Photo-a-Day  (Saturday, 4th April, 2020)

Do they not educate infants in Standish any more.

Its not often you dont see that view traffic free.

I bet the good citizens of Standish are really missing the daily traffic chaos through the town Poet.

I'm guessing that this had been one of Poet's golden seats of learning and which glows beside a river's primaries.

That was a big school, even for infants !

Good one D, I started there August 1945, I lived 100 yds behind the camera, now Garlands flower shop until 1965 when I got married.

Johnny, the infants was the furthest stone building next door to the red building which is the Vicarage. Infants downstairs, primary and senior girls upstairs. The nearest stone building is a recently built block of private apartments.

Good idea to construct apartments from the lovely stone building. It would have been diabolical if they had not done. I suppose they have a communal garden around the back, so it's a bit tricky with today's situation. There's many good country walks around Standish however, no excuse not to get out in the fresh air free from all, or most of the petrol fumes.

Roy - more than anyone, you should know that Stahndish has a Rectory, not a Vicarage. The red-brick building, however, is neither - it was the Curate's house until sold in recent years.
The present Rectory is lower down - opposite the lych gate - and the present large, modern school is even lower down Rectory Lane.

The playground had a huge slope which was good for sliding down in winter. In summer those big windows were opened by a great long pole with a brass hook on the end . On especially fine days we were allowed onto the field behind the red house (now the bowling green). For some reason that I've now forgotten, each classroom had big deep white enamel sinks so large as to be almost baths, although I suppose everything seems big when you're five.

Hey up, folks just pronounced the name with a plum in their mouths, they're now writing it down the same, Sthandish indeed, you'll be having them Shevvyer's putting a plum in next. {:¬)

Though I was born in Aspull, my Dad's work took us to Staffs, Adlington, back to Aspull and a return to Adlington again.
One of my teachers at St Paul's, Adlington, was the formidable Miss Elizabeth Dicconson, who was originally from Standish. She told us regularly how wonderful St Wilfred's was and how Standish was, in her estimation, the finest place to live!
She taught me around 1961 and would have been in her mid 50s then.
Very Victorian. Very correct. Beautiful copperplate handwriting.

School for me in the 50's.

David, I do apologise, I know we have a Rectory, we've had a few over the years. The building I referred to as the 'Vicarage' was always referred to as that during my early years so I'm afraid it has stuck.

Time they sorted out that road surface.