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St Patricks C of E School Highgate Street.

odbsmith said:
My husband lived at 7 back of 8 Hick street, Dan Smith. He remembers Miss Gittins. Says a lot of children (including him) would have gone hungry if not for the jam sandwiches.
To the left of their entry was the green grocers, to the right the grocers/general stores and remembers a Fish and chip shop in either belgrave road or Highgate road. he remembers Christine Holdback and Nicholas Holdback. Dan left Hick street abt 1962, he then went to Clifton road school.
any photos old or modern would be most appreciated
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Hi Folks
I came across this site very recently in a St. Patrick's school search and low and behold someone remembered my name,
I'm Nick Holdback. My sister Christine lives in Warstock now which is where we moved to in about 1963/64 I think, when they knocked everything down, great fun on the bomb pecks till then. I joined the Merchant Navy when I was 18 then emigrated to Australia at 20 and I still live just South of Adelaide. Dan has got me going about the chip shop, I can remember the inside but the location is not coming, I'll ask my brother Mike he has a memory like an Elephant.
I recall all the yards up Hick St. and I'm just recalling another family, the Farrells David, Michael, Bernadette and their mom June, I think they lived up the same entry as Dan, top house on the Right.
Anyway Thanks for having me on the site, it's been so nice to hear the names and places of the very important formative years, they were great times, no money but lots of fun.
 
NFHBK said:
Hi Folks
I came across this site very recently in a St. Patrick's school search and low and behold someone remembered my name,
I'm Nick Holdback. My sister Christine lives in Warstock now which is where we moved to in about 1963/64 I think, when they knocked everything down, great fun on the bomb pecks till then. I joined the Merchant Navy when I was 18 then emigrated to Australia at 20 and I still live just South of Adelaide. Dan has got me going about the chip shop, I can remember the inside but the location is not coming, I'll ask my brother Mike he has a memory like an Elephant.
I recall all the yards up Hick St. and I'm just recalling another family, the Farrells David, Michael, Bernadette and their mom June, I think they lived up the same entry as Dan, top house on the Right.
Anyway Thanks for having me on the site, it's been so nice to hear the names and places of the very important formative years, they were great times, no money but lots of fun.
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Welcome to the Forum Nick! A great place, enjoy!
 
St Albans Church, Highgate has a brilliant website including a Parish Heritage Trail. This may be of interest [copied from the site.]

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"Once past the Alms Houses, turn right into Pentland Croft. At the end, follow a footpath heading between the 1960s Wilmcote and Brinklow Tower Blocks, to reach Upper Highgate Street. Ahead, to the left, the red brick building ❸ behind St Patrick’s Centre for Community Health was St Patrick's church school. Built in 1933 to replace an earlier school building on the same site, it closed in 1983."
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St Patrick's School
 
superdad3 said:
St Albans Church, Highgate has a brilliant website including a Parish Heritage Trail. This may be of interest [copied from the site.]

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"Once past the Alms Houses, turn right into Pentland Croft. At the end, follow a footpath heading between the 1960s Wilmcote and Brinklow Tower Blocks, to reach Upper Highgate Street. Ahead, to the left, the red brick building ❸ behind St Patrick’s Centre for Community Health was St Patrick's church school. Built in 1933 to replace an earlier school building on the same site, it closed in 1983."
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St Patrick's School
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Thanks Superdad3
How things change, looks like part of Highgate St. and Hick St. are gone, I remember the road ran right past the school doors. The intersection of Frank St. and Highgate St. is where the local fish and chip shop used to be, I think, in the 50s/60s.
 
odbsmith said:
My husband lived at 7 back of 8 Hick street, Dan Smith. He remembers Miss Gittins. Says a lot of children (including him) would have gone hungry if not for the jam sandwiches.
To the left of their entry was the green grocers, to the right the grocers/general stores and remembers a Fish and chip shop in either belgrave road or Highgate road. he remembers Christine Holdback and Nicholas Holdback. Dan left Hick street abt 1962, he then went to Clifton road school.
any photos old or modern would be most appreciated
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Hi does anyone know of a Lillian Elizabeth smith? Lived at beals buildings around 1961 … with a daughter named Margaret Ruth smith? Born 1961? Many thanks
 
James Dunn said:
I went to St Patrick's from 1948/49ish, left at 1955,I lived in Highgate Street,just up from the Turks Head Pub.
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By I do you know of a Lillian smith who lived on franks street 1961? Beals buildings ? I would have presumed she would have been in her 40s? In 1961? Many thanks I could be wrong about the age
 
Valerie Allen said:
Hi everyone just came across this site, it was so lovely to see all the familiar names , I went to st Patrick’s school 52/58 then went on to upper Highgate girls but only for a year has we then moved away from the area. My brother was Brian Allen who has been mentioned . We lived a few doors down from the school . Use to attend the church regular Brian was also an alter boy. I was in the brownies and the guide s.do you know of a Lillian smith who lived on franks street 1961? Beals buildings ? I would have presumed she would have been in her 40s? In 1961? Many thanks I could be wrong about the age
Smithhhhh said:
By I do you know of a Lillian smith who lived on franks street 1961? Beals buildings ? I would have presumed she would have been in her 40s? In 1961? Many thanks I could be wrong about the age
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By I do you know of a Lillian smith who lived on franks street 1961? Beals buildings ? I would have presumed she would have been in her 40s? In 1961? Many thanks I could be wrong about the age
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biuenose00 said:
St patrick's junior and infant school was on Frank street where now there is some sort of clinic ,but i do know that opposite this clinic is the wand medical centre(use to be in gooch street).The school i think was part of a church but that was demolished or destroyed(not sure).I attended this school in the early-mid 70s when i lived in Ratcliffe tower.I can remember that the head master was Mr (H)Albrooke.We used St Alban's church and the old swimming baths on the Moseley road.I then attended St Alban's after St Patricks.
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By I do you know of a Lillian smith who lived on franks street 1961? Beals buildings ? I would have presumed she would have been in her 40s? In 1961? Many thanks I could be wrong about the age
Jane Gibbs said:
Hi sandracoley. I am one of the Smiths. Linda was the eldest of our family. We lived at 71 Leopold Street. We had the the back as well as the front of the house because we were a family of 8. I remember dolly guest hairdressers. Mom used to send us with a plastic spray bottle to get filled with lacquer. I remember Miss Robertshaw and Mrs Bamford. Happy Saturday mornings at the Alhambra . My other sisters are Wendy, Geraldine, Carol and our brother Clive. Only recently joined this site. Geraldine has been researching the family tree and found this site. Lovely memories
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By I do you know of a Lillian smith who lived on franks street 1961? Beals buildings ? I would have presumed she would have been in her 40s? In 1961? Many thanks I could be wrong about the age
 
Lagney said:
Hi Annie
Yes i remember your brother Tony - we were in the same class at St Patricks. Never got as far as Mrs Pughs class but i remember Miss Gittins and Miss Sherwood. During advent miss gittins used to have loads of candles on top of the cupboard at the side of the classroom which she would light for a few minutes every day, she used to bring in bunches of hawthorne berries for us to look at and read Heidi and Heidis children to us. Miss Sherwood was SO strict - but I loved her. I lived in Beale Buildings in Frank Street - long gone. I was in Balsall Heath a couple of years ago and the school building was still there - though no longer a school. St Patricks church is long gone too - do you remember the steps going down from the school playground into the back of the church? i have a photo taken in the playground during the coronation celebrations which i will post if I can work out how. My names Elaine, surname used to be Short
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Hi do you know anyone called smith there my mom is looking for her sister who lived there with her husband
 
odbsmith said:
No sorry no relation
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Hi my mom is looking for her sister who lived there , who is a smith and was married ?
Lagney said:
Hi Annie
Yes i remember your brother Tony - we were in the same class at St Patricks. Never got as far as Mrs Pughs class but i remember Miss Gittins and Miss Sherwood. During advent miss gittins used to have loads of candles on top of the cupboard at the side of the classroom which she would light for a few minutes every day, she used to bring in bunches of hawthorne berries for us to look at and read Heidi and Heidis children to us. Miss Sherwood was SO strict - but I loved her. I lived in Beale Buildings in Frank Street - long gone. I was in Balsall Heath a couple of years ago and the school building was still there - though no longer a school. St Patricks church is long gone too - do you remember the steps going down from the school playground into the back of the church? i have a photo taken in the playground during the coronation celebrations which i will post if I can work out how. My names Elaine, surname used to be Short
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Hello, my mom is looking for her mom whos sister lived in beales building mom was adopted, by a family named Ronald durrant and violet durrant, friends of my moms sister who lives in beaks building, we are also awear that moms sister had epilepsy, does any of this information recall any memories? My mom’s sister was also married living in beals building? I presume the name wouldn’t been smith since my moms mom is Lillian smith, so it’s Lillian smith sister we’re looking for, who had her mother living in Herefordshire… many thanks
 
odbsmith said:
My husband lived at 7 back of 8 Hick street, Dan Smith. He remembers Miss Gittins. Says a lot of children (including him) would have gone hungry if not for the jam sandwiches.
To the left of their entry was the green grocers, to the right the grocers/general stores and remembers a Fish and chip shop in either belgrave road or Highgate road. he remembers Christine Holdback and Nicholas Holdback. Dan left Hick street abt 1962, he then went to Clifton road school.
any photos old or modern would be most appreciated
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Hello, my mom is looking for her mom whos sister lived in beales building mom was adopted, by a family named Ronald durrant and violet durrant, friends of my moms sister who lives in beaks building, we are also awear that moms sister had epilepsy, does any of this information recall any memories? My mom’s sister was also married living in beals building? I presume the name wouldn’t been smith since my moms mom is Lillian smith, so it’s Lillian smith sister we’re looking for, who had her mother living in Herefordshire… many thanks
 
odbsmith said:
No sorry no relation
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Hi my mom is looking for her sister who lived there , who is a smith and was married ?
Jane Gibbs said:
Hi sandracoley. I am one of the Smiths. Linda was the eldest of our family. We lived at 71 Leopold Street. We had the the back as well as the front of the house because we were a family of 8. I remember dolly guest hairdressers. Mom used to send us with a plastic spray bottle to get filled with lacquer. I remember Miss Robertshaw and Mrs Bamford. Happy Saturday mornings at the Alhambra . My other sisters are Wendy, Geraldine, Carol and our brother Clive. Only recently joined this site. Geraldine has been researching the family tree and found this site. Lovely memories
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Hello do you know weather there was a Lillian as a sister of the couple who lives in beals building they were friends with the people who adopted my mom there names were mr Ronald durrant and violet durrant she also had epilepsy moms sister who lives in beals building 1962
 
Mavis Wild said:
I was so happy to see so many old friends names on this post from long ago , My hubby and I were living in the south of Spain for 20years , So Yes I remember all of you especially Margret White She was the beautiful girl in class , Tom Jones , At the age of 8 going on 9 yrs old l was in love with Tom HaHa , Brian Allen Sylvia Smith Roy Buckle Peter Hood so many more I have taken a couple of photos recently of St Patrick’s School still standing proudly there , we all had the best time Do any of you remember having a clout on the head from Mr Pearce I’m sure you will best wishes to you all Mavis Wild
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Hi did Sylvia smith have a sister ? Lillian ,
 
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