The former Hammerton Street School, Darnall

[lyndyloo]

I started school there in 1954 I lived on Nidd road, I also remember the teachers named in above post.I was scared stiff of Miss Bancroft.It's a shame the state it's in now.

[biggsy]

Hi

 

I was a pupil at Hammerton school until '69 and lived at the Ouse road end of Nidd road..

 

A bunch of us went up to the bell tower at night to explore, I was the first in and almost fell down the shaft where the rope used to be!!

 

I can remeber Miss Bancroft with her dark brown wig and pillar box red lipstick!!

 

When she lost her temper she used to bite index finger knuckle (she used to always be biting it so I suppose it was me that made her angry )

 

 

 

Biggsy:)

[maginu]

i remember miss atkins singing a song to us and the words were feet take me east feet take me west feet take me home to tea and let me rest that must be 60 years ago funny what you remember

[biggsy]

i remember miss atkins singing a song to us and the words were feet take me east feet take me west feet take me home to tea and let me rest that must be 60 years ago funny what you remember

 

 

Did you have to sing 'Nymphs and Shepherds'?? or 'He's football crazy'??

 

We had to singalong with some very strange and seemingly ancient songs!

 

 

 

Biggsy

[maginu]

any one remember sports day at hammerton road when the girls took on the boys at rounders you only got one hit at the ball hit or miss you had to run as i recall the boys usually lost good days long gone

[Beamish]

Hammerton Rd. was my first school. Started about 68 I think. Lived just across Staniforth Rd. on Bray St. most of it gone now. Remember playing tig in the school yard, not looking where I was going and ran straight into one of the stone walls, had a thick lip for about 2 weeks. Happy'ish days.

 

Chris

[biggsy]

any one remember sports day at hammerton road when the girls took on the boys at rounders you only got one hit at the ball hit or miss you had to run as i recall the boys usually lost good days long gone

 

Yep- I vaguely recall playing rounders against the girls (and probably losing!!)

 

 

Biggsy

[lyndyloo]

I remember the nit nurse visiting in her white coat.Also remember the hearing test we all had.

[alisonwhydle]

hammerton county school 1966 till 1972. what a lovely little school. I remember assemble with miss atkin and guessing what colour bloomers she was wearing with elastic round just above her knees (always blue or pink). mrs Richardson playing piano and doing all our first aid. Real writing with mr laycock in annexe j2. every Friday listening to his favourite piece of music puff the magic dragon before we could leave the class room on record player. morris dancing with mrs Bancroft figure 8 and p e in hall with mrs mead and mrs.baines. then who remembers joining forces with Woodbourne road school and doing the red sea jazz wrote and produced by mr Elliott j4 teacher and deputy head. mrs atkin retiring and mrs steele taking over. loads of lovely memories except the one where mrs Bancroft retired we collected for her bought all this stuff in purple her favourite colour and low and behold she came back to work. plus who remembers listening every assemble to mrs atkins favourite piece of music both as we walked in and out ELIZABETHAN SERRANADE.

[biggsy]

hammerton county school 1966 till 1972. what a lovely little school. I remember assemble with miss atkin and guessing what colour bloomers she was wearing with elastic round just above her knees (always blue or pink). mrs Richardson playing piano and doing all our first aid. Real writing with mr laycock in annexe j2. every Friday listening to his favourite piece of music puff the magic dragon before we could leave the class room on record player. morris dancing with mrs Bancroft figure 8 and p e in hall with mrs mead and mrs.baines. then who remembers joining forces with Woodbourne road school and doing the red sea jazz wrote and produced by mr Elliott j4 teacher and deputy head. mrs atkin retiring and mrs steele taking over. loads of lovely memories except the one where mrs Bancroft retired we collected for her bought all this stuff in purple her favourite colour and low and behold she came back to work. plus who remembers listening every assemble to mrs atkins favourite piece of music both as we walked in and out ELIZABETHAN SERRANADE.

 

I just remembered about the Cursive writing lessons!!

 

Alison- Do you reacall the bean bag that someone had thrown up to the ledge where the widows were very high at the roof??

 

It looked like a hand hanging over the edge and we all thought it was a dead body!!

 

Can remember that horrible Morris dancing and having to wear short trousers for school- Hated short trousers and won't wear them to this day!!

 

 

Biggsy