Shaftesbury Home Bisley

[ellen3635]

my dad norman jack rowlands was at the schooñ sometime in the 30´s. he was born in gateshead in 1923. his older brother and family stayed and lived in gateshead.can any one help.I think the youngest brother Peter also attended the school.I cannot find a reason why the 2 brothers came to be there.
They both went into the army. My dad went into the buffs´ boys band in 1937 and then onto commando no 4.
Can any help me in locating any info.
Leslie

[therealmrglyde]

hi everyone stumbled across this forum by accident, my dad and his twin brother both went to shaftsbury school in bisley, now coldingly prison, they are both 80 this year to give you an idea of when they attended.

theyre names are ...............  glyde anybody know them ?

love to hear from you if you do and maybe put you in touch with my dad

cheers
colin

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[alexing]

For any who are interested in better understanding conditions at Bisley and the other Shaftesbury homes, there was a film made in 1937 called "Citizens In The Making". This film was for fundraising purposes, but does show images of each of the schools and the ship Arethusa. (This includes Royston, Bisley, Fordham, and Shaftesbury Avenue.)

My father-in-law (Richard Williams, b. 1926-d. 2000) was in the Shaftesbury system following the death of his mother (in 1932) and grandmother (in 1934). His brothers Tom (b. 1924) and John (b. 1928) were also in the system.

Following his time with Shaftesbury, he joined the army and served in Egypt and Palestine.

I was able to obtain a copy of the film from the British Film Institute.

[JayneB101]

I can see that this topic has been left for a while but hope someone picks up on this message.

I am interested in any information on Bisley Boys School as my Great Uncle, Ronald Rowe, was registered there in the 1930s.

I am also looking for information on Esher Girls School as my Nan was there from 1933 - 1943.

[Drinks]

Hi Eric,
Not sure you will still be checking this thread, but there's a nice picture of the school from 1914 on the Francis Frith site, also a few memories, both good and bad.
http://www.francisfrith.com/bisley,surrey/photos/shaftesbury-school-1914_67072/
Cheers

[cire]

Thanks for the website address. Yes I'm still checking the site. I looked at this originally for an old school friend's 50th wedding present. His father was there about the time of the First World War, so the photo will be something new to add to the story. I've passed it on to him.


Thanks again

Eric

[Jane Cottam]

Hi My dad was at Bisley Boys school with his brother in 1935 for how long I'm not sure.He was called Peter Cottam and his brother was George known as Chum. It would be really good to get more information I have a certificate of his I will post soon Thanks Jane