Corby, Church Of Our Lady Of Walsingham c.1955
Photo ref:
C337028
Photo ref:
C337028
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This church in Occupation Road was the first of four permanent buildings to be set up in the town for the large Catholic population, opening its doors in November 1938. It is a fine brick structure with a carved relief of the Virgin Mary and Child above the porch.
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Memories of Corby, Church of Our Lady of Walsingham c1955
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Corby, Church Of Our Lady Of Walsingham c.1955
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I remember those days Steve and the great big firegard and outside toilets
Mick Page
I attended Our Lady's when we first arrived in Corby in 1949. I also went to the Primary schools behind the Church as did my younger brother and sister [she had been Christened here in 1950]
We'd moved to The Lodge Park Estate when I was 8 but I continued going to the school until I was eleven and then attended the New Grammar School.
After I left Corby, my family moved to Masefield Way and once again ...see more
How different we can be! I absolutely did not like Sister Veronica at Our Lady's Junior School, she frightened me to death. I remember Sister Anthony and Sr Hilda and they took us to Gerrards Cross where their order had a convent for afternoon tea. I also did not like Mr Moon but thankfully was never taught by him. I passed the 11+ and went to Corby Grammar School for 5 years and then Corby Technical ...see more
I started in the Infant School in 1949, the year my family came to Corby - I was 6 years old. I can remember the huts with the old coke stoves. Each classroom had a partition and there was a stage in the last one where we used to have concerts. I remember being in a play at one of them. The headteacher was Sister Agatha- a tiny little woman whom I adored. I made my first communion there and we had a breakfast ...see more
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