Posted by Stan Howe on 5/29/2005, 9:21 am, in reply to "West Auckland School 1939-1940" --Previous Message--
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: My mam was evacuated in the first
: years of the war. 1939/1940ish.
: she says she went to 'West Auckland
: school'. She would have been about
: 13 years old. Does anyone know
: which school it was? Her name was
: Coral Lee. Her younger sister was
: Nina Lee. Can anyone remember them?
: Which school would it be?
: Regards
: Nina Gaddass
:
West Auckland was served by three schools during WWII. From 5-8yrs we went to the Millbank Primary School (building now a Youth Club) opposite the Mill; then from 8-11 we switched to the mixed Elementary School at St Helens; and after sitting the 11+ exam one either went to Copeland Lane (sic) or to Grammar School in Bishop Auckland. In those days Copeland Lane had not been tarmac-ed through to Evenwood and was literally a lane. The name was changed to Copeland Road much later. I imagine therefore that Copeland Lane Secondary School is the answer to your query, and its Head Master in those days was a Mr.Watson who lived at 45 Darlington Road - one of the very few houses on the west side of Darlington Road still standing.
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