1920 Harry Floyd's schooldays
From Lacey Green History
The following is a report by Rosemary Mortham on a conversation with Harry Floyd
In 1920 Harry Floyd was 14, about to leave St John's School, Lacey Green.
There were two school rooms. Nancy Hawes taught the babies in the room at the front right of the school looking from the road, and Mabel Janes was pupil teacher. The headmaster was Mr Avery. He was a nice man, and sent postcards to the school when he was sent away to war. He was replaced temporarily by Fanny Palmer during the First World War. After the war Mr Avery went to teach at Downley.
The entrance to the school was a corridor in the middle of the front wall. The girls cloakroom was to the right of this and the boys to the left. There was a side door near the postbox. There was a wooden fence around the school. The playing fields went as far as te outside toilet block. Later the West
| 1920 Harry Floyd's schooldays | |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Village | Lacey Green |
| Author | Rosemary Mortham |
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| Social Period | Category:1920's |