Stambridge School in the 1940s
Stambridge Primary School
Mavis Sipple
By Mavis Sipple
From an interview with Brian Smerdon:
In 1942/43, Stambridge School had 52 children. There were 2 classrooms and 2 teachers, one of whom was Miss Jeffries, the headmistress. She lived in a house attached to the school. The other teacher was Miss Norton.
My mum helped cook the school dinners, and on occasion she cooked them in her own kitchen.
There was an air-raid shelter in the school grounds, which we often used. The earth toilet was situated at the end of the playground. The children planted a horse chestnut tree to celebrate the end of the war.