did any one from here go to abbeydale grange david blunkets wife teached there you st to play on the bank at playtime you st to play charlies angels think one of pe teachers was mr hague and miss manders if anyone can remember anyone i was there 83 i think

i attended there from 1975-8.

I remember Mr Marshall, Miss Williams, Mr Longley, and Mr Ramsbottom, who were teachers.
in my time there the bank by lower school was often out of bounds.

PT

i remember mr ramsbottom he was my teacher and miss williams and mr longley used to get caine or stick in them days conpared to today now they want to ban smacking used to have art in mobile on bank remember his name ? also mr fairclough who taught art

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Originally posted by Damon
Wahey! Mr Fairclough is my dad!

I went to Abbeydale from 1978 til '85 - I seem to remember having half a term of art with dad while I was in the first year. It was in one of those wartime pre-fabs in the 6th form centre. It was a bit weird being taught by your own father, I have to say. My mates were always trying to embarrass me by going on about girls I supposedly fancied.

those prefabs were bloomin' dire, weren't they? We used to have homecrafts, like cooking and sewing in one of the prefabs.

and I absolutely hated the Gym' in the 6th form centre. we always seemed to have PE in the 6th F-C in rotten winter (!) It was always stinking FREEZING there!

We were on our way to PE there, mucking about, playing, one winter, when I was hit, in the face with a "snow"ball, thrown by a classmate, who didn't realise it was so hard, and icy. I had a very badly cut face.

I remember having french conversation, in the old house (the actual old house, the grange, not Holt House) in a really poky room, right up in the attic, (or so it seemed)

I always thought holt house looked really pretty, in the garden-y thing that surrounded it. I believe that it is demolished, now, and is housing.... such a pity.

It is about 26-odd years, now, since I attended Abbeydale Grange School, and some of the memories are a bit cloudy, now.

i have heard that the building on the bank between lower school and 6th F-C which was the 6th -F library is now the library for the entire school, these days. I liked the lower school library, I spent a lot of time in there, studying.

I remember the class screaming with fear, in the 1st or 2nd year, when there were some gales, which lifted the roof of the top-floor classroom we were in for a geography lesson.

I remember the wood at the top of the bank being almost permanemtly out of bounds, except during the dreaded Cross-country runs, when we'd run round the upper field by the hockey pitches, up to the pavillion at the very top, (where the cricket pitches were), and then down the Hastings Road side of the field, through the wood, round the lower school art block and finally back up to upper school. I hated x-country! ugh!

PT

Abbeydale Grange lost it's 6th form then the upper school and so is now only the lower school on Hastings road and the old 6th form library. The 6th form buildings, both of the old houses and all the 50's prefab buildings have all gone.
I remember Mr Howe physics teacher bellowing out of the windows at people supposedly doing the 'cross country run' but who preferred to walk, not after he shouted though.
Many good teachers who were for the most part held in respect, who remembers Mr Chatterton who could throw board chalk with such unerring accuracy?
Mr Cooper, nobody wanted to be told to go and sit outside his office.
P.E. teachers, Hague, Bates, Wilkinson, remembered but not fondly
Miss Nichols, English teacher a great teacher and pretty to boot.
School days the best days of your life?

I can once remember Mr Jepson walking through the woods one lunch time just to catch all the smokers out, and I can remeber about 20 kids running down the banking to the lower school in the hopes that he hadnt seen you.. I know this because I was one of them...

i went to ags left 1987. went from 1st year to 5th with pashley, malcolm norrie,raymond. miss downing was our form tutor for 3 years she was the best teacher you could ever have.

i left 1985....surly people remember pogo,kerkhoff,wilsy,naylor ect....the good old days....it would be fun to meat up with old friends again....

I know Pashley, Darren Smith, the Askquiths, Andrew Grayson, Katy Moran, Rodger Webster, Eddie

i remember the names Darren Smith, the Askquiths....can not put face's to names

did any one from here go to abbeydale grange david blunkets wife teached there you st to play on the bank at playtime you st to play charlies angels think one of pe teachers was mr hague and miss manders if anyone can remember anyone i was there 83 i think

I went from 79 - 84. I broke my arm on the bank in the first year and Mr Cousins and mr Dacey looked after me. I broke my other arm in the woods between lower and upper school in the 5th year. They're alright now though.

I went from 79 - 84. I broke my arm on the bank in the first year and Mr Cousins and mr Dacey looked after me. I broke my other arm in the woods between lower and upper school in the 5th year. They're alright now though.

ouch!!!

;) you mean the bank wasn't out-of-bounds? crikey, the woods and the bank by lower school were O-O-B more often than not when I was there. ;)

I think the bank was out of bounds in wet weather/snow, but I was doing a backwards roly poly in the summer!
I remember Miss Badger asking me when I was going to have it off (the pot) and the whole class burst out laughing :|

The second time, I slipped on ice on the path thru the woods in the winter, they never seemed to grit it. My mum bought me a donkey jacket from the army stores to make me feel better :)

1984 -1989

teachers
Miss Downing(english), Miss harper, mr and mrs Gregory, mr scott (all PE) miss betts (french) mrs mallallah (art) mr Brown (Maths) mrs goodwin (sewing / home ecs) mr and mrs machin

Friends
Ruthie Jewell, Rupam Ruparailia, Rhoda Mitchell, Sinead Clarke, Scott Clarke, David martin, Susan Foster, Robert Dyer. a big hello if any of you are reading this!!!:wave:


those Art prefabs were horrid, really cold in winter and they had a really dodgy smell!!

My fella went to abbeydale grange.He left about 1982.

does anyone remeber Roy Donohoe?

I attended A/G for my last year in 78, Mr Cooper was a nice bloke. Pupils i remember, Glasburn campbell, Shaun davies, Kevin birtles, O'neil wilson, Tracy pecket, Beverley Atkin, Sharon mason.

its good to see all those names up there. darren smith is my friends partner who also went to abg julie. also remember asquiths and many more. and was it david kerkoff

one of the asquiths n left my house about 10 minutes ago. my mrs goes to the gym with his mrs. been on our holls with them and kids for the last 4 years. my mrs used to go to ag left 86 samantha.

Jennie it was David kerkhoff, he is my step brother (oops, have i given myself away?)

I can see by some of the threads that many of you were absent from the English classes :D

I can see by some of the threads that many of you were absent from the English classes :D

you mean post mate not threads. the thread is the whole thing. the topic.

you mean post mate not threads. the thread is the whole thing. the topic.

I stand corrected:rolleyes:

serves him right for been clever lol

can remember david but didn't know he had a step-brother. u will have been in year above me i was in pashleys year give us a clue to who you are or pm me its really bugging me now

i was there till 86 i remember some of the names already said wow blast from the past

i was at abbeydale grange from 75 to 80 cant believe i did scottish dancing with scary miss glister she was the one that always caught s smoking behind the tree in upper school behind the tennis courts

i was at abbeydale grange from 75 to 80 cant believe i did scottish dancing with scary miss glister she was the one that always caught s smoking behind the tree in upper school behind the tennis courts

you'd have been there same time as me, dianaa,

I have an idea who you might be, and that I know you...

you weren't in 1, 2 and 3-G were you, in the first three years?

cant remember plain talker what class i was in seem to think i was in 1 c but not sure from then on

One theme is emerging from all the posts from ex-pupis.

Whoever was the English teacher should have been sacked.

I didn't think my grammar and spelling was that bad. I do trip over my fingers a bit, when typing, but my only grammatical fault is that I often forget to capitalise the first letter of my sentences.

1971 - 77 (I think), 1q, 2q etc through to the sixth forms.

I can once remember Mr Jepson walking through the woods one lunch time just to catch all the smokers out, and I can remeber about 20 kids running down the banking to the lower school in the hopes that he hadnt seen you.. I know this because I was one of them...
So was i!!

i was at abbeydale grange from 75 to 80 cant believe i did scottish dancing with scary miss glister she was the one that always caught s smoking behind the tree in upper school behind the tennis courts

I was there 70-74 and also remember the scottish dancing - used to love it - we used to managed to get our way through the dances at the main events - can't remember where we used to compete/perform though! Good fun but we wanted to practice with real swords!

Anybody remember Mr Jones, married the blond haired lady, both English teachers.
Cant remember her Surname though.
Any one help??
The only class i can remember is 2I, that would be about 1971.
Gary birtles, Andrew Munday, Ian Bullivant etc, where are you now.
I know where gary is to be fair and Gary Pyecroft.

I was at AG in the 70s anyone remember jimmy atkin, charlie bones, andy wightman and co? happy days :)

Anybody remember Mr Jones, married the blond haired lady, both English teachers.
Cant remember her Surname though.
Any one help??
The only class i can remember is 2I, that would be about 1971.
Gary birtles, Andrew Munday, Ian Bullivant etc, where are you now.
I know where gary is to be fair and Gary Pyecroft.

Wasn't it a Miss Barton?

Wasn't it a Miss Barton? Yes it was definatly Miss Barton before she married deboz

I was at AG in the 70s anyone remember jimmy atkin, charlie bones, andy wightman and co? happy days :)

Yes I remember them

What year was you there cenobite?

Same time as you I think Wormy ? :hihi:

LMFAO so who are you then my friend , If you dont tell me ill tell everyoneone on SF i used to beat you up and and take your dinner money of you ;-) cus i know who you are really

Serious who are you Cenobite? :huh:

I was at AG in the 70s anyone remember jimmy atkin, charlie bones, andy wightman and co? happy days :)


Russell Ashton was in that crowd wasn't he. Charlie joined the army as I knew his younger brother Ray.

Yes thats right WallBuilder ashy was in our mob, charlie lives at shiregreen now not seen their raymond for years.

Last time I saw Russell he was managing a newsagents and a couple of years back I bumped into Mr Brown a maths teacher who amazingly recognised me.
We all have good and bad memories of school probably, I know I do. Pet hates Mr Bates and Mr Haigh both P.E. teachers and a good memory Miss Nicholls an english teacher.

I loved playing football until I went to Abbeydale and had to endure one of Dick Bate's PE
lessons.He turned every PE lesson into one of his ego trips,I can see him now stroking his tash wearing his track suit telling me to pass the ball through two traffic cones with the inside of my foot.I learnt how to pass a ball when I was around eight years of age using a tennis ball but he knew better.I always chuckle when I think of him now,Dick Bate sounds like a Viz charactor.

Yes it was definatly Miss Barton before she married deboz

Thats the name, they took my girfriend and I out for a drink a few days before we left school.
Methinks they would be imprisoned and flogged for that nowadays....
Anybody remember Mr Rudston, I dated his duaghter Barbara for a while untill she went away to Uni, got a bit of a shock when she took me home to meet her parents and my ex-teacher was sat in his slipers watching tv.
If anybody thinks they may know me drop me a pm and re-introduce yourselves, oh happy days eh?

I loved playing football until I went to Abbeydale and had to endure one of Dick Bate's PE
lessons.He turned every PE lesson into one of his ego trips,I can see him now stroking his tash wearing his track suit telling me to pass the ball through two traffic cones with the inside of my foot.I learnt how to pass a ball when I was around eight years of age using a tennis ball but he knew better.I always chuckle when I think of him now,Dick Bate sounds like a Viz charactor.

There was something weird about [Master] Bates and Haig the way they liked to dish out corporal punishment to an entire class at a time for one minor misdemeanour. They came into the showers too often aswell.

1973 - 1978 great bloke "vince cooper" RIP. very surprised no one mentioned diane woodwad english teacher always sat with her legs open and wore stockings , happy days hated it at the time though

did any one from here go to abbeydale grange david blunkets wife teached there you st to play on the bank at playtime you st to play charlies angels think one of pe teachers was mr hague and miss manders if anyone can remember anyone i was there 83 i think

So they didn't teach English back then? :hihi:

There was something weird about [Master] Bates and Haig the way they liked to dish out corporal punishment to an entire class at a time for one minor misdemeanour. They came into the showers too often aswell.

Mr Dick Bate had a very brief stint as manager of Southend United FC in 1987, not sure how he landed that job...oh hang on...may have been referred by a certain Mr Wilkinson :gag:

scroll down the page in the following link

http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10444~1028927,00.html

I was at AG in the 70s anyone remember jimmy atkin, charlie bones, andy wightman and co? happy days :)

See Jimmy sometimes drinking on Woodseats.

Mr Dick Bate had a very brief stint as manager of Southend United FC in 1987, not sure how he landed that job...oh hang on...may have been referred by a certain Mr Wilkinson :gag:

scroll down the page in the following link

http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/HistoryDetail/0,,10444~1028927,00.html

Here he is in all his glory Michael, he's not changed.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b9fygZXm9c

What great times at the Grange (not), hated the place, upper school, lower school and the library in the middle of nowhere.
Those cross country runs were a nightmare, I remember once when so many people bunked off a PE lesson on four people turned up.

Bet you was the little fat kid who emptied the canteen of pies at lunch time and always forgot your PE kit and brought a note from mummy saying you had a bad cold.

What great times at the Grange (not), hated the place, upper school, lower school and the library in the middle of nowhere.
Those cross country runs were a nightmare, I remember once when so many people bunked off a PE lesson on four people turned up.

the library in lower school was on floor 2 just opposite the woodwork and metalwork workshops... (counting the level with the cloakrooms as level 1)

(marked "a" in green here:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.348264,-1.496861&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=19&sll=53.348291,-1.496919&sspn=0.00118,0.002411&ie=UTF8&ll=53.348291,-1.496919&spn=0.00118,0.002411&t=h&z=19 )

so how that is the middle of nowhere is beyond me...

or do you mean THIS building?


http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.348509,-1.494952&daddr=939+Abbeydale+Rd,+Norton,+Sheffield+S7+2,+UK&geocode=%3BCSifSd2nGjM_FUoILgMdpjXp_ymXZ79RT4J5SDE zbXRv_iLatg&hl=en&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=53.348489,-1.494865&sspn=0.00236,0.004823&ie=UTF8&ll=53.348447,-1.494516&spn=0,0.002411&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.348115,-1.494243&panoid=9zucCQMt3VBeXckaTgrqEw&cbp=12,306.18,,2,-8.06

Which was the 6th-form library when I was there... and the horrendous, and arduous other-side-of-the-city, distance of 200 feet from the Lower-school building. What an ordeal...

(maybe we were just hardier in the 1970's and didn't turn a hair at having to walk between Lower School and Upper School for classes?)

100% correct with your locations PT, this is how the cross country worked start at just above the art block (lower school) through woods to upper school through the fields towards cartonknowle rd and right round and back and if you give your all and fineshed 1st or 100th Mr haugue(rip) would be happy

you'd have been there same time as me, dianaa,

I have an idea who you might be, and that I know you...

you weren't in 1, 2 and 3-G were you, in the first three years?

yes thats me

diannaa i was 3h with tracey smith etc rember me?

littleboo- you were looking for Roy Donohoe.Well thats me...thanks to a friend on a well known networking site who told me about you..still dont know who you are though ?

I can once remember Mr Jepson walking through the woods one lunch time just to catch all the smokers out, and I can remeber about 20 kids running down the banking to the lower school in the hopes that he hadnt seen you.. I know this because I was one of them...

heehee think i was one of them too

Can't believe you are all still talking about Miss Williams and Miss Badger - they were there in the 60's at Abbeydale - and I thought they were ready for retirement then!!! Anybody know when they did retire? What about Miss Mumford?

heehee think i was one of them too

Me too, although as i rememeber Mr Jepson was a real anti-smoker, lined us all up to smell our breath, i was guilty and got detention, doh

Hi i went to Abbeydale Grange School between 1977 -83. I also went to Holt House and Carterknowle Junior. I still live around the area. I came across this forum today and thought why not try and see if i can stir back some memories. Any one know Arthrur Deas, Brenden Murphy Andrew Frost, Frances o shea etc. would be great to hear from you guys if you are still around in Sheffield. I remember many school teachers, Mr Massey, Longley, cooper. Miss Williams.

Hi Afsa,

are you Jawaid? If so, hello old chum, Brendan here. How are things? Send me a private message; I have just joined so am currently not allowed to send one. I live in Melbourne, Andrew Frost lives in Canberra and Frances O'Shea is married to Paul CUndy and lives in Oxford. There is a great book writtne by an ex-Abbeydale Grange pupil on the history of football you should google - From Sheffield With Love.

Ah, Wallposter you sent me a message i cannot reply to. Is it Roy?

Sorry, Wallbuilder, not wallposter

if i do 2 more of these i might be able to reply

or perhaps just one...

Hi Afsa,

are you Jawaid? If so, hello old chum, Brendan here. How are things? Send me a private message; I have just joined so am currently not allowed to send one. I live in Melbourne, Andrew Frost lives in Canberra and Frances O'Shea is married to Paul CUndy and lives in Oxford. There is a great book writtne by an ex-Abbeydale Grange pupil on the history of football you should google - From Sheffield With Love.

Hi Brendan, yes its Jawaid its been a very very long time mate and considering we lived close by in the old days and today you are on the side of the world. I am really happy you got into medicine and are doing so well. I must admit i was not aware you had written a book. I was digging some old stuff going back decades and guess what i pulled out? our class photo with Mrs Warrens class. Quite alot of faces brought back some memories.. Rememeber Daniel Cornwell? wanted to be a Politician,wonder where he is these days? Times have flown by and often wondered where my old friends have had ended up. We must keep in touch and find others it would be really cool. David Holloway? where is he these days. Arthur Deas is still living in Sheffield working for his sisters company manufactures toys. I ended up setting my own prop trading firm securequity (google it) in 1999 trading equities in U.K Pan European Markets. Andrew Frost, you keep in touch with him? Does he rememebr me? Now we have met up lets keep in touch. Best Regards.

Hi Afsa,

are you Jawaid? If so, hello old chum, Brendan here. How are things? Send me a private message; I have just joined so am currently not allowed to send one. I live in Melbourne, Andrew Frost lives in Canberra and Frances O'Shea is married to Paul CUndy and lives in Oxford. There is a great book writtne by an ex-Abbeydale Grange pupil on the history of football you should google - From Sheffield With Love.

Hi Brendan.

it's a nice surprise, and a blast from the past, to see your name crop up on the forum.

I was in your class at school, with people like Joy Waller, Helen Phillips, Ann Womersley, Mark Lithgow, Steven Williams and Steven P, Duane Ritchie, Tina O'Brien, Liza Wragg the three Angelas (Bower Barrows and Burrows) Diane Mills, Lynn Jackson, Linda Needes, Susan Williams... (Oh this takes me back... lol)

I have a photograph of our class, (you are on it!) when we were in class 2G, taken on the banking, behind lower School, just outside the art block. (Hmm, 2g, that'd have made us about 13... oh, dear... now I feel very old... lol

How's your sister, Imelda? I remember her from school, as she changed to High Storrs about the same time as I did, to go to 6th form, IIRC. we used to catch the Number 4 bus together.

Hi Plain Talker if you were at the school same time as myself and Brenden than i must know you too?

Hi,does anyone remember an ex pupil flying concorde over the school around 1981ish?

Hi Plain Talker if you were at the school same time as myself and Brenden than i must know you too?

It's quite possible. You'll have to PM me with your name, and which class you were in, as there were different streams that didn't always have classes together. (there were C and G stream who were broadly similar, academically A and O stream, and F and G/H? I think.)

I was a contemporary of the people I named above, and others such as Meg Guest, Mark Skidmore, Sylvia Auld, Martin Thackeray, Donna Smith, Tafiq Mohammed (also called Mohammed Tafiq and Tafiq Benares) all of whom were in my year, though not necessarily my class.

Did your family live at the top end of Sheldon road, at nether edge? I have an idea I know who you are :D

Hi plain talker i will PM once my 5 messages are posted. I remember those names you have mentioned i was in 1E not sure after untill upper school and than into Sixth Form. No i never lived in the Sheldon road area, Carterknowle Area

Memories!!! I was in Imelda Murphy's year! I went to Holt House and Carterknowle Junior. I remember Deborah McCarthy, Dawn Butterworth (I think!), Jane Fenwick, Peter Jackson, Arthur Deas (and sisters. I lived next door but 3 to them), Elizabeth Ford, and no doubt others.

As for teachers, I remember Mr Ogley the RE teacher - he terrified me! Mrs Berry, I think Geography. Miss Nicolson English and many of the names mentioned on here.

I wasn't at Abbeydale grange long. I became ill and left, having loads of hospital treatment, etc. I've been in a wheelchair for the last 35 years or thereabouts.

Green Veggie Arthur Deas was my best friend at school all the way from Holt house and if i am not mistaken you had a vested interest in model railways? i might be wrong though!

hi
wasn't strictly at abbeydale grange joined the sixth form 1988-1990 from ashleigh but had a cracking 3 years there (failed chemistry a level and resat) would love to hear from any of the following
susan franklin, christa swann, sarah ashton, rebecca andrew, skinny prude, jonny plant, tony,russell, leslie hayward, shaz ghalib, stuart, dale corrigan, emily lingwood, neil gregory and the bunch of rejects who arrived with me, namely mark nuttall, nigel skidmore, gareth thomas and ed siddall
will remember me as twiggy

1972-77, my brothers went there too they are slightly younger than me, I recognise some names mentioned on here :gag:

all my bros and sisters went there and me till 1982 ,lived on swaledale rd .
it was a good school ,enjoyed my time there .

Hi Brendan, yes its Jawaid its been a very very long time mate and considering we lived close by in the old days and today you are on the side of the world. I am really happy you got into medicine and are doing so well. I must admit i was not aware you had written a book. I was digging some old stuff going back decades and guess what i pulled out? our class photo with Mrs Warrens class. Quite alot of faces brought back some memories.. Rememeber Daniel Cornwell? wanted to be a Politician,wonder where he is these days? Times have flown by and often wondered where my old friends have had ended up. We must keep in touch and find others it would be really cool. David Holloway? where is he these days. Arthur Deas is still living in Sheffield working for his sisters company manufactures toys. I ended up setting my own prop trading firm securequity (google it) in 1999 trading equities in U.K Pan European Markets. Andrew Frost, you keep in touch with him? Does he rememebr me? Now we have met up lets keep in touch. Best Regards.
Hi Jawaid,

what is your email address? You can find me on facebook under same nickname of Melbourne. Cheers mate, Brendan

Hi Brendan.

it's a nice surprise, and a blast from the past, to see your name crop up on the forum.

I was in your class at school, with people like Joy Waller, Helen Phillips, Ann Womersley, Mark Lithgow, Steven Williams and Steven P, Duane Ritchie, Tina O'Brien, Liza Wragg the three Angelas (Bower Barrows and Burrows) Diane Mills, Lynn Jackson, Linda Needes, Susan Williams... (Oh this takes me back... lol)

I have a photograph of our class, (you are on it!) when we were in class 2G, taken on the banking, behind lower School, just outside the art block. (Hmm, 2g, that'd have made us about 13... oh, dear... now I feel very old... lol

How's your sister, Imelda? I remember her from school, as she changed to High Storrs about the same time as I did, to go to 6th form, IIRC. we used to catch the Number 4 bus together.
Hi Plaintalker,

who are you? You can contact me on facebook if you want, same nickname located in melbourne, cheers, brendan

Hi All Just been reading all the posts on here,
I was Mark Naylor at school and you might remember my sister Alison.
We have had a few reunions over the past year. Pictures are on facebook and friends reunited. There is a last chance to look round the lower school this Friday link below to the group

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=203766546327959

i left 1985....surly people remember pogo,kerkhoff,wilsy,naylor ect....the good old days....it would be fun to meat up with old friends again....

which naylor ? Alison

I attended A/G for my last year in 78, Mr Cooper was a nice bloke. Pupils i remember, Glasburn campbell, Shaun davies, Kevin birtles, O'neil wilson, Tracy pecket, Beverley Atkin, Sharon mason.

tracey pecket is on my facebook search for her :)

There was something weird about [Master] Bates and Haig the way they liked to dish out corporal punishment to an entire class at a time for one minor misdemeanour. They came into the showers too often aswell.

that was true, naylor you forgotten your pe kit again slipper for you

heehee think i was one of them too

me to V lol marky

i left 1985....surly people remember pogo,kerkhoff,wilsy,naylor ect....the good old days....it would be fun to meat up with old friends again....

i used to hang around with a john kerkoff,mark spooner,hanif khan,david clarkson,and i recognise the surname naylor as well.

i used to hang around with a john kerkoff,mark spooner,hanif khan,david clarkson,and i recognise the surname naylor as well.

just sent a reply on facebook :hihi:

Hi Brendan.

it's a nice surprise, and a blast from the past, to see your name crop up on the forum.

I was in your class at school, with people like Joy Waller, Helen Phillips, Ann Womersley, Mark Lithgow, Steven Williams and Steven P, Duane Ritchie, Tina O'Brien, Liza Wragg the three Angelas (Bower Barrows and Burrows) Diane Mills, Lynn Jackson, Linda Needes, Susan Williams... (Oh this takes me back... lol)

I have a photograph of our class, (you are on it!) when we were in class 2G, taken on the banking, behind lower School, just outside the art block. (Hmm, 2g, that'd have made us about 13... oh, dear... now I feel very old... lol

How's your sister, Imelda? I remember her from school, as she changed to High Storrs about the same time as I did, to go to 6th form, IIRC. we used to catch the Number 4 bus together.

hi i remember all the above one of them being me, whats your surname x

did any one from here go to abbeydale grange david blunkets wife teached there you st to play on the bank at playtime you st to play charlies angels think one of pe teachers was mr hague and miss manders if anyone can remember anyone i was there 83 i think


i remember you :hihi: lol

i was at abbeydale grange from 75 to 80 cant believe i did scottish dancing with scary miss glister she was the one that always caught s smoking behind the tree in upper school behind the tennis courts

I was in that dancing class! lol

An old mate of mine went to AG he's in his 50s now.
His name is Desmond Williams

heehee think i was one of them too
that use to happen alot when we went to smoke there :hihi:

but we went to smoke in the wood across from the petrol station

Went to Grange 1969-1974.
The boys were made to do Scottish dancing as well as the girls,we were told it would improve our footwork when playing rugby!
Also remember hiding under the steps leading into Millhouses Park when Jeppo came hunting for absconders at lunch time.He was stood directly above us,surveying the horizon.
Form teachers were Miss Todd/Miss Sproull (1Q)
Mr Pashley (3G)
Mr Pollard (4+5S)
Our lessons at upper school were mixed with forms H & C.

When did it all change? I went to Abbeydale Boys from 1960 - 1966. There was non of this upper school and lower school. And girls!!!!! They were some sort of aliens beyond the woods at Abbeydale Girls or Grange.

I think we were the first to attend as a comprehensive in 1969.The lower school was on Hastings Rd where we spent the first 3 years,then up to the Upper School beyond the woods for 2 years,then 6th form(but not for me).And it was definitely mixed(bike sheds!)