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harley
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tilton road girls school
anyone got any old pics. anyone out here from the school in the year 1968.harley
anyone got any old pics. anyone out here from the school in the year 1968.harley
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brummie nick
master brummie
Heres a pic of the hall.
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)
lencops
gone but not forgotten
Junie, Click on this site, it says Tilton Road school, Garrison Lane as you will see they have probably got it wrong. Len.
https://www.google.com/images?q=photo+of+tilton+road+school+birmingham+uk&hl=en&sa=X
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
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
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.
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.
J
jean nesbitt
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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
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
brummie nick
master brummie
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Here's one of the Hall
Here's one of the Hall
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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 [;;;;;
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 [;;;;;
brummie nick
master brummie
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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
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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jean nesbitt
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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
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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jean nesbitt
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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
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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EGriffiths
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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)
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)
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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 !
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 !
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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
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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jean nesbitt
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Hi pat yes I too cleaned at bath row and in our dinner hour we used to skip out to the el sombrero coffee bar on the horse fair also took cooking but at st benedicts rd school. I also remeber Miss shepard she was lovely and Mrs Watts Do you remember Mrs Frankish we had her for maths and needlework god I hated her and the feeling was mutual she was a bully, and our science teacher was Mrs Probert best looking teacher in the school. my teacher was Miss Saunders nice lady.....I was forever in trouble and got hauled up on stage by Miss Clissold for showing up the school my crime...I ran away from home with a friend of mine cos she was being abused by her father but of course it was all my fault I only went cos was scared of her going on her own. I have a lot of happy memories from there though.
Hi pat yes I too cleaned at bath row and in our dinner hour we used to skip out to the el sombrero coffee bar on the horse fair also took cooking but at st benedicts rd school. I also remeber Miss shepard she was lovely and Mrs Watts Do you remember Mrs Frankish we had her for maths and needlework god I hated her and the feeling was mutual she was a bully, and our science teacher was Mrs Probert best looking teacher in the school. my teacher was Miss Saunders nice lady.....I was forever in trouble and got hauled up on stage by Miss Clissold for showing up the school my crime...I ran away from home with a friend of mine cos she was being abused by her father but of course it was all my fault I only went cos was scared of her going on her own. I have a lot of happy memories from there though.
J
jean nesbitt
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Thanks for the pic I remember standing on the stage giveing the bible reading how angelic i must have looked and used to be a head of dinner table too haha
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Ah ! Memories !! Miss Graham was the headmistress in my time...I got on well with Mrs Watts ( does anyone remember her with green hair ? a dyeing of her hair that went wrong methinks ) I do remember being invited to her home, along with some other girls for afternoon tea, We had tea from china cups & saucers,,,there's posh !! We never got to finish our cooking lessons after a girl threw a rice pudding at the teacher, & we never had another lesson after that......
Margaret.
Ah ! Memories !! Miss Graham was the headmistress in my time...I got on well with Mrs Watts ( does anyone remember her with green hair ? a dyeing of her hair that went wrong methinks ) I do remember being invited to her home, along with some other girls for afternoon tea, We had tea from china cups & saucers,,,there's posh !! We never got to finish our cooking lessons after a girl threw a rice pudding at the teacher, & we never had another lesson after that......
Margaret.
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the teacher there was mrs arrowsmith we use to call here miss arrowmint,
after the lesson we would walk down to the hipperdrom to see if we could see any one famouse but never did . at lunch time we use to spend a little time looking through the window of davenports watching the beer being bottled how sad is that
marjorie smith
i remember the days at tilton rd the time's we were at house withery up at bath row
the teacher there was mrs arrowsmith we use to call here miss arrowmint,
after the lesson we would walk down to the hipperdrom to see if we could see any one famouse but never did . at lunch time we use to spend a little time looking through the window of davenports watching the beer being bottled how sad is that
marjorie smith
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the teacher there we called her miss arrowmint as here name was arrow smith; after class was finished we would walk down to the hipperdrome with jean hains t0 see if we could see any one famous are you that same jean marjorie smith
yes i remember lots about tilton rd i was there 56/60 last year there i was in miss saunders class 4/2 on mondays we use to go to house withery at bath row just next door to the davenports brewery were at lunch time we would spend some time looking through the window watching the bottle's beeing fulled how sad is that ,
the teacher there we called her miss arrowmint as here name was arrow smith; after class was finished we would walk down to the hipperdrome with jean hains t0 see if we could see any one famous are you that same jean marjorie smith
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harley
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great to see the old pictures, yes great school i liked this school as it was really beutiful inside, i know it was old ,but when you think back the designe was very nice with balconies etc, i swear it was haunted though. my class was in the annex, terrible when it was raining all the way up the steps to the yard ,then into the anex classes.seperated from the main building .does anyone remember this.does anyone also remember the slide shows from cadburys they came to show the way chocolate was made. also the people in foreign country picking the cocoa beans .and then we were all given the purple tin with little chocolates in it ,was lovely to get these as there were loads in the tin ,and the slides were a facinating insite of how the other half live.
great to see the old pictures, yes great school i liked this school as it was really beutiful inside, i know it was old ,but when you think back the designe was very nice with balconies etc, i swear it was haunted though. my class was in the annex, terrible when it was raining all the way up the steps to the yard ,then into the anex classes.seperated from the main building .does anyone remember this.does anyone also remember the slide shows from cadburys they came to show the way chocolate was made. also the people in foreign country picking the cocoa beans .and then we were all given the purple tin with little chocolates in it ,was lovely to get these as there were loads in the tin ,and the slides were a facinating insite of how the other half live.
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jean nesbitt
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Omg I thought I would know you did you have brown curly hair and live in tolton rd ?
Jean haines
Now Jean Bellville
Omg I thought I would know you did you have brown curly hair and live in tolton rd ?
Jean haines
Now Jean Bellville
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jean nesbitt
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yes I rember the annexes in the top playground it was a beautiful school with the juniors just through the doors off the hall can you believe I still have my tin from cadburys here in the states with me also have my dial a disc club membership badge fron the Evening Despatch not that I ever won anything, when I think back my happiest days were spent growing up in Herbert Rd we had nothing but we certainly had love and happiness riches of a different time .
Jean Haines
as was
yes I rember the annexes in the top playground it was a beautiful school with the juniors just through the doors off the hall can you believe I still have my tin from cadburys here in the states with me also have my dial a disc club membership badge fron the Evening Despatch not that I ever won anything, when I think back my happiest days were spent growing up in Herbert Rd we had nothing but we certainly had love and happiness riches of a different time .
Jean Haines
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jean nesbitt
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Oh yes thats me Marjorie I remeber you well how are you I hope life has been good to you xx
Oh yes thats me Marjorie I remeber you well how are you I hope life has been good to you xx
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I was delighted to see this thread - it brings back all sorts of memories; I was also at Tilton Girls' from 1958-63 and I remember Mrs Watts very well. She taught us english and history, and she seemed ancient to me (I think I remember the blue hair!!) I think I was in love with her - because I can remember that suddenly, one day, what she was saying made sense ! & from then on I enjoyed her classes instead of dreading them. We were also invited for tea at her flat, so I guess she did it for each of the groups that she taught.
A few others I remember are Miss Clissold, the head, who was mainly interested in dancing & put on regular shows at the Town Hall - have to admit I loved that as well. (Mars and Shererazade as I recall, and one time I was a soldier - can't remember what the music was). The other teachers I can remember are - Mrs Probert, Mrs Shephard, Miss Saunders, Miss Sauvarin, and Miss Bowden who took us for shorthand & typing in the last year. It was a lovely old school hall, (great to have the photo); our classroom was in the annexe across the school yard & we had to troop from there occasionally to different rooms in the main building for the various classes. Never did learn to cook !
Regards to all Millie
I was delighted to see this thread - it brings back all sorts of memories; I was also at Tilton Girls' from 1958-63 and I remember Mrs Watts very well. She taught us english and history, and she seemed ancient to me (I think I remember the blue hair!!) I think I was in love with her - because I can remember that suddenly, one day, what she was saying made sense ! & from then on I enjoyed her classes instead of dreading them. We were also invited for tea at her flat, so I guess she did it for each of the groups that she taught.
A few others I remember are Miss Clissold, the head, who was mainly interested in dancing & put on regular shows at the Town Hall - have to admit I loved that as well. (Mars and Shererazade as I recall, and one time I was a soldier - can't remember what the music was). The other teachers I can remember are - Mrs Probert, Mrs Shephard, Miss Saunders, Miss Sauvarin, and Miss Bowden who took us for shorthand & typing in the last year. It was a lovely old school hall, (great to have the photo); our classroom was in the annexe across the school yard & we had to troop from there occasionally to different rooms in the main building for the various classes. Never did learn to cook !
Regards to all Millie
