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tilton road girls school

anyone got any old pics. anyone out here from the school in the year 1968.harley:D
 
oh great photo of tilton .i was there in school in1967 ,and yes there arnt many of these pics about ,of this school.i was in the girls school there my first senior school. this school was beutiful inside very ornate so glad they didnt pull it down like so many others . thanks harley.

Heres a pic of the hall.
 
The 1903 kellys , which would refer to 1903, shows it as Tilton road,and so does the Alan godfrey map. This is stated on the map as having had a revision in 1903. so change was between 1898 and 1903
Mike

On the 1901 census I have relatives that live in Tilton road. They are living at 87 Tilton road next to the School House, presumably Tilton Rd School. (RG 13/2864 page 17)
 
Len

Went on to the site and agree they have got it wrong. All four thumbprints listed as 'Tilton Road School, Garrison Lane' are incorrect, but when you click on the thumbprint they come up as:
1. Icknield Street School.
2. Garrison Lane School.
3. Somerville Road School.
4. Barford Road School.

Irrespective of anything else, a big thank you for putting on that site, it is absolutely wonderful. I now have it listed on my 'favourites'.

Junie
 
Junie, I thought the site was strange but i knew you as a former pupil would know which school was which, pleased you are enjoying the photos. Len.
 
Thank you Len. I went to all the best schools. Garrison Lane until we were bombed out, then Ada Road until I was eleven and then to Tilton Road Senior Girls.

I cannot complain, they served me well through life and I had some wonderful teachers.

Junie.
 
Hey Lencops

At Tilton Road Seniors, I was in the same class of the sister of Susan Maughan (sadly my memory has gone and i can't remember her name, but i do remember going to her house and listening to her sisters record, 'Bobby's girl' before it was released :) and it became my favourite record because at the time, at 10 years old, i was in love with Bobby Clark, our next door neighbours son :)

I also went to Garrison Lane Nursery and remember doing a short play; about Hiawatha :) I also remember all the beds where we had to lie down and have a nap in the afternoon :)

We lived in the maisonettes on the corner of gordon street/wolseley street, opposite the Acorn Pub/Barwell Road - happy days they were :) :) we all played around the canal and got up to all sorts of innocent pranks. One Sunday a few of us got into Shakespeares metalworks in Barwell Road and climbed onto the roof, climbing up a mountain of metal shavings - once on the roof we had to be careful and walk across the beams. We were all there looking over into garrison lane park and someone saw us and shouted, so everyone ran back - they all remembered to run across the beams, but i didn't and fell through the roof into the gents toilets - had to climb out and explain to mom how i had cut my leg (i didn't tell her the whole truth naturally - well, i did tell her about 20 years later :).

We also all had a thriving business 'saving cars' when there was a match on at the blues ground. We would run up to anyone parking and ask 'save your car sir' and look after it waiting for the tip when they returned - some were lucky and would get to save a coach :) that meant a bigger tip.... we were all entrepeneurs eh :)

Living there was great - playing in the streets having lots of fun - i feel sorry for kids today, they haven't got the same freedom that we had.
 
The picture without the spire is Tilton Rd, difference is its all been painted white now ! even the wall around it.

Not sure about the other pic, but it aint Tilton Rd, might be Ada Rd.
 
lencops

Have you got mixed up with the first photograph? It looks like Garrison Lane School where I started on my 5th birthday.

Junie

The picture without the spire is Tilton Rd, difference is its all been painted white now ! even the wall around it.

Not sure about the other pic, but it aint Tilton Rd, might be Ada Rd.
 
Re: tilton road girls school

Hi I too am looking for pics of Tilton rd girls I was there in 56 was the head mistress still Mrs harvey or Miss Clissold as we knew her ?
Jean Haines
 
Re: tilton road girls school

hi brummie
nice picture of the school hall
i was wondering wether any of you had the wagg man after you for not going to school
i had a mr arnold on our area in lady wood he was a persistentman
thank god he drove my poor mother barmy always banging on the door regular
she could nt help it if we was sick one by one there was 8 kids in the house
naturler we would get sick one by one every couple of weeks he would give out proper bully man i wish i had been older or my dad had a been around he would have put him right beleive me as any body been chased by these guys or caught on the street best wishes astonian [;;;;;
 
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Hi astonian, yes we did have what we called a 'School Board Man' and he would visit the house if you missed going to school.
Me, being a 'good boy' didn't 'WAG' it often.

Nick
 
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Thank you so much i cant tell you the feelings that brought back ..me on stage doing the reading for assembly setting up the dinner table and my class room on the upper left of hall our teacher was Miss Saunders and Mrs watts our elecution teacher who was 1 lovely lady the phrase we had to practise was ..help do come quickly theres a bee buzzing round my head ..haha ???? Looking for Beryl Worrall. Faye Kennedy, Gillian Rawlings and anyone else.

Jean Haines
 
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Oh yes the wag man we used to hide out in Small heath park or Kingston hill and I always wagged of if there was a pop star at the Hippodrome remember standing outside Queens hotel in town in the snow waiting to see Paul Anka saw him but no autograph now tomorrow I will get to see him 50 yrs on at our local casino mmmm will I get the elusive aotograph that got me a whack on the backside ..god bless you mom

Jean haines
 
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I went to Tilton Road between 66/67 until 1971. The headmistress was Mrs Harding, also one of the teachers was called Miss Passey I think she taught english.

Does anyone remember the gym teacher Miss Turner and the history teacher I can't think of her name though.

Eileen Griffiths (nee Priddey)
 
Re: tilton road girls school

Hi I went to a school down the road,St Andrews sec mod (boys school).
Anyway i found this in my collection,Hope it helps........
 
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Didnt tilton rd girls have to take it in turns to cook an evening meal for the Headmaster, who then ate it in a flat attached to the school.
All part of the home economics course ?

Cant see that happening now eh ?

Elecution lessons - in small heath..............Great stuff !
 
Re: tilton road girls school

Hi
I went to Tilton Rd girls from 1952 to 57, I dont remember cooking an evening meal for the headteacher, but I do remember half the cookery class had to go to Blumesbury Rd school in Neachells for their lessons for at least 1 term and another term we had to go to a big house in Bath Row and clean a different room each week untill we had our turn in the kitchen then we cooked a meal when we cleaned the bathroom we were alloud to have a bath if we wanted to, it was said that some teachers lived there and we had to cleaned for them. we were given the red tokens to use for the bus fare.I also remember the elecution lessons with Mrs Watts and I think Miss Shepard took R.E.

Regards Pat
 
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