Nurse Emery And Caretaker Collis
I remember Nurse Emery on her pushbike delivering both of my brothers at home. We lived in St Mary's Road, behind the church.
I also went to Bishopstoke infants school and was duly frightened by the caretaker, a Mr Collis with a built up boot on his foot - scared me half to death when I was a kid.
Miss Starr was my teacher, she also taught my 2 brothers and then later on taught my two eldest sons.
My grandfather also told me that in the Mount grounds there was a plant or a tree taken from every country in the world........anyone else hear this?
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RE: RE: Nurse Emery And Caretaker Collis
I remember her too, my grandmother used to help her deliver babies. She had twin sons and a daughter, they lived in a very nice house at the top of Spring Lane.
Comment from Jackie Baker on Friday, 13th July 2007.
RE: RE: Nurse Emery And Caretaker Collis
I cannot remember Nurse Emery But if she was responsible for the delivery of all the children of Bishopstoke she must have been a very busy lady.
Mr Collis I remember very well. He never in any way frightened me but I do remember at Christmas our class were asked to wright him a thankyou letter for his efforts cleaning up after we had all gone home. ( Such as little puddles under little chairs). I believe that he lived in the cottage built onto the school so we saw him every day. He did have a built up boot and he would sit on a desk, put it up on another and ring the school bell. ( What happened to that bell when the school was demolished ? ) I was always late in my first infant class and Miss Hawkins would say as I came through the door, '' Here comes the cows tail ''
Comment from Frederick Cannock on Sunday, 22nd June 2008.