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Barbara348
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The 'Ragged School' Oswestry,Shropshire.
« on: Tuesday 25 August 09 19:26 UTC (UK) »
Hi,

My father attended a school in Oswestry,  circa 1914 - 1923, which he referred to as the 'The Ragged School'.

From what I can gather, the school was on the right , at the top of Castle street, leading onto Willow street.

Just wondered if anyone out there has any info or had an ancestor who went to that school.

Also, I'd like to know if there are any photo's anywhere showing the old place.

Cheers
Barbara.
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Re: The 'Ragged School' Oswestry,Shropshire.
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 August 09 20:47 UTC (UK) »
A 'ragged school' is another name for a 'free school'...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragged_school

Here's an 18th C schoolmaster at Oswestry:

http://ccedb.cch.kcl.ac.uk/jsp/bishops/DisplayBishop.jsp?ordTenID=746

Try Shopshire Archives for more!

Good luck,

Paul
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Re: The 'Ragged School' Oswestry,Shropshire.
« Reply #2 on: Monday 31 August 09 18:39 UTC (UK) »
Hi Barbara

My Grandmother also went to The Ragged School. She was born in 1906 and would have left school when she was 14, so she must have been there the same time as your father. Her family lived at 64 Castle Street - in those days it was a corner shop run by her mother, but is now a family home. My father does have a school photo somewhere showing my grandmother and her class, but it only shows a wall of the building in the background rather than the building itself I'm afraid!

Regards

Helen
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Re: The 'Ragged School' Oswestry,Shropshire.
« Reply #3 on: Monday 31 August 09 18:56 UTC (UK) »
Hi  Smiley

Could I suggest that you contact the Oswestry Local Studies Library:

http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/library.nsf/open/FFAD4D758B3AAB2E80256CD2004AD81C


The librarian there is fantastic and has helped me so many times.


Gadget
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Barbara348
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Re: The 'Ragged School' Oswestry,Shropshire.
« Reply #4 on: Monday 31 August 09 22:07 UTC (UK) »
Hello Helen,

thanks very much for your reply.

As you say, your Gran, although a little bit older, would have attended the Ragged School at the same time as my parents.

MyDad was born in 1909 and my Mum in 1912 so they both would have been at the school between 1914 and 1925.

You're very lucky to have a picture of your Gran, I don't have one of my Mum or Dad when they were young, which is why I hoped I might have been able to find someone who had a copy of a school photo that may have featured them.

Thank you for the info anyway.

Barbara.
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Barbara348
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Re: The 'Ragged School' Oswestry,Shropshire.
« Reply #5 on: Monday 31 August 09 22:11 UTC (UK) »
Hi there Gadget,

Thanks for the reply and your suggestion to contact Oswestry Library.

I have contacted the Library from time to time and always found them very helpful so I might just ask if they have any photographic records from the school in the era I'm interested in.

You never know !!

Cheers

Barbara.
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