Did you attend Frecheville Secondary Modern School in the mid 1950s, if so, what are your memories?

Miss Green, need I say more.

did you know colin and david marshall?

The best English teacher in the education system. No I did not know the Marshalls

Miss Green, need I say more.

I ATTENDED FRECHEVILL FROM 1962-1965 AND I VIVIDLY REMEMBER MISS GREEN....WHAT A TYRANT! SHE USED TO SCARE ME TO DEATH. LEFT SUNNY SHEFFIELD IN 1965 WITH MY PARENTS AND CAME TO TORONTO CANADA; TRY TO GET TO SHEFFIED AS OFTEN AS I CAN..........ALWAYS A YORKSHIRE LASS AT HEART!

Yes i went to this school my name is Linda was Holloway anyone remember me:

how about Mr. & Mrs. Bennet, he was the head master and his wife taught art...2 old farts!

how about Mr. & Mrs. Bennet, he was the head master and his wife taught art...2 old farts!

The only other teachers I remember from that era, was, Mr, Dyson, the science teacher, Mr, Slater, Maths, and Mr Furness, English.

Yup I Remember Mr. Slater, He Also Taught Science And Mr. Furness He Was A Flirt! What Was The Name Of The Dippy Music Teacher, She Was Short And Had Blonde Hair, I Hated Her She Gave Me The Cane For Throwing Snow!...bitch

A few years ago my sister visited an old friend in an old peoples home in Killermarsh, imagine her surprise when she found out that one of the residents was Miss Green, and she remembered her. It was then she found out that her first name was Rose.

I remember Miss Green she caned me for leaning my head forward in asembly line up. Also Mr Slater stuffed cotton wool in one of my ears and shouted down the other because i couldnt remember how to change square inches into square yards Right pair of animals. Anyone remember me Linda Holloway as was then I am 60 today

Hi, Sadly Miss Green died last year age 98, they allways say the Good die young!!
my hand still hurts from her cane when I hear her name.I left in 1962.
anybody remember 'Slats' setting fire to the classromm, he was showing our form how 'not' to open a jar with a flamimable item in it but can not remember what!!
who remembers cooking with Miss Body? she was like a stick insect. Jim Greensmith was in our class as was Jacko (David Jackson) policeman's son. Sadly I went to Both my friends funeral about 1o years ago. makes me feel really old. but oh so many happy memories.pm me for my e.mail add.

Yup I Remember Mr. Slater, He Also Taught Science And Mr. Furness He Was A Flirt! What Was The Name Of The Dippy Music Teacher, She Was Short And Had Blonde Hair, I Hated Her She Gave Me The Cane For Throwing Snow!...bitch

Mr. Dyson, Woodwork, Mr. Slater, Science and Mr. Furness, English and he could use a cane. But it did us no harm.

Yup I Remember Mr. Slater, He Also Taught Science And Mr. Furness He Was A Flirt! What Was The Name Of The Dippy Music Teacher, She Was Short And Had Blonde Hair, I Hated Her She Gave Me The Cane For Throwing Snow!...bitch

If you are talking late 50s the teacher would be Miss Bridget, she also taught Relegious Education, she came from Cornwall.

I have been trying to remember the name of all the school houses, but its been such a long time that I have forgotten them. But I can still remember the school motto, Honestus quan Manura, is that right?.

Hi, Houses were Hopefield, Birley, Wingfirel and Thornbridge.
i was in Hopefield, but if I remember well Thornbridge allways seem to do well on
sports day.
Yes Honour before Honours, or as Miss Green would say "If a jobs worth doing it's worth
doing well" My kids know that 'cause me and Ken would forever say it to them and add.
'miss Green 1960"!

I have been trying to remember the name of all the school houses, but its been such a long time that I have forgotten them. But I can still remember the school motto, Honestus quan Manura, is that right?.

Honestas Quam Munera the literal Greek meaning Honor Before Honors. Frecheville school houses were Birley red, Hopefield green, Thornebridge yellow, Winfield blue. I was in Birley.

hiya my wife went to frechvill and lived next door to Colin and David Marchall on silkstone cresant here name then was Pat Halliday bye far now

Hi I am so old Silkstone Cresent was a Corn Field and we used to walk through the fields to Hackenthorpe Village (no Hackenthorpe, Barsgreen or Birley and I am only 61!!!)
gosh I am old!

i remember miss green she warmed my hand,i came of the crescent remember colin and dave also the marshals on the same road

my wife went to Frecheville between 1960 and 1964 she remembers Mr Furness (English) as being her favorite teacher Miss Green,Mr and Mrs Bennett.Mr Peters.Miss Davis,Mrs Boddy,and Mr Slater .She was in Wingfield house Her name was Kathleen Murray then

Hi, your wife didn't have a sister called Janet and Brother called Brian by
any chance and live on Basegreen. As Janet was in My class and we went to
her house to hear her brother practice with his 'band' we met up years later. He turned up at Marsh Lane school as the Headmaster!
as for Mr Furness!!! He was the reason I did not stay on at school, he had a very mean streak. Miss Green only died last year age 98. Miss Turner was my favourite and also my form teacher. I have some great memories of
Frecheville school.

I Remember Mr.furness As A Big Flirt! Miss Green Had The Mean Streak, I Was So Afraid Of Her! Mr. Slater Who Taught Us Science (he Was A Bit Scary But Very Smart) Mr. Curren Was Our Math Teacher, He Had Red Hair And Was A Short Man Who We Nick-named 'tich' Curren Since His Father Also Was At The School. My Name Was Janet Higgins Then And I Have A Twin Sister Who Wore Glasses Called Linds, We Left Sheffield In 1965 To Come To Canada. Visit Sheffield As Often As I Can...........always A Yorkshire Lass At Heart!

Hi Ian what was your wife's name

My wife was Kathleen Murray and lived on Silkstone Crescent left school in 1964 Go back sometimes as we live in Scotland now .She was a bit shocked at the changes no school left now

:smile: I, my name is Avril i went to frechville schl from 1959/61 i remember the teachers names that are mentioned on this site. mainly miss green i felt the sting in her tail twice. I also have a twin brother called Phillip and he felt it more than twice. but she was a good/fair teacher. :thumbsup:

My wife was Kathleen Murray and lived on Silkstone Crescent left school in 1964 Go back sometimes as we live in Scotland now .She was a bit shocked at the changes no school left now

did kathleens dad live in the square near the marshalls. next to mr phillips?

hello Ian s my wife lived on silkstone crescent as well she moved to pitsmoor in late 50s ealrly 60s her nams was Pat Halliday we now live in scarborough i used train for football at frechville for intake sports Pat lived next door to the marchalls bye

here are a few names my wife remembers of silkstone crescent and frechville ssiimmonites peter and brother then the carrigans christinn and sister janice wilson colin and david marshall janic crookes susan ian micheal knight kathleen hartley and christine backhouse as i said before my wifes name was patrica halliday she lived at no 44 by

my wife lived on the other side of road no 47 next door to Knights .Remembers janice Crookes

ians did kathleen have a bother bye

yes a brother Alan

here are a few names my wife remembers of silkstone crescent and frechville ssiimmonites peter and brother then the carrigans christinn and sister janice wilson colin and david marshall janic crookes susan ian micheal knight kathleen hartley and christine backhouse as i said before my wifes name was patrica halliday she lived at no 44 by

i remember all these people!! colin and david marshall are my uncles

are you jaquelines son then bye

Cant help with memories of Frechevill school but was just woundering if anyone remembers my late father Jack Myers he attended in the late 50s. I believe he lived on the corner of Silkstone cresent. His father was called Albert and mun Alise Myers, albert worked for the council when they were called Sheffield city engineers. Hope some one can help.

hi, just joined the forum and found this thread. i attended frecheville left '75. my brother also went to frecheville hes 6yrs older than me. we lived on silkstonecrescent and i remember most of names.

my name was bingham in those days. brothers were roy, michael and john also got an older sister doreen

Name dos'nt ring any bells We were the Holloway family living at top of Sikstone on Birley Moor Rd I left Frecheville in 62 to go to Carter Lodge and i am now 60yrs of age

we lived at 62 i'm a bit younger only 50!

you lived in the square didnt you? next door to spriggs?

Hi, my mum went to this school and was the swimming captain her name then was Ellen Woodcock... Does anybody remember her?It was in the 50's ....

I remember Miss Green Mr Slater Mr Lancaster Mr Bastick Mr and Mrs Bennet. Was a good aall round school

yes we did

my brother John Woodcock also went to Frecheville School he is a bit younger than me. As was said thornbridge house always came up tops for the sports

oh yes I was there in the late 1950s. I remember all the teacher mentioned . I was one of the many who were moved to the new birkey school when it opened. lots of memories on this thread.

Did you attend Frecheville Secondary Modern School in the mid 1950s, if so, what are your memories?

I went to Frecheville school from the beginning of 1957 to 1958 and got more
stick from "Greeny" than anybody. I remember Mr. Slater, he had the lab and
gave gardening and came to school in a Ford Consul. Mr Dyson was the woodwork teacher and Mr. Bastek the music teacher. Old Bennett the head, used to dish out the stick and it was very embarassing if you happened to be on the caning list for the morning assembly. After the stick, you usually had to stand alongside the little kids until assembly was over. His wife gave art and was OK.
Then there was " Bullet" (named because of the shape of his head) who gave geography. The boy`s sports teacher also used to dish out the stick and I remember
getting four of the best for making a noise in the showers after somebody
had slapped me in a very sensitive place. There were never questions asked.
The funny thing about getting the cane was, you never knew how many
strokes you were going to get, and you didn´t dare ask !!!

I was "educated " at Frecheville from 57 to 61. Mr Mallinder was the Geography teacher and Mr Stenton took boys' sports.
Does anyone remember the Christmas concerts? Every class had to provide a 5 - 10 minute slot of entertainment. In 1958 one group of pupils formed a skiffle band ( complete with guitars, washboard and tea chest bass) and sang " Tom Dooley". It brought the house down, much to the dismay of the teachers- although I'm sure some of them enjoyed it !
Did anyone go on trips abroard with school? Switzerland and Belgium come to mind.

Hi echo beach, you´re jogging my memory now!
Unfortunately I don´t remember the Christmas concerts but I do remember a "Greeny"
incident during the Christmas dinner in the canteen. There were extra helpings of Christ.
pudding to be had and I had too much too much and could not join in the hip, hip, hurray
bit for the staff. Miss Green dot not miss a thing so she had me come to the front and
called all sorts of names at the same time prodding me with her finger. It´s the only time
I wished I could have been sick !
Ray ( Hookie) Hancock went to Switzerland with the school but I cannot rember the year,
but either 57 or 58. Unfortunately he got knocked down and killed on Birley Moor Road
about 15 years ago.
PS I have a photo of the school´s mixed swimming team. We all swam in a gala at Cresswell baths.

Anyone remember Mrs Body - the Cookery teacher - she was like a stick insect and about as interesting! My mate Lynne and I had to wallpaper the dining area in the cooking room and we put the wallpaper on upside down - she swore we had done it on purpose - as if !! we did go in the stock room and eat the dried fruit though- oh we were so 'copped' one day by miss Green, we were having a crafty fag in the girls loo and Hillary passed it the wrong way under the partition- guess who to? Yep miss Green - my hand was read for days.

Miss Green, need I say more.

Sorry to hear Miss Green has died, I liked her

I remember Miss Green Mr Slater Mr Lancaster Mr Bastick Mr and Mrs Bennet. Was a good aall round school

Mr Bastick was Music teacher and used to give you housepoints if you had your own pen, He was a character, went to live in Shropshire when he retired

Are you the same age as me? I am 64 in June or are you in the same age group as my hsband Kenneth Hollingsworth? Hazel Carr was in his class and I know they meet up at the Bridge in.

Miss Green was a cruel horrible teacher

Yes she was, but Oh boy did you remember what she taught you? Both me and my husband both do - her favourite "If a things worth doing, It's worth doing well" was often heard in our house when my kids were little and we still say it today, then add 'Miss Green Frecheville School' Some of the boys (my friends!!) threw me and my friend Lynne in Frecheville pond one lunchtime and Jim Greensmith (no longer with us) dobbed us in and the next morning in assemble Miss green said" the two gilrls who were 'Swimming!' in The pond yesterday, report to my office - more red hands - well you never dobbed friends in did you? I am sure it was her that cause my bad joints in my hands!!

did you know colin and david marshall?

David Marshall seem familiar were they the Marshall Bros off Lister Way. Mr Sharpe also was a good Maths teacher he always ket his walking stick on his desk and came in handy for getting everyones attention when we were talking instead of doing the lesson . I was in the swimming Team and would love to see the pics you have as mine are all lost ty

Are you the same age as me? I am 64 in June or are you in the same age group as my hsband Kenneth Hollingsworth? Hazel Carr was in his class and I know they meet up at the Bridge in.

If you mean me I'm 68

if you mean me i'm 68

hi david i am 68 years old too i kind of remeber a david bowler in my class a lad with blond hair but could be wrong let me know pls

hi david i am 68 years old too i kind of remeber a david bowler in my class a lad with blond hair but could be wrong let me know pls
i have now relocated back to sheffield to be near family

Anyone remember Ian Hamilton and John Eyre

Anyone remember Ian Hamilton and John Eyre

Yes Linda, I do remember John Eyre, if it's the same lad who used to live on Base Green Close. He moved with his family to Somerset, I think, when his parents took charge of a village pub down there. Subsequently, whilst on holiday we called in to see them and had a game of skittles. The pub had a skittle alley at the back and it was a popular pastime in the area - along with drinking cider!

Think Ian Hamilton lived on Frecheville and was in my year at school I am 64 this year. think he palled about with Pete Hides.

Thanks for that anything on Ian Hamilton was his best friend and many moons ago my boyfriend

I will ask all my friends if anyone has any more info on him for you. We always treasure teenage 'loves'.

Thank you would be nice to find out what happened to him

No problem. Hazel (nee Orio) and I'm 64 this year.

Hi. I was at Frecheville from 1953 - 1960 and then went to Chesterfield Tech to get some O levels.
I lived on Basegreen Close at number 19 about 50 yards down from John Eyre. He and I stole into the Rex Cinema when we were 13 to see the Wizard of Oz!! It was the first time I'd smoked a Woodbine. I was violently ill. Anyone from my class?
Janice Higgins, Vivian Hayes, Vicky Roberts, Heather Campbell (funny how I only seem to remember the girls...)

Miss Green was tough but inspiriational to me. She made me read books (Biggles was my first)
Mr Furness I always remember because we were discussing the universe and he asked who made GOD? At 12 years old this is a very disturbing question.
Mr Sharpe for maths had a bad limp.
Mr Bennett in art class I remember the potato prints
Also remember
Pirates at Xmas, ringing the school bell, being thrown in the gorse bushes, drawing a picture for maths class and getting 3 house points, getting caned. Many times
Happy days

Do you remember Ken Hollingsworth lived on Basefreen drive and Dicky Crookes, they were in the school football team?

Sorry don't remember Ken but Dick Crooks (Crookes) went to Chesterfield tech with me after 1960. He was in a production of Merchant of Venice there, I think he played Salerno I played Shylock. We had a mutual mate called Jack Mason who lived on Lister Ave. He died in Germany in a car crash in 1966. RIP.

Dickie (Richard when being posh!) is a big friend of our and we still keep in touch on a regular basis. He just Never changes and is still as daft as ever.
and Oh I think we all got in at the Rex free at some time or other, 'The boys' would climb through the loo window and then open the bottom fire door for the girls - well until 'torchy' spotted us and we all got thrown out.

Sorry don't remember Ken but Dick Crooks (Crookes) went to Chesterfield tech with me after 1960. He was in a production of Merchant of Venice there, I think he played Salerno I played Shylock. We had a mutual mate called Jack Mason who lived on Lister Ave. He died in Germany in a car crash in 1966. RIP.

I remember seeing that production of The Merchant of Venice at the Civic Theatre. The scene changes consisted of altering the number gondola poles that could be seen. ie 3 in one scene & 5 in the next. LOL.
I can recall you as Shylock and Jack playing a part but not Dick Crookes.
Also, I thought Jack's tragic accident happened in early 67 not 66 as I thought he was 21 when he was killed. His 21st birthday was Nov 66. My recollections could be wrong, however. It's a long time ago.
Dick,did you also spend some time in Darmstadt with Jack? If so, when was that?

Echo

Duplicate posting, sorry.

Hi echo

Yes I went to Darmstadt with Chesterfield Tech people. I remember Langalouie (?) and eating pizza for the first time. I also visited Jack in Germany later on when I was posted to Rheindahlen in 1965. Jack Mason was always a wow with the ladies. He had my undying admiration! The last time I saw him was in Darmstadt I think. He was having women troubles then.