I'm looking for more info about St John's School, Park.
(Nr Hyde Park flats???)


Doe's anyone know where its exact location was?
- And when the school closed?

Thanx

Angel x

do you mean the "OLD" St John's School, in the Hyde Park district, or the more recent one, that my son went to, in the early/ mid 1980s?

there were two schools of that name, you see.

PT

Was on School Road between Duke Street & Bard Street in the Park district.
Closed in the early 70's.

I attended St.Johns school on Cricket Inn Road in the 50's, as did my mum in the 30's. It was situated where there are now tramtracks,roughly opposite the working mens club but a little further on away from town. The back of the school was on what was Aston Street. I left in 1962,the Headmistress was Miss De La Haye who I think died only recently. It was a 3 story Victorian building and classes were taught (if I remember rightly) 2 years together and a good job the teachers did then!. I'm sorry I don,t remember when it was demolished. Another school was on School Street which ran between Duke Street and Bard Street. I can never remember whether this was also a St Johns school or was just known as Bard St.School.However we always attended St.Johns Church together with another school from around that area every time there was a religious event or festival. regards Celia

hi celiasuud
i attented the same school up until 60 then moved out of the area. i remember miss de la haye, mr robinson, mrs easton, miss armstrong and mrs forsyth.

Hi patchalan, I was taught by all those teachers,but I can't remember Mrs.Forsyth.I remember Mr.Robinson reading to us from The Jungle Book,Miss Armstong came from Bradwell and Mrs.Easton was an immaculatly dressed older lady with a daughter called "Bunty".Miss De La Haye lived at Crosspool and the memory I have is that she wore bright lipstick and smelled of perfume. What things to remember!! The assembly hall and the canteen were on the top floor and the toilets were outside,talking of which ,i once fell headfirst down the steps of the girls toilets ouch! Ah! the good old days eh! regards Celia

hi celia
do you remember, the party we had when princess margaret got married to anthony armstrong jones, lots of potted meat and jelly

Hi again,sorry don't remember that party,in fact the only other things I can remember are swimming lessons at Park Baths with ,I think ,a Mr.Bettison and playing Mary in the Nativity play one year,made very memorable because Miss De La Haye stuck a sraight pin in the side of my head securing the blue and white headress Ouch! There was a shop on the corner, maybe called something like "Bill's" ,where you could buy Black Jack's and Fruit Salad sweets and the like (farthings were still legal tender) . Just past the school was another shop which was the retail world,s answer to Miss Haversham's room in Great Expectations,or so it seemed to me , it was called Lucy's and her cats used to sleep in the windows on top of the goods,yuk! regards Celia.

HI celia
i can remember it as if it was yesterday,do these names ring a bell, mick stainton, denis hewitt, alan johnson, kieth powell,robert calaise, anne wilde, shiela chantrey, maureen platt,carol bingham, all our age

I attended St Johns from 1975-82. I remember walking to the Park Hill Baths, attending the St Johns Church on certain holidays. My older brother attended the old St Johns on Cricket Inn Road before they knocked it down. Is St John's still open, I haven't been home for over 5 years. I remember the Head Master was Mr Martin, he scared the hell out of me.
Remember reading from the reading chart on his desk as he stood behind you. I have a lot of fond memories from that school. I moved on to attend Hurlfield Comprehensive and then I moved to Florida.
Michelle

Hi Patchalan and Michelle, yes I remember most of those names,they were a year or maybe two above me.As for the schools being open, the one on Cricket Inn Road is long gone,not sure when and have no memory of it being there in 1976,when I got married at St.Johns church. Not sure if the other school is there now as there are some relatively new buildings around the area where it was and I only travel along Bernard Street in the car so can't really see anything. I moved on to Norfolk Secondary school before starting work in 1966.
Lucky you living in Florida,shall be coming there shortly after a 9 year abscence to see what's changed,don't like the weather forecast I've been reading though!! regards Celia

Hi Celia, Thanks for the reply. I was so happy to stumble on this website, it's great to read and remember how things use to be. Coming to Florida, the past week we have had nothing but rain 6 to 8 inches, but today it's blue sky and 90+++. Nothing can beat last year for weather, 4 hurricanes, 2 direct hits. Don't want to live through that again, made me want to move back to the UK. Michelle

If you want any travel ideas let me know, I love giving traving ideas to people, that's a perk of living here, knowing where to go and when.

Hi Michelle,yes ,it's a great site and I've had a lot of memories come flooding back looking through some of the topics. It's like reading your own biography sometimes. Things like ,what you did in your childhood ,schoolyears, people you remember in town,pubs,clubs,discoes, bands you,ve seen,work even, brought back some good memories.Thanks for the offer of travel tips, but we are pretty much sorted , it's a hectic day/ lazy day trip this time. Some friends of ours were there last year when one of the hurrcanes hit and ended their holiday in Boston!! However, every time we've been in the past, we have only experienced the daily sort of downpours and electric storms,(touch wood) but having said that we did stop going to Cocoa Beach because it was always raining all day whenever we got there! regards Celia

Originally posted by celiasuud
I attended St.Johns school on Cricket Inn Road in the 50's, as did my mum in the 30's. It was situated where there are now tramtracks,roughly opposite the working mens club but a little further on away from town. The back of the school was on what was Aston Street. I left in 1962,the Headmistress was Miss De La Haye who I think died only recently. It was a 3 story Victorian building and classes were taught (if I remember rightly) 2 years together and a good job the teachers did then!. I'm sorry I don,t remember when it was demolished. Another school was on School Street which ran between Duke Street and Bard Street. I can never remember whether this was also a St Johns school or was just known as Bard St.School.However we always attended St.Johns Church together with another school from around that area every time there was a religious event or festival. regards Celia

st johns was on school st and bard st,went there from 1953 then on to norfolk school :)

I attended St Johns in School street from 1963 to 1968,in 1968 the school closed and moved to a new building on Manor Oaks road.We did merge with another school,I was in the new school for just one year before moving onto Norfolk school on cradock road.My first teacher (at age 5)was a Miss Vaugne (not sure of the spelling),it was her last year before retiring.Then there was a Mrs Wilde followed by Miss Dodsworth.I also remember the headmaster Mr Martin and the reading ability tests in his office.The caretaker was a Mr Ashmore.The old StJohns (in School street was a L shaped building with 2 playgrounds on different levels (the school was built on a hill),the higher larger playground also contained the main enterance gate and the boys toilets.

I think we must have been there at the same time !!!!
I remember being at the old school on Cricket Inn Road , with its three floors - headmaster Mr Robinson , and can remember the hall being on the top floor , and also the shop on the corner and chippy the other way !
I also then went up to the new St Johns , and thought it was amazing , all brand new and futuristic looking , complete with a great adventure playground !
Other things i remember while there was watching the moon landing on the Television in the hall , and hearing the massive Effingham Rd gas blast , when all the school windows shook .
The "houses" - Saturn (red), Jupiter(green) , Venus (yellow), Mercury(blue)
Teachers i can remember are ...Mr Martin(head), Mr Stubbs ,Mr Grant, Mr Jackson (ken), Miss Dodsworth (dept head), Miss Bainbridge. The care taker while i was there was Mr Clark , whose daughter Ruth, was in my class.
Can you also remember Mr Everest ,the St John's Church vicar whose house (vicarage)was also on site between the school and greyhound track? .... - oh ,and did you know Miss Dodsworth eventually married Mr Martin !!!! (after i had left in 74)

I remember the move from Bard St to Manor Oaks Road because my dad Harold Everest (died two years ago) persuaded the school governors to amalgamage the two schools (Cricket Inn Road and School St). I remember Doug Martin and Jean Dodsworth. When the school closed a couple of years ago I went in place of my dad who was too ill. It was SCARY and I still felt like I was in trouble. Colin and I got shovelled off elsewhere instead of Hurlfield or Norfolk so I lost touch with nearly everybody. But I am still around and so I see is St Johns Church. Nice one Dad !