Some personal memories.
I only had four years there, but did start in the little Infants side room. The main memory is of sewing- doing crossstitch items and also making a crinoline lady out of felt (still up in my attic!) - also of trying to sew with a sprained wrist (gained while playing rounders outside).
All the other classes were taught in the other large main room. Mr Griffiths, the headmaster, had a large old fashioned desk in the corner, while we all had the little china inkwells in our desks and the 'dipping' nib pens.
The small extension was for the kitchen and a line of small sinks. Lunches were eaten in the main room also - remembered as being mostly very nice - especially the puddings. The only items I didn't like for dinner were parsnips (yuck) and corned beef (especially after hearing of the food poisoning problems from the Argentinian stuff in 1963).
If we finished our work early we would occasionally be allowed to pick a book off the large bookcase near the central firestove. This was lined with what I thought of as very old books - I always picked an animal one (I think there was only one!) but there were no colourful illustrations as in my books at home - so I reckon these had been there for many years.
(Boy's back playground - now put to grass)
The playgound was divided - the one to the back of the school was for the boys (with their toilets at the far end). The one in front of the school for the girls - and you never crossed the imaginary dividing line!
(Girls front playground)
The girls would play rounders, hopscotch (two kinds- one as shown below and the other a
box of six numbers - in two rows), lots of skipping - both individually and with a long rope held by two girls. We also played 'clackers'- a craze at the time - but now banned for health & safety!
I had bright two-colour tennis balls at the time - but if they went over the tiny wall which separated the playground from Mr Griffiths' front garden you were NOT allowed to get them back!
If it rained at playtime we would all have to crowd into the little porch - and try and stand there quietly!
I only had four years there, but did start in the little Infants side room. The main memory is of sewing- doing crossstitch items and also making a crinoline lady out of felt (still up in my attic!) - also of trying to sew with a sprained wrist (gained while playing rounders outside).
All the other classes were taught in the other large main room. Mr Griffiths, the headmaster, had a large old fashioned desk in the corner, while we all had the little china inkwells in our desks and the 'dipping' nib pens.
The small extension was for the kitchen and a line of small sinks. Lunches were eaten in the main room also - remembered as being mostly very nice - especially the puddings. The only items I didn't like for dinner were parsnips (yuck) and corned beef (especially after hearing of the food poisoning problems from the Argentinian stuff in 1963).
If we finished our work early we would occasionally be allowed to pick a book off the large bookcase near the central firestove. This was lined with what I thought of as very old books - I always picked an animal one (I think there was only one!) but there were no colourful illustrations as in my books at home - so I reckon these had been there for many years.
(Boy's back playground - now put to grass)The playgound was divided - the one to the back of the school was for the boys (with their toilets at the far end). The one in front of the school for the girls - and you never crossed the imaginary dividing line!
(Girls front playground)The girls would play rounders, hopscotch (two kinds- one as shown below and the other a
box of six numbers - in two rows), lots of skipping - both individually and with a long rope held by two girls. We also played 'clackers'- a craze at the time - but now banned for health & safety!I had bright two-colour tennis balls at the time - but if they went over the tiny wall which separated the playground from Mr Griffiths' front garden you were NOT allowed to get them back!
If it rained at playtime we would all have to crowd into the little porch - and try and stand there quietly!
1 comment:
Hi Ruth. I thought it interesting that you played hopscotch (which we in the U.S. played too) and also that "Clackers" were a big fad. They were when I was going to school in Oregon (U.S.) too, but they were likewise banned there for probably the same reason. There were cases of them shattering and piercing eyes, etc. They were fun while they lasted though! Good memories!
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