Styal, The Cotton Mill 1897

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I went to bollin cross styal from 1977 to 1981 i was in oak house (but was a day boy) and was picked up and took home by gordens coaches (mini bus) it was a great school and i remember a lot of stuff even though it was over 40 years ago i can remember mr burrows spending a lot of time trying to stop us smoking and he knew all our hidding places but we were always one step ahead . mr holland was,nt too botherd because he ...see more

Miss Webster (Head Teacher) taught us how to appreciate Classical music. We sometimes listened to Grieg before assembly, I loved this. I remember being Anitra in a show called The Dance Of The Trolls. We made all the outfits in our sewing class. Mr Holland’s class entered a garden competition and at some point we were all entered into a fine art competition. Mr. Holland’s predecessor Mr Warjen wasn’t very nice to most ...see more

Hi I was only 4/5 when I was at Styal but I remember it was OK. I remember a boy called Michael Cummings an I'm sure there was an Asian Prince also I remember an older girl called Diane who looked after me I remember Miss Walks.

Just come across the site I was at Styal about 1950 in Peter Pan house lovely nurses nurse Lyon’s and nurse overend. Can’t understand the stories of abuse