Worsley High School
A Memory of Worsley.
My sister and I grew up in Worsley,we went to Worsley High School in the fifties we cannot find any evidence of it's existence,we know a Fire burnt the beautiful house down in the sixties and a modern building replaced it,later it became a nursery school called by it's original name The Crow's Nest.Does any one have any information or photo's of us wearing our big boaters?.Iwas also in the girl guides at St Marks and Sunday school,Sandra my sister was married at St Marks 1967 and myself Barbara in 1969 ?Our surname was Price. I have lived abroad for many years and just recently returned to live in Cheshire.Would be really grateful if anyone has any information. Barbara Russell.
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Although I didn't go to Worsley High School, I do remember that those who did wore the straw boaters and looked decidedly smart in their uniforms.
As boys we all had to leave at the age of eleven, as was the practice. I was very saddened by the news of the fire. I remember Mr McCullough with his SS Jaguar. He made stilts himself for us to play with and many years later I made some similar for my two daughters. I also remember being fearful of Mr Veerman and being hit with a board ruler (not sure that was Veerman) because I was too shy to sing in front of the class. No permanent scars (psychological or physical) remain as far as I am aware.
I'm not sure who Mackay9r is but I would be very pleased to hear from anyone who was at Worsley High during my years there regardless of whether I've mentioned you above or not (my memory is quite erratic).
This page just came up on a google search so I've no idea if we can communicate via this site except by commenting but please try if you are so inclined... =)
I don't remember a lot more than what I posted earlier. I was trying to remember the house names. I can remember Ellesmere, Egerton, Brackley, but I can't recall the fourth. Can you?. I also remember a sketch where I was dancing as a female ballet dancer to the tune of Pizzicata with (I think) David Grundy and Dennis Bradley in some kind of concert at Worsley Court House and feeling acutely embarrassed.
Thanks for all your lovely memories of Worsley High School.
I don't remember you Mike but certainly all the names you have mentioned.
Pat Fletcher was my best friend,she is now Pat Jones and we are in touch again.
My name was Barbara Price and in my class was Catherine Timms,Ann Collier and many others,my sister Sandra was in same class as Gillian Webb,Linda Crompton and Pat's sister Pauline.
Sue Miller was a few years younger she was also lived next door to me,I always took her to school and back,we lived near Worsley Church.
Having lived abroad for many years but was back in touch and saw her before she sadly died.
Don't remember the ballet at Worsley Court House! Sounds amazing.
The fourth house was Park house,green girdles we wore round our gym slips.
The house was so beautiful,black and white tiled conservatory where we had horrible lunches.I am sure it was Dennis Bradley I once spilt prunes and custard over.
The tuck shop with all lovely sweets,I could go on forever,we were all so lucky to have enjoyed our school days although we probably didn't appreciate it at the time.
Keep in touch with more memories,
Barbara Russell.
I haven't been in this site for months and was delighted to see all the ex pupils on here now. Friends reunited attracted hardly any attention apart from myself, Pat Fletcher and another one from my old class. I was there from around 1956 until 1960 and loved every minute. Very happy memories of fun days. some names I remember from my class were Helen Coop, Anna Leigh. Catherine Timms. Mary Taylor, Lorraine Holden and there are more but no space, I was in Brackley House which was blue! I remember spending some time quite often outside Mrs McCullough's room for giggling in class or causing giggling! My favourite items in the tuck shop were peppermint Bandit chocolate biscuits or Everton mints. I remember one year we did an embarrassing puppet show for the younger children in the Crows Nest. Hope nobody remembers that! Mrs McCullough was an amazing teacher and gave me my love of History and Literature although I don't remember actually having any form of conversation with her. Those were the days!
Somewhere I have photos of us doing some short of show together. I'm David Summers and IIRC I was there from 1952 - 1955, when I went on to the Royal Grammar at Lancaster, as a boarder, just as I was at Worsley. I remember many of the names, and still have some photos (My aunt Linda was "Mrs Mac", so they have remained family photos. My sister Fiona was also there following me. )What a wonderful thing to discover. I remember talking on the phone to Valerie Patterson about the time I went to college, but alas haven't heard much of anyone for many years.