Antrim Road (Belfast) Elementary school

[joy.e]

My mum ( 82 years old) went to the Antrim Road (Belfast) Elementary school...AKA 'The Bap' ??
I cant seem to find ANYTHING about this school online...can anyone give me any information about this school...like an alternative name/location 

[Sinann]

The Antrim Road Public Elemtrary School
Attached to the Antrim Road Baptist Church, according to poster on this site http://www.belfastforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,43931.15.html

[gaffy]

The Antrim Road was and is one of the main arterial routes northwards out of Belfast. The 1932 Belfast street directory, courtesy of the Lennon Wylie website, shows the following:

202. R.U.C. Barracks, John Knox, sergeant
        Donald, Rev. C. S.
        Antrim Road Baptist Church
        Antrim Road P.E. School - David P. Higgins, principal (Figgins in 1943)

http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/acomplete1932_2.htm

I think there must have been a bit of renumbering, for the 1943 Belfast street directory lists the following for Antrim Road, Belfast:

242. R.U.C. Barracks, John A. Knox, sergeant
244. Gardiner, Rev. Thomas R., M.A.
246. Antrim Road Baptist Church
248. Antrim Road P.E. School - David P. Figgins, principal

http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/acomplete1943_2.htm

[aghadowey]

If you type in 242 Antrim Road, Belfast into Google Maps then look at Streetview you can see the Baptist Church and the changes next to it.

[Garyfer]

I attended antrim road baptist church primary school for P1. Known as the wee bap. It was down the side of the church. I got a slate bound with wooden edge and chalk to learn writing letters. It was one big hall to a 5 year old. The room was divided into classrooms by tall dark curtains on rails. P2 the school closed and I went to cliftonville primary. My mother was a pupil at the wee bap for all primary school years. The area then was Protestant including duncairn gardens hillman street and meadow street. As a teenager I attended the wee bap as my local church. The pastor was called Roy McMillan. A very Christian man. I am now 70 and live near London. Funny how clear my memory is of my early school years. They had 11th night bonfires at the junction of edlingham street and hillman street and my granny house stored the red white and blue streamers. Her name was violet Gordon a sort of ena sharpies type that knew everybody. Hope this information helps you

[Kiltaglassan]

Welcome to RootsChat, Garyfer 

Lots of interesting information you have given 

My OH still attends the dentist on the Antrim Road.

KG

[E Wilson]

I went to the Bap from 1942 to 1947 when I got the 11 plus and transferred to BRA.
Figgie was the headmaster (Mr. Figgins), Mr. Miller and Miss Boggs were teachers there also. My two younger brothers also were pupils there, now living in Australia
A previous contributor called Gary mentioned his granny, Violet Gordon. I lived opposite the Gordon’s and was a good friend of Jim and knew his mother, Sheila.
Small world
E.Thompson (Wilson)
Ontario Canada