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Plum Lane School
This is a very early class photo (1914) of Plum Lane School. Click on photo for a larger view
If you have any information on who any of the folk shown are, please let Fred McLean know.
Below is a colourised version. Click on photo for a larger view
Plum
Lane School Photo 1949. Photo: Derek Boswell
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Does anyone know any of these
pupils? If so please email Pete
Plum Lane School Photo 1954. Photo: David
Butler
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The Teacher is Mr Benjamin (Ben to
us) Kearns. I am second row from bottom fourth
from the right.
David Butler's school “Mug Shot”, Plum Lane
c.1955
See story Memories
of Childhood
John
Ball at Plum Lane School probably age about
11-12. Note the tartan
shirt probably bought for or from School holiday
in Scotland. Photo: John Ball
Again
at Plum Lane perhaps year or two years later.
Note the shirt!
Same one probably and very worn around the
collar. Not easy days for a
family of 8. Photo: John Ball
I, John Dedman, went there in 1959, from Eglinton
primary School.
My form teacher was Mr Smith.
When I first started there I think the Headmaster,
another Mr Smith, was retiring. And Mr Green took
over.
I liked the school very much. Friendly boys. Great
teachers, And I always came top of the class.
There for two years. Then sent to Bloomfield School.
I didn't like that school at all. One of the young
teachers was obsessed with vampires. It seemed every
time he took our class he would concentrate on "how
to kill a vampire:. Us boys weren't frightened by
him. We just thought he was a bit barmy.
Then there was the teacher, about to retire, who I
believe was a strong Labour Party. Supporter.
"Don't think if you lived in past years you'd be one
of the Lords. You would live in poverty". He said.
Well I think us boys all knew that. Because we were
living in poverty then.
In Plumstead, in 1961.
I had worn short trousers up 'till then and my mum
couldn't afford long trousers to send me to
Bloomfield. But she saved up and bought me a
pair of long trousers eventually.
Anyway, I was soon out of the school and away from
the bully boys. We moved to the country.
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