Gordon Caleb

I attended this school in the 1940s Just after the war. I remember all the windows being taped up against bomb blasts and all the iron railings being removed (with the exception of the ones on Roundhay Rd) for the war effort My teacher was Miss saffa. I lived in enfield place.

05-Oct-2010

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Maureen Clarke nee Collins

I,too went to RRCPS in the early 1950's. I loved every minute of it. Anyone remeber how,during morning assembly, the head teacher would ask us all to show her our handkerchiefs? Also, up the top of the stairs, where the round windows were, we had awful feelings of the secret goings on up there and we dare not go up that last flight of stairs, I did one day, but onlu part way up when I was caught by a teacher.Maureen from BC Canada

08-Oct-2010

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Duncan Bradley

My great grandfather, George Underwood was caretaker at this school from about 1924-5 until about 1936. My mother, Jean was a pupil at the school from 1931 until until about 1934.

10-Oct-2010

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Shrley Holton

My grandmother lived in Enfield Place, a stone'sthrow from the school which at that time (the 1940s) served a whole community in the Enfields, Grant Street etc.

11-Oct-2010

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Jack Stead

I attended RRCPS in the mid-50's - early 60's although I don't rememer many of the teacher's names except for Mr Freedman,a nice man with a shiny bald head,who took us up to the Soldier's fields for sports. Also a Miss Turnbull who wasn't there long, and the music teacher, a Miss Dawson (Parker?) who took a few of us up to the University one evening to watch a performance of The Mikado and spent most of the evening telling us to hush up as we were all singing along to the chorus ( She'd been teaching us the songs for months prior ). Since I lived close by, in Enfield Place, I also spent most of my free time playing in the school yard at either soccer or cricket, depending on the season, much to the chagrin of an old gentleman , a Mr Webster, who lived across the street on Enfield Street. He must have been tired of the constant action and regularly called the police to complain, and they would swing in to the school yard on their little "Noddy" scooters to move us on or tell us to behave. Around the back of the school there were some toilets that were open to the elements and also a kitchen that prepared school lunches, if my memory serves me correctly. I also remember on occasion a man with an air rifle would come around ( when the school was closed ) and thin out the pigeon population who liked to use the school roof as a roost. I doubt that such a thing would be allowed today. Happy Days ( unless you were a pigeon ).

01-Feb-2011

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barbara long

such good memories and such....contact me for more on guydenkinson@hotmail.co.uk

15-Apr-2011

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Barry Sutcliffe

I also attended RRCPS in the mid 50's early 60's as it was then called, at same time as Jack Stead he was a year younger than myself to refresh his memory, the headmistress was Mrs Winifrid Croft, Miss Tiffany took the class the year after nursery (1st year as it would be called nowadays) she would think nothing of smacking your legs for talking in class, Mr Freeman was the only male teacher on staff though we did get a supply teacher called Mr Reynolds now and then, along with Miss Turnbull who as young boys we all found stunning she took us swimming to Meanwood Road baths needless to say nobody ever missed swimming lessons, unfortunately they are the only members of staff I can remember. Old man Ritchie as we referred to him was school caretaker, as for Mr Webster the reason he regular called the police was due to the number of times the "Berson" ball or if we were flushed the better quality one we sometimes got from Studleys on Chappy Road went through his front window, happy days indeed.

05-Oct-2011

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Josephine Wright

I attended this school in 1955-1956 and lived on Livingstone place on the corner with Roundhay.I recall a friend named Andrea and her brother Melvin who lived further up Livingstone. I left in May, 1956 at age 8 to emigrate to Australia, but my memory of the teacher I had immediately before I left is one of fear, for she threatened to cut out one boy's tongue due to his talking, and bustled us all out of the classroom while she brandished the scissors dramatically and kept him there...we tried to look through a pane of glass in door..did she do it? And on the most upper floor...a school dentist who tricked me by telling me I was blowing up a balloon..which in fact was a nitrous oxide mask! I was terrified there too!

20-Aug-2012

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Rita sebine STARKEY

I went to this school and lived on manor st does anybody out there remember the renfeilds and the foresters club

12-May-2013

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