Swanwick, Swanwick Hall Grammar School c.1955
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Photo of Swanwick, Swanwick Hall Grammar School c.1955

Memories of Swanwick, Swanwick Hall Grammar School c1955

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Getting in to Swanwick Hall Grammar School from Kilburn Junior School was an incredible surprise for me but I did OK all thanks to the amazing teachers there at the time and it set the scene for the rest of my life. It got me into the third best Uni for law ( Nottingham) and gave me a confidence in my own ability which has lasted a lifetime. Thank you in particular to Mick Clarke , Dick Moon and the Head Mr ...see more
I was raised in Swanwick, went to infant school, then moved on to junior school on Pentrich Road. Good times were had by all, well almost, caned by the Headmaster once or twice, but taught you a lesson. I remember school hols, when it was hot in them days, going scrumping apples, pears,etc. playing cricket on the road, with a metal dustbin lid for the wickets, if you hit the ball over a garden you were out. Rumstickabum ...see more
What a treat to see this photo - presumably taken from the church tower - it brought back many happy memories of my time spent at the school between 1964 and 1970.