Leeds Lost Schools

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Sat 18 Aug, 2007 12:57 pm

arry awk wrote: Hi SteviefI posted a line or two in a previous threadregarding St Caminics! It was in reply toFooty's query.Arry Awk Cheer arry,I missed that one!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 8:51 pm

JanCee wrote: magic wrote: Any body remember the school on Beckett Street, now stands the new St James Oncology unit. When i attended there in the mid 80's it was Lincoln Green Primary. Yes I used to go there. A bit before you though! It was Beckett Street County Primary when I went.I was a mixed infant, apparently. Still am probably. my dad went there in the 40s!

wiggy · Post by **wiggy** » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 8:59 pm

i went to coldcotes school,later split into 4 schools,thorn primary,dorset primary,north farm middle and oak tree middle,all gone now and replaced with light weight lego type.then i went to cross green an identical school to mathew murray,whom we spanked at rugby on a regular basis.i hear the dozers are heading down east street as we speak!

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Sun 19 Aug, 2007 10:27 pm

Asket Hill Primary School closed on 15th July 2005. I believe it opened in 1958.The school was demolished by the end of September 2005.The pupils transferred mainly to Grange Farm Primary and Beechwood Primary. The staff found new jobs across the city. New housing is scheduled for the site. I have pictures of the school which I'll try to locate and put on the thread.

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Mon 20 Aug, 2007 4:51 pm

Hi DalehelmsIn a 'Senior Moment'(!) I posted a bit abt WytherPark under Lost Churches on 14th Aug! Meant to update on here but got bogged down with all theother threads as Youll find out when u get crackingon Secret Leeds!Wyther Park was demolished abt 3 weeks ago and isnow what looks like an allotmen t surrounded bythe old railings!Hope that helps?Cheers Arry Awk

Dalehelms · Post by **Dalehelms** » Mon 20 Aug, 2007 5:06 pm

Thanks Arry Awk, I'll need to get on my bike and do a recce!

arry_awk · Post by **arry_awk** » Mon 20 Aug, 2007 5:17 pm

Yer most welcome Dalehelms!You might need a Bren and prismatic compass in the recceto find your way thru! Don't ferget yer nightscope!CheersArry

carrotol · Post by **carrotol** » Sun 26 Aug, 2007 11:38 pm

Pashy.... You'd better pack your suitcase. There is a centenary bash at West leeds. Will let people know more details when i go back to work in a week.

Footy · Post by **Footy** » Mon 27 Aug, 2007 8:18 pm

stevief wrote: Hi footy,I must have missed this post.I'm an old boy('66-'71)didn't realise Mr McCann had died,I saw running a stall on Otley market many years after leaving school.Can remember Campbell(head),Fisher(dep.head),Wilcock,Grennan,Nixon,Melia.When were you there? Hello Stevief,Yes I remember all those teachers plus Mortimer, who defected to St Theresa's and Mr Noon all 6'6" of him and driving a mini..! mostly with his knees.Mr McCann (aka Ticker) died about 1996/7 I went to the service at the church in Crossgates. And yes he did have a stall at Otley. He told me that just to make things interesting sometimes he would pretend to be French all day, he did speak French very well. Wilcock always ended he sentences with 'Mmm Okay' long before Southpark.I was there from 1965 to 1969.

stevief · Post by **stevief** » Mon 27 Aug, 2007 8:43 pm

Footy wrote: stevief wrote: Hi footy,I must have missed this post.I'm an old boy('66-'71)didn't realise Mr McCann had died,I saw running a stall on Otley market many years after leaving school.Can remember Campbell(head),Fisher(dep.head),Wilcock,Grennan,Nixon,Melia.When were you there? Hello Stevief,Yes I remember all those teachers plus Mortimer, who defected to St Theresa's and Mr Noon all 6'6" of him and driving a mini..! mostly with his knees.Mr McCann (aka Ticker) died about 1996/7 I went to the service at the church in Crossgates. And yes he did have a stall at Otley. He told me that just to make things interesting sometimes he would pretend to be French all day, he did speak French very well. Wilcock always ended he sentences with 'Mmm Okay' long before Southpark.I was there from 1965 to 1969.Hi footy,I remember Mortimer,didn't he teach history? I can picture Mr Noon emerging from his car like a genii from a lamp.Did you ever go back and visit after you left?I could never bring myself to do it.Do you know any other former pupils?I worked with 3 old boys for a while but lost touch.