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Allcock Street School
- Thread starter redken
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maccalenny
proper brummie kid
Hi - my great-grandad attended Allcock Street when it was quite new - I have one of his certificates, which had got damamged and been sewn back together in the days before sticky tape!
If anyone comes up with a photo of the school I'd love to see one.
If anyone comes up with a photo of the school I'd love to see one.
British History Online tells us:
ALLCOCK STREET COUNCIL SCHOOL. Allcock St. Bd. Sch. opened 1875 by Birm. Sch. Bd. Accom. 1,035 B, G, I. All fees 1d. The first kindergarten teacher employed by Birm. Sch. Bd. was appointed 1877 and gave demonstration lessons here and at Smith St. Bd. Sch. Building altered 1877, 1898. Reorganized 1931, 1933 for JM, I. I dept. closed 1936. Numbers fell steadily. Closed 1939. Building used from 1947 by St. Anne's R.C. Sch. and St. Michael's R.C. Secondary Modern Sch.
The spelling of the school name is incorrect in this newspaper clipping (only one ‘l’ instead of two). Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive.
ALLCOCK STREET COUNCIL SCHOOL. Allcock St. Bd. Sch. opened 1875 by Birm. Sch. Bd. Accom. 1,035 B, G, I. All fees 1d. The first kindergarten teacher employed by Birm. Sch. Bd. was appointed 1877 and gave demonstration lessons here and at Smith St. Bd. Sch. Building altered 1877, 1898. Reorganized 1931, 1933 for JM, I. I dept. closed 1936. Numbers fell steadily. Closed 1939. Building used from 1947 by St. Anne's R.C. Sch. and St. Michael's R.C. Secondary Modern Sch.
The spelling of the school name is incorrect in this newspaper clipping (only one ‘l’ instead of two). Viv.
Source: British Newspaper Archive.