Post by Les on Dec 4, 2017 13:24:31 GMT
Maidstone I remember it well:
I remember my school days at St Francis vividly 1946/1956 Miss Stroud in the first year Miss Cokley 2nd year last i heard she is still alive in her late 90`s still does her shopping at Sainsbury`s maidstone
Very strict would rap your knuckles with the sharp side of the ruler.
Mr Mc partland not sure about the spelling was the headmaster many times I got cane from him bits of the cane would fly everwhere,
I most remember Harry O`Donnell he was not a very big person in size but i have never forgotten him he died just over a year ago.
Yes I remember them all very well and Miss Lenten and Mrs Nolan. PC
Back to St Francis school again and Harry O'Donnell one day we came nose to nose in the playground can`t remember what I had done and he said if I thought I was big enough we could go round to the pit and sort it
out man to boy respect eas instantly given to him.
He was my godfather at my confirmation I was the only boy who was dressed all in white my mother did it specially for me.
I remember German prisoners of war knocking the air raid shelters down in St Francis playground and one gave me an eagle carved in wood which I liked very much i couldn`t grasp school work I was hopeless
but Harry would give me other work stoking the boiler when mr skinner was off sick health and safety ? i also made the cabinet that displayed the cups and shields on the top floor.
You could hear Mr. Skinner coming a mile off his chest rattled so badly in my time. PC
1st Francis the boys used to walk huntsman lane to the horsa( spelling ) huts for woodwork and the girls went for cookery we also went to some fields at buckland hill for football and sports days
register in the morning your name was called you said here sir one day I said here harry wallop!!!!!
I can remember walking from St. Francis to the Buckland Hill sports field over the bridge, it always scared the day-lights out of me. PC