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When did this open, anyone know please ?

I have an idea but hoping for confirmation.

I believe my father was part of the original intake of pupils.

If I'm correct with the year he joined 1st April 19XX which doesn't leave a lot of leeway.

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I now believe it opened 5th January 19XX but would still like confirmation of the year if possible please.

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Hi sorry i cant help you directly but having been a pupil at hucklow rd school 59 to 63 i seem to remember that there is a date of opening on a plaque somewhere on the main building facing the road hope this helps.

All the best,

steve

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"In the six years to 1927 an extra 3,973 [school] places were provided, mostly by extensions to existing schools, with new schools at Maltby Street, Hucklow Road and Phillimore Road."

Source, David Hey Sheffield Schools 1918-1960.

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5th January 1925.

Source : Former caretaker of the school.

I now believe it opened 5th January 19XX but would still like confirmation of the year if possible please.

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I started at Hucklow Road in 1951 and can still remember it vividly. Playing "Rounders" was funny on the sloping playground. The walk home up the steps to Horninglow Road was a grind especially in winter. Were the winters worse then or was everything bigger and better when we were kids. I remember for two years my teacher was a Mr Taylor, a dapper gent who always came to school immaculately dressed with half a tub of Brylcream on his head. I remember that all the teachers went out of their way to be kind to the kids and it was a real pleasure to go to Hucklow Road. Funny thing is, my South African wife visited Sheffield a couple of years ago and my brother took here around Firth Park showing her my old stamping grounds but unfortunately I couldn't get away from my Business, mores the pity. Great days!!

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i am a new kid on the block. I attended Hucklow Road Infant and Junior School from 1948 until 1952. My favourite teacher was Miss Black and the Headmistress was Miss Wragg...with whom I renewed my acquainence, some years later, at Hartley Brook Junior.

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I was in the 1951 intake and I remember Miss Wragg.

I hated school to start with until I had the pleasure of playing in the sand pit for the first time in my life.

That school was a good grounding and I will never stop singing its praises.

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Hello 

I was there from 1955 -1961, with my older brother Peter, and still have some school photographs. Will scan and post up when time..

Teachers all seemed to have memorable names ! - 

Mr Sisk ( mark on forehead from japanese camp in WW2?) Fierce -seeming, but a good teacher.

Mrs Cornthwaite (became Cornflake to us, of course!)

Miss Carding - Wells (marched us to Sutherland Road baths every week.

Mr Gambles (Head, in a wheelchair) .. later it was Mr Bradley, a violinist, promoted music in the school

I still recall the smell of the grubby wax crayons and the horror of doing 'area' calculations in maths. 

I also still have some BBC Time and Tune programmes, and can remember the songs! And my embroidered nightdress case ( never used, but used for hankies now - yes, I like them!) made in Junior 2. We could buy the Nature programme leaflets at the end of term for 3d. I loved the colour pictures. 

We were mentally "whipped" to pass the 11 plus, but lots of us did, which was our passport to  wider circle - am grateful for that. 

 

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On 18/04/2020 at 16:17, olive oil said:

Hello 

I was there from 1955 -1961, with my older brother Peter, and still have some school photographs. Will scan and post up when time..

Teachers all seemed to have memorable names ! - 

Mr Sisk ( mark on forehead from japanese camp in WW2?) Fierce -seeming, but a good teacher.

Mrs Cornthwaite (became Cornflake to us, of course!)

Miss Carding - Wells (marched us to Sutherland Road baths every week.

Mr Gambles (Head, in a wheelchair) .. later it was Mr Bradley, a violinist, promoted music in the school

I still recall the smell of the grubby wax crayons and the horror of doing 'area' calculations in maths. 

I also still have some BBC Time and Tune programmes, and can remember the songs! And my embroidered nightdress case ( never used, but used for hankies now - yes, I like them!) made in Junior 2. We could buy the Nature programme leaflets at the end of term for 3d. I loved the colour pictures. 

We were mentally "whipped" to pass the 11 plus, but lots of us did, which was our passport to  wider circle - am grateful for that. 

 

I started 1960 remember Mrs Cornthwaite she was my first teacher. We moved after 12 months or so and I then went to Dronfield

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I was at Hucklow Road School in the early 1960's. I remember Miss  Carding-Wells - (my favourite teacher) also Mr Sisk  and Mr Horne  I remember being in the Xmas play one year and having to wear a reindeer head made by Mr Sisk. The hall seemed vast from the stage and speaking my lines to the rows of parents watching the play was terrifying.  I was in the school orchestra formed by M r Bradley  where I playing the recorder. I wonder what happened to the others in my class- I think I can remember most of their names. 

 

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On 24/08/2012 at 20:06, Guest ianb said:

I started at Hucklow Road in 1951 and can still remember it vividly. Playing "Rounders" was funny on the sloping playground. The walk home up the steps to Horninglow Road was a grind especially in winter. Were the winters worse then or was everything bigger and better when we were kids. I remember for two years my teacher was a Mr Taylor, a dapper gent who always came to school immaculately dressed with half a tub of Brylcream on his head. I remember that all the teachers went out of their way to be kind to the kids and it was a real pleasure to go to Hucklow Road. Funny thing is, my South African wife visited Sheffield a couple of years ago and my brother took here around Firth Park showing her my old stamping grounds but unfortunately I couldn't get away from my Business, mores the pity. Great days!!

I remember playing Rounders in the yard, the lefties had an advantage either the bottom yard or the roof was their shot. We were the "red devils" I hit 70yrs old in March and I still play rounders every week at Davy's Sports Ground

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On 18/04/2020 at 16:17, olive oil said:

Hello 

I was there from 1955 -1961, with my older brother Peter, and still have some school photographs. Will scan and post up when time..

Teachers all seemed to have memorable names ! - 

Mr Sisk ( mark on forehead from japanese camp in WW2?) Fierce -seeming, but a good teacher.

Mrs Cornthwaite (became Cornflake to us, of course!)

Miss Carding - Wells (marched us to Sutherland Road baths every week.

Mr Gambles (Head, in a wheelchair) .. later it was Mr Bradley, a violinist, promoted music in the school

I still recall the smell of the grubby wax crayons and the horror of doing 'area' calculations in maths. 

I also still have some BBC Time and Tune programmes, and can remember the songs! And my embroidered nightdress case ( never used, but used for hankies now - yes, I like them!) made in Junior 2. We could buy the Nature programme leaflets at the end of term for 3d. I loved the colour pictures. 

We were mentally "whipped" to pass the 11 plus, but lots of us did, which was our passport to  wider circle - am grateful for that. 

 

I was there 56 to 62 as we're my sisters Heather and Hilary Fergus. 

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Could be my unreliable memory but I thought Mr Gambles was the head of the Senior School? In my days as a pupil at Hucklow Road (1948-1952)there were two schools with two heads on the Hucklow Road site.

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