Leeds Lost Schools

[zantar22]

'Arry Hawk , You Know a lot of the people I knew, also went to Burley rd school (Miss Deigton)? and brudenell and new the wainwrights that lived over Hemingways Grocery+booze store.I think you are older than I , as my friend was Alfred Wainwright Dick was the brother. send me an email and if you went to the sameYouth clubs and dance halls. John Smith(race)

[Longy]

Greetings, I was a pupil at Central from 65 to 72 during the reign of Rocky. I was glad to see the names of some of the old folks there (I have now been teaching for more than 30 years so I suppose that's me now) Do you all remember these worthies; A. C. (Cedric) Felston who taught Chemistry; Weir Marshall; Acker Freeman (Music); Gabby Ainsworth and his handmade model locomotive; Dagger Greenwood (TD?); Paddy O'Neill popping across to the bookies over the road; Robin Brown (who taught English and had a party piece of jumping from floor to your desk in one leap - quite disconcerting at times).I remember many of those mentioned Ezra Turner had a plimsole with which he administered encouragement which must have belonged to Coco the clown - it was enormous and it stung. So much for the milk of human kindness - a Methodist local preacher too if I remember correctly. The odour of pipe and cigarette smoke from the staff room seemed to permeate the whole floor. I often wondered how they could see through the fug.Happy days, remember - the lads used the Wade, the staff used the Wayfinder.

[Bert]

I went to Central High from 1955 to 1962. The Headmaster initially was Mr Whitehead, replaced in 1959 by Dr L Connell. Other teachers whose names spring to mind are Mr Sterne (History), Mr Ludlam (English), Mr Burks (Commerce), Mr Wilde (Maths - who I think wrote the School Song 'School That We Love and Honour and Revere(!)), Mr Billington, Mr Walshaw, John Wilkinson (Maths), Mr Stewart (Maths and Assistant Head), Mr Cannon (History), Mr Woodman, 'Ezra Turner', 'Rags' Buckley (PT). Wonderful years. Wonderful teachers. Wonderful friends. I was unhappy to see that the blue heritage plaque near the Great George Street gate does not mention Leeds Central High, only Leeds City School. Whether that was an oversight or some politically correct official wanting to obliterate any reminder of the days of selective education I know not, but someone ought to put it right

[wayniac]

Longy wrote: Greetings, I was a pupil at Central from 65 to 72 during the reign of Rocky. I was glad to see the names of some of the old folks there (I have now been teaching for more than 30 years so I suppose that's me now) Do you all remember these worthies; A. C. (Cedric) Felston who taught Chemistry; Weir Marshall; Acker Freeman (Music); Gabby Ainsworth and his handmade model locomotive; Dagger Greenwood (TD?); Paddy O'Neill popping across to the bookies over the road; Robin Brown (who taught English and had a party piece of jumping from floor to your desk in one leap - quite disconcerting at times).I remember many of those mentioned Ezra Turner had a plimsole with which he administered encouragement which must have belonged to Coco the clown - it was enormous and it stung. So much for the milk of human kindness - a Methodist local preacher too if I remember correctly. The odour of pipe and cigarette smoke from the staff room seemed to permeate the whole floor. I often wondered how they could see through the fug.Happy days, remember - the lads used the Wade, the staff used the Wayfinder. I missed out on Central High in 1962 because I was told I was too young to take the 11+ (I was 10). I'd been moved up grades and studied with a whole group who were a year older.My heart was set on going to Central High because it was a soccer school. In 1963 when I took the 11+ I put Temple Moor as my third choice with Central High First.I had Cockburn as choice 2 because the whole family were orginally Hunslet/Holbeck people.Living at East End Park, the 61 Circular went close to Central High and all the buses going down York Road too.They sent me and all our year to Temple Moor! A couple of people ended up at Foxwood but for some crazy reason we had to travel 3 miles to Temple Moor and it was a rugby union playing school.The rest is history as they say. We also had Cedric Felston, I think we drove him out of Temple Moor. Poor guy was so nerdy, we gave him hell...Anyone remember Steve Lally, Michael Ward, John Thompson from Central High? Steve was a good mate of mine, lived near the Slip Inn and later to Halton Moor Avenue.I feel like I went to Central High because all my mates would talk about Rocky Rockcliffe and of course a few of my sweethearts were Thoresby girls

[Beadleem]

The new Allerton Grange building will open to pupils in September and the old school is soon to be demolished. The school have published a series of photos on the school website which show just how grotty the old buildings have become - and it is even worse to actually walk around. Amazing when you look at pictures of the smart school when it first opened. While I hate to see old buildings knocked down, when you see how bad the buildings are this is one that has been neglected to the point where knocking down is the best thing to happen. Website is www.allertongrange.com and click on link to the 'Old' Allerton Grange.

[chameleon]

I think the address might be .org beadleemhttp://www.allertongrange.org/    

[railnut]

Beadleem wrote: The new Allerton Grange building will open to pupils in September and the old school is soon to be demolished. The school have published a series of photos on the school website which show just how grotty the old buildings have become - and it is even worse to actually walk around. Amazing when you look at pictures of the smart school when it first opened. While I hate to see old buildings knocked down, when you see how bad the buildings are this is one that has been neglected to the point where knocking down is the best thing to happen. Website is www.allertongrange.com and click on link to the 'Old' Allerton Grange. I left school in 1961 and the main block seen from Lidget Lane was opened as a brand new building Sept 1960. I always remember that on the first thunder storm to hit we were on the top floor in a lesson[english I think with Miss Buck] and water poured down the walls. This was to happen every time it rained all that winter. We had snow then, so when that thawed, Niagra was nothing to what happened here. This must only have been cured by the addition of apex roofs as seen today. Happy days and RIP to a good school. Best of wishes to all those in the new building.

[GUST]

mutikonka wrote: I suppose St Thomas Aquinas Grammar School (STAGS as we called it) in Meanwood qualifies as a lost school. It was only built in the 1960s and lasted less than 20 years - disappearing in 1979 when it was amalgamated with the next door John Bosco school to create Cardinal Heenan High. The old school buildings on Tongue Lane have since been demolished and a whole new school built. I also attended STAGGS for a brief time, having arrived from South America it was a challenging and great experience. Our under 13 rugby team really had hard times.

[villager243]

I WENT T' BRAMLEY INFANTS HOUGH LANE ST PETERS BOTTOM OF HOUGH LANE THEN BACK T' BRAMLEY COUNTY SECONDARY HOUGH LANE I WAS THE LAST PUPIL TO WARK ART A DOORS 1967 TOOK MY 11 PLUS IN WESLEY CHAPPLE WHERE YORKSHIRE BANK SSTANDS T'DAY AND CSE'S IN BRAMLEY LIBRARY

[angie /foxy]

hi myself and my older brother went to st benedicts in 1969/70s my brother passed away some time ago. I remember miss freeman, I was told she had passed away.many a time i had to wait outside her office next to the staff room, always was a bit of a rebel I left leeds some years ago, just found the site thanks for the blast from the past