Salfords, School 1907

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I was born in 1951 in Copsleigh Avenue (No 42). I must have started at the 'old' Salfords School in 1956. (My sister Jennifer was born in 1947 and was there too.) The photograph shows its location being just about deserted, apart from the horse and cart. It was at the southern end of the Common and to some exrtent marooned between the A217 to Woodhatch, and the A23 Brighton to London to the right. The latter was ...see more

I was born in 1950 in New House Lane, then moved to Copsleigh Ave around 1954, I think it was 1955. When I attended Salfords School then went to the new school in Copsleigh Ave, we lived at No.58 until 1968 when we emigrated to Australia. I remember playing in the woods behind our house and along the railway embankment, catching newts in the newt pond and picking wild blackberries around the edge of the ...see more

I also, remember my first day at the old school in Miss License's class, using chalk on slate. I was born in 1952 and must have gone there in 1957 for a couple of years, because I can also remember being in Miss Goodchild's class. I remember the girls chasing me and pinching my school cap and throwing it on top of the air raid shelter. I remember Miss Rosier the headmistress as being quite strict. I can't ...see more

Started at Salfords School, in Woodhatch Road, lived in Mill House Estate (later named Copsleigh Ave.). Loved Miss Licence, our first year teacher, she was the kindest teacher I have ever Known. The picture of the school is great, what a shame that the traffic incresed and wrecked the whole thing, can remember in later years having to wait up to 20 minutes to get out across the road, or go down to the village and turn around there.