Leeds Lost Schools

Bert · Post by **Bert** » Sat 25 Dec, 2010 9:32 pm

Leodian wrote: zip55 wrote: The jammy was a wall at Coldcotes Senior School you got thrown over as part of an initiation ceremony ... not this little black duck tho' I went from Coldcotes Juniors to Foxwood. Thanks zip55. When I went to Cockburn High School in 1955 there was a similar thing where older lads tried to catch you on your first day of starting and throw you over a wall (that was low though). I was only small but I managed to avoid being caught. A mate of mine, Dave Holmes, went to Cockburn from around that time. Remember him?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sat 25 Dec, 2010 10:27 pm

Bert wrote: Leodian wrote: zip55 wrote: The jammy was a wall at Coldcotes Senior School you got thrown over as part of an initiation ceremony ... not this little black duck tho' I went from Coldcotes Juniors to Foxwood. Thanks zip55. When I went to Cockburn High School in 1955 there was a similar thing where older lads tried to catch you on your first day of starting and throw you over a wall (that was low though). I was only small but I managed to avoid being caught. A mate of mine, Dave Holmes, went to Cockburn from around that time. Remember him? Sorry Bert but I don't recall the name, but to be honest I only recall very few now. Also a few teachers come to mind, such as Miss Beaumont (biology), Miss Crowther (geography), Mr Moss (French), Mr Rhodes? (maths). Headmaster Mr Starbuck and Mr Rockwell? the deputy headmaster (and possibly headmaster for a short while).

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 12 Jul, 2011 12:05 am

Came accross this a while ago - I don't think it's been posted before but, worth a second look if it has.http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/schoo ... tion.htmAs well as the demolition, there's a great deal of info about Foxwood past (and some familiar faces to me), going back to the contents page on there reveals similar info on some other schools.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 12 Jul, 2011 8:47 pm

chameleon wrote: Came accross this a while ago - I don't think it's been posted before but, worth a second look if it has.http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/schoo ... tion.htmAs well as the demolition, there's a great deal of info about Foxwood past (and some familiar faces to me), going back to the contents page on there reveals similar info on some other schools. Great find - I've lost the best part of an hour on there and following the links...

Post by **chameleon** » Tue 12 Jul, 2011 10:29 pm

raveydavey wrote: chameleon wrote: Came accross this a while ago - I don't think it's been posted before but, worth a second look if it has.http://www.wells-genealogy.org.uk/schoo ... tion.htmAs well as the demolition, there's a great deal of info about Foxwood past (and some familiar faces to me), going back to the contents page on there reveals similar info on some other schools. Great find - I've lost the best part of an hour on there and following the links... Yes me too, old places and faces, a few errors on dates but what the heck, at least someone's pulled a lot together there.I was particularly glad to find osme record of Foxwood's demise, was poorly at the time and despite being fairly close, couldn't even get for a distance shot.btw - I got to it through various linkd starting with our Mr Bell's gratefully received recent offerings

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Fri 16 Sep, 2011 7:26 am

zip55 wrote: zip55 wrote: skippy wrote: hi to everyone, i am looking for a picture of low road cp school, i used to live opposite that school in the 1950's and started there when i was 4 yrs old, and left in 1958. i would be very gratefull if anyone has a pic.thanks here's one ... oops doesn't seem to be there Try again ... Last chance ... Jeez, sorry about this.Mods can you please delete these past few worthless threads.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 16 Sep, 2011 9:13 am

Picture OK here zip - could anyone please tell me exactly where, in today's terms, the school was situated. I have no connection with it, but having worked along Hunslet Road in far more recent times I'd just like to "place it" as it does look familiar.

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 16 Sep, 2011 9:59 am

Complete supposition on my part because I don't know. From the dim and distant past (70s) I can remember there being an old style school on Joseph Street. There is now a new one. There is also a new low road school but not on low road. Its just off Church Street not far from low road and behind the new building (sheltered housing/care home?) on the junction of Church Street and Low Road. I suspect the school was pretty much on the site of that new build because in those days low road school would have been on low road otherwise it would have been named after the street it was on

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 16 Sep, 2011 11:02 am

Thanks very much tyke bhoy - that does seem to revive the memory very well - I knew from the picture "that I'd seen it many a time before." When I joined the RAF in October 1954 there was a lad in our billet called Jack Swan(n) who lived in the prefabs at 62 Low Road, Hunslet and he was a real card of a "Leeds lad." As I lived in Ilkley in those days I could only visualise some of the rich tales he used to relate - I just wonder if he's still around - its a long long time ago but it would be grand to have a get together - I might look into it when I've a chance.

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Sat 17 Sep, 2011 5:43 am

BLAKEY wrote: Picture OK here zip - could anyone please tell me exactly where, in today's terms, the school was situated. I have no connection with it, but having worked along Hunslet Road in far more recent times I'd just like to "place it" as it does look familiar. It was on the corner of Low Road and another street that is long gone.On a current map, somewhere between Church St. and Balmoral Chase.