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You know there was a person looking for a past relative a few years back; who went to this school. He lived on Bridge St in the 19th cent I think and walked down Bridge St. to the school. I think it was a specialised school of arts or some such. Great posts...wonder how much the apartments go for.

Never heard about the Cottage Homes before. Another great find on here which shows that efforts were made to lift people up in the past. I always was taught that homes were places to avoid at all costs....'behave yerself or you'll be sent to a home'...might have been alright.
 
, the apartments look good from the outside Vivwas a board school originally Rupert if I can find the page again I'll post the info
 
They're about the £200,000 mark. Some are listed as 'new build' so maybe the developers extended the original existing buildings. Prices extracted from the Right Move website. Viv.

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I love that painting "Bernie", looks quite a clean and happy environment, unlike the stories of mid-Victorian schools I have heard.paul
 
I very recently purchased the book from which the picture of Severn St came,and which is mentioned in the reference. In the next day or so I will start a new thread adding some more pictures and giving more information.
 
The Midland Railway Central Goods Offices, Suffolk St - Allport St sometime before the last war I would imagine. At that time part if not all of the station offices had been taken over by the Guinness Brewing Company.
 

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I am smelling the coke stove, chalk powder paints nature table and plasticine again. Remember when your chalk squeaked on the slatse? I hated it when it did that. I liked the noise of the teachers chalk on her blackboard and when she rubbed it off and the noise of the chalk on the more modern floppy blackboards which couuld be revolved. I hated the most modern white boards with felt pen which were harder to read and never quite cleaned off and the overhead projector which never quite married up. I wonder what they have now?
I have a copy of Village School by Miss Read. Nico. I like the comparisons of yesteryear and the things which never change. Nico
 
Alfred H Green, (1844-1880), was known as a "chocolate Box", Victorian artist, so there may be more than a hint of truth in what you say. Paul
 
The slide in the Lawford Street photo #2339 is amazing, people would be mis-quoting helath and safety rules all over the place with a slide like that today !

Thanks for posting the pictures Berniew.

Rob.
 
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