hi my dad recently told me and my sisters that he was sent to shawbury approved school just after he finished school cause he was a naughty boy :S lol. he has bin blanking it out for many years and never uncovered this untill last week, he cant remember the exact year he went but we narrowed it down from 1958 to 1965. i was wondering if anyone was at the school around this time and remembers him his name is john shaw, and have any info about it including photos. i would be very greatfull of a reply thanks emma.
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Shawbury / Shustoke Approved School info
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John Young
master brummie
Hello Emmasot & welcome,
I had an Uncle attend that "School" but many years before your dates,, it opened in 1868 so thats way, way back.
If you put in your Comp search engine, Shawbury Approved School/Shustoke Industrial School you should get a www
address to get into their own historical website,,theres a terrific photograph on there (Taken in 1980,s)
My Uncle used to call it the "Strawberry Fields", i thought he was talking about the Beatles but no, this School had its
own Farm & fields of strawberrys, Tough place for naughty lads but they all learned somethings good as well.
Cheers John
I had an Uncle attend that "School" but many years before your dates,, it opened in 1868 so thats way, way back.
If you put in your Comp search engine, Shawbury Approved School/Shustoke Industrial School you should get a www
address to get into their own historical website,,theres a terrific photograph on there (Taken in 1980,s)
My Uncle used to call it the "Strawberry Fields", i thought he was talking about the Beatles but no, this School had its
own Farm & fields of strawberrys, Tough place for naughty lads but they all learned somethings good as well.
Cheers John
i have searched and that prob the only photo i found of it i would like to see more. my dad learned gardening there and went on to get a job as a gardener and went on lots of visits to places he would of not been able to if he did not go in there so like he says he dont see it as a bad part of his life but he has never being in trouble again so must of done him good.
ladylinda
master brummie
have you seen this on google books?
https://tinyurl.com/d7jthd5
https://tinyurl.com/d7jthd5
jim1uk2001
master brummie
What year was your Dad there?
