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Ilmington road school, Weoley castle

Does anyone remember a mrs boothe. My wife thinks she was the art teacher and school secretary.she also remembers mr lowe the science teacher, mr roberts the maths teacher, miss punter the p e teacher, miss hacket gym teacher and there was an english teacher, the boys used to call her racquel and the girls used to call her margaret rutherford.
 
Mrs Karime was the French teacher when I was at Illmingto. I was also in Miss Kirks class when she was in her first year of teaching Miss Day ran the Pirates of Penzance production. I get the impression we would know each other as I was also in the production
 
i was at ilmington girls from 1962 till 1966.mrs mason was my last teacher.in my class was eileen broomfield.wendy greatrix.tina powell.linda morris .sandra gorden.alice heath.carol brookes.angela ratcliff.carol craney.elaine greathurst,elaine lived at the hardware shop on the square.my name was linda needle.
 
nijinski said:
Does anyone remember a mrs boothe. My wife thinks she was the art teacher and school secretary.she also remembers mr lowe the science teacher, mr roberts the maths teacher, miss punter the p e teacher, miss hacket gym teacher and there was an english teacher, the boys used to call her racquel and the girls used to call her margaret rutherford.
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Miss Booth taught English, as did Miss Peak. Mrs Punton was PE and always threatened to " box your ears" if you played up. Miss Hackett was also PE with her beaky nose. Mr Lowe taught French and was very handsome. Mr Roberts did maths and music. Miss Wall was RE, Mrs Mason was sewing, Mrs Hirons was typing and shorthand. There was also a maths teacher called Mr Cowmeadow!! I also remember the boys talking about Mr Marcus touching them up in the showers........hope he gets his comeuppance!
i was there from 1970/75 and was a prefect. I remember the new hall being built. And Sam Small making my life hell. Mrs Quarashi taught French. My friends were Suzanne Rudge, Joyce Stamps and Linda ??
 
I was contacted by West Midlands police about this case 2 years ago they got my email address from this site, although as a kid thought he was weird and heard stories, I couldn't help them, I was also a member of the "Square Club", and there were were others there too.Paul
 
Hi
I had a email from a detective at Ladywood police station last year about Marccuson.
He contacted me because of a reply I posted on this site.
I'm surprised Marccuson is still alive.

Regards Mike








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I went to Ilmington , 65-68.moved from Harry Lucas in Lozells.loved H Lucas not so much liming ton .the r.e teacher was miss wall.inspire me.I grew to appreciate Ilmington .I had good friends there.
 
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I was at Ilmington Sec Mod Boys from about 7 December 1955 until the end of the term and possibly for a few days at the beginning of January 1956. My family was homeless and because my parents could not look after me I was in Shenley Fields Cottage Homes.
Mr Small was headmaster, and Mr Roberts was my class teacher. Mr Roberts read to us from a book that described the war in Burma, in which he took part. The Battle of Kohima was particularly dire - the Japanese were hard to beat. I also remember doing algebra for the first time (I could get simple equations right without understanding how), doing metalwork (I made a planished copper tea caddy spoon), calculating wages etc in maths as preparation for the world of work and practical gardening too.

One day Mr Roberts asked if anyone was interested in going with him to Birmingham Town Hall to listen to a rehearsal of the CBSO and City of Birmingham Choir, in which he sang in the bass section. I got permission from my housemother, Mrs Bowes and said I would like to go. He picked me up in his Vauxhall and i sat alone in the front of the Circle. It was a great experience.

In 1961, after I started applying for teacher training college, I taught at Ilmington where I specialised in Geography, PE and Social Studies/Civics. I was mentored by Trevor Webb who taught a second year class. Both Mr Small and Mr Roberts were still there. Strangely, I do not remember Mr Marcussen at all. If I'd heard anything about untoward conduct on his part I would not have been silent. I left the school at the end of the Summer Term 1961.
 
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#127 Thanks for replying. You would have known me as Mr Vernon. I regularly took a 4th year class for Civics and refereed a lot of football.
 
I left Easter 62, went in the Army, my end of school interview with Doc Jennings, lasted about 10minuets. "You could go to Cadburys as an apprentice, but its only two bob an hour, You could go up the Austin, its a £1 an hour, but a big lad like you should go in the Army, don't lose that smile Paul, cheerio and good luck". I cannot recall your name sorry but I am sure we must have met. Paul Stacey.
 
#129 if you left at Easter 1962 you could have been in either 3rd or 4th Year when I was there. I could very well have taken you and your class to the playing field for football. I don't remember taking any classes for cricket, which would have been more seasonal.
I lived in Hockley at tte time and used to cycle to and from school, generally with a large saddle bag full of books I'd taken home for marking.
I liked the school and the staff. I thought there was a good vibe about the place and from what I saw good work by both teachers and boys. It doesn't surprise me that your career advice was so cursory. That's what it was like then. It was no better for me when I left school in 1959, and that was with 9 O levels in 6 subjects!
 
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I went to Ilmington School between 1956-60 and remember all the names you mention.My form teacher was Noel Leonard with his famous phrase "Glory Be boy,it's plain as a pikestaff!" When Fred Small took over from Percy Pudephat he ruled by fear,how different things are now,both he and Marcusson would be locked up today but the charges against Marco would be more serious.I spent a year on the Square as well which was altogether more relaxed.Mr Paul,the metalwork teacher had me make a G clamp casting it in sand which I've still got,but have still never used.There was an old buffer named George Wooley who took gardening classes out by the air raid shelters but he retired soon after I arrived as did Dickie Wynn the art teacher. Do you remember Mr Roberts the tall guy who took music and Eckleston,geography and Jenkins,science? I've been a retail furniture buyer for most of my working life and have lived in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia for the last 11 years.Soory to here it's gone but I suppose it was bound to happen.
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Marco was sentenced to for 9 years in prison for child sex abuse.
 
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Thanks everyone a great thread.

I am a bit older and went to Ilmington 1951-1955. It seems some of the tyrants lasted a little longer, teachers I mean. My memories of Mr Small and Marcus Marcassun will last forever. I hated the gym. The torture chamber.
Luckily my final two years were spent with a Mr Price more civilised than most.

I have lived in Australia since emigrating in 1965 and really like the references to places I knew so well. The dump by the duck pond, we had a cycle, speedway type track and used to race around on our bikes with the speedway type handlebars. When not doing that it was into the orchard climbing trees. The photos of the square, Faulkes sweet shop where I worked part time after school doing the physical things he couldn't. Not sure how much he paid, but he wasn',t bad, free sweets friday night. He gave me a bag and I filled from where I liked and no sickness. As I left in 1955 I don't know any of you, but I did live in Perton Grove and our house backed onto the house in Oxley grove so it was nice to hear of that and Gregory Ave., Spernal grove etc.

Good stuff, keep it going and more photos please.

You can blame the teachers for my poor spelling and grammar!!! They were too busy handing out punishments. I used to hide at the back of the class and hope they wouldn't pick on me.

David Walters
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Marcos has gone to prison aged 91 for sex abuse of children. He got nine years today at Birmingham Crown Court. 13th February 2015.
 
I liked the cricket, and football on the Shenley fields ground, you certainly had a hell of journey by bike I must say, one of the teachers, (can't remember who), once told my class that when he was being demobbed from the Army, he was wondering what to do in Civvy St, when some one shouted, "all those who wish to teach queue here", says it all really, Sammy Small, Mr Roberts, were in the main ok, but you didn't step out of line, I went back just once in uniform, Mr Small had, had a stroke, and was in a wheel chair and very gaunt, both he and Mr Roberts made a fuss of me and I felt very uncomfortable I remember.Paul
 
hi Paul, my nans name was Anne Godden, lived on Shenley lane. don't know if it was her ha ha.
 

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Hi Alan, yes I knew Anne, she was lovely girl, she should remember me I would think, I believe she also lived on Quarry Hill, Regards Paul
 
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I was at Imington Road Weoley Castle, from 1959 to 1962, my name was Doreen Crowe does anyone remember me?
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Hi Doreen I remember you. My name was Elaine Worton. My best friend was Cosette Collins. We are still friends. She lives in Staffordshire and I live in Malvern Worcestershire. We meet up in Birmingham about every three months. Hope you are keeping well. Do you still have your red curly hair?
 
I don't know if this anyone is still reading this thread but wondered if anyone remembers my dad - Tony Starling. His family lived in Ilmington Road around 1955 - dad would have been about 16-17 years old then. Thanks Trudie
 
Hi folks, I'm not sure if anyone is still reading this thread but I went to Ilmington Rd school from 1955 to 1959 and our house backed on to the boys playground so if I was late for school, I could climb over the fence at the bottom of our garden and be in the playground so avoiding being punished for being late. The school was built of pinewood from Canada and was only intended to last till the war was over. I've not seen any photos of the school but I do have a couple taken in my back garden in 1960 and you can see the school in the background with an air raid shelter to the left and gym on the right. I was 16 when they were taken and working at Coleman's Pork Butchers on Weoley Castle Square and the air rifle that I was posing with was bought from my boss John Coleman.
 

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