Maidenhead Schools

[Lesanne]

   oooo... I'll see if I can find anything while I'm up there.

Maybe 1932 was an official opening of the school or extra buildings. It was quite spread out.
  or maybe, that was the standard school windows....   

Les

[Lesanne]

Hello Abiam,
That china mug was right. 
I found a newspaper cutting. dated Wednesday July 27th 1932
The New Ellington School North Town Opened Yesterday (Tuesday)... The Headine and quite a little write up.

Inc...places for 600 children with additional 200 places 

I'll send you when I get back.

My other school was Elmslie on Castle Hill. I found that as well. Closing though    Dec 19th 1969.

Lesanne.

[Abiam2]

Hi Lesanne,
I sent an email to Maidenhead Library but he couldn't tell me where little boys from Garden Cotts or Norfolk Park went to school!  Hope your search went well,
Cheers,
Abiam

[Fitzjohn]

My other school was Elmslie on Castle Hill. I found that as well. Closing though    Dec 19th 1969.

Lesanne.

Thanks for the date of the formal closing of Elmslie School, which will tidy up a note I am preparing.  It seems also to have had an alternative name, Castle Hill Collegiate School, but I have never understood the distinction between the two names.

Fitzjohn

[imogen]

hi abiam
 
 my mother was born in 1912 and went to east street school the family name was wheeler and they lived in east street garden cottages were at bottom of east street

[Abiam2]

Hello Imogen,

Welcome to Rootschat.

My mother was Kathleen Wyse born 1910 in Garden Cottages and by the time she was at East Street school the family were living in Norfolk Park Cottages.  They may well have known each other! 

If you have any stories or info on the families there around that time there are several Roots chatters who would be interested. 

Cheers,
Abiam

[Lesanne]

Hiya Imogen,

Another warm welcome to Roots Chat. 

We also have family in East Str Cotts & Tyrells. Norfolk Park Cotts & Cordwallis.
My brothers went to East Street school in the 60's.

Nice to know there's other Maidonian's out there... 'eh Abiam... 

Lesanne.

[imogen]

hello lesannne

  when were you at elmslie i was there 1944_1951 mrs wilson was head and later miss kyte

[Lesanne]

  Hello Imogen,
I was there... late 50's and 60's. Miss Westlake was head.
  My friend and Miss Westlake were best friends.. I never did work out how.. Maybe Mrs Wilson was head at that time and they were both pupils.

Did you attend La Roache as well.

 The name Kyte is ringing a distant bell as is Mrs Stevens... who I believe lived in Marlow Road, opposite the gate to Kidwells Park.

I will PM you with my friend's name etc...

Lesanne