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St Michael & All Angels, Swinley

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ST MICHAELS SCHOOL
ST MICHAELS SCHOOL
Photo: Frank Orrell
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Item #: 31841
St. Michael's school in Swinley in 1967

Comment by: Barrie. on 25th January 2020 at 12:44

This brings back distant memories 1950-56 (Infants & Juniors).If memory serves me right, once though that gate, didn't the path slope down to the lower yard. I remember around 1953/54 winter,the path was ice/snow covered and made a good slide. Unfortunately, someone stuck his arm out as I was sliding down and fell on my face breaking a tooth in the process. To this day I still have the gap as a reminder.
What year was it demolished?

Comment by: Cyril on 25th January 2020 at 13:43

Barrie, the school closed in 1977 and was demolished around 1981. There's quite a few photos of the school on the Album under Schools. There's a link here: http://www.wiganworld.co.uk/album/showalbum.php?offset=20&opt=2&gallery=St+Michael+%26+All+Angels%2C+Swinley

Comment by: JOHN BARBOUR on 18th December 2020 at 10:29

In my day and I left in 1949 to go away to boarding school from Mr Boggis's class...where the group are standing by the gate it was all coble stones. We would have great fun there playing marbles.....

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