Bent's Green Open Air School - Page 3

patsycher · 23-02-2010, 19:13

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Originally Posted by Highnote

Can anyone give me information on Bents Green Open Air School, what it was for, who had to go there,and are there any sources of records for the twenties and early thirties?, I am doing a family history project and learned my Mother-in-Law went there

yes i went there it was for children with speical needs or under weight the school was very strict we all had to sleep in very large bedrooms and was made to sleep outside in the day time to get fresh air we had to go to church on sunday mornings all dressed in black walking in two.s and only had visiters once a month that was the only time you got sweets but i do remember a little shop where we could spend a few pennies that is if we were lucky also i.m sure there was a post office but i am going back 60 years

patsycher · 23-02-2010, 19:15

i dont know if you got my tex about bents green open air school let me know [

patsycher · 24-02-2010, 09:04

hi about bents green school can anyone remember going to a camp called amber vally i.m not sure what school i was in at that time but i.m sure it was bents green i.m talkin about 60s years ago

patsycher · 24-02-2010, 10:21

hi i was there in the 40s did you live in i did i was there about 3 or 4 years i can remember going to church sunday morning all dreassed in a large black cape and having to sleep on a camp bed in the day time outside to get some fresh air

bullerboY · 24-02-2010, 19:56

Hi patseycher,you go to church eheheheh best laugh Ive had al dayohohoh!!!!!!!!!!!!

barton123 · 24-02-2010, 20:59

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Originally Posted by bullerboY

Hi patseycher,you go to church eheheheh best laugh Ive had al dayohohoh!!!!!!!!!!!!

wait till mum gets u now she will take u 2 church

patsycher · 24-02-2010, 21:01

hi bullerboy i was only 10 years old

woodhouse3 · 06-05-2013, 15:22

Hi I went there in 1993-1998 and it was okay but still crap all so was reading that Mr heard was teaching there well before the 1980s and he was still there when I left in 1998 wtf he was like a bad old standard in the housing couldn't rub him out lol I can't complained thow. As it was grate for having resadensel and trips out to the country side camping ect the school was ariganly a coach house in the 1800s. The arigenel building still there and still got the drafty halls with 3 floors with bed rooms and the Marbell. Stairs hope this helps all so looking for old pics

jan2 · 07-05-2013, 12:56

My mum was at BGOAS in 1935. She had suffered from pneumonia and was sent there to recuperate. She always said it was the best time of her childhood, there was open air, good food and no overcrowding. She used to help the nurses with bedmaking and looking after the younger children.

JACK HEWITT · 08-05-2013, 15:26

Can anyone help or me am I getting my wires crossed was Maud Maxfields school for the deaf on Bents Green Rd the same school that are mentioned in all the posts I went to Greystones Sec Mod and we used the playing fields at Maud Maxfields for our sports events i.e football,cross country,athletics etc any feed back would be helpfull.

DUFFEMS · 08-05-2013, 19:14

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Originally Posted by JACK HEWITT

Can anyone help or me am I getting my wires crossed was Maud Maxfields school for the deaf on Bents Green Rd the same school that are mentioned in all the posts I went to Greystones Sec Mod and we used the playing fields at Maud Maxfields for our sports events i.e football,cross country,athletics etc any feed back would be helpfull.

Maud Maxfield School for the Deaf was on Ringinglow Road next to Bents Green School also on Ringinglow Road.
During the 1960's I was at Brincliffe Grammar School at Nether Edge, we had no sports facilities so we were "bussed" (Sheffield Corporation) from Brincliffe to the field behind Maud Maxfield School to use the field for our weekly sports.
The field is still there along with the original changing rooms.
So, Jack Hewitt, you haven't got your wires crossed, Maud Maxfield School was here then demolished, Bents Green School was here and still is, it has been refurbished and an extension built 2011.
There are some photos of both schools on www.picturesheffield.com

JACK HEWITT · 10-05-2013, 15:23

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Originally Posted by DUFFEMS

Maud Maxfield School for the Deaf was on Ringinglow Road next to Bents Green School also on Ringinglow Road.
During the 1960's I was at Brincliffe Grammar School at Nether Edge, we had no sports facilities so we were "bussed" (Sheffield Corporation) from Brincliffe to the field behind Maud Maxfield School to use the field for our weekly sports.
The field is still there along with the original changing rooms.
So, Jack Hewitt, you haven't got your wires crossed, Maud Maxfield School was here then demolished, Bents Green School was here and still is, it has been refurbished and an extension built 2011.
There are some photos of both schools on www.picturesheffield.com

Thanks DUFFEMS it has been that many years since I was in that area we were also was bussed from Greystone school to the playing fields but on the odd occasion we had to make our own way there many a battle we had with the High Storrs yobs waiting for us we were also bussed to Glossop Rd baths on Fridays swimming lessons it all seems such a long time ago now I would say HAPPY DAYS but I hated school THANKS once again.