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Year: 1978
Stanhope Boys Home.. a horrible place to be.
I was in Crawly House in Stanhope Castle School from 1978-1981. My memories were not too good, it was a horrible place to be when you were 11 years old. I visited Stanhope Home a year ago and it has been turned into flats, the school block looks like it had fallen down and is overgrown with weeds... which is probably the best thing for it! I went on to Richmond Hill as Stanhope Home closed down. Richmond Hill was a really good home, a lot of activities and the food was good. The staff were ok, unlike Stanhope. Last edited: 15/09/2008 08:59 by Trevor Corner |
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Year: 1975
THE CASTLE SCHOOL
I was at the Castle School in Stanhope from 1975-77, I was in Bewdley House and in Big Raby dorm, to me I have no good memories about the place to be honest. I thought it was an evil place, if the law was then as it is today many of the staff would have got a prison sentence after the violence went on there, I am only being honest. At the age of 14 I arrived at the Castle School at about 6pm, had some food, I think it was food, and then I was put straight to work polishing floors, the floor polish was put on so thick it was difficult to polish as you would be on hands and knees, if you stopped the staff would walkacross the front line and stand on your fingers. I remember one boy who hated Cauliflower Cheese and was made to eat it and he was sick, then he was made to eat his own vomit. I was feeling unwell and finding it difficult to move, I was clouted across my head and ended up with a perforated eardrum. I remember a freezing January evening, getting a shower before bed, the shower water was freezing and I found it difficult to get in the shower, I was hit several times across my back with carbolic soap wrapped up in a towel until I was in the shower. I was at this school for my own protection from my step-father's abuse by Social Services and this is what I had to face. Today the memories are still there and I feel anger over this place. I recieved split head stitches in my head, broken nose, black eyes, cracked ribs and this was done just from the staff there, I really think it's about time the media got to know the true Castle School in Stanhope, and what really went on there when there were young boys from the age of 9 years old up to 16 years old. (NOT A GOOD PLACE TO BE.) Ian Lambert. Last edited: 24/11/2008 09:16 by Ian Lambert |
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Year: 1963
The Castle School for boys.
I was actually born in Middlesbrough in 1953, but being a bit of a handful in my life early life I was placed in certain boys' schools, one being The Castle School at Stanhope. My memories of my 3 yrs there are full of happiness and adventure. I now try to recall some of the places that I remember but am finding it very hard to locate pictures. Has anyone out there got old pictures of the Wear Bridge that I seem to remember just behind the school, perhaps pictures of the old school itself, the cobble market place that I remember so clearly that used to host the small fun fair yearly, the old church on the hill? I would be so happy to hear from anyone with any info on these things, because Stanhope was a big part of my early life. I was there around 1963 to 1966. Last edited: 30/06/2008 09:52 by David Raynor |
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Year: 1955
going to school
I suppose it was round about 1955 not sure. I remember going to school and often the headmistress used to pick us up, and we used to sit in the dicky seat. I remember picking rose hips. I remember we had lots of friends. My name was Sandra Taylor does anyone remember me?? I lived next door to a pub and our friends owned it so we had good times there. Our friends the Waltons also owned the petrol station. oh those were the good old days. Any one else remember them? Posted: 08/12/2007 23:33 by Sandra Holloway |
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