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I went to this school from 1954-1957 ish. My elder sister attended too. I did not enjoy anything, at the school, even less the two weeks spent as a border when my parents went on holiday. There was one ...Read more

A memory of Dartford in 1954

I was a boarder at St Aloysious High School 1948/1949 till it closed. I have only got a few memories of being there. I returned to the school when it was being converted into apartments. I spoke to a nun who still ...Read more

A memory of Pantasaph in 1949 by Jean Irving

i was border here for 2 years, had some fantastic times, my parents lived abroad so went overseas during the holidays, wondered if there is anyone else who remembers me swhen i was there. charles wrightson was also a pupil there. he lived in zambia at the time. regards, mike.

A memory of Saltburn-By-The-Sea in 1969 by Mike Wastell

I was born Patsy Evans the last of the 8 daughters of Ivy and Frederic Evans. Most of my sisters lived in Border Gate but I was born at 18 Hawkes Road in 1944. My best friend, Ann Halliday lived several doors down. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Mitcham by patsy144

I went to Southlands school harrow on the hill from 1958-1968 when it closed down. It was a victorian building and catered for day girls and borders. Many of the borders had parents living ...Read more

A memory of Harrow on the Hill by 24jenny

Built as an Egg Farm and local produce outlet pre WW2 it became a Transport Café during the 1940's through the 1950's and into the 1960's. Well known on the A23. As a schoolboy I lived 100 yards south over the ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1954 by Tony Tester

I was a boarder at WGS from 1957 to 1964 and it doesn't live in my mind as the happiest place in the world - but there were plenty of girls who did love it, I remember. I was only thinking of it yesterday, ...Read more

A memory of Ashford in 1962 by Annie Marks

I was a boarder at St Peter's Court from the age of 6 to 10. My father worked on the oil fields in Iraq and because of my age we got special permission for me to board during the civil war there. My two eldest ...Read more

A memory of Bacton in 1957 by Kevin Heath

I was a boarder from 1956 to 1960. It was a boys only school at the time , and there were around 28 boarders from first to sixth form. I belief there were around 240 boys total at the school. I remember the ...Read more

A memory of Whitchurch by Paul Roper

I so remember Rockingham Road Shops and "early" Corby. I lived in Derbyshire but we often visited Gran who lived at Faraday Grove. Aged just 5 I was sent to Corby (1949) for a month whilst my sister was born. I went to the ...Read more

A memory of Corby by john.burt11