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Thanks for the memory Norman this pic takes me back awhile,I have walked along the top of that wall many times as a kid in the school holidays (no teachers around) the top half was very high I remember but you dont see any dangers when your 8yrs old thanx again Norman.

We used to play pops in the corner to the right of the steps. We played nucky and ringy. I was the best and regularly whupped the hide off Cliff Higham. But C.H. used to cheat. He would shout "bags crocodiles" and stretch out full length to get near the ring or nucky. Cheeting b____r.

Wow, amazing to see this. I went to St Georges from 1954/55 to 1960, so I was there when this photo was taken. I remember it perfectly. Behind the back of the photo-taker was a high wall with the polluted River Douglas at the bottom. I climbed that wall a thousand times. In that playground I had my first fight and got a bloody nose. When I left St Georges, I won a prize for having never missed a day of school. My brother won the same prize 2 years earlier. If I ever felt sick my dad would just say .. "get up yer lazy bugger and get to school". But I never left home without eating a bowl of hot porridge. Happy days.

are you Peters Brother? from greenough St ?

Hi Kieth. I preffered the chips from the shop opposite,

over the wall Norman was the girls playground, they kept us apart, dont know why.

I must have been a good clodder cos i won sports day clodding a ball from bottom of yard and hit wall near top of 1st floor windows

Cliff who is "over the wall Norman"?

everybody knows over the wall, Norman. cept you

I used to climb the wall and play with the girls. Billy Spencer constantly wacked me with his stick "Rupert". But it was woth it.

pity about Mr Spencer,he was a cracking bloke who liked a bet,was always in bookies corner of Great Acre,certainly not a snob like plenty teachers

i went to st georges 1949 to 1955 seeing this photo god how it takes me back ,but that is the boys side i was in the other side for girls any old girls out there remember.one of my mates was jean lewis ,another pat sulivan

i was at st georges from69 till i went to whelley , loved every second of it.Was yellow house captain in last yr. Bes tyrs of my life .

I was there 1941 to 1947/48. on Saturday watched Wigan rugby from a top window with the caretaker. brilliant, but could not see one end of the pitch.