Woking County School For Girls

I remember the school being built and how excited we became as it neared completion. I was in the sixth form when we moved from the old army huts, and we had spent weeks packing up the library ready for its move. The new library was breathtaking, spacious, light and airy. The rest of the school was equally impressive, especially after spending the previous five years in Nissen huts, which often meant getting wet moving from one classroom to the next.
As a member of the Sixth Form we were housed on the upper floor, close to the library. I remember small seminar rooms, warm and cosy, but interlinked. If they were in use it meant a trip down the stairs, a stroll along the corridor, then up the next staircase to access the rest of the floor.
I spent only a few months in this "palace" but have good memories.

I spent my entire senior school life at WCGSG, leaving in 1969. During those years I never used these gates. It was an excellent school and I was very happy there; the buildings were light, clean and well equipped. The doors in the photograph opened into Central Corridor where the school offices, including the office of Miss Hill, the headmistress, were located. We weren't allowed to run or talk in that corridor; doing so risked censor by the patrolling prefects. In addition to the modern library, I remember the language laboratory with its headphones and cassettes, quite an innovation for the time, science labs and an airy gym where we excitedly replicated the annual Boat Race. This took place on a map of the Thames marked out on the gym floor, on which lines of pennies, contributed by the girls, were laid end to end in parallel lines by the competing house teams to the sound of raucous encouragement. The pennies were donated to a local charity after the event. We benefited from extensive grounds with tennis courts, hockey pitches and an athletics track, although the rabbit and guinea pig club was more to my taste. We took it in turn to bring the animals home to care for during the holidays; not sure my mother shared my enthusiasm, she probably ended up doing most of the clearing out of cages. Happy memories.

My late sister Yvonne Christine Alexa Harris born 19th May 1950.
Went to WGSFG 70s. Lived at 4 Belvedere Gardens, West Molesey, Surrey.
Her WGSFG friends Joy Walton Rd, West Molesey (Nurse), Maggie Old Woking (Environmental Health)
We’re do I go to find records/pictures
Thank you
Andrew Harris (beloved younger brother)

I believe there are records at the Surrey History Centre such as newsletters etc and also there is facebook page with lots of memories on - hope that helps.

In case anyone remembers me, I was Jacqui Mitchell in those days!

I attended WCGSG until 1959. I, too, was part of the grand move from the Army Quanset Huts in Oriental Road to a brand new building - very posh. The only negative (for some of us) was a new uniform which was changed from Navy blue/white/green to Grey/white/green. Compared to other school uniforms, ours was quite drab to say the least. (Well, those of us who were very fashion-conscious at that time!).
I remember those front gates through which very few people travelled. My Mum was one of the privileged because she had a meeting with Miss Hill due to my absences from school. (The local record store was far more enticing). My other friend's Mum also had the same meeting. We were fortunate not to be expelled as we were nearing our O-levels.
I do believe the education we received was excellent. Although Miss Hill had reservations about my future, I later attended the University of California, San Diego and taught history (a subject I loathed at school) at California State University in San Diego. So, one can never predict what will happen to wayward students.
I have two wonderful, very long, school photographs. I enjoy looking at them everyday as they are in my "office" at home, here in Fountain Hills, AZ.
I was Janet Cook from 1954 to 1959 at the school. Those were the days...