elm Lane at 158 then at 228,i had an older sister called Mavis ,an older brother George,and a younger sister called Ann .i used to go to the youth club some of pals i remember Allan Webster Brian Milton George Bagshaw Ernest Littlewood and Eddy Wittles ,i also met my wife there Jean Lindley .happy times.

 

 

Hi Brian,

I remember your name but can't conjour up a picture of you face.

Did you remember Greame Robinson who lived on Swanbourne |Place, his father was a policeman, do you remember the Fawcett twins who lived in the same place and chad a younger sister called Francis who used to be in my class.

I remember Allan Webster and hated him because he was Joyces boyfriend at that time.

Yes there were good times but I think we forget the rubbish bits.