The only thing I didn’t like was the warm milk!!!!! Reciting times tables, using eletronic adding machines that spoke to you, playing tag and kiss chase in the playground…those were the days. Mr Foster, the headmaster, had a unique way of signing his name and I still have all the authgraphs from my last day at Kingsthorne. The other houses were Topaz, Ruby and Sapphire. I was so proud to be house captain of Emerald house and secretly had a crush on the boy captain for the same house. I enjoyed the poetry lessons and making models in the hut that was at the back of the playground. He seemed over 6ft tall, but that’s probably because we were so small. I was afraid of Mrs Mason because she used to be very stern, but loved being in the class of Mr Dors, even though he used to tower over me. When I went into the Juniors I always used to shout to her over the railings and she was always so lovely to me. I remember a very kind teacher called Mrs Jones, who taught the youngest children. I have very fond memories of my time at Kingsthorne. Kingsthorne Golden Jubilee publication Click the link to open. I was at Cranbourne Rd.School from about 1940 to 1946.If I remember right kids could start before their fifth birthday at the time to allow mothers to go to work.For the first few months I was there we attended mornings only.After we started attending afternoons we seemed to get air raids on a regular basis just about finishing time so was stuck in the shelters instead of going home.I remember the head teacher in the infants was Miss Poole,the only other teacher I remember from the infants was Miss Lewis.From the juniors I remember the head teacher was Miss Pugh other teachers being Mr.Giles Miss Acton and Mr.Taylor who had been demombed from the R A F. l attended Cranborne Road Junior school at the time and at the age of 10 swam a mile for which l received a certificate which read Plunged in and swam one mile another thing l remember about the baths was the hot 1d OXO in the cafe that overlooked the little pool,it was very welcome on a cold winters day. Cranbourne Road School Coronation day celebrationsĪs near l can remember to get a free pass we had to swim a couple of lengths in a certain time as to prove yourself proficient.A free pass entitled you to a 20min session,although if you hid in the toilets during the changeover and GEORGE the attendant did not find you you could sneak another session.
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