Dixon Road School

[steerboy]

Hi Beamish.

It looks like you and I have the same background,

Dixon Road 1944 to 1950 and Oakley Road under "Raggie Allen headmaster"
1950 to 1954.
What were your dates?

Regards Steerboy.

 

[BernardR]

My Late MiL's school Leaving Certificare

 

[BernardR]

Sorry this is not in colour - if I can sort out the bad marking I may replace it one day.

 

[lindyloo]

Hi Bernie, I have just found out that a Great Aunt of mine, who was born in 1901, went to Dixon Road School, so I am really pleased to have found your posting because I was trying to work out roughly when she would have started school. I see that your Grace had attended for 9 years so presumably she would have started at about the age of 5. I've just looked at Dixon Road on Google Maps and found what I believe to be the school, is still standing, but is now given over to Islamic education, could you confirm that for me please.
Lynne

 

[Wendy]

Bernie a lovely piece of history to hold onto.

 

[BernardR]

Hi Lynne - I will ask her niece and Nephew as they lived in the family house until the by pass was built. Possible that some of them went to the same school.

 

[lindyloo]

Thanks Bernie

 

[stars]

Hi Bernard
I hope you don't mind but i cleaned up your
School Certificate a bit.




Regards Stars

 

[BernardR]

Thanks Stars it does make it more easy to read.

 

[BernardR]

A photograph of Dixon Road School pupils about 1918. In the photo is Doug Emery [2nd from left back row] twin of Grace Emery and their brother Leonard Emery [next row 5th from left ]. Bottom photo is a recent photograph of the school.






Many thanks to Michael Emery (son of Leonard Emery) for letting me post these photographs.

 

[lindyloo]

Great photos Bernard, thanks for posting them

 

[paul stacey]

That's an "Argyle", Mike, very popular in the 40's and 50's.paul

 

[mhemery]

Hi all I know this pic has been posted before but this is a good place for it its of Dixon rd j&i, my uncle doug is 2nd from the left back row my dad leonard is 5th from the left next row my dad was born 1911 so I reckon the date is about 1918

 

[Jayell]

Smashing photo mhemery!

 

[sylviasayers]

The little boy holding the board on the front row seems to have a "Little Lord Faunteroy" collar on his suit.

 

[Jayell]

These were Eton collars Sylvia. I have pictures of my own Dad wearing one when he was a similar age in the early 1900's.

Judy

 

[sylviasayers]

Thanks Jayell I remember the name now.

 

[terryb18]

And little did they know that 20 years later they would be off to war. I wonder how many came through it?

Terry

 

[Joyce]

Re: Dixon Road School

Hi, I attended Dixon Road Infants and Junior school along with my brothers and sister in the late 1950's until mid 1960,s, lots of happy memories of the school. we lived in Cooksey road just on the corner by Dixon Road.
Regards Joyce

 

[mhemery]

Hi joyce, I also attended Dixon rd J&I from 1959 to 65 we lived in bordesley park rd just round the corner at the bottom of Carrington rd my brother and eldest sister also attended a few years before and aunts and uncles and my dad as mentioned in earlier posts heres a couple of photos I took a couple of years ago and two from elsewhere. Michael.

 

[mhemery]

Re: Dixon Road School

and a couple more the last one of the junior school play ground.all the best Michael

 

[Vivienne14]

An old photo of Dixon Road School class XII. And an extract from British History online site.

DIXONROAD COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Small Heath.(27) Dixon Rd. Bd. Sch. opened 1879 by Birm. Sch. Bd.(22) Accom. 977 B, G, I.(1) Fees 1d.–3d. (22) Enlarged 1894, 1911. Altered and reorganized 1931 for JM, I. Depts. united 1940.(21) Accom. 1961: 16 classrooms, 3 halls.(28

Viv

 

[suttonrod]

Hi I also went to Dixon rd from about 1951 1958 then moved on to Golden Hillock secondary modern boys (we had moved to the other side of the new bridge by then) we also lived in Bordesley park rd second or third entry up from Carrington rd facing mr pretty,s grocers shop
Rod Aston

 

[Brummie Novice]

Hi, I also attended Dixon Road between 1954 & 1960. We lived in Lawden Road at the time. I have very fond memories of those times

 

[ellbrown]

Saw this school building from the train at Bordesley Station while a freight train was passing on the Camp Hill line. It is now It is now Hazrat Khadijatul Kubra Girls School. On Cooksey Road / Dixon Road.

 

[ellbrown]

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/87fd2187-db21-4822-b484-0c322fc6602f

Opened 1879, closed in the 1970s when they moved during a merger.

Dixon Road Board School was opened in 1879 by the Birmingham School Board to accommodate 977 children in separate boys, girls and infants departments. The school was reorganised in 1931 when the junior pupils were formed into a mixed school, accommodated in the old girls junior school buildings. The senior pupils were transferred to Jenkins Street Senior School (boys) and Oakley Road Senior School (girls). The junior mixed and infants departments are said to have been amalgamated in 1940, but separate log books were maintained until 1942. In 1973, Dixon Road Primary school and Goodwin Primary School merged to form a new school. this school moved to new premises in 1975 and became known as Regents Park Primary School

 

[1Brummie]

Hi All, It has been so fascinating reading the blog. I am part of the new management team who manage what was the Dixon Road Board School. I am really interested in locating some original pictures, if possible inside and outside of the school. The building has been gone back to it's roots of being a building providing education for local residence. The school is an community funded secondary school for girls with 127 on roll. The building has been significantly refurbished.

 

[1Brummie]

A few pics that were taken prior to the refurb in 2008.

 

[jackie playdon]

I attended this school, left in 1974 and went on to Bordesley Green Girls School.

 

[David A Harris]

Hi, I also attended Dixon Road between 1954 & 1960. We lived in Lawden Road at the time. I have very fond memories of those times

Hi Brummie,

Was at Dixon Road Junior 1957-63 and lived in Victoria Avenue (footpath only between Lawden Rd and Bolton Rd). Graham Humphries lived next door and Eric Jones on the other side. We all got through the 11+ and went to Bordesley Green Technical School for Boys. Moved out of Brum in 1967 when they cleared the 'slums'. Happy days.

Recognise any of the names?

Dave Harris