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kdtubby
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Church Road Junior School « Posted: 13 December 2010 at 05:17 PM »
The last time I attended Church Road Junior School was at the end of May 1940. I left for foreign parts on Sunday 2nd. June ( Langwith Junction) but returned to civilisation (Norwich) early in November 1940.
I have never returned to the bustling metropolis of Eastern England (Lowestoft).
Perhaps, some kind native of the above mentioned paradise could inform me of the fate of my former seminary, as I can find no mention in current educational records.?
 with anticipatory thanks.
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #1 Posted: 14 December 2010 at 08:01 PM »
Hi KDT. My wife attended Church Road Girls School when she returned from evacuation at the end of the war. Apparently prior to 1940 there was a Junior School and separate boys and girls schools. In 1940 the pupils were evacuated to Derbyshire and the Junior School absorbed into the Derbyshire Authority. The buildings on Church Road were then used as a store and were requisitioned by the military until the Church Road Primary school opened in 1943. The girls school continued as Church Road Girls and all boys from that area went to Roman Hill Boys School. In 1988 the school became Harris Middle School and it remains so at this moment in time. So it's still there, with plenty of added on buildings. It stands as you know on the north side of the bend in Church Road nearly opposite Winnipeg Road, The small 'drying green' on the other side of the road is also still there. and is a play area with swings etc., There are however plans afoot to change the education system to a two tier system in Suffolk. What is planned for the Church Road site I am unaware of. My wife has a small booklet about the history of the 'schools' (from 1896 onwards) that she received when she attended the centenary celebrations in 1996. This book states that your headteacher in 1940 was a Miss Annie M. Royce with a Mr L. O. Price as deputy. There is also a photo of a Christine and Ann Smith with their mother standing outside Langwith Junction School, Derbyshire taken in 1940. I don't know if there are any copies of the book available (it has no ISBN number) but you may try contacting the Harris Middle School and they may be able to get you one. I'll try and take a photo sometime and post it on here for you. Hope this has been helpful.
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #2 Posted: 15 December 2010 at 06:22 AM »
I started school there just after the war (the second one!) - there were two small buildings (St Margaret’s Road end) which were separate classrooms.  Most important memory there was a) I was appointed Milk Monitor, and b) one day, our teacher told us that her name had changed and had gone from being a Miss Bannister to Mrs Barnard (think they’re the right way round!).  Although I never understood why!

Then I went to the Big School - and my form teachers included Miss Morling, Mrs Cook, and Mr Pye. The boys’ surnames for one year (think it was Mr Pye’s class) was: Alger, Brereton, Butler, Freeman, George, Golder, Gooch, Howlett, Lincoln, Morgan, Mullender, Prettyman, Scott, Thompson, Thompson, Want, Weaving. 
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #3 Posted: 15 December 2010 at 11:02 AM »
Thank you for your replies. I well remember Miss Royce ( or The Witch, as we used to call her) she always carried a long cane, which she had no hesitation in using.
When I started school at Church Road Infants in Sept 1938(aged 6) it was situated in the "Tin Hut" at the bottom of the playground. where we used slates to write upon..  I moved to the Junior school in 1939 and was evacuated to 1, the Crescent Langwith Junction, together with my brother, Bryan, aged 9. where we stayed for 6 months before returning to my mother's home in Norwich. The last bomb that fell on Norwich,6/11/43, landed in the middle of my bed! Those were the Days!!
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #4 Posted: 22 December 2010 at 07:12 PM »
Hi Robbie 2010   I enjoyed reading your post about Church Road school as I was evacuated from there ,I think in 1940, long long time ago, and I was at the time in the senior girls, while I was there, I thought it was just the senior girls school, but not sure now, by reading kdtubby`s post  that he was there in 1940  albeit much younger than I, did the school change at all around evacuation time, I would love to know how things went around that time, I also went to Langwith Junction k d.
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #5 Posted: 22 December 2010 at 10:05 PM »
Where was/is Langwith Junction I m so young I ve never heard of it
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #6 Posted: 22 December 2010 at 10:31 PM »
My own curiosity prompted me to look for Langwith Junction, FC,  and it is a place near Shirebrook, Derbyshire.

That's your geography lesson for today!     Cheesy

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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #7 Posted: 23 December 2010 at 05:44 AM »
Well done, Sir!  And - if you look immediately below the letters “ion” of Junction - you’ll see the abbreviation “Sch”!  I suspect that maybe Sunny was evacuated there - we await an update!

Bb: I hereby award you the Sherlock Holme’s Deerstalker (complete with ear muffs) for your detective work!  Grin
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #8 Posted: 23 December 2010 at 07:48 AM »
Many thanks BB I could have done that myself couldnt I? I thought it sounded like another school they went to in Lowestoft area after Church Rd
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Re: Church Road Junior School « Reply #9 Posted: 23 December 2010 at 07:41 PM »
Thank you Trigger, I gratefully accept the award.   laugh    Here is a picture of 1, The Crescent, Langwith Jct. referred to in an earlier post by kdtubby.   Hope it brings back memories for him/her.  (picture curtesy of Google Maps)

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