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[14 NoV 08]
STOKE SECONDARY SCHOOL
My name is Michael Fitzpatrick and I attended Stoke Secondary School from 1946 to
1948 when I left to go to the Technical College on the Butts.
I do not have too many memories, mostly the layout and the classrooms.
It was, obviously just following the war and my education had been
interrupted frequently by many moves after our evacuations. I missed out
on the '11 plus' exam but managed to pass the exam at 13 and went to
the Tech.
I remember my home room, it was the science room next to the assembly
hall at the Briton Road end. Mr Hawes was my home room teacher along
with teaching science.
Mr Sid Bonham was the headmaster.
Mr Bailey taught me art and another Mr Bailly taught math.
Mr Ellis taught me English and he also played cricket for the C&NW team
which was very near to where I lived off Bulls Head Lane.
I believe a Mr. Thompson was the music teacher and although I cannot
remember names I can still picture faces of the metal and woodworking
teachers.
It was a sweet and sour time in my life, happy the war was over but
missing so much school made it a tremendous struggle to take in all the
information. I also attended the primary school in 1939-1940 and 1945-46.
We lived on Clay Lane prior to being bombed out and that's when we
were evacuated. My dad served in the war travelling to South
Africa, India, Persia (as it was then), Egypt, North Africa, Scicily and
Italy. Thankfully he survived.
I cannot think of too much more at this time and unfortunately have no
photos. If you have any information of this time period you could share
with me they may jog my memory some more.
My name is Michael Fitzpatrick and I attended Stoke Secondary School from 1946 to
1948 when I left to go to the Technical College on the Butts.
I do not have too many memories, mostly the layout and the classrooms.
It was, obviously just following the war and my education had been
interrupted frequently by many moves after our evacuations. I missed out
on the '11 plus' exam but managed to pass the exam at 13 and went to
the Tech.
I remember my home room, it was the science room next to the assembly
hall at the Briton Road end. Mr Hawes was my home room teacher along
with teaching science.
Mr Sid Bonham was the headmaster.
Mr Bailey taught me art and another Mr Bailly taught math.
Mr Ellis taught me English and he also played cricket for the C&NW team
which was very near to where I lived off Bulls Head Lane.
I believe a Mr. Thompson was the music teacher and although I cannot
remember names I can still picture faces of the metal and woodworking
teachers.
It was a sweet and sour time in my life, happy the war was over but
missing so much school made it a tremendous struggle to take in all the
information. I also attended the primary school in 1939-1940 and 1945-46.
We lived on Clay Lane prior to being bombed out and that's when we
were evacuated. My dad served in the war travelling to South
Africa, India, Persia (as it was then), Egypt, North Africa, Scicily and
Italy. Thankfully he survived.
I cannot think of too much more at this time and unfortunately have no
photos. If you have any information of this time period you could share
with me they may jog my memory some more.
