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Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Sat 24 Feb, 2018 6:06 pm
by volvojack
[quote="loiner99"]Does anyone remember St Charles school which was next to New York Road and I went there mid/late 50s. It had one concrete playground in which we boys played football and every so often the ball (heavy leather) would go sailing over the wrought iron fence onto the poor unsuspecting drivers on New York Road as it swept from the Woodpecker Junction up to North Street. The road level was much lower then and the fact that there was never a major accident was a minor miracle.

Don't kmow why they never amalgamated St. Charles with my School Mount Saint Marys which was only a Mile or so away. In those days the Catholic Schools got very little financial help from the Leeds City Council and it would have made much more sense.

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Tue 20 Mar, 2018 3:52 pm
by volvojack
After W.W. 2 ended and demolition / slum clearance began again on Richmond Hill there were so many derelict propertys to keep us young lads occupied every Dinner time. a small gang of us would go exploring. One time we came across what looked like an abandoned Church which was from what i can remember somewhere behind the Cavalier Pub. It had High stone walls around it and the entrance was at the bottom. Once we dare to venture into the Grounds we saw there were prayer books scattered all across the grass. Up each side there were small sort of small places which i assumed were for private meditation.
After a few more visits we got the nerve up to go into the ground floor and found there were Kitchens.
Now it seemed like a School as it was on i think three floors. It was completely empty apart from a Black/ White
Picture of Jesus casting his net in the Sea. We took it down andwent back to School with it and one of the Nuns gave us some sweets to share.
Though there was nothing else in there that became our "Playground" for a while until one day we came outside and there was a man stood in the Entrance. With that we legged it over the wall and never went back.
It did not really matter because there was plenty of other places to visit.



What i would be interested in Knowing is.... What was that place exactly and is there
anything in its place. It's construction was the dark Stone which seemed quite common for Schools, Churches in that area/ time.

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Tue 20 Mar, 2018 7:09 pm
by iansmithofotley
Hi Jack,

I have looked at Old Maps and the nearest church to the Cavalier Pub was St Saviour's Church and Vicarage, just a bit further east, along Ellerby Road, from the pub.

Ian

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Tue 20 Mar, 2018 7:41 pm
by volvojack
Hi Jack,

I have looked at Old Maps and the nearest church to the Cavalier Pub was St Saviour's Church and Vicarage, just a bit further east, along Ellerby Road, from the pub.

Ian.
Thanks for the prompt reply. I suppose this Building could have been the Vicarage but i always imagined it being on a lower level than the Cavalier.
Mount St. Mary's Boys School was on Church Road in thse days and i wonder if your map confirms that, as this place seemed from memory to be on a lower level.

Though it is many years since i was in the Cavalier there was a quite large Church next door. would that have been St. Saviours.
Cheers Jack Daly

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Tue 20 Mar, 2018 10:02 pm
by iansmithofotley
Hi Jack,


Hi Jack,

Here is a Leodis photograph of the Cavalier Pub, in Ellerby Road, with St Saviour’s Church in the background. The building between them would have been the Vicarage, which I previously referred to.

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

Here is another photograph of the area (there are others on Leodis).

http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... SPLAY=FULL

So far as relates to the school, older maps show that there was a ‘school’ at the northern end of Church Road, just north west of St Mary’s R.C. Church and Presbytery, but no specific name is shown. On later maps (1960’s), it is shown as St Mary’s Secondary School. It was near to the eastern end of Wrigglesworth Street.

I used to regularly go in the Cavalier in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s when a woman was the licensee. She was known as the ‘Black Widow’ for some reason. I never saw her serving behind the bar. She just used to sit on a high stool next to it. At that time, I regularly visited all of the many pubs in the area and knew many of the licensees, who all visited each others’ pubs. I would occasionally see the Black Widow in Tommy Finnigan’s ‘Yew Tree’, George Barraclough’s ‘Hampton’ or Whisky Wendy’s ‘Spring Close’ and also in the Black Dog and the Fisherman’s Hut.

Ian

P.S. - I don't know whether or not you are aware of this site but it will be of interest to you:

https://eastleedsmemories.wordpress.com/

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Wed 21 Mar, 2018 12:59 pm
by volvojack
Mt,St. Marys Boys School was on Church Road and on the other side of the Steps leading up to Mount St. Mary's Church was the Nuns Convent where the Beggars / Homeless would queue on a morning for Soup and breads.
At the top of the Steps was a large area which had the front door of the Church, the Priests Presbytery. opposite the Church was the Girls Orphanage ( Poor Things ) and the Girls School. lastly behind the Church was the Junior School.

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Sun 16 Sep, 2018 11:20 am
by Jastall1
Anybody recall woodhouse secondary on wood house st next to craven road ? Attended 64-70 mr glucksman headteacher ??? Not woodhouse grove there was a woodhouse junior

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Sun 16 Sep, 2018 5:59 pm
by iansmithofotley
Hi Jastall1,

I remember Woodhouse Secondary School on Woodhouse Street and Woodhouse Junior School on Jubilee Terrace, a short distance away. I was brought up In Eltham Terrace (1946 - 1958) which was a few hundred yards along Woodhouse Street towards Hyde Park. I didn't go to either of these schools. I went to Quarry Mount Infants and Junior School from 1950 until 1957.

The funny thing is, although I lived in the area during this period and knew lots of people, I can only remember two friends that went to the 'Woodhouse' schools, Arthur Tighe and Wyndham Foster (both lived in the Jubilee Streets). Most of my mates went to the Quarry Mount Schools and then on to Blenheim Secondary School, Leeds Modern School or the Central High School, depending on whether or not they passed their 11+ Scholarship Exams.

I did not know Mr Glucksman but a few months ago, I came across his daughter, Valerie Baum, who now lives in Israel, on a Facebook site, when she was asking for help. She told me that her father was very involved with junior football teams in Leeds and was quite well known.

Ian

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Sun 06 Jan, 2019 1:42 pm
by kevcrossley
Hi all, I'm new to the forum, and it's been really interesting looking through the pages!
I've been trying to find information/ images or recollections about my old primary school for years, but as I've had absolutely no luck I wondered if anyone here might remember it: Stanningley Primary School was split across 2 sites; (school years 1 and 2 in one building, years 3 to 5 in the second.) The first building, on Gladstone Terrace, off Stanningley Town Street is still there but was converted into flats (in the 1980's?) The second building was further along Town Street, just past the Vicarage and opposite the Waggon & Horses pub. It was demolished in the early 1980's and offices now occupy the site.

I started at Stanningley Primary (Gladstone Terrace) in autumn 1976, moving to the larger site in autumn 1978. I only remember my first teacher's name from '76/ 77; Mrs Sawdon, and the teacher I had for my final 2 years, from 1979 to 1981; Mr Robinson.
During the final term of 1981, which was also my final year, the school celebrated the 100th anniversary of the school with a fantastic outdoor party. My friend and I put tables and chairs from the classrooms outside in the playground, and the kids from the little school came to join the festivities. A photograph and feature about it was in one of the evening newspapers (Yorkshire evening Post?) and the photo had my little sister in it! I'm pretty sure this might have been the last day of school too. After that summer I left for middle school and Stanningley Primary School was closed and relocated to a new building next to the park, opposite the Halfway House pub.

I've been trying to find information about the teachers who worked at the old school, as well as the layout of the classrooms and halls etc. If anyone attended the school/s during the 1960's/ 70's or has any information I'd be so grateful. Thanks!

Re: Leeds Lost Schools

Posted: Wed 09 Jan, 2019 5:07 pm
by wheatearse
I too went to that building college around 81 ish it must have been Cross Green Primary or something at a guess, but there will be someone on here that will know exactly its name.