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Hello John L Thanks for the photo's of the new school. As you say there could have been problems with Perry Common's structure. My infant and junior school was not far away in Hastings Road ( 1960 -1966) and was re named Perry Common junior while i was there. The buildings were certainly old-...

Hello John L Thanks for the photos of the swimming pool and Ribble- I never had a trip on the Riblbe but i did go to Corris- Perry Commons hostal in Wales. i remember a Welsh man who kept singling me out just outside the hostal every day saying "give me sixpence for a cup of tea that i can take...

Hello Brady Great to hear from you- I was at Perry Common Comp from 1966 to 1973. For most of my time there my group titor was a maths teacher Mr Eastwood(commonly referred to as brush because of his hair) As you have mentioned 1964 - you would have been 2 years ahead of me at school I still...

Hello Name Alfred Phillips I was at Perry Common Comprehensive from 1966 to 1973-( my mother thought I would never leave) I remember Mr Gee he would come into the classroom with his academic gown drooping and would clean the blackboard with it- the blackboard chalk wiper (wood block) would...

Hello Great to hear from John L and Tony B- I actually asked the headmaster Mr Neal why we played rugby rather than football He said that there were two reasons-firstly he wanted to establish the school(comprehensive education had just started to get going) Grammer schools played Rugby and...

Hello my name is Aflred Phillips and i went to Perry Common 1966 to 1973 my group tutor was Mr Eastwood-he taught maths history was with Mr Gee and Mr Mackett happy times and I learned a great deal from both teachers i understand that Mr Mackett retired and openned a Post office in th...