Brimington, Secondary Boys School c.1965
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B603012
Photo ref:
B603012
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A typical example of a late-fifties/ early-sixties school and college building; it seems monotonous and characterless. Early shopping precincts were the same, lacking in imagination and soon looking shabby.
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Memories of Brimington, Secondary Boys School c1965
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I attended brim boys from 1964 to 1967 Mr Kelly ( thrack ) headmaster Mr Clarke maths techer Mr Davies RE teacher Mr Rodgers science teacher Mr Wood woodwork teacher ( yep) Mr Smith metalwork Teacher Mr Sharpe PE teacher Mr Bailey tech drawing teacher
good days at brim boys but best of all was playing football for school u13 then u15
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I lived on Station Road from 1947 until I got married in 1968. I went to infant school in Princess Street and the only teacher I remember was Mrs Wright.
I then went to the Junior School and finally in 1957 to the Boy's School until 1962 when I left and went to work at The Halifax Building Society in Corporation Street , Chesterfield. My wife and I left Chesterfield in 1971 and finished up,in ...see more
At this school, I really didn't learn anything at all and the punishment was very severe. Didn't seem to matter what you did, you would get hit anyway. When you moved from one form to another, 200 boys would be moving on the stairs and the slowest 5 people to get into the classroom would be punished. The headmaster thought he was something really special and punished students for anything. If the ...see more
I'm sorry to say my experience at the school was not a happy one, I recall being bullied by other pupils and certain teachers. These memories have stuck with me all my life,I recall one particular incident in R.I. (religious instruction) the teacher at the time (Mr S), for no apparent reason went psycho; picked one pupil up by his hair and literal kicked him up the backside repeatedly down the corridor. ...see more
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