Tiverton Road Primary School

[Vivienne14]

British Hostory online tells us:

“TIVERTON COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Selly Oak. Tiverton Rd. Council Sch. opened 1906 by King's Norton and Northfield U.D.C. Accom. 510 M, I. Reorganized 1931 for JI. Accom. for 2 classes provided 1952 in Bournbrook Congregational Church. Buildings of former St. Wulstan's C. of E. Sch., in Dawlish Rd. adjoining this sch., bought 1952 for an extension of the sch.Name changed 1954. Accom. 1961: 8 classrooms, hall”.

School pupils who were members of the junior Red Cross in June 1954. Viv.

 

[vincebrum]

I attended here 1964 - 1970/ The Dawlish road buildings were the infant school, those on Tiverton road were the Junior school. There was a fenced alley down the side linking the 2 roads.

 

[ij21]

 

[Angela Green]

History please, especially 1972-5

 

[Vivienne14]

Angela, I've moved your post to this existing thread. The early history is in post #1. Former pupils may be able to help with the 1970s. It might help to be a bit more specific about what you'd like to know about the school.

 

[Bournvilleboy]

I went to Tiverton road in 1959 to1961
The headmaster was Mr Gale, I think he is sitting in the middle on the front rowC in the photos above I also remember a teacher Mr Hewlitt
he sat at one of those high type desks at the front of the class. He used to take us for wood work and I remember I made a wooden castle with turrets.
Some Saturdays the caretaker used to show cowboy films on his super eight movie projector in the coke room, we all sat on long wooden benches.
I think we used to pay him a penny for a seat.
From memory the infants school was where we had our dinner. It cost 2/6 for 5 dinners per week, some children who could not afford to pay
used to get free tickets. I played Father Christmas one year in the school play.