Leeds Lost Schools

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 08 Mar, 2009 7:37 pm

A new one to add to the Leeds lost schools.Cross Green.Though closed for some time it has only just beem demolished following the completion of the East Leeds limk road.Talk is of the council building some ECO village on it.Having attended this exemplary centre of scholarly learining may i suggest a very thick layer of concrete!!

Browny · Post by **Browny** » Mon 09 Mar, 2009 10:14 am

Jak wrote: I WENT TO COLDCOTES SCHOOL 1946 TILL 1958, STARTED IN THE TOWNSENDS IF ANYONE CAN REMEBER THAT SIDE OF THE INFANTS. I LEFT LEEDS IN 1960 NEVER TO RETURN UNTILL 1979. I STOP AT THE FAIRWAY PUB AND LOOKED DOWN ON THE OLD PLACE, AFTER AN HOUR OR SO AND SO MANY HAPPY MEMORYS I TOOK SOME PHOTOES.BUT I ANT A CLUE HOW TO PUT THEM ON HERE SO ILL HAVE TO GET SOME HELP. Hi JAK. I went to Coldcoates infants & junior school from 1958 onwards. This is the missing link in my school photo album. If you have photos of Coldcoates school please post them. I also left Leeds (1969) & have searched high & low for Pics of the old school. I can remember the slag heap opposite the school & the jammy at seniors (went to Foxwood) & Harehills s/h. This has got to be the best site on the web (along with Leodis) Cheers MICK.

Jak · Post by **Jak** » Wed 11 Mar, 2009 5:59 pm

SORRY I TAKEN SO LONG TO ANSWER YOU MICK BUT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DOWN LOAD OR UP LOAD PHOTOS,BUT WHEN MI DAUGHTER THEN ILL GET HER TO SHOW MI. WHEN I WAS IN THE INFANTS THEY WERE CALLED THE TOWNSENDS BECAUSE THE HEADMISTRESS WAS MISS TOWNSEND SHE MAY HAVE BEEN BEFOR YOUR TIME.

Browny · Post by **Browny** » Thu 12 Mar, 2009 10:04 am

Thanks Jak. I look forward to looking at the photos.

Blotteditout · Post by **Blotteditout** » Mon 16 Mar, 2009 5:22 pm

Johnnyboy - I too was at Brownhill C. P. Boys, from 1952 to December 1957 when I left to start work. In those days we could leave at Christmas. In theory, we should have been in the same class but I can't remember a John - if that is your name. I'd read all the other posts but yours made me shiver..!! You'd remembered the name of the Student Teacher - Mr Gough. I remember him arriving at the school, and the PT slipper he delighted in using. Mr Barford was The Headmaster during the whole of my time. My first experience of him was in 1952 - I was a scared nine-year old in my very first classroom in the playground annex. He burst into the class and told us all to stand to attention. He then - in a very serious tone announced , "The King is dead, long live The Queen". I think I was totally bemused at the time. That formality - fanatically sustained by Messrs Broster, and Pugh, left me with a hatred of school. Broster the cane-man, Pugh - a knuckle at the back of the head, or get ready to duck - here comes the board rubber. He rarely missed. For some odd reason, Mr Darnborough didn't mind us using his first-name ... I wish I could recall what it was. Mr Pugh - the Art teacher, and my last - liked to draw cartoons on the blackboard. My last year was in the annex over the road when we were allowed to take our bikes to school. I only had a girl's bike that I'd had given and was often the brunt of certain remarks that I didn't quite understand, but at-least I had a bike. That might be difficult for younger people to now understand, but we grew up in a different World when one 'old penny' for the School Fund, was gratefully received. I thought I'd 'blotted-out' my days at Brownhill school ... some things I have, but many I haven't. I remember a few of the names I spent years with, but have never come across anyone I was there with.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 16 Mar, 2009 10:45 pm

peterg wrote: Earlier on I mentioned St. Michael's College. I was recently informed by a friend who was also at the College and still lives in Leeds that it has now closed. Can anyone confirm this?There was a mention of a very tall Mr Noon. At College at my time there was a James Noon who was very tall. It might be the same person.Regarding the MG crash (Johnnyboy), I remember there was a photo in the evening paper. I was working by then, but I remember the Reception Engineer where I worked had a similar MG and showed the photo. Hi peterg,I went to St.Benedicts on Leeds & Bradford road between 1966 and 1971.We had a Mr Noon,taught history.Very tall,thin with gaunt features.Wonder if it's the same fella?

peterg · Post by **peterg** » Tue 17 Mar, 2009 9:16 pm

stevief wrote: peterg wrote: Earlier on I mentioned St. Michael's College. I was recently informed by a friend who was also at the College and still lives in Leeds that it has now closed. Can anyone confirm this?There was a mention of a very tall Mr Noon. At College at my time there was a James Noon who was very tall. It might be the same person.Regarding the MG crash (Johnnyboy), I remember there was a photo in the evening paper. I was working by then, but I remember the Reception Engineer where I worked had a similar MG and showed the photo. Hi peterg,I went to St.Benedicts on Leeds & Bradford road between 1966 and 1971.We had a Mr Noon,taught history.Very tall,thin with gaunt features.Wonder if it's the same fella? Sounds it might be him, but I left Leeds in 1960 so I have no idea of what he actually did after leaving College.

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Thu 19 Mar, 2009 3:52 pm

cnosni wrote: A new one to add to the Leeds lost schools.Cross Green.Though closed for some time it has only just beem demolished following the completion of the East Leeds limk road.Talk is of the council building some ECO village on it.Having attended this exemplary centre of scholarly learining may i suggest a very thick layer of concrete!! well i missed the old place as soon as i walked out the gates for the last time.sad that it had to be pulled down.with coldcotes gone too,i feel like an educational orphan.great rugby team,fantastic leader of the 1st thirteen..(ME!) and great memories.strange that wild horses had to drag me there,yet i miss it so much!then again,you never have as many mates as you did at school.adieu, fair maiden of education...adieu,adieu,adieu!

Browny · Post by **Browny** » Thu 09 Apr, 2009 12:43 pm

Hi Jak. Do you need some help posting the pictures of Coldcoates School? Let me know if you do. Cheers Mick.

chelen7 · Post by **chelen7** » Sun 12 Apr, 2009 12:40 am

Does anyone have any pics of Roundhay High school on Gledhow Lane. I only found out recently that it had been demolished. I went to have a look and sure enough it's gone. I felt really sad when I saw the land with no school on it. It was a lovely old building. I looked on Leodis but there are only pictures of the boys school. I went to this school when it was the girls grammar school in 1970. It merged with the boys school in 1973. The following year we had to share the school with Allerton Grange because of their asbestos problem. We attended in the mornings and Allerton Grange in the afternoons.