Culcheth Hall School for Girls, Bowdon

[SwissGill]

My sister-in-law sent me a newspaper cutting that this school is about to be closed. The school is 120 years' old and the headteacher blames rising costs for decision, i.e. credit crunch.

I attended this school from the age of 7 and did so enjoy my time there.

Miss Ruth Brownson was the headteacher during my "reign". She used to call me "my little mole" as when asked to provide exercise books, or whatever, I used to lift the desk lid and burrow!!!

Lately, I looked for a picture of the school, but only since the threat of closing, have I been able to find one.

Were any of you scholars there? Would love to hear from you.

Gillian Owen (now Schuler and living in Switzerland).

[LizzieW]

I used to go past Culcheth Hall every day on my way to the Altrincham Girls Grammar school at the top of the hill around the time you would have been at school.  My best friend at the Grammar School had a younger sister who was at your school but I think she was younger than you.

Oddly, although Culcheth Hall was a private school, we Grammar school girls always thought we were better than the Culcheth Hall girls

Lizzie