steven_wynn_uk 7 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 My quest to track down some folk continues. Would anyone know what became of Radford Rd Council School , potentially aka New Basford Council School. I know it was in business in the early quarter of the 1900s at least, but that's all. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,674 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I wonder if this is Dora Soar ? Caption says Basford Infants Council School, Basford, c 1915 Maybe it isn't ! However , there is another photo of a class of all boys on Picture The Past of the Radford Rd School but with a male teacher . Or what about this one , caption says Location: Radford Road Title: New Basford Board Schools "The school building is used as offices by James Shipstone. The stone bearing the name of these schools is now in the grounds of Northgate Primary School." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steven_wynn_uk 7 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 dam, I'd looked at picture the past, but I could see there were c16 schools listed the area along radford road at one point, trying to pull them apart was nigh impossible. However, maybe a process of eliminaton could be employed - I guess there couldn't be too many female head mistresses at that time? Have set the other half to work on that. In other happy news, the story of the original inhabitants are now complete, they are all buried in one plot around the corner, and even tracked some old news clippings - it would seem Mr Soar was quite a cad..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 If it is the building shown in the photo from DAVIDW, it still exists today. http://goo.gl/maps/lmVNI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steven_wynn_uk 7 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 I walk past that nearly everyday. Perhaps there will be one of those engraved stones above one of the entrances to help identify it...Might take a little stroll..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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