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| Thread Topic: St George's School Wharf Road Stamford Topic Originator: Editor Post Date May 17, 2006 @ 12:53 PM |
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| Editor |
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When we were 7 we used to transfer from St John's School in Scotgate to St. George's School in Wharf Road. We spent one year there before we transferred to All Saints' School in Austin Friars Lane. St George's School was rather ancient and small but we had good teachers and the discipline was good. Mrs Konrad was the Headteacher, Lottie Bryan taught the infants class and Jean Woodbridge had the top class. Miss Woodbridge was very good at painting and used to produce large posters for the classroom to illustrate the subjects we were studying. I remember once she brought into class a model ship she was making. This was a galleon and had been painstakingly made from wood with all the little fiddly bits, ship's bell etc made to scale. I was completely fascinated. I did not like the school dinners but had to stay as it was too far to walk home (there were no car pickups then). |
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| John Riley |
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You don't mention any dates, but were you at All Saints' School in the 1940s? My mother taught there before she married. Her name was Olive Webb.(Ed: I think your mother must have been my first teacher there at All Saints' School John and she must already have been married as she was "Mrs Riley". I remember she gave me some lines to write for talking in class - I can remember now what I had to write "what sum are you doing Joan?" It certainly didn't stop me talking but I didn't do it any more in her class!) John: On the subject of St George's: I started there in January 1960, and was one of the first pupils to be taught in the new building on Kesteven Road when it opened in Spring 1962(?). On the first morning in the new building (there were only two classrooms there at first) the new tables and chairs had not arrived, and I'm sure I remember sitting on boxes until they came. I was in the upper of the two classes (I forget the name of the teacher - was it Mrs Kennington?), and returned to Wharf Road the next autumn for my final three years at the school. Before the new building, all the boys moved school to complete their Primary Education - we referred to the Juniors as "the big girls"; but from that time on, the boys stayed through with the girls until the 11-plus. Any readers help us out with memories of either the old or new St George's Schools? |
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| MARGARET |
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i WENT TO THE NEW ST GEORGES SCHOOL FROM 1972-1979, THE FIRST HEADMASTER WAS MR KIRK, THEN A WELSH MAN CALLED MR JONES WHO SEEM TO ME TO OF COME FROM THE ARMY, I REMEMBER HE HAD 3 CANES IN HIS OFFICE SMALL ONE, MEDIUM ONE AND A LARGE ONE, HE ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK LATIN SOMETIMES. MY FAV TEACHERS THERE WERE MRS CARLING AND MRS TODD. I REMEMBER THERE WAS A STRICT OLD LADY THERE CALLED MISS TURNER. WE HAD A SANDPIT IN THE PLAYGROUND, I WAS THE ONLY CHILD IN THE SCHOOL TO WEAR A HEARING AIDS SO SOME OF THE KIDS ALWAYS ASKED WHAT IT WAS. ANYONE ONE REMEMBER THE LUMPY CUSTARD (STILL YUCKY PROBABLY) Kate: Thanks Margaret. Yes, custard can be yucky if it comes with lumps! The sight of it is enough to put you off in the first place. |
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| dorothy |
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I started St. George's school at 5 in around 1945 and passed the 11 plus to go on to Stamford High School. Our headmistress was, i seem to remember, Miss Brown and later Mrs Jeeves. Lottie Bryan and Mrs Woodcock were teachers also i remember Miss or Mrs Banning. I loved the school dinners (perhaps because i was always hungry) My brother also attended but left at 7 to go to St. Martin's school as did all the boys. My sister joined at 5 years too, at one point all three of us were at the school together i have a photograph of all the school (i think all) at a Christmas Party and looking at the ages of us it must have been in about 1949. |
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| Richard Campbell |
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My Mother was a school dinner lady/playground superviser here for many years. Guess 60's and 70's. Richard. Hi Richard. If you send me your mother's first name I can include that as it may help people make the connection. Thanks for posting. K |
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| Richard Campbell |
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My Motheres name is Joan Campbell. My sister Margerite also went to St. Georges before going to Stamford High School.....mid sixties. Richard. |
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| Kate |
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Class Taught by Miss Jean Woodbridge 1946 
Back row (l to r) Mollie Brooks Jane Bailey Vera Moston Gillian Summers Molly? Christine Brown, Shirley Francis, Yvonne Smith Jean Ansil? Middle Row Doreen Stubbs Shirley Johnson Peta Clapton Margaret Bunting Doreen Wade Marion Gigner Janet Jarnell Judith Benson Valerie Footitt Front Row Joyce Lambert Yvonne Mawer Dawn Howard Margaret Jackson Hazel Brown Irene Lonslow Pat Needham Janet Lee Sheila Flynn A member of the forum has lent me the above photograph and has given me the following information about Education for Infants and Juniors circa 1946. "At this time most infants were taught in mixed classes but went to separate boys or girls schools at the age of 7+ (in Sept following seventh birthday).In Stamford there were several schools for these age groups namely (i) St John's (West Street) (ii) St George's (Wharf Road) (iii) St Martin's (Kettering Road) (iv) Bluecoat (St Peter's Hill) (v) All Saints' (Austin Street) (vi) St Augustine's (Broad Street) and (vii) Fane School (Green Lane). Fane School was a secondary school for girls with an infant department attached. I think St Augustine's was junior and infant mixed but am not sure of this. Infants (mixed) were also taught at St John's and St George's. Junior girls (aged 7-11) were taught at All Saints' and Junior boys were taught at St Martin's and Bluecoat. There were insufficient places for all girls to go to All Saints' at the age of 7 so those attending St John's spent their first "junior" year at St John's where they were taught by the headmistress, Miss Boosey. This was followed by one year at St George's where they were taught by Miss Woodbridge. Some of the girls shown in the photograph were from St John's but others had been at St George's since starting school at the age of 5. They all finally transferred to junior school at the age of 9+ when they attended All Saints'. Girls from the Fane School Infant Department transferred to All Saints' at the age of 7+ and had the full four years of junior school there. Boys transferred to either St Martin's or Bluecoat." Kate: Anyone out there recognise themselves in the photograph? Double click on the photo to see larger image, then click on "All sizes" above photo to see the photo even larger. At this point Click on Stamfordtown photostream to see all the photos so far added. On the right side the photos are arranged in "Sets", so if you only want to look at say Schools or Sports teams, click on the appropriate set to get just that particular group of photos. 
St George's School Established 1815 (Plaque) |
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| Clem Walden |
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Dear Kate, what a great photo and scripted information I transferred from the old Fane School to the Bluecoat 1946 that was then at the top of All Saints street almost next door to the "Wheatsheaf Pub" interesting to see all those local girls on the photo several of whom I still see from time to time. Those long walks to school that we all made each day made sure of our fitness together with those PE lessons. Respect for ones parents and teachers was assured then. Had the cane a few times but never told my dad, did girls get the cane? or was it only the boys? perhaps the girls who visit this forum can tell me the answer? Kate: Yes, they are still girls to us Clem! |
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