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Icknield St School
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Thanks again Lynn i look foreward to them i shall up in the morning with the Larks ,, meaning the the birds,
I say that but i am up every morning with out fail , i am trying to place the class rooms now , on entry to the ground floor i think it was the first one which we used at the metal work class and as you walk around the hall i think it was about the middle one or last but two was the music clas with old daddy northredge at the old joe anna banging on the notes , still i await with antisapasion Alan
I say that but i am up every morning with out fail , i am trying to place the class rooms now , on entry to the ground floor i think it was the first one which we used at the metal work class and as you walk around the hall i think it was about the middle one or last but two was the music clas with old daddy northredge at the old joe anna banging on the notes , still i await with antisapasion Alan
as promised a couple of inside photos of the school...one of the old classrooms is being used for activities and another one is used as a kitchen...i was limited as to where i could enter as some doors were locked but hopefully when i go back in the new year i maybe allowed to have a look upstairs....for now i am well pleased to have been inside the school our dad attended..it is something i have wanted to do for a long time now.lyn
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Absolutely great Lyn ! Thanks for taking the pictures and for posting them. Think the caretakers house would have originally been the headmasters/schoolmaster's house. The ornate.tower looks like it's part of a ventilation system. Amazed that Lyn's interior shots of one of the schoolrooms is still recognisable compared to an old photo in post #15. Viv.
hi viv...reading back yes i think the house was more likely the headmasters as opposed to the caretakers...as i said earlier i hope to get back after the new year and hopefully i can take a look at the upstairs classrooms but for now i am happy..they are still using the old radiators for heating so nothing wrong with those...
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I think it's a nice achievement Lyn. It's not often you can have a wander around a school these days due to security. And this is such a good example of a Victorian school. Viv.
Think it's worth having the British History online description here. Opened in 1883. Viv.
ICKNIELD BOYS' COUNTY MODERN SCHOOL, Hockley Brook.(27) Icknield St. Bd. Sch. opened 1883 (22) by Birm. Sch. Bd. Accom. 880 M, I.(1) Fees 1d.–3d.(22) Standard VII classes for girls opened 1885 here and at Loxton St. Bd. Sch., because Bridge St. Standard VII Sch. (B only) had been a success; class presumably closed on opening of George Dixon Higher Grade Bd. Sch. 1898. Enlarged 1886, 1894. Reorganized 1930 for 400 SB, 192 I. I dept. closed 1940. SB became a secondary modern sch. 1945 and took over I dept. buildings 1951.(21) Name changed 1954.(28) N.o.b. 1961: 260.(27)
ICKNIELD BOYS' COUNTY MODERN SCHOOL, Hockley Brook.(27) Icknield St. Bd. Sch. opened 1883 (22) by Birm. Sch. Bd. Accom. 880 M, I.(1) Fees 1d.–3d.(22) Standard VII classes for girls opened 1885 here and at Loxton St. Bd. Sch., because Bridge St. Standard VII Sch. (B only) had been a success; class presumably closed on opening of George Dixon Higher Grade Bd. Sch. 1898. Enlarged 1886, 1894. Reorganized 1930 for 400 SB, 192 I. I dept. closed 1940. SB became a secondary modern sch. 1945 and took over I dept. buildings 1951.(21) Name changed 1954.(28) N.o.b. 1961: 260.(27)
Infant school (up to age 7) numbers decline, parents prefer junior school (up to age 11). Viv.
Can't imagine this is allowed at this age today. They're not even wearing head protection - still I expect Master Penn was well chuffed. Viv.
The opening of the school in 1883 as reported in the Buckingham Advertiser - a new Birmingham school built on the classroom system would have been a significant event. Viv.
That’s my Dad in the front row, John Whyley.
My Dad John Whyley went to a Icknield St school back in the 50s and was very much into boxing in his youth.
My ex boxed with Johnny at Icknield Street School. I went to school with Rosalind
Hi Carolina, Dad used to talk about his boxing and Icknield school everytime we drove past when he was ferrying me about. Sadly he passed away last month. He was a lovely man. It was lovely seeing a photo of him on here.
Thanks Carolina, Rosalind came to Dad’s funeral, I’ve not seen Dad’s sisters in years except Doreen who lives near my folks. Rosalind looked well.
Hi Carolina do you have the original of this picture so that I can get a decent copy done ?
Sorry No I dont. You could PM me with your email address and I can email this one to you so you could perhaps print a copy on photographic paper?
Martin Peacock
Brummie babby
Hi Lawrence I remember you from school days you were a friend of Tony Fleetwood and Billy Gibbins and Robert Smith and Charlie Salt to name few you all came from around Camden Street area if memories serve me right RSVP please.
Hi Vivien, I am doing a conservation project on icknield street school. I came across this site and thought I might find some background information and came across this article. The joy of reading it, would it be possible if I could get a copy of this article? kind regards Devinder
Hi Devinder. The article was copied from eBay. As it was over 2 years ago, I suggest you copy the article from post #41. Good luck to you all with the project ! Viv.