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Upper Thomas Street School Aston

michaelwicks54 said:
Hello Susan. Though I should have been in school, I really loved my times working at ansells & HP sauce. Loved the mixed aroma of the vinegar & hops. The area had it's own distinct smell, (now sadly gone). How I miss those days.
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My mom worked at Ansells brewery on Aston Cross at the time we were at Upper Thomas st. I did make a trip back but most of what I remembered was gone. Found Holy Trinity church Birchfield, my nan was verger there for many years, lived in Trinity house right opposite the church in Trinity road. My brother and I would always get roped in with dusting all the pew's with the wrvs women happy days
 
Susan Clive said:
My mom worked at Ansells brewery on Aston Cross at the time we were at Upper Thomas st. I did make a trip back but most of what I remembered was gone. Found Holy Trinity church Birchfield, my nan was verger there for many years, lived in Trinity house right opposite the church in Trinity road. My brother and I would always get roped in with dusting all the pew's with the wrvs women happy days
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They were certainly happy days susan. How I wish I had a time machine & go back to those days occasionally.
 
Susan Clive said:
Yes I went there, my younger brother was in the infants at the time I was in the annex, we lived in upper Sutton street but I had to walk all the way back to Upper Thomas street to collect my brother never forget the telling off I got when going home and forgetting to pick him up lol We left in 68 and moved to Tamworth. Annex always freezing cold and damp. After 11+ I went on to Manor Park
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I can vaguely remember the Annexe being in Tower Road, I'm pretty sure in the second year of primary School spending a year in the Annexe and playing marbles in the quadrangle which passed for the playground. I would habve been 7 or 8 at this time so around 1963.
 
Susan Clive said:
Yes I went there, my younger brother was in the infants at the time I was in the annex, we lived in upper Sutton street but I had to walk all the way back to Upper Thomas street to collect my brother never forget the telling off I got when going home and forgetting to pick him up lol We left in 68 and moved to Tamworth. Annex always freezing cold and damp. After 11+ I went on to Manor Park
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Yes I was at UTS 63 - 67 and was at the annexe for my third year, I remember my teacher was a large african guy wore a black round hat and had a slipper he called Sam Brown
 
I was in the same class as Terry Cotter throughout my senior schools years, Michael was a couple of years older than Terry and myself, Gerry Birch, I lived by a Gerry Birch in Great Barr during the late 1970's earlier 1980's on the Aldridge Road not far from the Great Barr Comp, he attended UTS but was a year or two older than myself, I didn't remember him form UTS, He told me his best mate at school was Frank Martin....
 
aston lad said:
I was in the same class as Terry Cotter throughout my senior schools years, Michael was a couple of years older than Terry and myself, Gerry Birch, I lived by a Gerry Birch in Great Barr during the late 1970's earlier 1980's on the Aldridge Road not far from the Great Barr Comp, he attended UTS but was a year or two older than myself, I didn't remember him form UTS, He told me his best mate at school was Frank Martin....
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i was in mr baileys class with mates ronnie whitehouse. tommy northfield between 66 70
 
Ronnie Whitehouse was also a mate of mine, he lived at the bottom of Upper Webster Street, Celtic fan....he was in the year below me, I don't recall Tommy Northfield, ...but from your year was my best mate for many years was Steven Pinkerton, also I can recall Peter Fletcher, Donald Wood, both lived in Burlington Street, Roger Sherratt and Rod Birch founder of this forum who lived in Phillip Street, Alan Wilson who lived in the same street as myself Clarendon Street, probably others who's names escape me for the moment......Tony Whitehouse no relation to Ronnie who lived on the corner of Park Lane and Barton Street...I was in Baileys class when I was in the third year, and in my last year I had Hurford....I hated school but I enjoyed my childhood days...
 
i am don wood lived next door to peter fletcher. ronnie was a man utd fan as well i rememder roger sherratt good little fooballer . ad a drink with ronnie whitehouse some years ago
 
Hi Don.....nice to hear from you, a very very long time no see about 50 years I think, hope life has been good to you, I spoke to one of your brothers on here sometime ago,The last time I saw Ronnie again its has to be 40 plus years ago, he was running down I think Kingstanding Road towards the College Road, I was on the bus so I couldn't speak to him, I spoke to Roger on facebook last year, the day he left school his family moved out of the area , he now lives in Telford, this internet has made the world smaller and its nice to hear from my old school mates, take care John ( John K Colin )
 
aston lad said:
Hi Don.....nice to hear from you, a very very long time no see about 50 years I think, hope life has been good to you, I spoke to one of your brothers on here sometime ago,The last time I saw Ronnie again its has to be 40 plus years ago, he was running down I think Kingstanding Road towards the College Road, I was on the bus so I couldn't speak to him, I spoke to Roger on facebook last year, the day he left school his family moved out of the area , he now lives in Telford, this internet has made the world smaller and its nice to hear from my old school mates, take care John ( John K Colin )
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nice to hear from u john bringin back good memories from how school day take care , don wood
 
geoffcotter said:
o, Terry Cotter 57 Dead, Micheal Cotter 59 Dead.
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I am so sorry to hear this Geoff, I was in the same class through out my senior days with Terry, good swimmer and cricketer , I can recall the first time I saw Terry, he was playing cricket for Upper Thomas Street junior school against us Burlington Street juniors, I think he beat us on his own...The last time I spoke to Terry was via friends reunited way way back , he told me he had broke his back in a fall while working for the GEC I think....must admit this news has come as a bit of a shocker to me.....
 
raz ullah said:
I was at UTS from 1957 till 1967 it was a great school , best teacher in the juniors was Miss Foulkes she was brill and Mr Evans Art Teacher in the seniors. I lived at 32 Clifton Road with my mom and dad and brothers and sisters, we were all poor in them days but we did alright:)
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Hi Raz, I lived down the entry side of your house, I remember your older brother, Austin, was your mum Kath ?
 
nutter said:
Hi Raz, I lived down the entry side of your house, I remember your older brother, Austin, was your mum Kath ?
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Hi there are you David Nutt i think you had a brother and did you move to Aus and Kath is my older sister my mom and dad have passed years ago i now live in Sutton Coldfield they were hard days but we did alright you OK mate and where do you live now . Raz x
 
nutter said:
Hi Raz, I lived down the entry side of your house, I remember your older brother, Austin, was your mum Kath ?
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I too went to UTS & hated it. I left in 1965. Hated the bullying & some of the teachers. Mr Parker was not a very understanding head master either. I can remember going to him about the bullying, & he threatened to give me the cane. I was so glad to be out of that school. Only had 2 classes that I enjoyed. Art with Mr Evans & the metal work class, though I can not remember the teacher's name. My one brother was at UTS at the same time as me. He got into a lot of trouble whilst there.
 
jm012q9719 said:
my dad went to upper Thomas street school in about 1957, he remember roy holder, his name was Arthur moss.
can anyone remember him.
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Yes Jason i lived next door to your mom and dad we lived at 32 Clifton Road your dad was called Arkie for short and your mom was Daisey i was there until 1970 when the Expressway came through and wrecked Aston Good Days Raz x
 
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aston lad said:
When I attend the school 1964 to 1968, (the senior boys) the annex was part of the Aston Hall Road School, which was a mile or two away, not sure about the junior and infants cannot remember an annex or a school in Tower Road ....not in my time .....
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the annex was wood working i think ,we used to walk there and go past a girls school en route
 
astonboy said:
I went to both upper Thomas st schools, (Juniors and seniors) between 1961-1969. The headmaster I remember was Mr Parker, a small man, with glasses. anyone remember him.
My teachers were Mr Anderson, Mr Frances, Mr Edwards, Mr Evans, Mr Nichols.
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I remember Mr Parker he signed my leaving certificate , my brothers and i were in some of the operas we played ,Iolanth , Pirates of penzance , and Trial by jury , we had to play the female roles , lol,
 
Hi Allan
Always nice to connect with a former Upper Thomas Street lad....The woodwork shop was located in the main school below the science class, it was the metal class based at Aston Hall Road annex, the photo's I would say are later than 1965, my guess either 1969 or 1970 when it closed and transferred to Aston Manor in Philips Street. I was in the year above you 1964-1968, but my best mate was in your year Steven Pinkerton, there are a couple of lads in the photo's who lived in my part of Aston, Ronnie Whitehouse, Rod Birch, another lad from the era is on this forum Donald Wood....
 
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