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In 1930 this article featured in the Birkenhead News about the first headmaster at Mersey Park Primary School.Thank you to Mr Cecil White, who was a pupil during the 1920′s, for providing us with this photocopy of the press cutting.
Retirement notice- retirement of Headmaster at Mersey Park Council School, Mr. Richard Hughes. Headteaher from 1907- 1930
Tributes to Headmaster, Mr. Richard Hughes.
Mr Hughes- headmaster withdrawal letter. Thank you to the headmaster’s grandson (Alun L Hughes) for sending this information across.
A photograph staged for the Press for headmaster retirement. Picture stamped on the back, ‘Allied Newspapers Ltd’
A photograph from 1930, including Headmaster Mr Richard Hughes and his wife to his right.
Extract from the minutes of proceedings of the elementary school sub-committee of 7th April, 1930.
In 1931 this letter was received following a visit to the school acknowledging “Mr Foulkes, Miss Tart and the teachers are making good and lasting impressions on the children”.
This photo has been shared by Carolyn Gander (nee Allsopp), thank you for taking the time to write to us. “Photo taken in 1936 of a class at Mersey Park School. My Uncle Alfred William Alexander Allsopp, known as Alex. He is on the middle row 4th from the left with the glasses on.
My Dad, Robert Leslie Allsopp, told me that when Alex was at Mersey Park Scholl, their Grandma who was Welsh, used to talk to the children through the railings and teach them to count in Welsh! Alex lived 1928-2004. Suffered TB as a child and then trained as a TB nurse at Cleaver Hospital. Eventually becoming a TB Health Visitor.”
