King’s Rise Primary School, 2010
c. 2010 · Peckham Road
King’s Rise Primary School today.
Chris Hillcox’s timeline of King’s Rise – Peckham Road School on Voices of Kingstanding: the school is open by 1932; in 1941 Miss Bloxham and some children are evacuated to Swanwick; in the early 1940s Mrs Bloxham is head of the infants and Mr Phillips the junior school headmaster; in 1943 Miss Boot is headmistress of the infants; and by 1955 the school is called King’s Rise.
Notes
Photographed for Voices of Kingstanding and published in December 2010.
About this place: Peckham Road School
Local memories
What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.
“I lived in Caversham Rd untill the age of eleven. I was a pupil at Peckham Rd infants School, i remember Mrs Bloxham the headmistress and mrs Rawson who taught the choir that i was a member of. … Mr Terry Walters and Mrs Diane Laws were my Junior teachers and we had a great Headmaster name Mr Phillips.”
“I was there in the 60s and still there now but now I’m the caretaker.”
“… it was a maroon blazer with a motif on the pocket ,,,diligence and integrity,,,white blouse and grey skirt ,,,I left in 59”
“I’m surprised no one mentioned head teacher Mr Ward ( AKA ) Batman! Always wore his Morter board and Cape.”
“My name is Terry Jay started Peckham Road school in 1950 left kings rise in 1961 … The metal work centre by the swimming pool warren farm .Mrs Jones teacher who had a monkey that she took shopping up the circle on her shoulders”
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