Birkenhead, cheshire bibliography birkenhead and its neighbouring parishes at the north of the wirral peninsula originally formed part of the wirral poor law union. The collection of school records held by wirral archives service dates back to 1862 and currently covers 78 schools. Students at the birkenhead park school have been taking a trip into history to celebrate the schools founders week, and are leaving a legacy for birkenhead students of the future. The area is largely residential and contains mainly highdensity semidetached and terraced housing. By 1870 there were 85 pupils and so a new building was required. Location, area, boundaries, landform, setting birkenhead park is situated c 1.
Birkenhead park has a rich and colourful history since its opening on monday 5th april 1847. The school was renamed university academy birkenhead in 2011 from the merger of park high school and rock ferry high school and was based at the former. The collection of school records held by wirral archives service dates back to 1862. Mr wynnehughes was headmaster for 21 years from 1929 to 1950 therefore, jamess memories of this charismatic and significant headmaster are very important, and a real reflection of. The book is an excellent read and would also make a wonderful gift. Rock ferry high school liverpool high school facebook. The school provides an outstanding learning environment. Pupils get to watch chef james holden from the royal academy of culinary arts demonstrate cooking quesadillas, chilli, greek salad and tarte tatin with caramel. Birkenhead park school is a coeducational 1116 secondary school with academy status near birkenhead park, in birkenhead on the wirral peninsula in. Bhsa is an allthrough 319 years state funded academy open to all girls of the area, enjoying the support of our sponsors, the girls day. It is generally acknowledged as the first publiclyfunded civic park in britain. Paxton was appointed by sir william jackson, and edward kemp, who had worked with paxton at chatsworth, derbyshire, was recruited to supervise the construction of the park. On leaving school he went into business in liverpool, and for many years played threequarter for birkenhead park and cheshire.
Birkenhead college offers quality high school education and the opportunity to gain internationally recognised new zealand qualifications. Birkenhead is a town in the metropolitan borough of wirral, merseyside, england. On april 2011 over 100 pupils aging 1216 from rfhs began to protest over teachers redundancies and the merger with park high school in central birkenhead, it ended with police having to step in but there were no serious incidents apart from a few arguments. During the great war, birkenhead park played host to the 3rd battalion the cheshire regiment, who used the parks grounds for training exercises and training recruits particularly conscientious objectors, who were sent to this regiment because of its reputation for toughness.
Birkenhead school was opened in park road north, birkenhead on 9 august 1860 at first called birkenhead proprietary school. We have over 65,000 old school photographs from over 7,000 uk schools search for your old school photo here. However, on 2th march, 1861, the new birkenhead poor law union was formed to cover this area and comprised the parishes of bidstonewithford, birkenhead, claughton. There is an excellent childrens playground in the lower park.
This school arose from rock ferry high school and park high school. In birkenhead park a very large underground air raid shelter was. High school, special school, secondary education, secondary schools. Britain, national school admission registers and log books. Our curriculum is broad and balanced with ict resources being a strength of the school school offers tag rugby, football, judo, ball skills, book club, swimming galas, ict, chess, kwik. Park road north fronting the birkenhead park rugby union football ground and park high lower school. Birkenhead on wirral memories, a website that displays pictures and photographs of birkenhead and the wirral, past and present. Oct 29, 2019 birkenhead park school in 2015, when it was awarded international foundation status by the british council. James was a pupil during mr wynnehughess time as headmaster.
This does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but those who are eligible to receive them. Homework is an important part of students life at the birkenhead park school and all students are expected to complete it regularly. View the schooldash insights profile for this school subscribers only profile. Wirral news mr graham maddocks history and politics debbie randles said.
Below you can search for each school that we have an old school photo for. In 1972, following the dictate of national government, it became a comprehensive school and, in 1982 became coeducational. On one occasion he was chosen to represent the north of england, but. Mr birney history a fantastic history teacher from park high school birkenhead absolutely hilarious a friend as well as a teacher a great guy. Birkenhead high school academy, 86 devonshire place. Paxton had earlier designed princes park, liverpool, a. Wirral news mr graham maddocks history and politics. As a result they were both placed in the national challenge category, with the possibility of closure. The school has a reputation as a caring school with an extensive guidance network to monitor and assist with the progress and welfare of every student. The first bantam battalions were recruited in birkenhead by alfred bigland. The school moved to its present site in oxton on 2 november 1871. Birkenhead park and hamilton square were laid out as well as the first street tramway in britain. School in birkenhead results 1 20 of 153 switch to map.
Yet with the use of sport as a social tool, it is making great changes to. Students should arrive in good time for registration at 8. Welcome to birkenhead college a secondary school situated on aucklands north shore, recognised for its academic excellence, cultural activities and sporting achievements. Hughs catholic boys school i know of was a secondary school founded in 1922 positioned on park road south, a little further down the road on the opposite side to what is now birkenhead academy what used to be park high school.
Birkenhead park school is a coeducational 1116 secondary school with academy status located in birkenhead on the wirral peninsula in england. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. But cos i had only packed clothes i had none of my books so got a detention. However, on 2th march, 1861, the new birkenhead poor law union was formed to cover this area and comprised the parishes of bidstonewithford, birkenhead, claughtoncumgrange, liscard, noctorum, oxton, poultoncumseacomb. Park high school, birkenhead, services a community in the wirral that is affected badly by deprivation and unemployment. Birkenhead park, non civil parish 994 historic england. The c 90ha site is situated on undulating land in a residential area.
The school closed in 1982, and was then demolished. School photo database search your old school photograph. Wynnehughes, former headmaster of the birkenhead institute. Birkenhead park birkenhead park is a public park in the centre of birkenhead, on the wirral peninsula, england. The academy has moved from a largely selective entry to a more comprehensive intake over the last four years. Woodchurch was originally a farming area and ancient village of the wirral hundred, known mainly for its parish church and the neighbouring arrowe park country estate.
Teachers appointment book, glasgow school board, 1878. The birkenhead park school park road south birkenhead, ch43 4uy. The birkenhead park school, birkenhead, united kingdom. Paxton had earlier designed princes park, liverpool, a private development. This is a site where old boys and girls from park high school, birkenhead could share stories good and bad and rekindle old friendships from many years ago or just a few months ago. The area was purchased by birkenhead corporation in 1926, becoming part of birkenhead civil parish. Birkenhead park high school ilivehere britains worst.
Pyramids shopping centre isin central birkenhead and features more than 150 high street shops. Cole street primary school, birkenhead, with a playground facility on its roof. I walked round oswestry high school, across the town to the market square and over to the memorial hall, for ever linked with the ancient order of buffaloes, and then back to cae glas park where the school assembled on arrival. Therefore, as this notice to parents states the children had to attend afternoon sessions from 1. To find out more about the curriculum our school is following please contact mr peter mee, deputy headteacher, 0151 652 1574. List of expupil teachers, glasgow school board, 18981902. Henry kelsall aspinall, birkenhead and its surroundingsliverpool. Mr jones was my art teacher when i was a pupil during 1960 to 1967, and when the school closed in 1994, i obtained this marvellous drawing from him. Unfortunately, they needed somewhere to occupy for training purposes and that meant the closure of mersey park primary school during the war years. Birkenheads park high school pulls in pupils and parents. This shows whether a pupils family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. It was designed by joseph paxton and opened on 5 april 1847.
I hate park high as shit running thorugh snow and glad i didnt do as i. The academys sponsor is the girls day school trust. Please contact your childs year leader if you have any questions. Birkenhead park was laid out by joseph paxton 180365 following the third improvement act birkenhead 1843. Expupil teachers appointment and particulars as to changes in staff, 18801904. List of teachers on military service, glasgow school board, 19171918. Rock ferry high school was a secondary school located in rock ferry, wirral, england. In 2010, the merger with park high school resulted in the university academy of birkenhead and the academy was renamed the birkenhead park school in 2015. Jones, former art teacher at the birkenhead institute. Rock ferry high school opened in 1925 as a boys grammar school. Birkenhead park school is a coeducational 1116 secondary school with academy status near birkenhead park, in birkenhead on the wirral peninsula in england.
It started with 18 pupils but had grown to 30 by the end of the first term. Seen as the forerunner of the parks movement, birkenhead park has acted as the inspiration and template for countless other urban parks across the uk, europe and north america. Each pupil was given a gas mask and put on the train. Birkenhead park school in 2015, when it was awarded international foundation status by the british council. Park high school specialist sports college has had so much money invested into to bring it back up to government standards, this has actually worked as now the queue up to feed in the canteen, to eat the slop that is classed as food the healthiest, yet not the safest option is to wait until the very end of lunch, this is when all. Mr wimpress moved form teaching history to ict and always thought he.
Parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. It was called park high grammar school for girls from 1926 to 1971. The collection comprises of information relating to board schools and council schools, church schools, primary and middle schools, secondary modern schools, comprehensive schools, grammar and high schools, and technical colleges. Birkenhead high school academy is an allthrough three to 19 girls school. Most of the original railings have been removed, but sections remain on the north side of ashville road, on those parts of park road north fronting the birkenhead park rugby union football ground and park high lower school, fronting 76 park road west, the playing fields on park road east and park high school on park road south. The park was laid out within an area bounded by park road north, park road east, park road south and park road west. Birkenhead park, non civil parish historic england.
The academy has moved from a largely selective entry to a more. We have also listed the schools we are looking for. The original birkenhead high school was founded in 1901, and its successor bhsa is and will continue to be a beacon of excellence in girls education. Nov 12, 2009 park high school, birkenhead, services a community in the wirral that is affected badly by deprivation and unemployment.
You can join the library online and access a wide range of ebooks and e audio for free. Contact us the birkenhead park school park road south birkenhead wirral, merseyside ch43 4uy tel. It was renamed university academy birkenhead in 2011 from the merger of park high school and rock ferry high school and was based at the former park high school site. Register of teachers, cathcart school board, 19051917. Explore their school records to find their birth date, admission year and the school they attended. We use various resources in school topics to research the history of the. The area is largely residential and contains mainly high density semidetached and terraced housing. Students take ownership of school history liverpool echo. History of birkenhead birkenhead namethe name birkenhead. Birkenhead park shared in the sacrifices made by the town during both world wars. Thanks to voluntary contributors from all over the world we are proud to say we have one of the largest libraries of school photos on the web. Search our collection of old school photography portraits. Central park is now the largest park in wallasey, it has two areas for young children, with swings, slides and other games, large areas of greenery and a popular walled garden.
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