Anstey College

[Paula Bryars]

I went to Green Lanes School and they discovered I had spinal curvature so I was sent to Anstey College. It was on Chester Road just up from Chester Road Station and although I was only 9, I was told that it was indeed a PE Teacher training college. I lived in Court Lane and used to walk both to school and home from school as the S73 midland red bus did not run at the right times to use it. I believe it ran as the S73 from Beggars Bush to Chester Road tram terminus and then changed number and ran along Boldmere Road and back then reverted to the Chester Road run. I never knew if those ladies cured my spinal curvature
Bob

 

[Paula Bryars]

The S73 (known to us as 'the little bus') ran from 'the terminus' (where the trams terminated by the Yenton pub) along the Chester Road, possibly terminated at the Hardwick Arms, and at one time probably travelling along Bakers Lane and for a short distance continuing via Sutton Oak Road and George Frederick Road. We lived in Banners Gate at the time and my grandmother caught the S73 when she visited us every Tuesday to bring fresh fish from the fishmonger's near the Yenton. We then had fish and chips, the latter being home-made - real potatoes turned into chips by means of a chip-making gadget.

 

[Lady Penelope]

Our 'little red bus' was either the S67 or the S76, can't remember which one went down Court Lane and which one went down Goosemoor Lane. I'm sure somebody will put me right.
Anstey College was demolished to make way for a shared ownership/social housing development. We were re-building our scout den after an arson attack and bought their gym floor. A team took the floor up and numbered each piece so that it would all fit together again. It still had the rubbers screwed to the bottom as the floor had originally been sprung. Needless to say these were removed as the boys didn't need any more bounce!

 

[Bob Davis]

Our 'little red bus' was either the S67 or the S76, can't remember which one went down Court Lane and which one went down Goosemoor Lane. I'm sure somebody will put me right.
Anstey College was demolished to make way for a shared ownership/social housing development. We were re-building our scout den after an arson attack and bought their gym floor. A team took the floor up and numbered each piece so that it would all fit together again. It still had the rubbers screwed to the bottom as the floor had originally been sprung. Needless to say these were removed as the boys didn't need any more bounce!

Lady P And Paula.
The S67 was via Court Lane and the &S76 via Goosemoor Lane. When I used the S73 it ran e very hour Beggars Bush to the Yenton, then to Boldmere back to the Yenton and then back to Beggars Bush. However somewhere in the dark depths I can remember it did occasionally go to Banners Gate. The 67 and 76 ran alternately every half hour.

Bob

 

[Lady Penelope]

When I caught the S67 it ran on the hour and half hour and the S76 ran on the quarter past and quarter to the hour (except for some reason I thought they were the other way around - memory letting me down again. I often caught one of them journeying to and from school. The bus had to be 'little' to avoid the railway bridge on Summer Lane but later they put a double decker on the route and detoured up South Road and Reservoir Road.

 

[Vivienne14]

A good front view of the College.

 

[Maria Magenta]

A good front view of the College.
View attachment 188923

An imposing building.

 

[Vivienne14]

May be useful for those researching family. Lists of students and staff of the college in 1952, 1953 and 1954.