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Recent content by Pat Sattar-Jennings

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    Ward End Hall School

    Thank you for the interesting history of Ward End.
  2. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    Ward End Hall School

    I went to Ward End Hall later sixties & with the first group to stay on an extra year and got my CSE's. I still have my school leaving Certificate signed by the head teacher, Mr Hayne.
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    Ward End Hall School

    I went to Ward End Hall from 1964, as we had just moved home to there when I was 13years old. I left after staying on a year to get my CSE's and still have my leaving school certificate from Mr Haines, who would get me to cover the secretarys job when she was away. I was a prefect, sporty and...
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    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    I lived in the maisonnettes in Overpool Road adjacent to the community centre and went to Ward End Hall school from 1964 as we had just moved there when I was aged 13years and stayed on a year and got my CSE's.
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    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    It would be great if someone, one day, recognised one of the girls as being one of their family.
  6. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    Glad you liked the photos, just glad I kept them Tinpot. Happy memories I hope.
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    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    Can't work how to do it, can you advise me please Astoness? Will have another look before I log off. Cheers.
  8. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    Hi Lyn, thanks for suggesting that, I will give it a go. Cheers
  9. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    Added 2 photos of Student photos Alston Road.
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    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    Top photo is mom with circle drawn on her dress and bottom photo, mom is sitting at the end wearing dress with lace collar.
  11. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    ALSTON ROAD SCHOOL

    My mother went to Alston Road School.
  12. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    Bolton Road, Small Heath

    I lived in Bolton Road in the new houses in the early 70s & it did finish at Coventry Road, Opposite the old bus depot, and nowadays opposite the Blues football ground.
  13. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    Where did you live

    Hi Ernie, thanks for your reply and info. I attended Marlborough Road Infant School aged 5yrs in 1954 and the Head Teacher was Mrs Onions and our teacher Mrs Leer/Beer I think, she was always angry and shouting, er horrible, and made us spend lessons learning to roll our R's, and at school...
  14. Pat Sattar-Jennings

    Where did you live

    Hi Ernie, I lived in Palace Road in the 50s & 60s, and we used to play on the bombed buildings, but I don't remember an underground air raid shelter, whereabouts was it? My friend Susan Jackson lived in Imperial Road and we both went to Marlborough Road Secondary School.
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