School Memories Page 2
I recall an in incident when a fire extinguisher was set off during a rainy lunchtime in Mr Blade’s classroom I was the one with my hands on the rubber nozzle cover at the time of the eruption and seem to remember being the prime suspect at the time. However I remember other hands operating the plunger!
Frank Holmes
Frank Holmes
Ken Dodd went to this school and I remember when I was in the Infants going to the school concert and Ken Dodd had his ventriloquist dummy. He was also telling jokes . He was 11 and I was 6 and I even remember one of the jokes (corny) he told to this day ;)
Derek Hyamson
Derek Hyamson
My sisters and myself lived in Warmington Road, near what was then Knotty Ash Station. When I was able/allowed, I walked to school either via Rudyard Road, or along Prescot Road, paying a visit to Melmores tuck shop (and another shop which I can't remember).
I attended the nursery school (top of the lane), followed by the juniors school from 1949 to 1957 (approx). Also, my two elder sisters attended the junior school (County Primary at that time). I only have brief recollections of my times there. My strongest memory is of my last year (~1957). Our class teacher was a Mr. McKnight, who I believe (perhaps wrongly) was eventually dismissed under unfavourable circumstances. I remember that the general class opinion was that he was rather overbearing, and somewhat comical in that he wore an obvious badly made toupee, which he regularly dyed black. Despite the above, I have imprinted in my mind, lots of his 'wise words', many of which have stood me in good stead to this day. Only one-liners, but ... it's surprising what does stick in your mind :)
I also remember Mr Blades, for no other reason than my several talks/lectures from him. I was a rather wayward child, and was often sent to Mr Blades for 'a talking to'. My only other strong memory is of the wooden pavilion that we used to go to for morning prayers/assembly (I believe that is long gone). I remember dreading each morning there, as one or two of the pupils were subject to epileptic seizures, which many of us found very disturbing and fearful. I don't think they were very well understood in those days.
I attended Sunday School classes at St John's, and eventually went on to become a member of the choir, and at one point, altar boy (there must have been some good in me :-))
Dave (Frank) Tillston
I attended the nursery school (top of the lane), followed by the juniors school from 1949 to 1957 (approx). Also, my two elder sisters attended the junior school (County Primary at that time). I only have brief recollections of my times there. My strongest memory is of my last year (~1957). Our class teacher was a Mr. McKnight, who I believe (perhaps wrongly) was eventually dismissed under unfavourable circumstances. I remember that the general class opinion was that he was rather overbearing, and somewhat comical in that he wore an obvious badly made toupee, which he regularly dyed black. Despite the above, I have imprinted in my mind, lots of his 'wise words', many of which have stood me in good stead to this day. Only one-liners, but ... it's surprising what does stick in your mind :)
I also remember Mr Blades, for no other reason than my several talks/lectures from him. I was a rather wayward child, and was often sent to Mr Blades for 'a talking to'. My only other strong memory is of the wooden pavilion that we used to go to for morning prayers/assembly (I believe that is long gone). I remember dreading each morning there, as one or two of the pupils were subject to epileptic seizures, which many of us found very disturbing and fearful. I don't think they were very well understood in those days.
I attended Sunday School classes at St John's, and eventually went on to become a member of the choir, and at one point, altar boy (there must have been some good in me :-))
Dave (Frank) Tillston