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Moseley College Wake Green Road/Yardley Wood Road

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My elder sister & I attended Moseley College, paid for by our grandparents. It shut, I think, in 1961, after my first year there - I don't think the two events were connected.... My sister suffered as she had to change schools for her last primary year, so did not pass her 11+. We both went to Yorkmead in Hall Green thereafter
The school was owned by the Savigear family, he was the Head, not sure about Mrs. Their house was in the same grounds, may even have been the School itself - memory plays tricks.
The school was on the crossroads of Wake Green Road, and Yardley Wood Road, where the traffic lights are. It was sold to enable the building of the block of flats on that corner.
I have some dim memories - waiting to go into school, with my sister and her friends with pencil cases covered in pics of Marty Wilde - would that be right? Also, they had great school dinners in the hall, and well remember being presented with a huge steaming 'spotted dick' on the table.
My classroom was on the first floor off the main staircase landing.
The uniform was dark blue with gold..I have a pic somewhere of me on my first day, satchel, blazer, cap, my sis with a nice straw hat on too.
 
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Janice, that's fantastic, thank you - at least I had the year right...never knew his name was Sylvester! That's a huge sum of money as well. I guess those were the 'economic reasons'
Greenmore College was too far away for us, we lived in Sparkhill, on Showell Green Lane, so it would have been an impossible journey, but we could get to Yorkmead by bus, I remember paying 1 1/2d; we moved to Hall Green maybe 1964?
 
He also seems to have been a prolific writer of letters to "the editor" on a range of subjects. I was hopng to find a photo of the property but nothing so far.
 
Thanks again for the update; I have an image of a tall grey haired individual in a black gown, but it has been over 60 years! Seem to remember he had a couple of daughters at the school.
I'm not surprised as to the value - the site was prime development material - there were two blocks of flats built, I recall, the developers must have made a killing.
 
I also seem to recall it being a mock Tudor building, but I might be very mistaken. Dark wood panelling inside, lots of windows. Big staircase.
 
I think Gil Merrick was the sports master there in the 1950's. I recall a Mid week sports match against our school Moseley G S. Gill signed a scrap of paper for me.
 
This building was visible from the upper deck of a 29A bus as it traveled along Springfield Road. As a child I wondered what the place was, but later I was told of its purpose.
 
I think you were given false information. The building (tower) you could see was Moseley Grammar School (formerly Springhill College). Moseley College was at the junction of Wake Green Road and Yardley Wood Road.
 
Not a false story really for a yougster who remembers being told it was a school, but not the name. After all I have not lived in the Midlands since 1954 and was a early teenager when I left.
 
Ok RR understood. The School has changed a lot in that it has been merged with the old Moseley Modern which was situated below MGS half way down College road. MM was a new school in !955 when I started at MGS.
 
Having another thought when I was at MGS. When it was poor weather or my bike was in pieces I used to walk up St John's Road to catch a 24 Bus to the Wake Green Road/Yardley Wood Road cross roads and Greenmore college (Moseley was on the corner of the junction. While waiting for the 24 a very pretty young lady of my age roughly 15/16 used to wait for the same bus but I was too bashful to speak to her. She sported a navy blue, gold lined blazer and a straw boater hat. I forgot my bashfulness in the Royal Navy!
 
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Having another thought when I was at MGS. When it was poor weather or my bike was in pieces I used to walk up St John's Road to catch a 24 Bus to the Wake Green Road/Yardley Wood Road cross roads and Greenmore college (Moseley was on the corner of the junction. While waiting for the 24 a very pretty young lady of my age roughly 15/16 used to wait for the same bus but I was too bashful to speak to her. She sported a navy blue, gold lined blazer and a straw boater hat. I forgot my bashfulness in the Royal Navy!
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I have a picture (not to hand regrettably) of my older sister and myself on my first day there, we both had those blue blazers with gold edging and my sister had a very fetching straw hat (not boater shaped). I was 5, she was 9, we were both there for only one year more, as it shut at the end of the 1960/61 academic year.
 
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I went to Moseley College from 1954 to 1957. My older sisters had been there before. It was very convenient as we lived in St Agnes Road. In my second and third years I often walked there and back on my own, though sometimes our dog followed me as far as Wake Green Road to make sure I was ok! Talking of dogs, I once had a collision with another boy in the main hall at Moseley College. I hit my head on a cast iron radiator. The staff took me to a GP surgery on Yardley Wood Road, where the doctor inserted 2 stitches. But he also brought in his German Shepherd dog for me to stroke while he was treating me. Sylvester Savigear bought the school during my time there (I think) but then sold it as other people have said. He went on to be an English teacher at Camp Hill Girl's school.
 
This is such a good description of Moseley life I hope mods don't mind me copying in full: [https://www.francisfrith.com/moseley/moseley-college-for-girls_628257376]. Unfortunately no dates.

Heather Benton - at 10/11 years' old I attended Moseley College and remained there for the rest of my schooling. It was a wonderful old building with laurel surrounded gardens where we pupils spent hours of break time making up stories of family adventures until it was time to return to the class rooms. There was one tennis court at the top of the garden where ALL sports like tennis/netball/rounders etc were held. Hockey was played at the Pickwick ground just a shortish walk up Wake Green Road, opposite the boy's grammar school. Can't remember a changing room at all!
One of the ground floor class rooms' cloakroom had a 'hidden' lift up cover which led to steps under ground which then led to upward steps to the 'gymnasium'. We had one French mistress who seemed to be unaware of this feature and never questioned why girls were asking to go to the cloakroom toilet, never to return to class again until it was over.
When I was 14/15 I, and several of my friends left to attend secretarial college in Hall Green. I lived in Church Road Moseley and often rode ponies or horses belonging to Joe who dealt in them. I recall Margaret Cox and I often rode together as far as Kings Heath. Where are you now Margaret?

My mother and I regularly went into Moseley Village to Shufflebottoms grocery shop and Boots for the library on the top floor. We often went to Moseley Park for which all residents had a key. I particularly remember watching fireworks one year well after the war.

During the war my mother took in lodgers in our 3 storey house and although we didn't get bombed, a house opposite did, which resulted in some of our windows being destroyed. Fortunately we were all down in the cellar.

I recently drove through Moseley and was appalled to see a hideous block of flats where our school used to be, though the principal Mrs Boyson's house is still there.
 
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