OLD WEST BROMWICH PHOTOS

Does anyone know when they're going to start knocking down the school?

Just wondering if anyone plans to take any photos before they start?

OMG another building gone !

Wish I was there today

Lee at 05:13PM on Aug 11, 2009

Does anyone know when they're going to start knocking down the school?

Just wondering if anyone plans to take any photos before they start?

Lee,

I only found out that it was due for demolition last night when I read your post.  I have gone over today, nipped over the railings, 'brazened out' all the cctv cameras and taken some 40 plus photos!  I have got to run them through Photoshop and will then upload them to Flickr.  It may take a little while as my computer is playing silly devils at the moment with a problem on the mirror RAID.  It works, but everything is slow.  I will put a post on this topic when they have been uploaded.  In the meantime, I have a number of other photos of West Bromwich you may be interested in

Steve

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

Steve

Stephen Williams at 09:12AM on Sep 10, 2009

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

 

Steve

What a lovely  surprise to read about the history of Cronehills School although a part of its history is missing!

In September 1944 to July 1947  I attended Cronehills School which in those days was called Cronehills Central School for Girls.

I remember the Science Block and the Domestic Science Room which in later years was converted into a Nursery.

anne

anne west bromwich at 07:09PM on Sep 13, 2009

Stephen Williams at 09:12AM on Sep 10, 2009

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

 

Steve

What a lovely  surprise to read about the history of Cronehills School although a part of its history is missing!

 

In September 1944 to July 1947  I attended Cronehills School which in those days was called Cronehills Central School for Girls.

I remember the Science Block and the Domestic Science Room which in later years was converted into a Nursery.

 

anne

Anne

1944 to 1947 ??

You must mean 1954 to 1957 !!!

west-bromwich-photos at 02:50AM on Sep 14, 2009

anne west bromwich at 07:09PM on Sep 13, 2009

Stephen Williams at 09:12AM on Sep 10, 2009

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

 

Steve

What a lovely  surprise to read about the history of Cronehills School although a part of its history is missing!

 

In September 1944 to July 1947  I attended Cronehills School which in those days was called Cronehills Central School for Girls.

I remember the Science Block and the Domestic Science Room which in later years was converted into a Nursery.

 

anne

Anne

1944 to 1947 ??

You must mean 1954 to 1957 !!!

Had to smile at your reply!  Ta for the compliment but I`m sticking to facts on this occasion!  LOL (:-)

It`s surprising what memories this school brings to mind concerning lessons and staff.

Also, I remember an occasion after school when I was waiting at the bus stop opposite the town hall and a member of

staff  came along to travel on the same bus.  She gave me  a "disorder mark" for making a deep crease in my school

uniform hat so that it stayed on the back of my head (held in place by black elastic) instead of wearing it in the correct way!  

anne

anne west bromwich at 07:09PM on Sep 13, 2009

Stephen Williams at 09:12AM on Sep 10, 2009

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

 

Steve

What a lovely  surprise to read about the history of Cronehills School although a part of its history is missing!

 

In September 1944 to July 1947  I attended Cronehills School which in those days was called Cronehills Central School for Girls.

I remember the Science Block and the Domestic Science Room which in later years was converted into a Nursery.

 

anne

Hi Anne,

I include below an extract from a history of schools in West Bromwich.  I presume they have got a bit confused around your dates?

Steve

Cronehills Junior and Infants' School, Hardware Street, was designed as a replacement for Bratt Street School. (fn. 87) The school was to consist of two large classroom blocks and another block to house centres for subjects such as housewifery. Building began in 1915, but because of the war nothing was available for use until 1921, when the special-subject block was adapted as a temporary girls' school for pupils from Bratt Street. The completed school was opened in 1925 as a selective central school for boys and girls, and the girls who had been housed in the special-subject block returned to Bratt Street. In 1947 Cronehills became West Bromwich Secondary Technical School and in 1948 absorbed the junior technical school which had been carried on since 1930 at Kenrick Technical College. In 1952 the boys' and girls' departments were merged. In 1967-8 the technical school also occupied part of Charlemont School as an annexe for first-year pupils. In 1968 all pupils moved to the new Manor High School, Friar Park Road, and the Cronehills premises were occupied by children from the closed Christ Church Junior and Infants' School.

Cronehills Selective Central School, see Cronehills Junior and Infants' School. From: 'West Bromwich: Education', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17: Offlow hundred (part) (1976), pp. 74-83. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36170 Date accessed: 14 September 2009.

Stephen Williams at 01:24PM on Sep 14, 2009

anne west bromwich at 07:09PM on Sep 13, 2009

Stephen Williams at 09:12AM on Sep 10, 2009

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

 

Steve

What a lovely  surprise to read about the history of Cronehills School although a part of its history is missing!

 

In September 1944 to July 1947  I attended Cronehills School which in those days was called Cronehills Central School for Girls.

I remember the Science Block and the Domestic Science Room which in later years was converted into a Nursery.

 

anne

Hi Anne,

 

I include below an extract from a history of schools in West Bromwich.  I presume they have got a bit confused around your dates?

 

Steve

 

Cronehills Junior and Infants' School, Hardware Street, was designed as a replacement for Bratt Street School. (fn. 87) The school was to consist of two large classroom blocks and another block to house centres for subjects such as housewifery. Building began in 1915, but because of the war nothing was available for use until 1921, when the special-subject block was adapted as a temporary girls' school for pupils from Bratt Street. The completed school was opened in 1925 as a selective central school for boys and girls, and the girls who had been housed in the special-subject block returned to Bratt Street. In 1947 Cronehills became West Bromwich Secondary Technical School and in 1948 absorbed the junior technical school which had been carried on since 1930 at Kenrick Technical College. In 1952 the boys' and girls' departments were merged. In 1967-8 the technical school also occupied part of Charlemont School as an annexe for first-year pupils. In 1968 all pupils moved to the new Manor High School, Friar Park Road, and the Cronehills premises were occupied by children from the closed Christ Church Junior and Infants' School.

Cronehills Selective Central School, see Cronehills Junior and Infants' School. From: 'West Bromwich: Education', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17: Offlow hundred (part) (1976), pp. 74-83. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36170 Date accessed: 14 September 2009.

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the information about Cronehills. I have checked out my copy of County of Stafford and was surprised about  the reference to a Bratt Street school as I can`t recall anything about it at all.  I went to Charlemont Infant & Junior schools before moving on to Cronehills.

I was also interested to read about Christ Church Junior and Infant School because I worked there for two years as a  classroom assistant until I started my three years Teacher Training at Walsall College of Further Education (as a so called mature student of course!) 

I knew that Cronehill School was to be made a Secondary Technical School after I left in 1947. I was so pleased to leave Cronehills although strange as it may seem I remember it now with great affection!  In fact, I did my first year teaching practice at Cronehills when Mr B Evans was Headteacher.

anne

anne west bromwich at 06:29PM on Sep 14, 2009

Stephen Williams at 01:24PM on Sep 14, 2009

anne west bromwich at 07:09PM on Sep 13, 2009

Stephen Williams at 09:12AM on Sep 10, 2009

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

 

Steve

What a lovely  surprise to read about the history of Cronehills School although a part of its history is missing!

 

In September 1944 to July 1947  I attended Cronehills School which in those days was called Cronehills Central School for Girls.

I remember the Science Block and the Domestic Science Room which in later years was converted into a Nursery.

 

anne

Hi Anne,

 

I include below an extract from a history of schools in West Bromwich.  I presume they have got a bit confused around your dates?

 

Steve

 

Cronehills Junior and Infants' School, Hardware Street, was designed as a replacement for Bratt Street School. (fn. 87) The school was to consist of two large classroom blocks and another block to house centres for subjects such as housewifery. Building began in 1915, but because of the war nothing was available for use until 1921, when the special-subject block was adapted as a temporary girls' school for pupils from Bratt Street. The completed school was opened in 1925 as a selective central school for boys and girls, and the girls who had been housed in the special-subject block returned to Bratt Street. In 1947 Cronehills became West Bromwich Secondary Technical School and in 1948 absorbed the junior technical school which had been carried on since 1930 at Kenrick Technical College. In 1952 the boys' and girls' departments were merged. In 1967-8 the technical school also occupied part of Charlemont School as an annexe for first-year pupils. In 1968 all pupils moved to the new Manor High School, Friar Park Road, and the Cronehills premises were occupied by children from the closed Christ Church Junior and Infants' School.

Cronehills Selective Central School, see Cronehills Junior and Infants' School. From: 'West Bromwich: Education', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17: Offlow hundred (part) (1976), pp. 74-83. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36170 Date accessed: 14 September 2009.

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the information about Cronehills. I have checked out my copy of County of Stafford and was surprised about  the reference to a Bratt Street school as I can`t recall anything about it at all.  I went to Charlemont Infant & Junior schools before moving on to Cronehills.

 

I was also interested to read about Christ Church Junior and Infant School because I worked there for two years as a  classroom assistant until I started my three years Teacher Training at Walsall College of Further Education (as a so called mature student of course!) 

 

I knew that Cronehill School was to be made a Secondary Technical School after I left in 1947. I was so pleased to leave Cronehills although strange as it may seem I remember it now with great affection!  In fact, I did my first year teaching practice at Cronehills when Mr B Evans was Headteacher.

anne

Hi Anne,

There certainly was  Bratt St. school (although, they cerrtainly seem to have missed out the period when Cronehills it was just a girls school).  According to my 1960/70s A-Z, Bratt St. School was right opposite the junction with Loveday St.

I did my Teacher Training at Dudley Teacher Training College (1971-1975) and then spent 33yrs working for Sandwell LEA: 

Wood Green High School, Wednesbury; Britannia High, Blackheath (now demolished with the new Blackheath Primary built on the site) and finally, at Willingsworth High in Tipton (now the RSA Academy for the Terminally Bewildered! :-)).

Steve

Hi Steve.

Hope I didn`t mislead you about Cronehills!  There was a boys Dept at Cronehills when I was there but the two Depts remained segregated.  We had a different timetable for the use of the hall and playground so we never mixed with the Cronehills male members of the species at all.   LOL

Do you know which school  the pupils from Black Lake Primary School were sent to after it was demolished?

Anne

anne west bromwich at 09:26AM on Sep 16, 2009

Hi Steve.

Hope I didn`t mislead you about Cronehills!  There was a boys Dept at Cronehills when I was there but the two Depts remained segregated.  We had a different timetable for the use of the hall and playground so we never mixed with the Cronehills male members of the species at all.   LOL

Do you know which school  the pupils from Black Lake Primary School were sent to after it was demolished?

Anne

Hi Anne,

Ref. Black Lake school.  I don't know where they transferred to but I wonder whether it might have been Hateley Heath as that is not far far away.

Steve

Visited the location 9th. October and it looks like the demolition squad is mobilising.

Steve

Stephen Williams at September 15, 2009 at 7:29 AM

anne west bromwich at 06:29PM on Sep 14, 2009

Stephen Williams at 01:24PM on Sep 14, 2009

anne west bromwich at 07:09PM on Sep 13, 2009

Stephen Williams at 09:12AM on Sep 10, 2009

Have now got my photos of Cronehills school up on Flickr.  Computer suddenly started to behave itself, so uploaded them pronto.

 

Steve

What a lovely  surprise to read about the history of Cronehills School although a part of its history is missing!

 

In September 1944 to July 1947  I attended Cronehills School which in those days was called Cronehills Central School for Girls.

I remember the Science Block and the Domestic Science Room which in later years was converted into a Nursery.

 

anne

Hi Anne,

 

I include below an extract from a history of schools in West Bromwich.  I presume they have got a bit confused around your dates?

 

Steve

 

Cronehills Junior and Infants' School, Hardware Street, was designed as a replacement for Bratt Street School. (fn. 87) The school was to consist of two large classroom blocks and another block to house centres for subjects such as housewifery. Building began in 1915, but because of the war nothing was available for use until 1921, when the special-subject block was adapted as a temporary girls' school for pupils from Bratt Street. The completed school was opened in 1925 as a selective central school for boys and girls, and the girls who had been housed in the special-subject block returned to Bratt Street. In 1947 Cronehills became West Bromwich Secondary Technical School and in 1948 absorbed the junior technical school which had been carried on since 1930 at Kenrick Technical College. In 1952 the boys' and girls' departments were merged. In 1967-8 the technical school also occupied part of Charlemont School as an annexe for first-year pupils. In 1968 all pupils moved to the new Manor High School, Friar Park Road, and the Cronehills premises were occupied by children from the closed Christ Church Junior and Infants' School.

Cronehills Selective Central School, see Cronehills Junior and Infants' School. From: 'West Bromwich: Education', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17: Offlow hundred (part) (1976), pp. 74-83. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36170 Date accessed: 14 September 2009.

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the information about Cronehills. I have checked out my copy of County of Stafford and was surprised about  the reference to a Bratt Street school as I can`t recall anything about it at all.  I went to Charlemont Infant & Junior schools before moving on to Cronehills.

 

I was also interested to read about Christ Church Junior and Infant School because I worked there for two years as a  classroom assistant until I started my three years Teacher Training at Walsall College of Further Education (as a so called mature student of course!) 

 

I knew that Cronehill School was to be made a Secondary Technical School after I left in 1947. I was so pleased to leave Cronehills although strange as it may seem I remember it now with great affection!  In fact, I did my first year teaching practice at Cronehills when Mr B Evans was Headteacher.

anne

Hi Anne,

 

There certainly was  Bratt St. school (although, they cerrtainly seem to have missed out the period when Cronehills it was just a girls school).  According to my 1960/70s A-Z, Bratt St. School was right opposite the junction with Loveday St.

 

I did my Teacher Training at Dudley Teacher Training College (1971-1975) and then spent 33yrs working for Sandwell LEA: 

Wood Green High School, Wednesbury; Britannia High, Blackheath (now demolished with the new Blackheath Primary built on the site) and finally, at Willingsworth High in Tipton (now the RSA Academy for the Terminally Bewildered! :-)).

 

Steve

I left Christ Church School in 1963 and then went to George Salter Girls. I remember my time at Christ Church very well. 

I attended Chronehills School from August 1949 till August 1954 Im fairly certain when  we started it was Chronehills with Mr Wood as headmaster. He was replaced by Mr Harvatt and it became West Bromwich Secondary Technical  at the same time they changed all the house names and around the same time removed the railings that divided the girls {front half } from the boys  {rear half }  sections of the school.

 Anyone remember 

 Mr Taylor French,  Mr Langley  Maths, Mr Woodhall History,  Mr wood Woodwork [ at Lodge rd school premises ], Miss Turner Music, Miss Edwards English, Miss Edwards French, Mr and Mrs Bisseker Religion, I think If only we had our time over again what a different attitude  some of us would take to education.  Hope you all have a great 2012 regards J.E.M.

My Mum went to Cronehills School,probably about 1948,It was then I believe The Girls Technical High School, this I know because,she passed the 11th plus at Charlemont School.

But when I first went to George Salter High School, we went there to use the cookery rooms, because our new ones were under construction, this was 1968ish,as from what I can remember there were no other children at the school, I dont think it was being used.

I went to Black Lake School, and was in the last year to move to senior school from there.The new school which replaced it was Ryders Green primary school a new school which was built for the purpose,which is located next to George Salters School off Claypit Lane, both my brother and my sister went there and moved to senior school from there.