Just a brief diversion from the Green Places theme, expanding on points raised in the last blog (Green Places 20).
Soon after writing Green Places 20 I decided to visit St. Mary’s church, Sculcoates (Kingston upon Hull) which is open for public viewing between 11am and 1pm on Wednesdays and Mondays. This is a very interesting church inside in contrast to its very plain exterior. I can write about it in more detail at another time but one thing I discovered was that a book was being given away (to reduce stocks) called ‘A Breath of Sculcoates’, in which is a chapter on Charterhouse Lane School. It seems the school continued as a primary school up to the Second World War and during the War was temporary accommodation for senior girls specialising in commercial subjects. Between 1950 and 1967 the building was a small boys secondary modern school as defined by the 1944 Education Act (this was obviously when my friend from Barton worked there, s.p.b.). After this it became part of Hull College of Technology, later College of Further Education (or just Hull College). Since 2007 the future of the building has been uncertain.
Two other books on sale in St. Mary’s, Sculcoates are ‘Sculcoates Ancient and Modern’ (1991) and ‘Sculcoates Ancient and Modern Revised, A Century on the Lane’. I presume Hull History Centre has copies, if not the church seems to be the only outlet.