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The Green c1960, Welton

The Green c1960, Welton
 
 

The Green c1960, Welton Ref: W321005

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Cowgate

The view is of Cowgate looking south. The white building in the background is the Green Dragon Inn - once a haunt of Dick Turpin. The beck, mill dam and church are just to the left. Welton once had 3 water mills - the last of which was working into the 1950s

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Welton School

My sister Pat and I attended Welton School along with pupils from Brough and Brantingham after the 1950s. I am one of the Medforth twins from Brantingham (Roslyn). I remember we had a canteen at the school which served up some good dinners, except some of the puddings, tapioca was one, we all called it frogspawn pudding! The toilets were way out at the other side of the playground and were freezing cold in the wintertime. I remember some of the teachers there, Mr & Mrs Hood, Mr Scott, Mr Marshall, and Mr Freear was the headmaster, not a man to be on the wrong side of as he kept a cane or two in his office, which a few of the boys had a taste of, much to their sorrow! We had a variation of lessons, besides the usual ones, we had Cookery, Needlework, Art and Science. The boys had their Woodwork and Metalwork classes. We also belonged in the choir at school, and we entered some of the... Read more

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