Where Is St. Patricks Open Air School?
A Memory of Hayling Island.
Did you go to St. Patricks Open Air School? I was sent in 1957 as I had very bad asthma and I left in 1965. The school was open to about a hundred girls who suffered from a range of chest conditions. The school was run by nuns of the order of The Sacred Hearts Of Jesus and Mary. I went to visit in 2011 but to my great distress found that the site had completely vanished and is now occupied by a housing estate. The school was sited on the corner of Beach Road and opposite the funfair. I have some old photos of the school to share and would love to hear from anyone who attended including nuns.
Ann Barker, nee Harvey
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Yes it tragic it all bulldozed down.
We have set up a group on Facebook...so if you see this and can join us please search...St.Patricks Open Air School Hampshire.
Love Susan Parker.
(1964-1969)
Does anyone remember watching Lassie come home we used to sit on the playroom floor and we used to have our own lockers and we used to go round with rags on our feet polishing the lovely parquet floor. I slept in the lower dorm and the nuns used to give me salt baths as I suffered with egzema and used to take me through the side gate to the beach for me to swim in the sea little did they know they were doing me more harm than good.
I hope somebody remembers me because I remember everything about the school but don't remember girls names.
(she was a tarter!). I was in the Sound of Music - played Gretel the baby of the family, and the Cheshire Cat in Alice In Wonderland (we definitely had some fun there). Remember I was placed under the wing of Rosemary Hallum (sp?), and Doris (can’t remember last night) older girls who showed me the ropes. I remember Sister Bertha, a truly good woman. I remember Carole Furnival - she was a little terror, if there was trouble she was in the middle! 😄). Will try to find the FB page but if anyone wants to connect my e-mail is jo.mccutcheon@frontier.com, love to hear from you!
Roberta [Bobby] Anderson nee Pressling.
The only girls name I can remember is Melanie she never seemed to leave her bed. I first met her at a previous home in Brighton, she had very blond curly hair. I have a photo of the Corpus Christi parade, but don't know how to send it.
There was also sister Benedict she would comb your hair.
I would love to reconnect with people or memories.
The names I remember being there are -
Christine Morgan
Heather birch
Maureen O'Neil
Dorothy Hodge
Gillian Mead.