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Derby Diocesan College for the Training of School Mistresses was opened in 1851 in a formidable building in Uttoxeter Road, and its regime was equally forbidding. The young women who applied to study at this austere establishment had to undergo a rigorous entrance interview before being accepted, and a century later nothing much had changed.

Bright nail varnish was banned and the girl students were locked in at dances so there was no hankey pankey. Yet Brenda Kellock and Pat Fitton have nothing but fond memories of their time at the Church of England College. Read their account of the rigid discipline there and other people’s recollections of their schooldays, including the games that children used to play.







 

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I went to school with pupils in wartime photo

The photo of Kedleston Road Boys School in 1943

WITH regard to the Bygones article asking for names of pupils on the photo at Kedleston Road School (Bygones June 14), I know it is a little late but I can help with a couple.

In the picture of the eight boys and teacher, the boy standing extreme right on the back row...

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Boy holding ball is Fred

The 1936-37 picture of Kedleston Road School team with  Mr Mason (right) and Mr Timms.  Fred Wheldon holds the ball.

OUR mystery pictures of boys at Kedleston Road School (Bygones, June 14) are still bringing in responses. Fred Wheldon, of Chaddesden, said he was the...

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Searching at the double for the 13 sets of twins who hit headlines in the 1960s

BACK in 1962, a school in Belper counted an amazing 26 twins among its pupils. The story hit the headlines and a film crew from Pathé News visited...

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Visit to the soap factory, boat trip on Thames, and lifelong lesson in ironing

I LIVED in Warren Street and started my schooldays at Brighton Road Infants in 1929, then transferred, when I was seven, to the new Wyndham Street...

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Bygones helped make reunion a great success

WHAT can I say but thank you Bygones for making this year's Old Derbeians 70th anniversary reunion so successful. Because of the great coverage on...

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Remembering a time less complicated as Bygones appeal reunites ex-pupils

Dulcie   in about 1947, when she was at Roe Farm School.

WHEN 32 old girls from Derwent School got together, they decided they had been very fortunate back in the 1950s when they were pupils. "We all agreed...

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Lessons in the art of making the most of an opportunity for a swift pint

Neville Copestake's collection of pictures. Left is the reunion in June 1980. Top, the 1980 reunion, including, second right, front row, television presenter Ted Moult, who had a farm at Ticknall. Second top, Neville Copestake, left, and Michael Fox in 1941. When the last dormitory was demolished at the camp, a letter was found written by Fox's parents urging him not to smoke. Michael became a headmaster. Above, the fifth form from June 1945. "Dumbo" Hill is the master in the centre and "Pop" Burns is to

WHEN Neville Copestake thinks back to the years he spent as a Derby School evacuee at Amber Valley Camp, it is with mixed feelings of that time. "I...

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Top pupils were rewarded with a trip to Anglesey

Alan Smith, who played in the school football team.

I AM writing about the photos in Bygones (June 14) from Kedleston Road Boys' School. In the picture of the smartly-dressed boys with the master, the...

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On summery days we'd have lessons in the gardens and buy ice cream

From left, Margaret Vinning, Jean O'Donnell and Rosemary Beddington. Above right (from left), Margaret, Michael and Rosemary Vinning in their school days. Centre right (from left), old school friends  Margaret Vinning, Jean O'Donnell and Rosemary Beddington  as they are today, looking back at mementos of their time at school. Bottom right  Rosemary (left) and Margaret Vinnings as they were all those years ago.

AS five-year-olds, we started in the "baby class" with Sister Catherine, moving up to Sister Francis's class and then to Mother Angela's, who was the...

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I missed out on RB MacMillan golden jubilee but firm still sent me a book

IN 1956, well-known Derby printing firm RB MacMillan celebrated its golden jubilee – 50 years of providing a valuable service to customers. To...

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