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  1. J

    Ashley Street November 1940

    Thanks Colin for the information about casualties and the link. My Gt.Grandmother was at her daughter's house at the time of the bombing. Luckily the house was unoccupied because I believe it was totally destroyed. Chris,thanks for posting the photo. As you say the damage is clearly visible...
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    Ashley Street November 1940

    I believe my Gt.Grandmothers' house was destroyed by a bomb in WW2. Her name was Emily Brislin and she lived in Ashley Street. I wondered if anyone knew anything about this event? Julie.
  3. J

    Paying to leave school!

    Hi Jenny, Thanks for all the info about St.Paul's, very interesting. My Granparents must have made the "undertaking" you mentioned. The 5 shillings Len mentioned sound more likely too. Thanks for the feedback. Julie
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    Paying to leave school!

    Thanks for the comments. The reply about school equipment rings a bell. I know Mum had to pass the 11 plus to go to St. Pauls'. Perhaps there was some sort of contract where you had to agree to stay for an agreed length of time. Thinking back Mum might have left before she was 14, she was...
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    Paying to leave school!

    My mother went to school at St.Paul's Catholic School during the war. She left school at 14 to get a job but she told me her parents had to pay £5 to enable her to do this. Does anyone know why this would have been so?
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