Lynwood Annexe, former King Edward VII School buildings..

[goldenfleece]

Back in the late 70's King Edward VII Upper School near Broomhill used a couple of old Victorian houses located off Clarkehouse Rd....been tryin to remember which houses they were, if they still exist.

 

I am talking 1977/8/9 and the Art Block was located off Clarkehouse Rd, at the bottom of a large green garden, with the Music Block in a 2nd old house nearby. I seem to recall the building nearest the main road (Clarkehouse) was Art, and MUsic being further down......does ayone know or remember what buildings these were, as I think its round about where Sir francis Newton Wetherspoons pub is now, but that was not part of the 'Annexe' used by the school...

 

the 2nd house was near a side road where in 1977 loads of terraces houses were being demolished, but the School annexe, a grand old Victorian house, was not up for demolition. So where is it? Any clues?

[Rivelin6]

One annexe they used was Melbourne annexe on Melbourne Ave. Next to the Girls High School.

[CarolW]

Yes, the music annexe was Lynwood.... I rarely went in Melbourne Annexe, I don't remember the name of the Arts block though....!!!

[iamwoody]

i,m sure the music bit is now aunt sallys or whatever the pub is called now .

[goldenfleece]

yes it is the Wetherspoons pub francis Newton now, except its had a few bits added to it...the other one was MELBOURNE annexe yes...

 

the art block was near Lynwood (francis newton) and was a rather decrepid building that was long and narrow....I suspect it was demolished, but am about to wander down to Lynwood gardens area and have a look around...

[goldenfleece]

The bit that was used for art was, as I said, a long and narrow building, in severe need of repair in 1980 when I last was there, probably a converted stable block or something for the original house Lynwood. It was on 2 levels with a very rickety staircase in the middle! Surely that will have gone now, but as I said, off for a trot down there to have a look...its been a LONG time!!!!

[boyfriday]

the 2nd house was near a side road where in 1977 loads of terraces houses were being demolished, but the School annexe, a grand old Victorian house, was not up for demolition. So where is it? Any clues?

 

I suspect that was the property at the end of Antrim Avenue, off Park Lane.

 

http://sheffield.streetmapof.co.uk/antrim-avenue/

 

Ps: In fact it isn't Antrim Avenue, it's the next side road down-Park Crescent.

Edited August 25, 2011 by boyfriday

[taxman]

I suspect that was the property at the end of Antrim Avenue, off Park Lane.

 

http://sheffield.streetmapof.co.uk/antrim-avenue/

 

Ps: In fact it isn't Antrim Avenue, it's the next side road down-Park Crescent.

 

Wrong user

[Rivelin6]

Oh I remember that one now, we used to walk past it on the way down to the YMCA for gym. Wasn't there another one coming off a side road down Park Ave too?

[stevekay1]

There were three: Lynwood was arts and music (music in the main house, art in the stable block), Melbourne became a 6th form common room etc: the other one was Springvale down in Broomhall I think.