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Hawthorn Road School Hastings Road School Perry Common

does anyone know where I can get any photos of Hastings road school Perry common 1950s pupils and buildings
many thanks in advance Len Price
 
This thread has been created from posts on the old thread: "school photos". In 1925 it was opened in the former Isolation Hospital before moving (?) or becnong (?) Hastings Road. This is the British History Online summary:

HAWTHORN ROAD COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Erdington. Perry Common Temporary Council Sch. opened 1925 by Birm. C.B.C. in former Isolation Hospital, accom. 360 JI, pending opening of Hastings Rd. Council Sch. Reorganized successively as various depts. of Hastings Rd. Sch. were opened, and eventually from 1928 used for JB only. Name changed 1935. Reorganized 1954 for JI. Accom. 1961: 7 classrooms, hall.
 
Should think it very unusual to open a school in a former isolation hospital as per the quote in the previous post. These are the details from British History Online about Hastings Road school - successor to Hawthorn Road school. Viv.


HASTINGS ROAD COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Erdington. Hastings Rd. Council Sch. opened 1926, by Birm. C.B.C. Accom. 400 I. New I block, accom. 400, opened 1927 and first block used for JM. Third block (accom. 440 JG) opened 1928 and first block used for SM. 5 huts provided 1930 and SM dept. divided into SB, SG. S depts. became separate schs. 1945. JG dept. reorganized 1954 for JM in former I block. I dept. transferred to huts. Accom. 1961: 14 classrooms, 2 halls, play room.
 
Hastings Road pupils on a trip to the Great Orme in the 1930s. Image from Birmingham Mail archives. Viv.

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Mrs. Hurcombe's class of 1959 - some help with the names please. Front row seated left to right - Wendy Morris? - Sylvia Elkington? - Carol Hunt? - ??? - Mrs. Hurcombe - ??? - ??? - ??? -??? - Second row standing - ??? -??? (I think these were brother and sister) - ??? - ??? - ??? - ??? - Phillip Tandy? - ??? - Christopher Bough - ??? - John Keirl (me) - Marilyn Boden - Third row standing - ??? - ??? - ??? - ??? - Joy ? - Pamela ? - Fourth row standing - ??? - ??? - Glynis ? Many apologies if I have got any names wrong but we are sixty years further on!
 
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Mrs. Hurcombe's class of 1959 - some help with the names please. Front row seated left to right - Wendy Morris? - Sylvia Elkington? - Carol Hunt? - ??? - Mrs. Hurcombe - ??? - ??? - ??? -??? - Second row standing - ??? -??? (I think these were brother and sister) - ??? - ??? - ??? - ??? - Phillip Tandy? - ??? - Christopher Bough - ??? - John Keirl (me) - Marilyn Boden - Third row standing - ??? - ??? - ??? - ??? - Joy ? - Pamela ? - Fourth row standing - ??? - ??? - Glynis ? Many apologies if I have got any names wrong but we are sixty years further on!
second row david avery and angela dellaport
 
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