JOHN HABS Â Â 10 #613 Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) I went to springfield juniors school, broomhall, and we had: cavendish - red fitzwilliam - yellow (me) devonshire - green shrewsbury- blue i think they were named after dukes or somet. Â I went to Springfield School when they had names for "houses", they were name after locations in Sheffield. Cavendish: Cavendish Street Fitzwilliam: Fitzwilliam Street Devonshire:Devonshire Street Shrewsbury: Shrewsbury Road Edited October 6, 2017 by JOHN HABS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
steved32 Â Â 55 #614 Posted October 7, 2017 At Woodbourn Rd in the 1960s, houses were named after planets - I was in the Mars house. Â At Waltheof, Sheffield history was the theme - Furnival, Arundel, Talbot... can't recall the fourth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
heatherj   10 #615 Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) Just wondered if schools still split the pupils into groups or "houses"? My junior school -Pomona Street County -named its four houses after local rivers -Loxley,Rivelin,Meersbrook and Porter. Oddly enough they didn't adopt the Sheaf or Don which are both more impressive than the piddling Porter and Meersbrook. Pupils were awarded house-points for sporting or academic achievements - and occasionally for outstanding bravery. I recall one filthy winters day Mick Newsome -a tough 9- year old backstreet kid being awarded 100 housepoints for retrieving a caseball from the fast-flowing river which ran alongside the school playing field.The teacher had fortunately fastened a length of rope around the plucky youngster -otherwise I think the wide-eyed watching schoolkids could see him carried along in the the torrents that disappeared into the tunnels at Moorfoot. Mercifully he emerged to rasping cheers carrying the ball in one hand and holding onto his sodden underpants with the other. (yellow) I went to Hunters Bar which also used rivers but did use Sheaf. Porter (red), Loxley (blue), Rivelin (green), Sheaf. Later went to High Storrs which as previously mentioned used the surnames of head of house teachers Edited October 13, 2017 by heatherj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hackey lad   3,979 #616 Posted October 13, 2017 Rainbow Forge junior school . Robin , Swift ,Blackbird , Eagle and Kingfisher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Unwind   10 #617 Posted October 13, 2017 I attended Bradfield Secondary Modern 1959/64 the houses were Chester(blue), Derby(green), Lancaster(red) and York my house(yellow). I went to Stannington Junior from 1955/59 and the houses there were named for the Bradfield reservoirs Flask(blue), Agden(green), Dale Dyke(red) and Stripes(yellow) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mikeG Â Â 16 #618 Posted October 14, 2017 At King Teds, 1956:- Sherwood, Welbeck, Chatsworth, Haddon - cant remember any more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro   32 #619 Posted October 14, 2017 At King Teds, 1956:- Sherwood, Welbeck, Chatsworth, Haddon, Arundel, Clumber, Lynwood, Wentworth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Morts   17 #620 Posted October 14, 2017 I was in Clumber in the 60's. We were absolutely hopeless at sports. Seem to recall Lynwood and Sherwood seemed to win everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TWhits   11 #621 Posted October 15, 2017 I was in Clumber in the 60's. We were absolutely hopeless at sports. Seem to recall Lynwood and Sherwood seemed to win everything. They then merged the pairs (alphabetically if I recall) and the first two became Bolsover but the emphasis on houses seemed to decline around the same time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dreb48 Â Â 35 #622 Posted October 15, 2017 I was in Clumber in the 60's. We were absolutely hopeless at sports. Seem to recall Lynwood and Sherwood seemed to win everything. Â Ha ha Morts. I was in Lynwood and I thought we were rubbish at that time. I remember it as being Welbeck and Wentworth having the sportsmen. Pete Jepson, Dave Barraclough ? I'm sure hillsboro will put me right. We shared the joy of Castle Dyke in winter back in the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Morts   17 #623 Posted October 15, 2017 Castle Dyke....is it still there and used? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Dreb48 Â Â 35 #624 Posted October 15, 2017 Yes, still there. Think Birkdale have the use of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...