VARIOUS RECORDS FROM THE ARCHIVES IN THE NORFOLK RECORD OFFICE AND ELSEWHERE
These are by no means complete. There is a great deal more to be found but at the time of searching it was a start!
LOG BOOK
A.E.Selby (Mr)
E.M.Batterham (Mrs) J. Mowle (Miss) R.J.Waller (Mr) 1947 G.A. Patterson made Head Master (I'm not sure about this name now. It could be Platten...will check)
Accident Book 1946
Arthur Ernest Selby
G.A.Patterson Headmaster
Date of Accident 13.9.1949 at 3.10pm.
Place Cobholm Railway Bridge
Notes:
Master conducting party to playing fields on special Corporation bus. Bus attempted to go under bridge which tore off top of bus. Master injured and 12 boys.
Log Book 13th September 1949
48 boys left school today for organised games on the Cobholm Playing Fields, by Corporation bus, under the charge of Mr A.E.Selby. The bus attempted to go under the low Railway Bridge leading to the field and had the top of the bus torn off. 12 boys and Mr Selby were treated in hospital for cuts and bruises and five were detained. Full report was made to the Education Officer, by telephone from the hospital and later in writing.
14th September
Mr Selby attended school today but still suffering from shock, left to see his doctor at my request and returned to school about 11 o'clock. One boy attended to at the hospital yesterday for cuts in the accident came to school this afternoon.
April 12th 1951
Rowland John Waller commenced duties as Headmaster.
June 12th
Mr Selby accompanied 28 children to Town Hall to take part in Junior Schools Musical festival. two individual items rendered by the school were "Bless This House" and "Waltzing Matilda" (PFD I remember this with embarrassment. We got to the high note of "Bless This House" and totally lost it as it was far too high for any of us to reach.It was awful and everyone laughed at us. Mr Selby said the pianist had started far too high!)
There were four Houses
Dickens.... Green
Nelson.... Yellow
Sewell.... Red
Martin.... Blue
CAPTAINS
Nelson.... Jill Drew and Malcolm George
Dickens.... Marie Holt and Brian Hodds
Martin.... Barbara Pearce and Edward Durrent
Sewell.... Joan Ling and Brian Duffield
Captains chosen by ballot
July 19th
I (Mr Waller) took Joan Ling,Jill Drew, Pauline Tuttle and Terence Harwood to the bathing pool to swim for their 25yards certificate. All passed.
Feb 6th 1952
School broadcasting interrupted at 11.15 am with an anouncement of the death of H.M. King George V1
February 12th 1952
House captains elected today.
Sewell....Jean Gray and David wright
Nelson....Elsie Fuller and Terrence Hubbard
Martin....Pauline Tuttle and Edward Durrent
Dickens....Margaret ward and Keith Simmons
February 29th
School closed for Common Entrance examination. All 17 of eligible children were present for the exam. Councillor J.P. Winter presided.
June 20th 1952
Went to the Zoo 37 Children.(PFD I remember this well. It was one of the few things I was allowed to do. We all went on a coach and had a wonderful time. Saw Guy the gorilla and brought my mum a peacock feather, only later did I find it was unlucky and she was very superstitious!)
Number of children on the books in 1952 ....107.
Runham Vauxhall School was built in 1877 at a cost of £1,080.7s.6p Details from "A Diary of Great Yarmouth"
School Closed 25th July 1958.
LOG BOOK
A.E.Selby (Mr)
E.M.Batterham (Mrs) J. Mowle (Miss) R.J.Waller (Mr) 1947 G.A. Patterson made Head Master (I'm not sure about this name now. It could be Platten...will check)
Accident Book 1946
Arthur Ernest Selby
G.A.Patterson Headmaster
Date of Accident 13.9.1949 at 3.10pm.
Place Cobholm Railway Bridge
Notes:
Master conducting party to playing fields on special Corporation bus. Bus attempted to go under bridge which tore off top of bus. Master injured and 12 boys.
Log Book 13th September 1949
48 boys left school today for organised games on the Cobholm Playing Fields, by Corporation bus, under the charge of Mr A.E.Selby. The bus attempted to go under the low Railway Bridge leading to the field and had the top of the bus torn off. 12 boys and Mr Selby were treated in hospital for cuts and bruises and five were detained. Full report was made to the Education Officer, by telephone from the hospital and later in writing.
14th September
Mr Selby attended school today but still suffering from shock, left to see his doctor at my request and returned to school about 11 o'clock. One boy attended to at the hospital yesterday for cuts in the accident came to school this afternoon.
April 12th 1951
Rowland John Waller commenced duties as Headmaster.
June 12th
Mr Selby accompanied 28 children to Town Hall to take part in Junior Schools Musical festival. two individual items rendered by the school were "Bless This House" and "Waltzing Matilda" (PFD I remember this with embarrassment. We got to the high note of "Bless This House" and totally lost it as it was far too high for any of us to reach.It was awful and everyone laughed at us. Mr Selby said the pianist had started far too high!)
There were four Houses
Dickens.... Green
Nelson.... Yellow
Sewell.... Red
Martin.... Blue
CAPTAINS
Nelson.... Jill Drew and Malcolm George
Dickens.... Marie Holt and Brian Hodds
Martin.... Barbara Pearce and Edward Durrent
Sewell.... Joan Ling and Brian Duffield
Captains chosen by ballot
July 19th
I (Mr Waller) took Joan Ling,Jill Drew, Pauline Tuttle and Terence Harwood to the bathing pool to swim for their 25yards certificate. All passed.
Feb 6th 1952
School broadcasting interrupted at 11.15 am with an anouncement of the death of H.M. King George V1
February 12th 1952
House captains elected today.
Sewell....Jean Gray and David wright
Nelson....Elsie Fuller and Terrence Hubbard
Martin....Pauline Tuttle and Edward Durrent
Dickens....Margaret ward and Keith Simmons
February 29th
School closed for Common Entrance examination. All 17 of eligible children were present for the exam. Councillor J.P. Winter presided.
June 20th 1952
Went to the Zoo 37 Children.(PFD I remember this well. It was one of the few things I was allowed to do. We all went on a coach and had a wonderful time. Saw Guy the gorilla and brought my mum a peacock feather, only later did I find it was unlucky and she was very superstitious!)
Number of children on the books in 1952 ....107.
Runham Vauxhall School was built in 1877 at a cost of £1,080.7s.6p Details from "A Diary of Great Yarmouth"
School Closed 25th July 1958.
