Technical School Park Square
I attended this school from the 8th January 1951 until the end of March 1953. Every morning all classes would attend assembly in this building and would then disperse to their classrooms which were often at other points around the town. My classroom was in the Weslyan Chapel in Chapel Street where I remember I was when the death of George VI was announced on the 6th February 1952. Other places used were the Waller Street Chapel for engineering lessons, the Indoor Pool in Waller Street for swimming lessons, and a long hike up to Popes Meadow for football, cricket and other sporting activities.
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RE: RE: Technical School, Park Square
I passed the 13 plus exam and started at the Tech from Stopsley Senior School. Our form master was Mr Roy Elliss. We were on Park Square for normallessons, Waller Street School next to the Grand Theatrre for brickwork with Rev George Tolley, woodwork metalwork and chemistry were at an old hat factory in Guildfor. Technical drawing was done at the Luton Industrial Mission in Chapel Street with Zeke Hewitt. The school later moved to Barnfield Road into very clean modern facilities but I think it lost a lot of its old charm. I had friends Barry Fisher, Ken Massie, Geof Baker, Ted Harris, Bill Green. Teachers were Pat Froude for English, Mr Henderson for Physics, Reg Blacker for Chemistry. I am in touch with Mr Blacker's son Richard in Letchworth where I now live.
Comment from John Hicks on Saturday, 13th March 2010.