Guest skeets Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 As per title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huthwaite Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Must admit, never heard of Gloucester Crescent in Broomhill, lived there for forty odd years, more info please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Gloucester Crescent is a 'spur' that comes off the bottom of Gloucester St as it curves to head for Dorset Street. We don't have a map of Gloucester Cres. but the school is on the right hand edge of Map 231. That map is dated 1951 and the school is called Springvale House Special school (Delicate Children) I believe I have read a discussion of this school somewhere, possibly at SheffieldForum - I will see if I can find it. Yes - SheffieldForum thread Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike142sl Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I don't know if it still is, but when I went to King Edward VII school ('80-'82) Springvale was the languages building and had a common room for the 6th form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlie167 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I was born on Gloucester Crescent and lived there for a few years, and remember my mum telling me she went to this school. I can see now the beds brought out for the children to have their afternoon naps and I thought what a great school and why couldnt I go there! Sadly, as is always the way, I never asked enough questions about it and now she is no longer with us. So, if anyone has any information or memories to share, that would be wonderful. By the way, I feel sure the school has been demolished for housing along with the house I lived in. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest telmam2 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 not on google earth map. i went there in 50/60,s . used to be old cottages on gloucester st. demolished about 1960 ish. believe its been demolished. nice bit of land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alan1927 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I am now 82 years old, and my time at Springvale House is, like so many other things, like a distant dream, I attended Springvale House for two periods, from 1934 to 1936, and 1938 to 1940. During the second period, Miss Wolstenholme was Headmistress, though she also took class one which Miss Calvert had not. Miss Lomas ,took class two, Miss Maynard took class three, and a kindly elderly teacher by the name of Miss Fairest took class four which was for the youngest pupils and which was held in the house and thus was spared some of the rigours which most of us endured. I would be pleased and surprised to hear from any surviving class mates of those years. Should anyone wish to read a fuller account of my recollections of Springvale House, I would be pleased to email a chapter from my memoirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mall Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I am now 82 years old, and my time at Springvale House is, like so many other things, like a distant dream, I attended Springvale House for two periods, from 1934 to 1936, and 1938 to 1940. During the second period, Miss Wolstenholme was Headmistress, though she also took class one which Miss Calvert had not. Miss Lomas ,took class two, Miss Maynard took class three, and a kindly elderly teacher by the name of Miss Fairest took class four which was for the youngest pupils and which was held in the house and thus was spared some of the rigours which most of us endured. I would be pleased and surprised to hear from any surviving class mates of those years. Should anyone wish to read a fuller account of my recollections of Springvale House, I would be pleased to email a chapter from my memoirs. My sister attended this school from around 1949/1955 and would love anything which would jog her memory. email bmallinder@gmx.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matador Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I went to Newman Open Air School (same idea) in Whiston. David A Brit in the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Springvale House Open Air School, pre-1968. s30481 This school had accommodation for 140 'delicate' pupils and was officially opened by Councillor A. Neal in October 1919. s30482 Also an entrance drive to Springvale on the OS Map 1889. 294.11.3 from Park Lane. https://maps.nls.uk/view/231282594#zoom=3&lat=7572&lon=9797&layers=BT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Miss Wass, former headmistress of Springvale House Open Air School. Date1996/11/09. s34817 Photographer, C. Woodhouse. All following photographs pre 1968. Activities in the grounds of Springvale. s03496 s03497 s03495 s30542 There are more photographs of the children's activites inside and outside Springvale on the Picture Sheffield website. https://picturesheffield.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponytail Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Springvale House Special School Archives. 1919-1968. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F194804 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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