Allesley Primary School

Hi, I live in Allesley Village and teach at the Primary School. In a few weeks we are going to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of being on our current site in Antrim Close. If anyone has any memories of the school please can you let me know. I can then collate these and include them in our celebrations! With thanks.

Hello & welcome to our forum, Carpmail Let's hope for some responses.

Report on celebrations

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I was born at 19 Browns Lane, Allesley in 1949 and attended Allesley Primary school from 1954 until 1957 when Dad's employer, Renold Chains Coventry, transferred him to their Cardiff factory. I still live near Cardiff and, now retired, I'm trying to put together early childhood memories. I seem to remember a few classmates' names: Janet Southall, Gaynor Partridge, Malcolm Swain, twins Linda and Leslie Collins, Johnny Thompson, Max ...?, and teachers' names: Mr Startin, Mrs Docker, Miss Henderson, Miss Dawson, Mrs Lomas. The walk to school was up Windmill Hill, then left through what we called the "Muddy Passage" and is now, I think, Cameron Close, then along Barnfield Avenue. I remember the Manning's garage/ grocery store just down the road at the corner of Washbrook Lane (they had a grumpy dog called Floss), and neighbours Ward, May, Fawkes, Ford (who moved to Lion House on Allesley main street around 1955) and another Ward family a few doors up towards the Jag factory whose son Peter apparently became chief of Rolls Royce Cars in the 1980s. The local vicar was Moir (Muir?). The sound of church bells on a Sunday was impressive, clearly audible in Browns Lane. I'd be very grateful for any additional memories/corrections, particularly of the Primary school and of Browns Lane. Ed Keeling

Does anybody remember the wonderful Mr Indian from Allesley Primary School? Along with Mrs Bowes, Miss Pearce and Mrs Morris. From infants to juniors, late 1970s to mid 1980s.

Hi Jen welcome to the forum It must be their 60th celebration coming up!