Ecclesfield Comprehensive School,before it was modernised !!!!!!

I did I spent my first 2 years in the unmodernised Ecclesfield and my last 3 years in the modernised building. Why?

just eager to know how many people are on the forum that attended ecco school,I went there the today and was totally amazed how much it had changed...never really took much notice b4 today

I left there 1979 thank god hated the place.:gag:

never knew you went to school bikertec.. lol hope your ok .mistyxx

never knew you went to school bikertec.. lol hope your ok .mistyxxBloody cheek :hihi: thats why I walked to school or not as the case was :thumbsup: :hihi: :hihi:

A quick search on your postings now I know who you are Hi sweatheart.

I went to Ecclesfield (Sometimes)

I actually got sent out of class that many times, that when i went to the school re-union, only the cleaners recognised me.

I left in 1975.

I was there between Sept 1973 and July 1978.

I left in 1979 before all the alterations :o that is so many years ago :(

Me too. 69 to 74

thanks for the reply's to all of you...just curious :thumbsup:

When I was there it was still called Ecclesfield Grammar, I left in 1966.
Still in touch with two ex classmates, we had a reunion in may this year- first time we had met in almost twenty years.
I still have the class photo from the first form in 1961

When I was there it was still called Ecclesfield Grammar, I left in 1966.
Still in touch with two ex classmates, we had a reunion in may this year- first time we had met in almost twenty years.
I still have the class photo from the first form in 1961
o thats great...if you go to the school now you wouldnt believe your eyes....the modernisation is amazing..its like a bloody maze...my sense of direction is normally quite good but visiting the school again certainly put me to the test...and i lost completely:hihi:

I went to Ecclesfield School too, left 1986.

Is anyone able to post some up to date photos of the school?

there is a website for Ecclesfield school that has photos on and message boards etc.

It's www.esvc.freeserve.co.uk

o thats great...if you go to the school now you wouldnt believe your eyes....the modernisation is amazing..its like a bloody maze...my sense of direction is normally quite good but visiting the school again certainly put me to the test...and i lost completely:hihi:

We actually spent most of the first two years in the school on Ecclesfield High St (Ecclesfield Junior?) which was being used as an annexe for Echo Grammar while the main school was was being renovated. They built the Science Block in 1963 if I remember correctly.
We used to get called 'Grammar Grubs' by the Colley Secondary Modern pupils, they didn't like us very much. :D
I did actually call in the school a few years ago but it was closed for holidays.
I went up the drive to the old building and got this horrible feeling that I was being watched by some ghostly spectre from my past. Silly I know but I got out of there real quick

We used to get called 'Grammar Grubs' by the Colley Secondary Modern pupils, they didn't like us very much.

It's only because we could read and write and we did not have our knuckles trailing on the floor. :hihi:

It's only because we could read and write and we did not have our knuckles trailing on the floor. :hihi:

Very true. Colley imates were not the sharpest tools in the box.
I thnk I spotted one of them in 'Deliverance' playing a banjo.

Very true. Colley imates were not the sharpest tools in the box.
I thnk I spotted one of them in 'Deliverance' playing a banjo.

You only have to look at the headmaster HERE (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/viking99/forums/spaz.jpg)

You only have to look at the headmaster HERE (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/viking99/forums/spaz.jpg)

Hee hee - handsome chap. Also take a look at the photo in the 'Colley Outing" thread if any further proof is needed.
The head at Ecco when I was there was 'Chesh' Jennings. Wonderful gentleman, unlike some of the sadistic male teachers that I always seemed to get. 'Ogi' Jennet being the worst by far. He should have been in the Gestapo.

when i was there the head was called Mr Sanders....i met him quite a few times....lol:hihi: When i went not so long ago Miss Pitt who took english recognised me...OMG i couldnt believe it she hasnt changed at all...she is still as pretty as she always were..and Mr Howarth recognised me too..i used to have a crush on him:gag:

I've contributed to the esvc website in the past; but they don't have any really up to date photos. I also remember Mr Jennet and the fear he instilled!

I've contributed to the esvc website in the past; but they don't have any really up to date photos. I also remember Mr Jennet and the fear he instilled!

Ogi was the most obnoxious guy I have ever come across.
The best teacher in my day was 'Ug' Cornwell (history and rugby) top bloke.
And the legendary Gabby Hayes, what a guy!.

The mad sadistic, teachers were
Robinson (French)
Boggy Marsh (Maths)
Hapgood (Maths)
Moss (PE)
Sutton (Chemistry)
The female teachers were great though, Miss Norfolk, Mrs Winfield, Miss (wobs) Webster.
Rob Tomlinson ruins the ESVC site, he is very helpful if anybody needs any info.

I left in 1980. Must have bumped into you a few times, Mick.

Form teachers: Miss Coltman (Mrs Knibbs), Mr Malham, then Mr King.

I was at Ecco from 75-81, I could have left in 1980, but Maggie had just closed down everything and I had the choice of a YTS scheme or standing for hours around Lound Side Unemployment office, so I stayed on for an extra year

If it's St John Fletcher, you'll remember my brother Tim.

If it's St John Fletcher, you'll remember my brother Tim.

Yes it's me ... What was Tim's last name .... Age and beer has taken it's toll on the memory

StJohn

I went to ecclesfield comp also, i left in 1977 and skipped all the way down the drive :hihi: , i remember Mr Jennings, Mr Glen and Mr Howarth ohhh wish i was better with names. :|

If it's St John Fletcher, you'll remember my brother Tim.Hi Ant I left the year before you, I remember Mr King a bloody good history teacher. And Mr Knibbs.:thumbsup:

StJohn, my brother's name is Tim Atkin. Mine was Tony at school (though I don't think I hung around with your crowd much). Picked up the nickname Ant soon after I left, which kinda stuck. It gets confusing - I'm also called Anthony by another crowd. We were both in the rugby and athletic teams, if that helps.

Mick, was that a different Mr King? I think yours may well have been the bell-ringing dude. Mine was a slim, quiet spoken fella. I can't remember what he taught as he was just my form teacher.

Mr Knibbs never taught me either, but I remember him as being a likeable bloke.

Anyone remember Hoggy Jennett? He was one scarey German teacher. He was known to throw plastic waste bins at people who weren't giving him 100% attention. I remember Mrs Quine as well. She was my first year art teacher, and her eyes weren't quite - well, parallel, if you know what I mean. She'd point at a girl to the right of the class, and shout "You boy!" whilst her eyes were looking at

a) a boy to the left of the class, and
b) the fire extinguisher.

Bloody confusing.

[QUOTE=Ant]StJohn, my brother's name is Tim Atkin. Mine was Tony at school (though I don't think I hung around with your crowd much). Picked up the nickname Ant soon after I left, which kinda stuck. It gets confusing - I'm also called Anthony by another crowd. We were both in the rugby and athletic teams, if that helps.

Hi Tony, Yes I remember both you and your brother, I was in the rugby team with Tim. Sadly I'm not in touch with anyone from my school days. The only person I saw after school was a guy called Andrew Pell, and he ended up killing himself.

Yeah, I remember hearing about Andrew's death. Didn't know the guy, but it was sad to hear of. I remember him dating a really pretty girl in the year above me.

Frazer Belafonte (remember him?) appeared on a tv documentary in 2000 about the eclipse. Some project he was doing with Sheffield Uni, as I recall. I've been in contact with Debras Jarvis & Lee, Angela Raw, Morag Jackson and Helen Dakin since leaving. And that's about it! It seems we're both out of touch.

Yeah, I remember hearing about Andrew's death. Didn't know the guy, but it was sad to hear of. I remember him dating a really pretty girl in the year above me.

Frazer Belafonte (remember him?) appeared on a tv documentary in 2000 about the eclipse. Some project he was doing with Sheffield Uni, as I recall. I've been in contact with Debras Jarvis & Lee, Angela Raw, Morag Jackson and Helen Dakin since leaving. And that's about it! It seems we're both out of touch.

I remember all the girls names, they were all in my class...... Sadly back then girls frightened the crap out of me so I probably never said more than half a dozen words to them throughout school

i left there erm 2004, wish i was back there it was a right laugh, got to say though i prefered the old building much better v3ctra and eldeykam or whatever his name is on here also left with me that year

I wish i was back there.We had some good laughs locking Mr Hewwitt in the music classroom,if anyone can remember him.He was Scottish !!!(i think)
I keep telling my daughter who is due to leave there in July."once you have been left school 3 years you will wish you were back" For me that is very true.I think your school days are the best days of your life.

Wheateruk.
You will probably know my daughter,:D

v3crta, if you went there,you might know her too?

I went to Ecco for 2 years between 1985 and 1987. stopped on to do my A'levels having previously been at yewlands.

Best 2 school years I had. Took Geography just to go on the week long field trip to Bridport. The most beer I've ever drunk in a week!

Teachers I can recall are Mr Walsh and Mr Howard - English
Johnny Moss- PE
Mrs Skidmore (Great Name) - Geography

Still see all my old mates from Ecco days.

Jim:thumbsup:

I went to Ecco for 2 years between 1985 and 1987. stopped on to do my A'levels having previously been at yewlands.

Best 2 school years I had. Took Geography just to go on the week long field trip to Bridport. The most beer I've ever drunk in a week!

Teachers I can recall are Mr Walsh and Mr Howard - English
Johnny Moss- PE
Mrs Skidmore (Great Name) - Geography

Still see all my old mates from Ecco days.

Jim:thumbsup:

Hi Jim.
I left there in 1989.I can remember Mr Howarth too.I saw him not so long ago.and yeah hes still got that tash:hihi:
Mr Knibbs was there oh gosh who else??? eeerrrmmm
Miss Skidmore-Maths
Mr Smith-French
Mr Cooke-Geology
Mr Warhurst-English
Miss Sobienski-History
Mr Hewwitt-Music
Mr Lidster-Rural Studies
Miss Pitt-English-----she hasn't changed a bit,i look older than her:mad:
Mr King-Motorcycling
Miss Dunn-P.E
Mrs Sanderson-Home Economics
Mrs Hutton-Maths
Mr Rooker was head of our year.
Mr anders was head of school.
I can't really remember anymore!!!!

Hi Jim.
I left there in 1989.I can remember Mr Howarth too.I saw him not so long ago.and yeah hes still got that tash:hihi:
Mr Knibbs was there oh gosh who else??? eeerrrmmm
Miss Skidmore-Maths
Mr Smith-French
Mr Cooke-Geology
Mr Warhurst-English
Miss Sobienski-History
Mr Hewwitt-Music
Mr Lidster-Rural Studies
Miss Pitt-English-----she hasn't changed a bit,i look older than her:mad:
Mr King-Motorcycling
Miss Dunn-P.E
Mrs Sanderson-Home Economics
Mrs Hutton-Maths
Mr Rooker was head of our year.
Mr anders was head of school.
I can't really remember anymore!!!!

I can tell you one youv'e missed. Andy Morris (Woodwork Teacher)
He taught me back in 1975 and he is still going strong.

I spent a good 1/2 hour with him the other week just going over old times. Top Bloke.

Hi Jim.
I left there in 1989.I can remember Mr Howarth too.I saw him not so long ago.and yeah hes still got that tash:hihi:
Mr Knibbs was there oh gosh who else??? eeerrrmmm
Miss Skidmore-Maths
Mr Smith-French
Mr Cooke-Geology
Mr Warhurst-English
Miss Sobienski-History
Mr Hewwitt-Music
Mr Lidster-Rural Studies
Miss Pitt-English-----she hasn't changed a bit,i look older than her:mad:
Mr King-Motorcycling
Miss Dunn-P.E
Mrs Sanderson-Home Economics
Mrs Hutton-Maths
Mr Rooker was head of our year.
Mr anders was head of school.
I can't really remember anymore!!!!

i left in '90

a few more to add to that list

mr ellin - sports
mr peters - french
mr higginbottom - english
mr brazell - history
mr lister - spanish (went on to be a magizine editor for the likes of the nme etc)

many more when i can get my memory working :hihi:

I can tell you one youv'e missed. Andy Morris (Woodwork Teacher)
He taught me back in 1975 and he is still going strong.

I spent a good 1/2 hour with him the other week just going over old times. Top Bloke.

Yep i remember Mr Morris.He once play hell with me for using a file to file my seg in my shoe:hihi:

Northernsoul.
I remember Mr Higginbottom,and Mr Brazil ( only because i was taller than him):gag:

Mr Guest, wow he was gorgeous, he drove a little sports car ( I think it was a TR7 or a TVR ) we did a sponsered walk once and he was giving lifts home to tired pupils, I was tempted but decided the miles i had already walked would be wasted. I bet he's bald now all the best ones go bald!! I can still see him in his football strip.

By the way I had been sponsered at 2p per mile but cunningly changed them to half p's on form and made a bit of profit. I was in the final year the minibus they were trying to buy was no good to me!

My favorite teacher's were Tony Smith and Mr Templeman, he used to smoke in the corridor as he taught us.

Did anyone go to Warren Junior & Enfants school ?

Mr Guest, wow he was gorgeous, he drove a little sports car ( I think it was a TR7 or a TVR ) we did a sponsered walk once and he was giving lifts home to tired pupils, I was tempted but decided the miles i had already walked would be wasted. I bet he's bald now all the best ones go bald!! I can still see him in his football strip.

By the way I had been sponsered at 2p per mile but cunningly changed them to half p's on form and made a bit of profit. I was in the final year the minibus they were trying to buy was no good to me!

My favorite teacher's were Tony Smith and Mr Templeman, he used to smoke in the corridor as he taught us.

Mr Guest was the maths teacher if i'm right....no he isn't bald he hasn't changed at all.I see him in Asda quite regular in Chapeltown.

OH i saw Mr Rooker at tea time today taking his little dog for a walk in Highgreen.near the junction on to the A61.I had my window down and my sunglasses on:hihi: OMG he recognised me and waved,then shouted" nice car"I was gobsmacked.He hasnt changed at all either.

I went to Ecclesfield comp left in 76, Mrs Baxter was my form teacher for 3 years, Mr King taught me to ring hand and church bells! Mr Templeman was great taught biology, Mr David Mathews was my art teacher, thought he was wonderful, anyone know where he went when he left the school?:)

When I was there it was still called Ecclesfield Grammar, I left in 1966.
Still in touch with two ex classmates, we had a reunion in may this year- first time we had met in almost twenty years.
I still have the class photo from the first form in 1961


I left Ecclesfield Grammar in 1969, and recently came across their website

http://www.esvc.freeserve.co.uk/

some great old photos on there, well worth a look

Ecclesfield Comprehensive School,before it was modernised !!!!!!

I was there 1991 - 1995.

Hi Jim.
I left there in 1989.I can remember Mr Howarth too.I saw him not so long ago.and yeah hes still got that tash:hihi:
Mr Knibbs was there oh gosh who else??? eeerrrmmm
Miss Skidmore-Maths
Mr Smith-French
Mr Cooke-Geology
Mr Warhurst-English
Miss Sobienski-History
Mr Hewwitt-Music
Mr Lidster-Rural Studies
Miss Pitt-English-----she hasn't changed a bit,i look older than her:mad:
Mr King-Motorcycling
Miss Dunn-P.E
Mrs Sanderson-Home Economics
Mrs Hutton-Maths
Mr Rooker was head of our year.
Mr anders was head of school.
I can't really remember anymore!!!!

Miss Skidmore - Geography when i was there
Mr Smith - French, bits of spittle at the corners of is mouth
Miss Pitt - English, she hasn't changed a bit (great teacher)

Mr Aston - Science

I was there 1991 - 1995.

I just left before you started there then.I left in 1989.:thumbsup:

Oh happy days !!!!!
Can anyone remember Miss Parkin,she was the art teacher.
I always remember her by how long her hair was,it was a beautiful red and litterally touched the back of her knees,she used to iron it on the ironing board:loopy:

I`m at ecco now in my last year my dad and uncle both went to ecco too. Its funny to read that some teaches that have met you are teaching me.
Mr knibbs left a in my 3rd year
Mr Warhurst is a drama teacher
miss Sobienski is my RE teacher
Ms Pitt was my dads teacher and still teaches english
Ms Hutton teaches P.e
Mr Howeth was my english teacher before he retired
Mr Morris was one of the best woodwork teachers tought me and my dad
There are a lot of teacher that have been there a while.
My dads name was Dean Crookes and his brother was called Steven you might have known them.

I`m at ecco now in my last year my dad and uncle both went to ecco too. Its funny to read that some teaches that have met you are teaching me.
Mr knibbs left a in my 3rd year
Mr Warhurst is a drama teacher
miss Sobienski is my RE teacher
Ms Pitt was my dads teacher and still teaches english
Ms Hutton teaches P.e
Mr Howeth was my english teacher before he retired
Mr Morris was one of the best woodwork teachers tought me and my dad
There are a lot of teacher that have been there a while.
My dads name was Dean Crookes and his brother was called Steven you might have known them.

Hi Miss_Raven
How old are your dad & uncle.Although the names don't ring a bell to me.

erm my dad is 39 and my uncle would have been 35 but he died about 5 years ago :confused:

erm my dad is 39 and my uncle would have been 35 but he died about 5 years ago :confused:
I dont think i knew your dad,he's slightly older than me.
I'm very sorry to hear about your uncle,i possibly could have known him,he is around my age.but im better with faces than names.

I was at Ecclesfield Grammar in 1950. All the masters wore caps and gowns and most carried canes. Frightening.

I was at Ecclesfield Grammar in 1950. All the masters wore caps and gowns and most carried canes. Frightening.

Mmmmm pity its not like that now:hihi:

:D hey beamer i'm suprised you can remember all the teachers names with how many times you wagged school:hihi:

I was at Ecclesfield Grammar in 1950. All the masters wore caps and gowns and most carried canes. Frightening.
Might have been growing Kidney beans like.

If only Viking. I can't remember the french masters name but his gown used to billow out as he marched round the quad'. He used to frighten me to death. He looked to me like some vampiric being swishing his cane as he strode. I was never punished by him and I can't remember him ever using it on a pupil but the very sight of him and the way he used to thrash it down on his desk for emphasis was terrifying. On the other hand the Headmaster (Mr Harrison I think) wore his gown but always looked bevevolent.

If only Viking. I can't remember the french masters name but his gown used to billow out as he marched round the quad'. He used to frighten me to death. He looked to me like some vampiric being swishing his cane as he strode. I was never punished by him and I can't remember him ever using it on a pupil but the very sight of him and the way he used to thrash it down on his desk for emphasis was terrifying. On the other hand the Headmaster (Mr Harrison I think) wore his gown but always looked bevevolent.
I got the Cane for just knocking a chair over by accident in a rush to get in the queue for dinner. PS I used to live here when it was just a field.:hihi:

I was always in trouble for not wearing the school uniform. We were very poor and just couldn't afford one. Mr Harrison was very understanding and used to give me used clothes. My biggest embarrasment was having to wear my stepfathers shirt dyed red (Churchill house I think) for rugby. It rained heavily and all the red dye came out. Terrible times.

Knew I was right - after seeing the buses there I think EVERYONE went to Ecclesfield Comp.!

:D hey beamer i'm suprised you can remember all the teachers names with how many times you wagged school:hihi:
Errrmmmm i'll have ya know i only wagged school once and got bloody caught.:loopy: Never did it again after that.I was too frightened to:hihi:

Errrmmmm i'll have ya know i only wagged school once and got bloody caught.:loopy: Never did it again after that.I was too frightened to:hihi:
I got sent out of class so many times, that when I went to the school re-union, only the cleaners recognised me!

I got sent out of class so many times, that when I went to the school re-union, only the cleaners recognised me!

I set off a fire extinguisher whilst serving a 'Merit Half-Day' and lost my Merit Half for the next term

Mr Guest, wow he was gorgeous, he drove a little sports car ( I think it was a TR7 or a TVR ) we did a sponsered walk once and he was giving lifts home to tired pupils, I was tempted but decided the miles i had already walked would be wasted. I bet he's bald now all the best ones go bald!! I can still see him in his football strip.

By the way I had been sponsered at 2p per mile but cunningly changed them to half p's on form and made a bit of profit. I was in the final year the minibus they were trying to buy was no good to me!

My favorite teacher's were Tony Smith and Mr Templeman, he used to smoke in the corridor as he taught us.


I did that sponsored walk as well. June 1978 wasn't it?

I did that sponsored walk as well. June 1978 wasn't it?
We did a sponsored 14 mile walk to raise funds for a minibus. 1971.

My husband went to ecclesfield, he left in 1982-83ish

Ah can't believe I've only just found this!

I only left in 2004 but brought back memories with the teachers!

How could anybody fancy Mr Guest! He was horrible to me, making me do maths grrr :hihi: nice guy really though!

Has nobody mentioned Ms Bowring the drama teacher! She was the best in the world, I loved her!!

Did anybody leave 1997? I remember some of my mates from nip school went to Ecco, I wasn't allowed to go :huh:

I did that sponsored walk as well. June 1978 wasn't it?I did that walk aswell, including walking to school and walking home. If I remember correctly down past the old quarry, towards chapel road, then up to greno woods, along to wortley, down to Westwood?, through high green, then back to Ecclesfield, seemed a lot longer than 14miles.:confused: :hihi: :hihi:

Wodabout Mr Glen, he was a fullweight C**T, he tried to punch me in the nutts because I lost my PE kit

http://www.esvc.freeserve.co.uk/

The above link may rekindle some recollections of Ecclesfield days?

My cousin used to work there. Her name is Janet Haddock. Another cousin's husband teaches there. His name is Stephen Carter.

We did a sponsored 14 mile walk to raise funds for a minibus. 1971.

The next one was May 1977, not 1978 !!

I went there.Left around 78 I think.
I remember Mr Glen, and your right he was a sadistic c**t.He also used to perv over us teenage girls, often coming into the changing rooms when we were having enforced showers.If girls were queing up to go in a classroom or whatever, he'd try to embarass lads by making them drop on the spot and do loads of press ups.
Can remember Miss Wood too, having to do PE , scottish country dancing in our knickers, it's bloody shameful when you're 13 or 14, I'm sure they'd be hauled before a judge for less nowadays!
I remember when the bell used to go at the end of the day, there was such a horrible crush to get on the buses home!

went to ecclesfield between 72-77,thing i remember most is when the girls went on strike in about 73/74 because of comments by the head of girls,
It made the headlines of The Star that evening, very funny:hihi::hihi:

anyone else remember this?

went to ecclesfield between 72-77,thing i remember most is when the girls went on strike in about 73/74 because of comments by the head of girls,
It made the headlines of The Star that evening, very funny:hihi::hihi:

anyone else remember this?

Oh yeah, I remember that, I think 'Miss Wood' was the culprit if I remember rightly.She was forced to apologise before anyone went back to school!!:hihi:

Oh yeah, I remember that, I think 'Miss Wood' was the culprit if I remember rightly.She was forced to apologise before anyone went back to school!!:hihi:

I thought it was Mrs Eaton - senior mistress................

I thought it was Mrs Eaton - senior mistress................

Oh God, it might have been , they've both blurred into one on my mind now!!

I can remember Sir Cliff Richard paying a visit to school in '73, he came to play to the christian union in the Lady Mabel Hall, we were all stood outside trying to get a glimpse of him. I can vaguley remember him in an afghan coat with his guitar.

I joined the christian unoin after that, just incase he came back again, he never did though :(

i did to 1999 to 2004 it were the biggest lump of crap every

I can remember Sir Cliff Richard paying a visit to school in '73, he came to play to the christian union in the Lady Mabel Hall, we were all stood outside trying to get a glimpse of him. I can vaguley remember him in an afghan coat with his guitar.

I joined the christian unoin after that, just incase he came back again, he never did though :(

I remember this and was really furious that Cliff Richard was allowed to come, and not my heart throb of the time, David Bowie!!!

Did anybody leave 1997? I remember some of my mates from nip school went to Ecco, I wasn't allowed to go :huh:

Count that as a blessing.

Ecclesfield Comprehensive School,before it was modernised !!!!!!



I went there - 1985 - 1990

French - Mr Price (Square Head)
Form Teacher - Mr Lister & Mr Cork
Science - Mr Smith (the mad one!)
Maths - Miss Brentnall
English - Mr Warhurst
Business Studies - Mr Carter

1976 - 1981 ............... :)

Did anybody leave 1997? I remember some of my mates from nip school went to Ecco, I wasn't allowed to go :huh:

i left in 1997!!

i left in 1997 and my form teacher was mr morris.what a great guy.

I left there in 1978, if I'm honest I cant remember all that much about it apart from being bored silly, and hardly ever being there :blush:
I do however remember Mr Glenn with his "mega phone" shouting don't run, as we belted down the corridoors like a herd of stampeding steers :hihi:
And Miss Wood the games teacher hmm :rolleyes:
Does anyone remember the "school strike" ? resulting from Miss Wood saying that the girls looked like tarts in assembly? :hihi: even calendar was in attendance that evening...by gum it was a grand day :D

I was Ecco until 1988 after doing A levels there. Mr. Cork was my form teacher , ironic for a woodwork teacher to be called that, as well as Miss tea, the cookery teacher and Mr. Drake the history teacher. One of my favourite teachers was Mr. Blaikie who taught me English Lit and said I would struggle if I didn't knuckle down- it worked , I got an A at O level and a C at A level to prove a point !!

I left in 1988 (after giving up 1 year of sixth form, it must have been the boozy Bridport trip that did it!) and I now have a fear of large bottle green pe pants! Can anyone remember the sadistic games lessons in ice, snow, rain, wind etc and those bloody pants! I can remember my final year report and Miss Peters saying she would love to comment but seeing as I hadnt attended she couldnt! I much preferred making an egg cup holder in metal work! Blimey the skills we learnt......

I left there in 1978, if I'm honest I cant remember all that much about it apart from being bored silly, and hardly ever being there :blush:
I do however remember Mr Glenn with his "mega phone" shouting don't run, as we belted down the corridoors like a herd of stampeding steers :hihi:
And Miss Wood the games teacher hmm :rolleyes:
Does anyone remember the "school strike" ? resulting from Miss Wood saying that the girls looked like tarts in assembly? :hihi: even calendar was in attendance that evening...by gum it was a grand day :D
I was 1969 to 1975
It was Ma Heaton who called all the girls slags and tarts. Miss Woods was massive in my eyes. There were a strange collection of old school masters and new wave teachers. Daz Smith was special, but Malham was a full weight b******.
Science was Muff Potter, Mr T Smith and Mr Mellor and Harry Ridge who dropped half an ounce of pottassium in the water dish and it exploded onto the ceiling and just stuck there until it burned out. Another time Mr Mellor "missed" about 2 metres of magnesium ribbon which looked really pretty under the science block stairs when we set it alight.
Maths was Mrs Kunce and a Mr Williams, a big bloke who broke his nose playing against the Rugger first XV.....he heh.
Er, anyway
English was Howarth, he read some pretty dreary stuff and a really tiny woman who wore long skirts. Oh, and old Ma Gradden, who was quite prim and proper in a nice orderly way.
Geography was Yates (git), then Hedley Knibbs then Birkby fine tuned me into an O level.
History was Wing Nut Anderson who was infact a really nice guy.
My German tutor was Herr Shaddock and he would froth at the mouth when he got excited.
Nuff........too much....
We had a betting scam going under the science block stairs for the Wacky races.
My favourite was Bernie Middleton the woodwork teacher, I last saw him at Ladybower fishing and he told me he had one year to live due to inhaling wood dust for 40 years.
God, I could go on for ages...........
Oh, forgot, Games: Mike Cordon, top man, Mr Moss was the original "Casper, you moved, stand still when I take a penalty" but I think Mr Buck the maths teacher was the original model for Brian Glover's character in Kes. Mr Glen was not a nice person. I once sat the whole of the double French lesson after double games in the morning on a freezing cold winters day, with an imprint of the adaptor of a mitre ball at the side of my head, courtesy of a Mr Glen free kick from 2 yards away. I'd swing for him today as old as me might be, the b****d!

I was there between 73 and 78.I absolutely hated the place,most of the teachers and many of the trailer trash pupils from High green and Chapeltown.

Oh, and old Ma Gradden, who was quite prim and proper in a nice orderly way.
My German tutor was Herr Shaddock and he would froth at the mouth when he got excited.


GradWELL.

AH MR Shaddock,I was crap at german in his class,he was a nice bloke though and I have often thought that it would be nice to tell him that his efforts were not wasted and that I now speak german at least as fluently as he does/did!

Natürlich....
en ik spreke nu beter Nederlands dan Duits.....maar minder volkomen dan jou Duits spreken.
Funny how I never took to French, perhaps it was the teacher's fault...Malham just hated kids, which is a bit of a handicap when you work at a school....

Mr Middleton is alive and well - I saw him the ASDA a couple of weeks ago. I usually see him at the carboot sale at Grenoside ( the next one is on the 13th July ). My mother last saw Miss Gradwell at Miss Bennetts funeral recently.

Natürlich....
en ik spreke nu beter Nederlands dan Duits.....maar minder volkomen dan jou Duits spreken.
Funny how I never took to French, perhaps it was the teacher's fault...Malham just hated kids, which is a bit of a handicap when you work at a school....

Also mein deutsch ist naturlich nun ziemlich gut geworden,ich wohne ja mittlerweile über 24 jahren da,alles anders wäre nach so 'ne lange zeit etwas peinlich gell?
Holländisch kann ich zwar lesen aber nicht so gut sprechen.

Yes I was in Malham's form for a couple of years as well as him being french teacher.Grade A tw*t,couldn't stand him.

Natürlich....
en ik spreke nu beter Nederlands dan Duits.....maar minder volkomen dan jou Duits spreken.
Funny how I never took to French, perhaps it was the teacher's fault...Malham just hated kids, which is a bit of a handicap when you work at a school....

Helaas, een foutje! Ik spreek nu......

Yes, ah lass told me off as I'd sent it...

Mr Middleton is alive and well - I saw him the ASDA a couple of weeks ago. I usually see him at the carboot sale at Grenoside ( the next one is on the 13th July ). My mother last saw Miss Gradwell at Miss Bennetts funeral recently.

Great, happy about that. His story was quite grim when I last met him, so it was not as bad a picture as he actually painted to me. I still have a coffee table, a 3 legged stool and a bedside cabinet I made under his supervision. He is a real top man. I'd love to see him again so I might visit the Greno car boot.
"Toolbox correct Sir"

I was there between 73 and 78.I absolutely hated the place,most of the teachers and many of the trailer trash pupils from High green and Chapeltown.

Haha, I was one of them trailer trash pupils from High Green (1975-81), but I grew up, got me an education, a job and now I own me own trailer .... oh! and learned a few manners along the way.....

StJohn
Cincinnati

Haha, I was one of them trailer trash pupils from High Green (1975-81), but I grew up, got me an education, a job and now I own me own trailer .... oh! and learned a few manners along the way.....

StJohn
Cincinnati

StJohn - PM me with a contact e-mail address!! The system won't let me PM or mail you!! You will know me from the ESVC website!

A

StJohn - PM me with a contact e-mail address!! The system won't let me PM or mail you!! You will know me from the ESVC website!

A

I PM you, hoefully you get it.... love to catch up ..talk soon

Did anyone go to Warren Junior & Enfants school ?

I went to Warren School

We did a sponsored 14 mile walk to raise funds for a minibus. 1971.

I did that one :)

Remember most of the names mentioned but still tryint to remember the name of the Tiny English teacher who wore long skirts. The annoying thing is I can see her face but not her name..

Keep thinking mate. It was Miss.........
In 1972 we did a sponsored walk for Wendy Stainrod (Simons's sister) to buy her an kidney dyalisis machine. She sadly passed away not too long after. I'd just escaped from hospital myself after orthopaedic surgery and managed to get to the top of Bracken Hill before my legs packed in because I hadn't used my muscles for 6 months previously.

Remember most of the names mentioned but still tryint to remember the name of the Tiny English teacher who wore long skirts. The annoying thing is I can see her face but not her name..

What year? Mrs Adams up to 1980 or Miss Pitt after 1980 would fit the bill.

I was there between 73 and 78.I absolutely hated the place,most of the teachers and many of the trailer trash pupils from High green and Chapeltown.

I was there same time as you.Wonders who you are.....?:huh:

I was there from 89-94 can remember quite a few of them!

Form teachers over the years were Miss Skidmore, Mr Tunningley, and Mr Warhurst. For English had Ms Quigley and Mr Higginbottom. Maths was Mrs Hutton, Mr Williams (top bloke), then Miss Brentnall. Science was the fantastic Don Templeman (Mr T!), and later Mr Aston, Mr Milson and Mr West. Geography was taken by Miss Skidmore and Mrs West, while history was Mr Wood and Mr Drake. RE, Mr Tunningley, art was Mrs Griffiths and Miss Parkin, technology Mr Morris and Mr Guest while Spanish was Daz Smith and Mr Cook. PE Mr Ellin, Coach Anderson and Harry Smith, Drama Miss Franklin, rural studies was Mr Lister and Mr T, home economics Miss Kellet.

Erm, I think that's them all who taught me! Oh, headteacher: Mr Barnes ;-)

I was there same time as you.Wonders who you are.....?:huh:

Mark from Grenoside mate,who are you then ?
I must admit the place had it's good points,Josh King,Mr Shaddock,Mike Cordon,Mrs Gradwell (nice to hear that she is still going,anyone know how Shaddock is?).

Couldn't stand some of the teachers though,Malham,Mosson the geography teacher,Hewitt etc.

Remember Mr Spencer science teacher?
Keep thinking the little English teachers name began with C someting like claymore????
Did NOT like Mr Mosson Geography

Everybody in our class hated Mosson (a sort of Alvin Stardust clone with the personality of Pol Pot),we dreaded the three lesson monday afternoon geography session.

Mark from Grenoside mate,who are you then ?
I must admit the place had it's good points,Josh King,Mr Shaddock,Mike Cordon,Mrs Gradwell (nice to hear that she is still going,anyone know how Shaddock is?).

Couldn't stand some of the teachers though,Malham,Mosson the geography teacher,Hewitt etc.

Well, I'm female, I lived near Greno.Were you into punk and stuff?Did you live with your gran?

Well, I'm female, I lived near Greno.Were you into punk and stuff?Did you live with your gran?

I was/am into punk but I lived with my parents,were you a punkette ?

I was/am into punk but I lived with my parents,were you a punkette ?

Yep, I was a punkette!

Yep, I was a punkette!

Really,when ?
I was a punk between 1979 and 1984 in Sheff,then I came over here.If you were around then then I must know you,at least by sight.

Really,when ?
I was a punk between 1979 and 1984 in Sheff,then I came over here.If you were around then then I must know you,at least by sight.

Between 79 and 83 ! Why did WE never get a late bus put on for us like other areas did?I remember staggering up Halifax road and on to Wheel lane cos I'd walked home from the daizy or the limit and had spent my taxi fare !!!

Between 79 and 83 ! Why did WE never get a late bus put on for us like other areas did?I remember staggering up Halifax road and on to Wheel lane cos I'd walked home from the daizy or the limit and had spent my taxi fare !!!

I did that walk a good few times,I was going out with a punkette from fulwood in 1981 and sometimes even had to walk from there as her dad wouldn't let me stop,she is now a lab worker in York and we are still in touch !
There were late buses but they stopped at fox hill as I remember,I fell asleep p#ssed on them a few times and was woken up back at the depot!

Great, happy about that. His story was quite grim when I last met him, so it was not as bad a picture as he actually painted to me. I still have a coffee table, a 3 legged stool and a bedside cabinet I made under his supervision. He is a real top man. I'd love to see him again so I might visit the Greno car boot.
"Toolbox correct Sir"

Did you visit Grenoside? He was there - 8am ish. I was going to collar him myself but he dissapeared!

Bugger. forgot all about it.
I've also walked from the city to Grenoside many times. 11:10 was the last bus and I also would be in the Limit 'til late (Revillos, Victor Drago Band and Devo).
We'd thumb for taxis but they never stopped for blokes...the perverts.

I went to Ecclesfield, I left in '96. My mum also used to be a teacher there.

Did anyone have Mr Hewitt the music teacher - mad Scottish bloke - excellent - always made me laugh!

I had Mr Hewatt, he was always a good laugh! I heard he's got a kid now.

I remember Mr Hewatt but I don't remember him been a laugh !:gag:

Mr Hewat.

I remember him as being a nasty, sour-faced miserable, concieted, miserable, horrible little man.

does anyone remember the languages teacher, paul lester, in the late 80s.

he went on to be a very succesful writer for music mags/guardian etc. still see him occasionally on those talking head shows.

here is a link to the man himself.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/arts/author/paul_lester/profile.html

i remember he had a citroen 2cv.

Mr Hewat.

I remember him as being a nasty, sour-faced miserable, concieted, miserable, horrible little man.

Now that sounds more like him :hihi:
He once sent me to 'see' Mrs Heaton for something I said :He had good ears :hihi:

i left in 1995 and its great to see some of the names of teachers you had forgot! anyone else leave around this time?

Remember most of the names mentioned but still tryint to remember the name of the Tiny English teacher who wore long skirts. The annoying thing is I can see her face but not her name..

Was it Mrs. Clammer?

Was it Mrs. Clammer?

What year(s) was it and I'll find the link to a staff picture with all the names on.

It would be mid seventies.

Have a look through this lot! (http://members.lycos.co.uk/esvc/staffroom/index.htm) :):)

OMG ! That brought back some memories :gag: Thanks for that !
Does anybody Miss Dinsdale ? She wasn't there long but was my form teacher in the first year.

Did anyone have Mr Hewitt the music teacher - mad Scottish bloke - excellent - always made me laugh! god mr hewitt he still alive

I was in Miss Gradwells class when she was English teacher at Greengate Lane Secondary School. I was there 1960 to 1964, after that it combined with Ecclesfield Grammar school and the whole lot went Comprehensive.
Miss Gradwell was a member of staff at Bletchley Park during the war, the establishment immortalised by the ENIGMA coding machine and the subject of a recent film.
I always did think she was a lot brighter than the rest of the staff who taught there. Very fine lady, taught me to love reading and to appreciate literature. She must be nearly 100 years old now.

What about a cockey new teacher called Mrs Berry mid 70's can't remember what she taught but remember she was on a power trip.;)

I bet he is still as mad there was an english teacher that was ok but I can't remember his name.

OMG mr jenning's and I loved mr saunders

What about a cockey new teacher called Mrs Berry mid 70's can't remember what she taught but remember she was on a power trip.;)

She was my English teacher, I thought she was great...young and 'with it'

she must have been good I got an O level in it :)

Can't place Mrs Berry, is she on the staff photo satman posted ? Mr Wood was my favourite (English) teacher.

anyone remember skippy shaun martin 1972 to 1978 would love to contact him a good old pal had some reel fun my name is chris durrans

I was in Miss Gradwells class when she was English teacher at Greengate Lane Secondary School. I was there 1960 to 1964, after that it combined with Ecclesfield Grammar school and the whole lot went Comprehensive.
Miss Gradwell was a member of staff at Bletchley Park during the war, the establishment immortalised by the ENIGMA coding machine and the subject of a recent film.
I always did think she was a lot brighter than the rest of the staff who taught there. Very fine lady, taught me to love reading and to appreciate literature. She must be nearly 100 years old now.

She is still around and still living in the same house. I had her for English in 1976/77 and I think she retired in 1978. She taught my mother at Greengate lane and she last saw her at Miss Bennetts funeral last year.

just found this thread and it took me right back to somewhere I never want to go again......I too left in 1969 and remember so many of these names....Mr Moss was my form teacher most years.....

Ogi was the most obnoxious guy I have ever come across.
The best teacher in my day was 'Ug' Cornwell (history and rugby) top bloke.
And the legendary Gabby Hayes, what a guy!.

The mad sadistic, teachers were
Robinson (French)
Boggy Marsh (Maths)
Hapgood (Maths)
Moss (PE)
Sutton (Chemistry)
The female teachers were great though, Miss Norfolk, Mrs Winfield, Miss (wobs) Webster.
Rob Tomlinson ruins the ESVC site, he is very helpful if anybody needs any info.

Mrs Heaton.....oh dear....girls weren't allowed to wear patent shoes in case boys could see up our skirts.....seriously....

I was 1969 to 1975
It was Ma Heaton who called all the girls slags and tarts. Miss Woods was massive in my eyes. There were a strange collection of old school masters and new wave teachers. Daz Smith was special, but Malham was a full weight b******.
Science was Muff Potter, Mr T Smith and Mr Mellor and Harry Ridge who dropped half an ounce of pottassium in the water dish and it exploded onto the ceiling and just stuck there until it burned out. Another time Mr Mellor "missed" about 2 metres of magnesium ribbon which looked really pretty under the science block stairs when we set it alight.
Maths was Mrs Kunce and a Mr Williams, a big bloke who broke his nose playing against the Rugger first XV.....he heh.
Er, anyway
English was Howarth, he read some pretty dreary stuff and a really tiny woman who wore long skirts. Oh, and old Ma Gradden, who was quite prim and proper in a nice orderly way.
Geography was Yates (git), then Hedley Knibbs then Birkby fine tuned me into an O level.
History was Wing Nut Anderson who was infact a really nice guy.
My German tutor was Herr Shaddock and he would froth at the mouth when he got excited.
Nuff........too much....
We had a betting scam going under the science block stairs for the Wacky races.
My favourite was Bernie Middleton the woodwork teacher, I last saw him at Ladybower fishing and he told me he had one year to live due to inhaling wood dust for 40 years.
God, I could go on for ages...........
Oh, forgot, Games: Mike Cordon, top man, Mr Moss was the original "Casper, you moved, stand still when I take a penalty" but I think Mr Buck the maths teacher was the original model for Brian Glover's character in Kes. Mr Glen was not a nice person. I once sat the whole of the double French lesson after double games in the morning on a freezing cold winters day, with an imprint of the adaptor of a mitre ball at the side of my head, courtesy of a Mr Glen free kick from 2 yards away. I'd swing for him today as old as me might be, the b****d!

She is still around and still living in the same house. I had her for English in 1976/77 and I think she retired in 1978. She taught my mother at Greengate lane and she last saw her at Miss Bennetts funeral last year.


I never had Miss Gradwell but I did have Miss Bennet for history, I remember her saying to me ''I don't know why you behave badly, I know your Mother and you're not the kind of family to have fish and chips every night'':hihi: She obviously looked down on anyone who ate fish and chips every night :hihi:

Would this be the Miss Bennet who was Headmistress at the old Bracken Hill School [across the road from Acorn Inn on Burncross]? She used to [attempt] to teach us French. This would have been 1961. Bracken Hill was an annexe for Greengate lane school. Your first year was spent at Bracken Hill. A Mr Battye was there as well, a bit of a prat who used to hit kids on the head with Bibles. Games teacher was Mr Greeves, he used to drive a Jowett Javelin. A very distinctive car.

Memory being stretched to the limits.

I left in 1974 and I cant find any pictures at all from that year Im so gutted!!!

I was 1969 to 1975
It was Ma Heaton who called all the girls slags and tarts. Miss Woods was massive in my eyes. There were a strange collection of old school masters and new wave teachers. Daz Smith was special, but Malham was a full weight b******.
Science was Muff Potter, Mr T Smith and Mr Mellor and Harry Ridge who dropped half an ounce of pottassium in the water dish and it exploded onto the ceiling and just stuck there until it burned out. Another time Mr Mellor "missed" about 2 metres of magnesium ribbon which looked really pretty under the science block stairs when we set it alight.
Maths was Mrs Kunce and a Mr Williams, a big bloke who broke his nose playing against the Rugger first XV.....he heh.
Er, anyway
English was Howarth, he read some pretty dreary stuff and a really tiny woman who wore long skirts. Oh, and old Ma Gradden, who was quite prim and proper in a nice orderly way.
Geography was Yates (git), then Hedley Knibbs then Birkby fine tuned me into an O level.
History was Wing Nut Anderson who was infact a really nice guy.
My German tutor was Herr Shaddock and he would froth at the mouth when he got excited.
Nuff........too much....
We had a betting scam going under the science block stairs for the Wacky races.
My favourite was Bernie Middleton the woodwork teacher, I last saw him at Ladybower fishing and he told me he had one year to live due to inhaling wood dust for 40 years.
God, I could go on for ages...........
Oh, forgot, Games: Mike Cordon, top man, Mr Moss was the original "Casper, you moved, stand still when I take a penalty" but I think Mr Buck the maths teacher was the original model for Brian Glover's character in Kes. Mr Glen was not a nice person. I once sat the whole of the double French lesson after double games in the morning on a freezing cold winters day, with an imprint of the adaptor of a mitre ball at the side of my head, courtesy of a Mr Glen free kick from 2 yards away. I'd swing for him today as old as me might be, the b****d!

i was there from 69 to 74 and every word youve said is spot on, nice one.

sycamore i was there same time as you i did russian with mr macdonald he was like 7 ft tall - do u remember him, i think i ended up in 5c2 or summat - u?

sycamore i was there same time as you i did russian with mr macdonald he was like 7 ft tall - do u remember him, i think i ended up in 5c2 or summat - u?

hi sheffsand. sorry i dont remember him & i definitly didnt do russian,only did french and i cant remember that teachers name either, mind you i hated french anyway.my best teacher would have been josh king,i still enjoy history and archeolagy to this day. my forms were 1p...2p...3n...4n...and 5r.

I went to Ecclesfield from 1965-1972; in the Jennings/Jennet/Heaton era. I actually enjoyed my time there mostly - give or take a caning or two.
I went on to be a primary school teacher Almondbury in Huddersfield for thirty years and have recently discovered that the Deputy Head of Almondbury High, Mick Nolan, has now become the Head of Ecclesfield.
Most painful memory - being straight arm tackled and breaking my nose whilst playing rugby against Wath Comprehensive.

sycamore - my name is Chris Sanderson, my bro was Steven and we lived in Deepcar then do you remember me? my best mate was Michael Ward from Grenoside then - his nickname was Lop - mine was little sandy LOL

sycamore - my name is Chris Sanderson, my bro was Steven and we lived in Deepcar then do you remember me? my best mate was Michael Ward from Grenoside then - his nickname was Lop - mine was little sandy LOL

h sheffsand, i do know a steven sanderson, but i think he is a couple of years younger than me ,and he lived on primrose drive in ecclesfield.my name is ian ward,i used to hang around with mark jenkinson and paul ronksley.

I was at ecco, left in 1989 (I think) upper 6th. Recognise a lot of the teachers names above. Now living in australia and loving it. How is sheffield these day???

Elliott Dawson.

sycamore - my name is Chris Sanderson, my bro was Steven and we lived in Deepcar then do you remember me? my best mate was Michael Ward from Grenoside then - his nickname was Lop - mine was little sandy LOL

sheffsand Did you leave in 1977

no i left in 1974 - i remember Mark Jenkinson if its the same one - we used to be scared of him LOL

Does anyone remember when the horse took a running jump off the top of Hunshelf Quarry? 1976ish, I think? The teachers wouldn't let us near to get an eyefull!

Does anyone remember when the horse took a running jump off the top of Hunshelf Quarry? 1976ish, I think? The teachers wouldn't let us near to get an eyefull!

i remember that incident well,after hearing about the horse we ran up the field only to be turned back by a teacher and a couple of dinner bags.it must have occured slightly before you said as i left in june 74. we went back up at home time and the horse had been covered up with a large blanket.

I was at the school from 1953 to 1958. Was in Fairfax House (yellow). Mr. Harrison was the Headmaster at that time. I remember Mr. Fidgen - an enormous man with a very high pictched voice which made us all laugh. Mr. Wesley (his wife taught French and would not allow us to speak English at all). I had "Gabby" Hayes for Maths in First Form - poor little man was bald and looked like Mr. Pickwick. I think he knew his nickname and was very good natured about it. Had a PE/Hockey teacher - Joan Shutt. English teacher was Mr. Huddleston. We had a Tuck Shop back then. Assembly began promptly at 9am and we all "marched" in like little sheep. I think today it's called "discipline"! I joined everything I could - was in the Choir, the Hockey Team, tried to play Cricket and Tennis, Track (could actually run and jump bck then!) Loved the Sports Days and especially the Tri-Sports because we would invariably win everything! All in all, I loved it there and was sorry to leave. Oh - those were the days......

Just found out today that Mr Templeman died earlier this year (http://announce.jpress.co.uk/1726710). RIP. :(

..... and Peter Mason (http://announce.jpress.co.uk/1755883)( Spanish Teacher ) RIP.

She is still around and still living in the same house. I had her for English in 1976/77 and I think she retired in 1978. She taught my mother at Greengate lane and she last saw her at Miss Bennetts funeral last year.
I had Miss Gradwell for English at Ecclesfield... she once gave me lines for talking :blush: Mr Mason was also my Spanish teacher.

I had Miss Gradwell for English at Ecclesfield... she once gave me lines for talking :blush: Mr Mason was also my Spanish teacher.

I went to Ecclesfield 72-77 Mr Mason was my form teacher for first two years then we had the very fit pe teacher mr CORden :hihi::hihi:

I went there from 1980 to 1985.
Mixed memories, I suppose.

I was at the school from 1953 to 1958. Was in Fairfax House (yellow). Mr. Harrison was the Headmaster at that time. I remember Mr. Fidgen - an enormous man with a very high pictched voice which made us all laugh. Mr. Wesley (his wife taught French and would not allow us to speak English at all). I had "Gabby" Hayes for Maths in First Form - poor little man was bald and looked like Mr. Pickwick. I think he knew his nickname and was very good natured about it. Had a PE/Hockey teacher - Joan Shutt. English teacher was Mr. Huddleston. We had a Tuck Shop back then. Assembly began promptly at 9am and we all "marched" in like little sheep. I think today it's called "discipline"! I joined everything I could - was in the Choir, the Hockey Team, tried to play Cricket and Tennis, Track (could actually run and jump bck then!) Loved the Sports Days and especially the Tri-Sports because we would invariably win everything! All in all, I loved it there and was sorry to leave. Oh - those were the days......

Fairfax never won anything Maureen.
Do you remember the javelin thrower hitting the overhead power cables....

T'was I

Tonio

Wow Nice to see how many teachers have lasted long enough to handle us Lol.
Im in my third year at ecco ( year 9 )

Miss brentnals still there,mr.corks still there so is mr.warhurst,mr.carter and mr.Anderson along with Miss.Pitt...shes a very scary lady.

is Mr cook still there? Spanish teacher i think? and Mr (Herr) Peters the german teacher

Mr Cook was my Geography & form teacher, and also taught my boys :)

Wow Nice to see how many teachers have lasted long enough to handle us Lol.
Im in my third year at ecco ( year 9 )

Miss brentnals still there,mr.corks still there so is mr.warhurst,mr.carter and mr.Anderson along with Miss.Pitt...shes a very scary lady.

hi abbs, i went to ecco from 69/74. we had a teacher called mr anderson. he spoke with a bit of a lisp, he would pronounce his own name.......mithter anderthan, if you know what i mean. surely its not the same one, i didnt think there were any teachers left their from the early 70,s.

o_o I dunno it might be him xD

Yep mr.cook the geography teachers still there so is the german teacher mr.(Herr) Peters

is Mr cook still there? Spanish teacher i think? and Mr (Herr) Peters the german teacher

Yeah, Both of them are still there Only Mr.cook teaches geography.

Does anyone remember when the horse took a running jump off the top of Hunshelf Quarry? 1976ish, I think? The teachers wouldn't let us near to get an eyefull!

Where IS the quarry?

Been thinking about where it could be,but so far have yet to find it

My guess is its at the back of the sports fields?

Hi abbs, if you go up to the very top of the playing fields on the left side , where the gardens of the houses on crakehall road back onto the fields, the quarry is in the top left hand corner , just over the fence. alternatively if you walk down the main road to ecclesfield, about halfway down on the right between the houses is a footpath wich takes you up to the quarry. p.s theres a bit more info on quote 158

Hi abbs, if you go up to the very top of the playing fields on the left side , where the gardens of the houses on crakehall road back onto the fields, the quarry is in the top left hand corner , just over the fence. alternatively if you walk down the main road to ecclesfield, about halfway down on the right between the houses is a footpath wich takes you up to the quarry. p.s theres a bit more info on quote 158eyup sycamoor, when was the quarry ever used as a quarry any ideas cos i cant find no history of it, i know where you mean mind

eyup sycamoor, when was the quarry ever used as a quarry any ideas cos i cant find no history of it, i know where you mean mind

Thank You (:

Hi abbs, if you go up to the very top of the playing fields on the left side , where the gardens of the houses on crakehall road back onto the fields, the quarry is in the top left hand corner , just over the fence. alternatively if you walk down the main road to ecclesfield, about halfway down on the right between the houses is a footpath wich takes you up to the quarry. p.s theres a bit more info on quote 158

Thank You (:

According to this the stone to build the school came from this quarry:
http://www.ecclesfield-pc.gov.uk/walks/Walk%203/walk03.html

Do you remember going on runs in PE, out of the school down Ecclesfield Road up Whitley Lane then up a path 'the Eiger' to the playing fields. Do they still do that run?

This was the last 70's

eyup sycamoor, when was the quarry ever used as a quarry any ideas cos i cant find no history of it, i know where you mean mind

seems it was mate , i just put HUNSHELF QUARRY into google and apparently the stone was taken from that quarry to build ecclesfield secondery school, but it dosent give any dates and im a bit puzzled as to wich school it refers to. was it one of the origonal three schools on high street or is it refering to the grammer/comprehensive school?

seems it was mate , i just put HUNSHELF QUARRY into google and apparently the stone was taken from that quarry to build ecclesfield secondery school, but it dosent give any dates and im a bit puzzled as to wich school it refers to. was it one of the origonal three schools on high street or is it refering to the grammer/comprehensive school?i would have thought it was for the old schools that are now demolished

sorry BASALT, didnt see your link.i wasnt ignoring you.

Thank You (:

your welcome.:)

do you mean rawsons infants and the junior school opposite the sycamore road junction. all this talk of school and its my 5 year old sons first day at school tomorrow, ile be their, camera in hand and a big lump in my throat no doubt. just realised its 37 years since my first day.sorry 47 years, time for bed methinks.

I went to Ecclesfield between 81 and 86. Can't say I have fond memories. My little brother was there more recently though. Apparently they finished the "astro-turf" pitch in the final year before he left - and guess what ??? The lads weren't allowed to play football on it at break time or lunch time ??? What's the point in fitting an astro-turf pitch if no-ones allowed to use it :confused:

I went to Ecclesfield 72-77 Mr Mason was my form teacher for first two years then we had the very fit pe teacher mr CORden :hihi::hihi:


We must have been in the same class!!. Always remember Mr Corden launching a discus the length of the hockey fields at some kids gobbing off at him. They shifted pretty quickly.:hihi:

hi SHAZNAY & SILENTFORCE do either of you remember my sister , she was there at that time. her name was susan ward

We must have been in the same class!!. Always remember Mr Corden launching a discus the length of the hockey fields at some kids gobbing off at him. They shifted pretty quickly.:hihi:
oh were you in his class too, i must know you :suspect: pm me your name
hi SHAZNAY & SILENTFORCE do either of you remember my sister , she was there at that time. her name was susan ward

cant say I can recall a susan ward, deffinately not my class, but hey it was 32 years since I left...ouch :D

oh were you in his class too, i must know you :suspect: pm me your name


cant say I can recall a susan ward, deffinately not my class, but hey it was 32 years since I left...ouch :Dim surprised you can remember that far back:gag::D

im surprised you can remember that far back:gag::D

what you doin here, did you go ecclesfield comp ?

what you doin here, did you go ecclesfield comp ?me dad did & a lot of me mates did, how are you shazza?:D

me dad did & a lot of me mates did, how are you shazza?:D

ok mh. get back on qt...see you there :D

hi SHAZNAY & SILENTFORCE do either of you remember my sister , she was there at that time. her name was susan ward



Susan Ward wasn't in my class but the name does ring a bell:confused:

I suppose it could have been a year either way, and i dont recall her being in the bell ringers:hihi: thanks anyway.

Fairfax never won anything Maureen.
Do you remember the javelin thrower hitting the overhead power cables....

T'was I

Tonio

well Tonio , I remember the story well , never Knew it was you though . I was at the school 1958 -63 and won the interschool javelin competition in 63.
I remember loads of the staff mentioned . I remember the "cheshire cat's "first day and never liked that grinning figure at all . Remember "RIMP", "Hitler Ellis " farting Billy Buck , who smoked in class blowing fumes out the window whilst trying to teach first formers maths and wishing he was out on the sports field with Johnny Helliwell! Remember ducking the new first formers in the bogs , and nipping down the Jungle for a fag or a grope !! Do you remember the old school bell ?a hand bell that lived outside the boss's office? (I've still got it !!!!it's in my garage )

Wasnt ecco famous for its bell ringers or somthing?

Btw when you say the jungle, you mean back of lady mabel right?

Wasnt ecco famous for its bell ringers or somthing?

Btw when you say the jungle, you mean back of lady mabel right?

yes it was, I was in the handbell team 73-75, mr king was our teacher :D

awsome o.o

Mr.kings still there I think ;D....thats kinda bad not knowing whether or not a teachers at your school when you still go there anyways but Lol :P

awsome o.o

Mr.kings still there I think ;D....thats kinda bad not knowing whether or not a teachers at your school when you still go there anyways but Lol :P

I think old Josh was tragically killed in an accident on his bike.
He had already left the school after apparantly making a comment during a history lesson. He was supposedly talking about the black market during WW2 and in particular silk stockings. Some girl had a similar style pair on and Josh allegedly made a comment about how nice her legs looked ( in true JK style!)
This lass complained to her mother and the PC brigade got involved. Dont know if he was sacked or "encouraged" to retire

Not sure if this is 100% just what I heard.
A shame either way. Excellent History teacher , but a 1st class B*****d if you crossed him

Wasnt ecco famous for its bell ringers or somthing?

Btw when you say the jungle, you mean back of lady mabel right?

NO not behind lady mabel. In my day the jungle was down by the grass tennis courts , not there now though

I think old Josh was tragically killed in an accident on his bike.
He had already left the school after apparantly making a comment during a history lesson. He was supposedly talking about the black market during WW2 and in particular silk stockings. Some girl had a similar style pair on and Josh allegedly made a comment about how nice her legs looked ( in true JK style!)
This lass complained to her mother and the PC brigade got involved. Dont know if he was sacked or "encouraged" to retire

Not sure if this is 100% just what I heard.
A shame either way. Excellent History teacher , but a 1st class B*****d if you crossed him

He once threw a text book at me.

I threw it back at him.

Nah, theres the upper tennis courts now though and even then you can
climb over the gate and run down chap and pray to God you dont get caught, never personally done this but seen it happen alot (:

But yeah your Jungle sounds alot like how the upper tennis courts are now, so its basically the same just relocated :P

i left ecco in '75.daz smith(french) was a great bloke. he once took myself and zepstox to preston to watch wednesday play,stopping at belle vue on the way. i had mr.mason for spanish,hedley knibbs for geography(again,both good blokes).josh king was a good teacher but what a temper! mr.kinsey(physics) was a little b*****d. was the little blonde bombshell games teacher called miss amery? i had a teacher for commerce i think was called o'neill. he was a bit of a rebel. for a while i had an english teacher called peter wood. he left in mysterious circumstances,went on to be a bus driver and later a councillor.billy buck was my form and maths teacher in my 1st year. oggy jennett was a scary man.another nice bloke was my biology teacher but i can't recall his name.i remember the mrs.heaton incident,calling the girls slags. i can't say they were happy times and i was glad to leave.

billy buck was my form and maths teacher in my 1st year. oggy jennett was a scary man.another nice bloke was my biology teacher but i can't recall his name.i remember the mrs.heaton incident,calling the girls slags. i can't say they were happy times and i was glad to leave.[/QUOTE]

can't believe Billy Buck , and oggy were still there in the seventies !! old billy must have been on a zimmer frame . (but perhaps by then he had learnt enough maths to teach first formers .... he certainly couldn't teach us in 1958!!) best maths teacher then was Gabby Hayes , he could be a Bas***d but certainly knew his maths , and had a passion for it , he had been a code breaker apparently during the war at Bletchley Park enigma project top secret stuff at the time so we only found out about him much later ..:wow:

I remember all the teachers you mention charliewag and Miss Amery ! She was a cow when we had her for games :hihi:Remember when we went swimming and we had about two seconds to get dried and dressed :hihi:She used to say if you're not ready we'll leave you ! My Mum told me to ''tell her to leave me then and then come home'' Nice one, never did though :D
Loved Peter Wood for English and I also seem to remember him going to be a bus driver. Was Mr O Neil a Noel Edmonds look alike?
Great to remember all this stuff, not so great at the time though hey?

The school was closed for most of my first year. I think it was because of the power cuts which were happening then, no heating or something :confused: Does anyone else remember this ? It would be the winter of 71

:roll: Lol someone recently engraved a penis into the side of one of the grasslands in the school grounds. first years found it hilarious, gotta admit twas funny and im a third year xD

NO not behind lady mabel. In my day the jungle was down by the grass tennis courts , not there now though

can you still get under the stage in Lady Mabel hall ? we used to go there when nicking off lessons like Latin etc. we also used to get in the boiler room down the back steps , or into the roof space by climbing the ladder by the side of the stage there's a good walkway up there right to the back of the hall .:rolleyes:

Nahh you get cant get into lady mabel now withouut getting caught, havent seen this headspace up the ladder your talking about, but im in a production so ill see if i can sneak around and find it
People still smoke round the back though :)

went there from 1976 to 1981, form teacher for first 3 years was mr senior, top bloke, used to be mates with craig stenton, now sadly passed away. great kid if anyone remembers him. also saw someone mention mrs quine, arts teacher who passed away last month. a real character.

Yeahh and theres another mr.senior there now, science teacher, hes old but hes a laugh ^_^

Didn't know Mrs. Quine had died.She must have been quite aged ?

Who knows, Personally never heared of her.

Who knows, Personally never heared of her.

You must be too young.She was an art teacher, there in the mid to late seventies.

yeahh thats way old ):

yeahh thats way old ):

you will be old one day, young Abbs. :):) but to be honest with you ,theres many a day when i wish i was back there. I left in 1974 and looking back, they were good days at a good school with mostly good teachers.

): Meh...one day (:


Tbh Its annoying atm, we cant get away with anything now we got a new deputy :l

Didn't know Mrs. Quine had died.She must have been quite aged ?

Yes I remember Mrs Quine, when you think though she would probably not be that old when she taught us, but same as Abbs now thinks the teachers are old, when you're very young people seem ancient !

): Meh...one day (:


Tbh Its annoying atm, we cant get away with anything now we got a new deputy :l

your new deputy sounds like the one we used to have. somehow he seemed to be everywhere at once. an absolutely horrible little man. most of the other teachers didnt even like him.

Who was that sycamore ? Oggy Jennet ?

Who was that sycamore ? Oggy Jennet ?

thats him. not a nice person at all. do you know how he got the nickname ..oggy?

I don't but maybe someone on here does. He looked a nasty man didn't he, very scowly face and coudn't imagaine hin smiling. Do you remember Mr Yates ?

apparently when mr jennet started at ecclesfield no one knew his first name, but at that time ( early/mid 60,s ) some car number plates had 3 letters and 3 numbers, and the letters on his car were.....yes, you guessed it..O.G.Y and some pupils spotted this and the nickname oggy jennet was born. i heard this from a former pupil who was there when oggy started. I remember the name mr yates but i dont recall having been taught (sp) by him. my favourite teachers were danny williams & josh king.

I think I remember reading that before about the number plates ! anyway it suited him :hihi:
Mr Yates was, I think some kind of deputy head when I was there,I left in 1976 :gag:and I just always think of him in the same time as Mr Jennet for some reason. I always see them in my mind stood near the dinner queue just waiting to pounce on you if you did anything wrong. I remember once Oggy Jennet pulling me out of the queue and saying to me '' Would you come to school tomorrow not looking as though you've just stepped off the back of a motorbike :hihi:Love it :hihi:

I don't but maybe someone on here does. He looked a nasty man didn't he, very scowly face and coudn't imagaine hin smiling. Do you remember Mr Yates ?

I remember Yates, I thought he was quite a sinister man, more like an undertaker than a teacher !

Yes he was a bit sinister looking I guess, black slicked back and all :hihi:

your new deputy sounds like the one we used to have. somehow he seemed to be everywhere at once. an absolutely horrible little man. most of the other teachers didnt even like him.

Ooh whats his name?
ours is Mrs.Raynor )_: Help us all
Btw whats the best pranks you played on him, im taking notes o_o.

my favourite teachers were danny williams & josh king.

my form teacher was danny williams and maths teacher too, josh King, what a character, heard he was killed in a motorbike accident :(

mr jennet, how strict was he, he was the only teacher that when he was teaching us you could here a pin drop in the room, no one dare breath :hihi:

and ours one of the unruliest classes in the school too:o

could do with more like him these days :roll:

Lol, our form is very unmanage-able, I wouldnt have it any other way (:

apparently when mr jennet started at ecclesfield no one knew his first name, but at that time ( early/mid 60,s ) some car number plates had 3 letters and 3 numbers, and the letters on his car were.....yes, you guessed it..O.G.Y and some pupils spotted this and the nickname oggy jennet was born. i heard this from a former pupil who was there when oggy started. I remember the name mr yates but i dont recall having been taught (sp) by him. my favourite teachers were danny williams & josh king.

yeah thats right we christened him ogy! mr yates , we nicknamed Roudy Yates ( from Rawhide on the telly!)you young 'uns won't remember that .one I never found out about was RIMP ( Mr Clay the deputy head ) Gimma was deputy girls head (Gimma est une VACHE!!)

The ladder up top in Lady mabel is on the left of the stage , looking out .

I don't but maybe someone on here does. He looked a nasty man didn't he, very scowly face and coudn't imagaine hin smiling. Do you remember Mr Yates ?

I remembered the name, yates, but not the face, so i looked on the old school website and theres a group photo of all the teachers who were there in 1976. mr yates is sat in the front row. It looks like the photo was taken on the stage in the lady mabel hall. btw does anyone remember oggy jennets female counter part.....mrs staines!! she took us for maths in 1st & 2nd year and music in 3rd year. rumour has it she was turned down for the part of the wicked witch in the wizzard of oz because she was too scary:hihi:

hi sycamore66j ive been talking to guzziowl face to face and he told me you remember me its hockey, how are you its a long time but i remember you i will talk later got to go to his house to drop of a pic of us both seeing as you might meet when he visits hear from u soon
im going to read all the threads

awwww ;D

hmm good to see some people are going to reunite (:

hi sycamore66j ive been talking to guzziowl face to face and he told me you remember me its hockey, how are you its a long time but i remember you i will talk later got to go to his house to drop of a pic of us both seeing as you might meet when he visits hear from u soon
im going to read all the threads

hello dougie3, I remember you ......you married my sister didnt you:hihi:

I remembered the name, yates, but not the face, so i looked on the old school website and theres a group photo of all the teachers who were there in 1976. mr yates is sat in the front row. It looks like the photo was taken on the stage in the lady mabel hall. btw does anyone remember oggy jennets female counter part.....mrs staines!! she took us for maths in 1st & 2nd year and music in 3rd year. rumour has it she was turned down for the part of the wicked witch in the wizzard of oz because she was too scary:hihi:

Mrs Staines !!! God she was a real killer ! :gag:I remember in my first year walking past the square of grass beside Tricket Hall and she shouted me 'Hey you girl' ! I nearly pood my pants :hihi:She shouted for me to pick up a plastic ruler which someone had thrown on to the grass :hihi:
Never had her for any lessons but she was certainly scary to us back then :hihi:

hello dougie3, I remember you ......you married my sister didnt you:hihi:

yes i did why you are sneeky i didnt know it was you :D

I remember mrs staines once got me and one of the other lads the cane! in the old hunshelf block at one end was the library, then steps up to the second floor. well me and my mate found it amusing to leen over the hand rail at the top and spit on any first years at the bottom. we were in 2nd year,1971. unfortunately one day we were doing it when old ma staines appeared at the bottom of the stairs.....caught in the act. she called us both disgusting imbiceles and marched us round to mr judge,s office, where we got , i think 3 strokes of the cane across our backsides. happy days. it cured the spitting though.

Btw whats the best pranks you played on him, im taking notes o_o.[/QUOTE]

Hi abbs. dont recall ever playing any pranks on mr jennet but there were a couple of things we did to a student teacher who was a pain in the rear. he used to run a chess club in the lunch break, held in the art room,we went in one day and seeing his jacket over a chair we filled up the pockets with paint powder. :hihi: and another time we bunged up the door locks on his car with chewing gum.....it
took him hours to get it out:hihi::hihi: and we never got caught:D:D p.s. dont tell anyone i told you about this:):):)

I was at the main school between 1979 and 1982 and 1982 and 1984 (sixth form). I remember the school being out of control, with only a handful of teachers (such as Mr Williams & Mr Howarth) who could keep control. Many of the windows had been put through, and room 5 had been completely torched. How I got out of that place with any qualifications is one of life's little mysteries. Grew up quick. I see that Mr King has been killed in a motorcycle accident - I heard that he had been sacked for making a girl stand on a desk, and lift her skirt up. I always felt sorry for him, because he got all the idiots, and it must have eventually got to him. Anyone remember Philip (Percy) Claxton? He was a great teacher for 6th form, but couldn't control the other classes. Same with Mr Pilling. Mr Guest was my form tutor for 2 years, and was new into teaching in 1979. Apparently, he had played football for England under 21s. I was one of the computer swots (still am!), and was one of the first 6 pupils to be introduced to the school computer by Mr Burkinshaw and Mr Carter in 1980. Ground breaking stuff! I still do a lot of web and flickr stuff under the name wakefieldpinball. Please see my other posting on the lower school. My initials are MRD, but I like to keep things anonymous on the internet if that is OK. Ta. Oh, nearly forgot Mrs Jolly, the inappropriately named dinner bag (sorry, lady).

ahh yes, who can forget the dinner bags!! werent they wonderful. NOT!!

Mrs Jolly had a bucket of water of water & a cloth, and her task was to wipe the trays clean. One day she got the bucket over the head.

OMG Mrs Jolly !!!:gag:My Mum used to say to me ''I know her, if she starts tell me'' :hihi:And the name :hihi:what a miserable old bag she was :hihi:

hi sycamore66j ive been talking to guzziowl face to face and he told me you remember me its hockey, how are you its a long time but i remember you i will talk later got to go to his house to drop of a pic of us both seeing as you might meet when he visits hear from u soon
im going to read all the threads
Hey up Hockey, you'll remember me as Boggy. Last time I saw you was at Ecco pond I think....donkey's years ago.