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Nansen Road School
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She was Miss Evans-Rose. A lovely lady but very strict.
Dancing Queen 15
knowlegable brummie
I cannot find Nansen Road Secondary Modern School. I was there from 1950 to 1955. Can anyone help ?
This is the British History online entry for Nansen Road Schools. Viv.
Source: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol7/pp501-548#p440
And this is from the National Archives:
"Nansen Road Girls County Secondary School originated as the Senior Girls Department of Nansen Road Council School. It became a separate school in 1945. The school closed in 1967 when most of the pupils were transferred to Naseby School."
Source: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/warks/vol7/pp501-548#p440
And this is from the National Archives:
"Nansen Road Girls County Secondary School originated as the Senior Girls Department of Nansen Road Council School. It became a separate school in 1945. The school closed in 1967 when most of the pupils were transferred to Naseby School."
Dancing Queen 15
knowlegable brummie
Thank you Vivienne 14. Why it wasn't in the list of schools . I don't know ! Had a very happy time there. The Head mistress was Miss Evans Rose a bit like the queen mother in appearance and Miss Linforth was a great teacher.
Dancing Queen 15
knowlegable brummie
Thank you MWS for posting those photos. As I was there in the 50s it was well before your time. We occupied the top floor of the main building. I think it was younger children on the ground floor. It was senior girls only and our play ground was to the back of the building. The only single story building I remember was the art room where we used powder paints. Also I think the science room was at the back. Never very good at those two subjects. I just know I loved my time there such good and interesting teachers who looked like teachers and stood no nonsense in those days. Discipline at a lot of schools these days seems to be non existent.
Former pupils may know this, but the school was named after Fridjof Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, scientist and Nobel Prize winner. Viv.
Dancing Queen 15
knowlegable brummie
Yes Viv us oldies of the school certainly knew this. We had many talks about him.
Baking queen
New Member
I know this was a while ago you posted this but my mum went to Nansen road in the early 50's
Baking queen
New Member
I found an old school report of my mum's recently and that was the head that was named on her report too.
Baking queen
New Member
My mum went to Nansen road school in the early 50's and I was wondering if anyone knew her or had any photos from that era.She was in form 2.1.a in July 1952
Thanks for happy memories. I left Nansen Road school in 1952 at age 15. Miss Linforth was my mentor. Took me under her wing when my mom died in 1949. Wonderful school then
Jan College
New Member
l went to Nansen Rd, 1954-1959 in top forms, 1.1,2.1 etc. I remember the teachers, Miss Linforth, Mrs Bollen, Miss Price, Miss Watson and so on. My name is Janet Chittleborough.Love to hear from anyone.
Jean Spiers
New Member
Hi wendyp just found this site. Maybe your still on it. I went to Nansen Road girls school when Miss Evans Rose was the headmistress. I still can remember her telling us to use our vote.
David Hibbard
knowlegable brummie
Hi my sister Janet Hibbard went there, in the mid 50s. Do you remember her?
Richard1302
Brummie babby
Just found this site myself. I went to the junior school. I was in a class run by a Miss Bunker. Then I think it was Miss Hammond, she really helped me along with my reading, which I have loved ever since. Then came Mr. Moor, I wasn't in his class long as 4 other girls and myself were put up into Mr Sheen's class. I didn't like him at all. He frightened me. If you got answers wrong for a second day you had a ruler over your Nuckles, not like today at all.
Trying to remember head teachers name, but it will probably pop up in a couple of hours.
Richard1302
Brummie babby
Went up the stairs to the senior school when I was 11. First class Miss Mason who was lovely. Then came Mr Anderson I think it was.we had Miss Booth who we all also loved. Then Miss Piggot who was our pre fifth teacher .. we had Miss Preston who was firm but good. We could have left by now but wanted to stay for 5th form. We also had Miss Thomas who taught us typing and shorthand . Miss Linforth was Head Mistress.
Phil Gundy
master brummie
Hi. I was in the junior school until '63. Miss Bunker took us for country dancing and 'encouraged' us, with the odd thump in the back, to keep in step as we went past her. Mr Sheen was a bit scary too, but my favourite teacher was Miss Wilde. I was in her class for the two years before I left to go to secondary school. I seem to remember that some of the teachers were Welsh and taught us how to pronounce a few place names from there properly.
Richard1302
Brummie babby
I do seem to remember the name Miss Wilde but I can't put any facts to the name.
Mr Sheen was definitely Welsh. We went into his class in about the January. He had had the rest of the class for nearly 2 years. I found that difficult.
Which secondry school did you go on to?
Phil Gundy
master brummie
I went to Marsh Hill Boy's together with one other boy from my class. Others I knew went to Saltley Grammar and Mosely Art School. Some of my closest friends went to Washwood Heath Secondary, and I managed to keep in touch with them through our secondary school years.
Richard1302
Brummie babby
My friends to split up and went to various schools. Unfortunately we didn't keep in touch, but I did have one friend who also went to Washwood Heath Secondry School.
She seemed to like it well enough.
Of course we used to walk to school then, not many cars about to do things like the school run..Wherever you went it was Shankses pony.
I do remember the school trip that was a special one, where we could pay weekly. We had a brilliant time.
Phil Gundy
master brummie
I remember a trip to the zoo, and that I was almost sick with excitement as I walked to school. We had a long walk to and from school as we were then living by the Gate Saltley, having moved there from near the school. I used to go home for lunch so the walks kept us fit. Mind you, I often used to walk home to the Gate from Marsh Hill which was a good few miles away. When the smogs came down I used to walk faster than the few buses that were still running.
