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This picture looks very much like St.Cuthberts Church School on the Green, Billingham. (This information was kindly provided by Peter Sigsworth)
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Can you help?
This picture looks very much like St.Cuthberts Church School on the Green, Billingham. (This information was kindly provided by Peter Sigsworth)
I went to the Church of England Infants school down Chapel Road shortly after the War. The teachers were Miss Bateman, Miss Gibson and Head Mistress Liverseed. I remember Miss Bateman teaching us about the Romans and Sparta when we were only five. After that I went to the school on the Green and had a teacher I think her name was Miss Wiley. Billingham green was a lovely place to hang out in the forties, haven’t been back for many decades just childhood memories.
I attended the School on the Green until 1954 when my family immigrated to Canada. It was a very strict school where caning was an everyday occurence. Mr. Greener was my class teacher for my last year there and I although I was afraid of him I adored him at the same time.
Glad to hear you adored my Dad! I wasn’t born then!
I was a pupil at the c of e from about 1954 t0 ’57.Mention of the open fires : school assemblies took place Friday mornings.The partition between the two top classes would be drawn back and the whole school gathered for the service.The heat from the fires caused some of the kids to faint-I
remember on one occasion Mr Greener struggling through the throng to try and reach a pupil who
was wavering and about to fall-no one around the victim made any attempt to save him,merely drawing away to give him a clear fall.
‘The assemblies were lead by Cannon Timm,known to us as ‘Cannonball’;I attended his confirmation classes at St.Cuthbert’s.Whenever he retired to the presbytery we used to throw
kneeling mats at each other then,the moment he was heard returning, we would resume the pose
of apostles of holyness.
Yes I went to the school on the green 1958 till 62 then on to Billingham Campus I Hilary Patterson nee Davies
Hi are you the Hilary who worked at ICI in the data prep? It’s Linda Ingledew here.
I went to the infants school where Miss Liverseed was the head mistress before attending the School on the Green in Billingham. Mrs. Botcherby was my first teacher. I liked Mr. Greener although he was a bit too handy with the cane. My brother Derek and sister Ann also went there. I had just passed the 11 plus when our family immigrated to Canada. Does anyone remember being divided into houses? I was in St. Oswald’s and we lined up respectively in the schoolyard.
I attended this school from about 1945 to 1950. I remember Peter Sigsworth. His sister Joy was in my class. I also remember Joyce Charlton very well, who was also in my class. Headmaster Mr. Botcherby was a nice man. I also remember Mr and Mrs Greener who taught there, and Mr. Dixon and Mr. Sweeting. My favourite was Mrs Chapman who was a wonderful teacher.
Went to this school until we moved to Prions Mill and don’t ever remember it being called ‘St Cuthberts School, was always called Church of England school.
I also attended this school but only for 18months prior to emmigrating with my family to Australia in July 1954. I previously attended the infant school next to the church (Chapel St?) where I started my schooling as a 5 year old. I have a programme from the Drama Night, Dec 1953, where I played a gypsy. There are names I remember when I look at the plays – Phillip Wooley (The Lord) who lived near me, Ronald Snaith(gypsy), David Bell(the King), Sheila Brunskil (narrator) who lived a few doors away, Pam Botcherby (bridesmaid). Robert Moodie (Scrooge) and Ann Womack (Bassanio) were seniors. I remember Mrs Botcherby and Canon Timms who christened my sister. Interestingly I remember the name of the school as Billingham Church of England School not St Cuthbert’s. The programme also calls the school this. I remember the frozen milk bottles that we had to place near the fire to thaw out and also the holes in the tops where the birds had pecked at them. Thanks for the memories.
Hi Christina, I remember you so well and especially when you and your family emigrated to Australia. I went to the Church School and lived in Arundel Road, just around the corner from you.
I had a younger sister called Liz. Where in Oz did you live? I now live on Berkshire but my son moved to Melbourne eight years ago and I visit frequently. My much younger sister Janet lives in Perth WA. I do hope you manage to get this message and you are fit and well. Best wishes Margaret Taylor nee Cooper
Hello Margaret, my name is George I am Christina’s husband. I was just looking at a few things and as for interest I put Christinas name and noticed that she had replied to a message. Unfortunately Christina died four years ago from a malignant brain tumour. We got married in London in 1968. We had two children and returned to Australia in 1975. While we were in the UK we visited Stockton a number of times and Christina took me to visit the school and church. Christina was qualified as an intensive care nurse. She had a brilliant mind and perhaps if we didn’t marry she may have advanced in the medical profession.
Two years ago I was in UK and stayed mainly in London and Milton Keynes where Christinas auntie & uncle live.
After 40 years being away from London I felt very emotional but disappointed that things particularly the culture had changed.
I hope I didn’t upset you by Christinas passing.
Take care George
Hello Margaret, my name is George I had some idle time to enquire about Christina and noticed your message. I married Christina in 1968 at the Wandsworth common registry office. We both lived and met in Australia and in 1966 she visited the UK. I followed her. We had two children in London and ten years later we returned to Australia. Unfortunately Christina in 2013 was diagnosed with an agressive brain tumour and died in 2014. Her sister was Jacky. She also had two brothers David and Gordon who was a down syndrome child.
My late sister Joyce went to the C of E from about 1948/ 1952/3, Joyce loved this school, can anyone remember her?
I remember going to the C of E on the Green. As I lived on Wolviston court so mam took me each day in the car. Walking to the old baths passed the other schools. Sewing lessons with Miss gibson!! Loved Mr Greener & Mr Ison. Outside toilets. Waiting for the van to arrive that brought our lunch. Cried when we had to leave to go to Wolviston school while waiting for the new building on Clifton Ave.
I also went to St Cuthberts, also remember Dave Yates. Mr and Mrs Botcherby used to be heads of school and lived in a big house on the green. I was born at No 33 the green in 52, what I remember was how cold the place was, always being late for school, playing rounders, Mr Greener was popular, Mrs Crichton I think was also a primary teacher at Church Road, I also went there. I sat my 11plus there, failed and ended up at Faraday Hall campus, did 1 yr at Stephenson Hall first. Anne Craig mentions Cannon Tymms RE lessons, he christened me.
I attended this school from 1951 until 1956 and remember lots of the people who attended such as the Fletchers, Andrew Gullon, June Thompson , Ann Womack, Audrey Davies, Billy Hill, Brian Sowerby etc. And Mrs Chapman. I have a number of photo”s of the football teams which I intend scanning and will make these available this year. I remember playing shinty, and monokitty in the playground and rounders on the green. I was Robert at school.
I attended this school until 1953. I remember June Allen and Winnifred Lewis. I have some happy memories but I also remember many canings for silly reasons. My sister, Margaret also attended until we emigrated to Canada. I remember Peter Fletcher as his sister married my cousin.
I too attended this school and was good friends with your sister Margaret from the day we commenced the Chapel Road Infants up until Margaret left at the age of 11 to emigrate to Canada. In fact I was given time off school in order to wave off Margaret at Stockton station.
Hope Margaret is keeping well. I would love to hear if she is still in Canada or whether she ever returned to Britain
Before emigrating to Canada in 1954 all the three of us Randall’s, Derek, Ann and Margaret attended, first the Infants school with Miss Liverseed as Head teacher and then the School on the Green. We are all still in Canada. I live in Victoria BC, Ann lives in Kitchener Ontario and Margaret lives in Woodstock Ontario. She has been active on this site I will tell her you wrote I am sure she will be delighted.
Hi Margaret
So nice to read your message. I remember that day vividly as you and Diane Trelor I think waved us goodbye.I often wondered about what had happened to my very best friend. ❤
Hi Margaret
Just looking up comments on the School on the Green across yours. I remember very well you coming to the station to say goodbye as we left for Canada. I may have already responded to you but would love to reconnect. You were my very best friend at school.
I also attended this school between 1951 and 1956 with my younger sister Liz. My first teacher was Mrs Botcherby; liked because she read chapters from Enid Blyton”s “Famous Five” books every Friday afternoon and hated because she was the only teacher ever to cane me across the palm of my hand. (for getting ink blots on my writing book). I remember Canon Tymms coming every Wednesday morning to teach us religious instruction and, to this day, I can still quote huge chunks of the Catechism! Mr Greener was the most popular teacher. On hot, sunny days he organized “Rounders” on the Green, kept the radio on in the classroom whenever there was a Cricket Test Match with England playing and allowed us to “do our own thing” every Friday. The upshot was that nobody in my class passed the 11+. I continued my education at the “South Modern” on Belasis Lane.
I enjoyed your pen portrait of my Dad! I was in his class for two years (1968-1970) and I remember rounders and the radio, though my recollection of Friday afternoons was his story telling (Jungle Book and Robinson Crusoe). I also remembered another clergyman, Mr Simpson, who bored us rigid in RE with religious stuff every other week, whilst my Dad took alternate weeks and told bible stories.
i attended st.cuthbert”s school in the 50″s along with my brother tommy, sisters carol and jacqueline wells. my father worked in peter fletcher”s father”s shop on the green when he was a young lad. in the 80″s my son paul and peter fletcher”s son david attended conyers school,yarm and became good friends …small world isn”t it? i later attended st.johns and st.michaels billingham.Would like to hear from anybody who remembers.
I remember “Jaqui Wells” from the old C of E
I went to Billingham CofE school between 1965 and 1970. I remember Mr Botherby, Mr Ison, Mr Greener, Miss Gibson, Mr heslop and Mrs Crieghton. I remember walking over the the church for assemblies and school play rehearsals and I remember playing rounders on the playing field and we used to make daisy chains. We used to go and do our lessons outside on nice days and make big slides half the length of the playground on icy days. We had to answer a times table question to get out of class at home time in the infants and I remember doing country dancing on afternoons.
We must have overlapped – my dad was Mr Greener and I was in his class in Billingham for two years before starting at Grangefield Grammar in Sept 1970
I went to the Billingham Church of England School in 51 to 55 and I remember Peter Fletcher. I was a good friend of Shirley Taylor. Teachers were Mrs Bocherby, Mr Sweetings class ans Mrs chapman and Mrs Hall was the Home Ec teacher.
I also went to this school from 1955-1960. Then onto the newly built davy hall, now known as Billingham Campus, Hope everyone is doing fine. I would love to hear from all my old mates as ive lost touch with so many.
The photograph is most certainly the Church of England School. I remember that below the large window near the centre of the picture there was a badly damaged air brick, just above ground level. I was playing with my treasured old worn tennis ball when it unfortunately disappeared through the hole in the air brick, never to be seen again. I was devastated and could not believe what had happened!
I went to this school from aged five to fifteen and some of the teachers were Headmaster was Mr Bocherby then Mrs bocherby Mr. Greener Mr. Sweeting. Has anybody got any old school photos because I would like to see them
Further to my earlier comments. This building had a stone above the entrance with the date 1861 [as I remember] etched on it. When I attended the school in the late 50″s/early 60″s, this building housed the juniors and the school dinner kitchens.The Boys” toilets were [outside]at the rear of the building and the Girls” in a courtyard to the right. Each classroom had an open fire which was lit by the school cleaner each morning – the rooms had high ceilings and were freezing until mid afternoon, though the teachers were OK as they would present the lessons whilst warming their bums as they leant back on the guards.
This is Billingham Church of England School, on the Green, viewed from outside the Cleveland Cake Shop.