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Granby Primary School Days gone by…

Granby Road School Children enjoying VE Day Celebrations 1945

Photograph reproduced with kind permission by Angela Whately.Photograph reproduced with kind permission by Angela Whately.
Photographs reproduced with kind permission by Mavis Roper.Photographs reproduced with kind permission by Mavis Roper.
Photographs reproduced with kind permission by Mavis Roper.Photographs reproduced with kind permission by Mavis Roper.
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Granby Road School July 1947

Photograph reproduced with kind permission by Margaret Brown.Photograph reproduced with kind permission by Margaret Brown.
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Granby School Archives – Junior School Logbook 1934-1967

Junior School Logbook 1934-1967Junior School Logbook 1934-1967
April 1939 – ‘Gas Mask Drill taken’April 1939 – ‘Gas Mask Drill taken’
Sept 17 1939 – ‘School closed due to outbreak of war’Sept 17 1939 – ‘School closed due to outbreak of war’
Sept 18 1939 – ‘Trench protection available’Sept 18 1939 – ‘Trench protection available’
March 25 1940 – ‘Attendance am 321 pm 366 the difference being due to last night’s air raid warnings’March 25 1940 – ‘Attendance am 321 pm 366 the difference being due to last night’s air raid warnings’
November 1940 – ‘Children to the trenches on Syren warnings’November 1940 – ‘Children to the trenches on Syren warnings’
December 17 1940 – ‘Children assembled in the trenches and remained there till the ‘all clear” sounded’December 17 1940 – ‘Children assembled in the trenches and remained there till the ‘all clear” sounded’
July 14 1944 – ‘101 Evacuees admitted to school today’July 14 1944 – ‘101 Evacuees admitted to school today’
Evacuees in attendanceEvacuees in attendance
Evacuees in attendanceEvacuees in attendance
Evacuees in attendanceEvacuees in attendance
May 8th 1945 – ‘School closed for VE Day’May 8th 1945 – ‘School closed for VE Day’
May 17th 1945 – ‘School at evening assembly bid farewell to evacuees who had been part of the school since July 1944’May 17th 1945 – ‘School at evening assembly bid farewell to evacuees who had been part of the school since July 1944’
List of teachers in 1945List of teachers in 1945
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Letter celebrating Victory

Letter celebrating victoryLetter celebrating victory
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The air raid shelters

Granby School Air Raid SheltersGranby School Air Raid Shelters
Granby School Air Raid SheltersGranby School Air Raid Shelters
Granby School Air Raid SheltersGranby School Air Raid Shelters
Granby School Air Raid SheltersGranby School Air Raid Shelters
Granby School Air Raid SheltersGranby School Air Raid Shelters
Granby School Air Raid SheltersGranby School Air Raid Shelters
Granby School Air Raid SheltersGranby School Air Raid Shelters
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