martinpc464 Â Â 10 #1 Posted September 19, 2016 I have just registered on this site. I have lived in Norfolk since the late 1970s but had many happy days at Grimesthorpe Middle school in the mid 1960s. My year was the last to take the 11 plus and i left in 1968 to go the the then Firth Park Grammar school. Anyone on here who went to Grimesthorpe in those nostalgic far off days ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CatznRatz   10 #2 Posted September 21, 2016 Hi I think I was at Grimesthorpe in the year above you. I knew it as Grimesthorpe Junior school on Earl Marshall Road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #3 Posted September 21, 2016 I have just registered on this site. I have lived in Norfolk since the late 1970s but had many happy days at Grimesthorpe Middle school in the mid 1960s. My year was the last to take the 11 plus and i left in 1968 to go the the then Firth Park Grammar school. Anyone on here who went to Grimesthorpe in those nostalgic far off days ?  When was it Grimesthorpe 'Middle' School ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CatznRatz   10 #4 Posted September 21, 2016 When the school re-located, it became Whiteways Middle School on Whiteways Road Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
martinpc464 Â Â 10 #5 Posted September 21, 2016 To clarify the confusion I started at owler lane infant the we were moved to grimesthorpe when about 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CatznRatz   10 #6 Posted September 21, 2016 I remember Mrs Hawksworth was head at Owler Lane Infants and Mr Gathercole head at Grimesthorpe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #7 Posted September 21, 2016 To clarify the confusion I started at owler lane infant the we were moved to grimesthorpe when about 7  'To clarify the confusion' ? Which school, the one opposite Grimesthorpe W.M. Club ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
martinpc464 Â Â 10 #8 Posted September 21, 2016 The grimesthorpe I am talking about was the old Victorian building with the boys and girls playgrounds not far from an old quary where we used to have rock fights on the way home. I do remember the name gathercole as the head and a blond teacher mrs bizant or similar as well as a mrs Parrott at owler lane. The old boy who was the lollipop man was nice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
stpetre   12 #9 Posted September 21, 2016 The grimesthorpe I am talking about was the old Victorian building with the boys and girls playgrounds not far from an old quary where we used to have rock fights on the way home. I do remember the name gathercole as the head and a blond teacher mrs bizant or similar as well as a mrs Parrott at owler lane. The old boy who was the lollipop man was nice  'On the way home', do you mean behind the school towards the 'Margate' pre-fabs ? The real quarry was behind Botham Street (Ruthin Street and the 'Who Can Tell'). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
martinpc464 Â Â 10 #10 Posted September 22, 2016 I used to have a long walk home as i lived on hinde house lane, so i headed from the school down towards owler lane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CatznRatz   10 #11 Posted September 22, 2016 Mr Gathercole was replaced by Mr Askham who went on to be head at Whiteways Junior/Middle School. Mrs Perrett was still at Owler Lane Infants when my daughter started there in 1986. It was called Owler Brook then but the same building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
martinpc464 Â Â 10 #12 Posted September 22, 2016 Amazing that mrs perrett was still at owler lane in 1986 I had started there in about 1963! I remember once turning up to one of her classes with my little dog that was it no work done for the day as all the kids played with the dog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...