I attended Ecclesfield Junior school in the late forties and seem to remember a large honours board on the wall in the hall does anyone know what happened to this, pos when the school was demolished, was it saved who's names were on it when young these things are not of interest but are when older I also remember the school had gas lighting no electricity a far cry from today's technology.

I don't remember the honours board as such, although it was there, on the right wall as you entered the 'hall' - by the large clock on the wall. I do remember the hall. Not so much a hall as a large entrance with coat hooks all around it, and with a row of sinks on your left as you entered. All the classrooms led off the hall, and each had a coal fire. No indoor toilets in those days. I was there in 1951 to 1955. Staff I remember at the time were Mr Roebuck and Mr Milner (both headmasters - one succeeded the other). Mr Roebuck did beautiful handwriting. I remember him coming into our classroom, speaking to our teacher Miss Joyce Piper, and then telling us that The King had died that morning (George V1). Then there was Miss Nina Bratby- a lovely lady who later married and became Mrs Coe. Mr Eric Evans, Miss Hudson, Mr Edward Frost, Miss Nellie Riches (not a nice person at all -too fond of hitting people over the head and voicing personal opinions about the children. Not really worth a mention at all.) Then there was Mrs Edna Taylor - an absolute devil. She made me ill and because of that I have hated her ever since, and always will, although she may well be dead now. If she is, then the Lord forgive me for saying I hope she is stoking those ovens up. I can't tell you how much I hated her and, after all these years I would still like to confront the creature. She was always belittling me in class, hitting me, and not allowing me to go to the toilet in class time. One day I wet myself because of this, and she made me stay in at play and dinner times, and sit on the radiators to get dry. This was when my parents found out how she had been treating me. I remember asking my parents to go up to school and stab her. Silly, but after all I was only eight years old. I had a breakdown at eight years old!!! She remarried and became Mrs Russell. I hope she treated Mr Russell better than she treated me. I did not cause any disruption in class - never got into trouble. I tried to keep in the background and said very little, but still she came at me. The thought of her makes my blood boil. Why are we unable to fight back when we are young? Is this why they do it, because they think we are helpless to do anything about it? I suspect it is because they are total bullies - power crazy, and most likely very unhappy in their private lives. At least I hope she was. She sat at her desk, smoking her head off in front of the children. More blood red lipstick on the fag than on her cruel lips. Why aren't we given a chance in later years to confront our oppressors and get it off our chests? I remember she lived at Hoyland Common. However, my Mother and her sister - my Aunt Mabel, 'settled her hash' for her. Not by threats or anything like that, but letters to the West Riding County Council's Education Offices at Wakefield, and taking me to our local Doctor, who advised my parents what action to take. He himself also wrote to the education offices. She suddenly started being very nice to me - I can't remember which face she used to be nice as none were that attractive. Alas too late, full damage done, never to be forgiven, as I hated her guts, and nothing would or has ever changed my mind. Then there was Miss Kathleen Siddons, who became Mrs Marsden. Mr McKay, an eccentric man, but you could not help but like him - he had a thick scots accent which added to his mystery. Miss Piper was a lovely lady too. Apart from the two I have mentioned in a negative way, I liked them all. I had my favourite teachers but it would be unfair to give them preference here. Shall we say two lived at Grenoside and one lives in Ecclesfield.

Mr roebuck as you say was great at writing----right or left handed