Sullivan's Chippy Wincobank

[gettingon 11]

Originally posted by nsiebert

GettingonI used to love the cooking, sewing, sport, and social studies,

I liked the music classes also, but maths was my weakest subject, so I go pulled out of the A class after my first year and into the average class, and what a difference, no one really worked, so maybe if you were in an A class you were saved.

 

Excellent point nsiebert. That probably has alot to do with our, ever so slightly, differing experience.

Do you remember who your maths teacher was?

I think I had a fellow called Palfreyman or some such. Interesting guy, but you did have to work to keep up with him.

I recall the homework always being on something that we hadn't covered yet. Didn't quite appreciate that at the time.

 

One motivating factor for me was, I recall, one of my mates leaving school (after CSE's) when he was only 15.

I saw him at knocking off time coming out of a factory, and it really hit home that he was still a kid! I was still a kid!

 

It depressed me - I started putting a little extra effort into my studies. Will never forget it.

[nsiebert 10]

Gettingon

The all weather pitch was grass, not the artificial stuff in those days, but I think because it was lower down, it may have been sheltered, not sure why they called it that though.

My maths teacher I think was Mr Andrews, a small old guy, he frightened me to death, he didnt have any sense of humour, and I was always scared to ask if I didnt understand, I was ok in all the other subjects and loved Geography and English, I liked to write and at work they call me the email Queen, because my emails are long like a book.

I remember in music class, our teacher had to leave the classroom for something and we made such a racket, Mr Andrews came in to see what was going on and we all had to sing Men of Harlech out of these music books in a loud voice, and he walked around the classroom to make sure everyone was singing in a loud voice, it was terrible, obviously we all did it, even the rough kids and I look back now and think that way was the only way to control the rough kids, but for the others it just frightened us, and we didnt acheive anything.

[gettingon 11]

Originally posted by nsiebert

Gettingon

The all weather pitch was grass, not the artificial stuff in those days, but I think because it was lower down, it may have been sheltered, not sure why they called it that though.

My maths teacher I think was Mr Andrews, a small old guy, he frightened me to death, he didnt have any sense of humour, and I was always scared to ask if I didnt understand,

 

Okay, so it was grass. Then I remember it.

It used to turn into a "bog" when it rained because of the drainage down the hill. Used to get ankle deep in mud. I can't think why they'd call it "all-weather", anybody have any ideas?

 

Re Mr Andrews, the name sounds familiar, can't picture him though.

 

It'd be interesting if someone had a faculty picture to share with the forum.

[gettingon 11]

the Gunstands on Wincobank hill?

 

I think there were 2 of them, one red brick, the other a whitish concrete one.

At least one of them you could crawl all the way underneath it, and come out the other side. It was a tight squeeze even as a kid.

 

Also close by was the "Greyhills", huge piles of gravel(?) where we created tracks to ride our bikes. Probably our own early version of BMX type tracks.

[nsiebert 10]

Gettingon

I dont know if you are a member of the friendsreunited website,

but there is actually a photo, you can look at the site without joining, but I joined as I saw people in my class I would like to email.

You may find it very interesting.

Let me know I will send you the address if not, otherwise put in friendsreunited into your search engine and you will easily find it.