Hope Street School Birmingham

[MWS]

There is a Susan I Eade, daughter of a Doulas and Iris who appear to have lived at 88 St Luke's St. It's possible she married a Henry Robson, had 3 children and at some point moved to Bristol.

 

[Vivienne14]

These photos of Hope School were for sale on eBay a while back. They were labelled as 1950s.

Viv.

 

[Sparrowlegs]

I went to Hope street school briefly in 1959 when we lived in Bishop street I was about 5 and my brother was 7.

 

[mandybrown]

These photos of Hope School were for sale on eBay a while back. They were labelled as 1950s.

Viv.

I can see my cousin Jeannette Williams in one of these photos….

 

[Dan Bevan]

hi everyone

Just found out my late father John A Bevan went to Hope Street School 1939-1940. From his Evesham School records (evacuated 1941) he was at Mary Street County School 1934-1939, and King Edward’s Grammar School Camphill 1940-41. If anyone has information about Hope Street School at the beginning of the war it would be great. His house in Wenman Street 13 Dec 1940

Regards

Dan

 

[Mr. Mumtaz Ali]

Hello Mumtaz,we were in the same class at Hope street.I lived in Belgrave road,next to Percy Shurmer the Labour MP.
Mahmood Shemsan.

Hi Mehmood
I remember you very well from the Junior School, class 11. Miss Millchaps Class which was on the St. Likes Rd. Side of the school. It is still standing. Do you remember Beryl Stanford who lived on Sherlock Street next door to newsagents? If I remember correctly you was a mixed race Arab. Do you remember the 2nd hand comic shop on Belgrave Road.?
The woman used to exchange our two old superman batman comics for one we hadn't read.
My dad had a shop at 247 Gooch St. Just put the bridge over the river Rea called, M. Ibrahim & Sons which backed onto the Hebrew School playground on St. Lukes Rd.?
If you want to get in touch my email is:
sahib_mumtaz_ali@yahoo.com.

 

[Mr. Mumtaz Ali]

Hi
Mumtaz Ali here again. I thought I might aswell post my school photo from 1960 to jog Mehmood's memory of what I looked like when I was in Ms. Millichap's class to jog memories.
Also a picture of my dad's shop at 247 Gooch Street. The photo shows my half brothers Anwar and Yousafe (that's how he spelt it) with my dad, my dad's older brother and Anwar and Yusafe's mother (my stepmother) Elsie.
Ali

 

[Mr. Mumtaz Ali]

In the photograph above from left is:
Uncle Ghulam Hassan, y dad's older brother.
Next 2nd from left is my dad, Mohammad Ibrahim, next 3rd from left is Yousafe my stepbrother next on Yousafes right is Elsie Yousafe and Anwar's mother and finally Anwar. This photo was taken around 1952 at our dad's shop at 247 Gooch Street Birmingham 5. (There were postcodes at that time.)

 

[keith henry day]

Hi All, I went to Hope Street School from 1954 to 1966. Mr. Clements was the Headteacher in the Infant & Junior Part of the School. Mr. Drayton was head of Senior School, we called him 'Hitler' because of his Hitler style mustache. Mr. Benson took over from him because of illness, Mr. Green became temporary Head in 1964. Mr. Green moved to a brand new school in King Norton, Primrose Hill School. He retired from primrose about 15 years ago.
There was a Jean Shakespeare, Jean Williams, Robert Bashford, in my class, 2.1 (number of class) when Mr. Wilson was the teacher. I remember Miss Houghton, she came to see me when I was in West Heath Hospital. There was a Tony Deeming in class also. I was caned by Mr. Wilson many times. Mrs. Chancellor was the History and Geography teacher when I was in class 3.1. Mr. Burgess was the Art teacher as was Mr. Evans, a big huge Welshman. Mr. Dave Crocket was my teacher in class 1.1 My. dad had a shop at 247, Gooch Street which backed on the The Hebrew School in St. Lukes Road, I lived at 281 Sherlock Street from 1954 to 1959. One of the girls I had a crush on, Christine Addis lived virtually next door to the school in St. Luke Road. Her best friend was Beryl Stanford, her dad had a scrap metal yard in Sherlock Street. Also in my class were Mahmood Shemson who was a mixed race Arab. I remember Brian Davis and his sister who lived on corner of Belgrave Road and Varna Road. I met up with his ister a few years ago. Brian is now a millionaire with a successful engineering business. I also remember Jobe's newsagents shop on Sherlock street. Class 2.1 'borrowed' a cop a copy of a book banned by Parliament called 'Fanny Hill', because we were too young to buy it. (We did put it back after most of the class had read it).
I have a 8 mm film of the class of 3.1 1963 playing a cricket match against the school staff at pebble mill playing fields if anyone is interested. It was taken by Mrs. Chancellor. She gave it to me before she left and took up a headteachers post in Coventry in 1964/5.
I remember, vividly the Triangle Cinema next to Woolworths on Gooch Street. Mr. Freeman had the clothes shop on the bend near Belgrave Road lights. He sold teddy boys metal ties which had string on a metal skull & cross bones. Mr. Freeman is still alive because I met him a couple of years back. (I am 67 years old now). Anyone wants to have anatter call me on 0121 475 7874 office hours. regards to all, Ali

Hi Mate, I went to hope st in the early sixties. I have a photo of the school football team 1962/63 . Mr wright was the teacher. We used to call him mr left because he was cross eyed. My mates at hope st were , Keith sutton, Colin James, Graham Youldan, Jaktar Singh, Henley Smith etc . I lived on the new estate , Southacre avenue.
Keith Day born 1954 in Highgate rd Sparkbrook.

 

[JohnSmith00]

Hi Mate, I went to hope st in the early sixties. I have a photo of the school football team 1962/63 . Mr wright was the teacher. We used to call him mr left because he was cross eyed. My mates at hope st were , Keith sutton, Colin James, Graham Youldan, Jaktar Singh, Henley Smith etc . I lived on the new estate , Southacre avenue.
Keith Day born 1954 in Highgate rd Sparkbrook.

Thanks for sharing your memories from Hope St in the early sixties! It sounds like you had quite the camaraderie with your mates and some memorable experiences with Mr. Wright. The nickname "Mr. Left" adds a touch of humor to the recollection. Living on Southacre Avenue must have been quite an experience as well. It's always fascinating to hear about the connections and adventures from the past. Cheers to those cherished times!

 

[keith henry day]

Hi everyone, my name is Mumtaz Ali. I started Hope Street in 1954 and left in 1965/66. Mr. Clements was the headmaster in the 1950's. Some of the teachers in the Junior school were a Mr. Ward, Mrs. Daniels and Miss Millichap. The classrooms I was in were on the St. Lukes Road side of the school as was the science lab. I remember a Beryl Stanford, Christine Addis, Angela Din, Peter Foulkes, Tony Deeming, Brian Davis who lived on corner of Varna Road and Belgrave Road, Robert Bashford, he lived on Edward Road, Gurdial and his brother Pyara Singh who lived on Corner of Alexander Road and Belgrave Road, Hazel Maguire, Robert Degenjitas, Susan Eid and sister Linda Eid, Miriam Rashman in my class no: 11. I lived at 281 Sherlock Street opposite Jobe's Newsagents. My dad had a shop at 247 Gooch Street which backed on to the Rear of St. David's Hebrew School playground. The house on Sherlock Street was demolished around 1962/2 and I moved to Princess Road off Belgrave Road.

From Class 11 Juniors I moved into the Senior School Form 1.1, an 'A' Stream Class. My form teacher was DC Stokes, (Davey Crocket Stokes. The other teachers I remember were Mr. Wilson, Miss Brazier, who later married and became Mrs. East-Hope, Miss Chancellor, History/Geography, Mrs. Wilson (not related to Mr. Wilson) for Maths, Mr. Evans for PE/Games (Big Welshman), Mr. Burgess for games and Art etc, Miss Houghton, for RE and Music, Mr. Drayton was Headmaster (Moved to Lea Mason School) was replaced by Mr. Ralph Benson who fell Ill and Mr. Wilfred Gordon Green became temporary Headmaster. Mr. W G Green became first Headmaster at newly built Primrose Hill School in Kings Norton. Sadly Mr. Green passed away around 2006. (May he rest in peace). I met Mr. Green many times at Primrose Hill school which later became Kings Norton High School and currently it is Ark Academy.

I also had 2 half brother, Yusif and Anwar Mohammed, and my Half Sister Miriam at Hope Street School. Yusif play for Warickshire Cricket Club a couple of years after he left Hope Street. Sadly Yusif passed away about 4 years ago. (May he rest in peace).
Later, some of the Hope Street pupils moved to newly built Mount Pleasant School on Balsall Heath Road, near the Mosley Road End because the steeple part of Hope Street School was ear marked for demolition. The St. Lukes Road part of the school I think is still standing.

If anyone is interested I have a 30 minute of 8 mm film of a cricket match between Hope Street teachers and pupils around 1963/1964. I will try to print some pictures off the fill and post them to see if anyone recognises the pupils and staff.
my email address if anyone is interested and may wat to get in touch please send me a private message.

Love and best wishes to all. Ali.

I was at hope st schoo 1963 - 66 i was in the football team 1964/5 I have a photo of the team.