An evacuee during the Second World War
We have a friend who lives in St. Thomas, Elizabeth Reynolds, who passed on your request for memories of your school. Coincidentally she knows that I have a friend who lives in Vauxhall in London who attended your school as an evacuee during the Second World War from London.
Her name is Florence (Flo) and I can ask her her maiden name. I only know her married name Mrs. Chery.
Florence attended the school for a short time as an evacuee. She remembers the cookery class which she enjoyed. Two sisters, the Misses Hodge, taught Geography and Maths. One teacher told the class that ‘There is a London girl here and her book is very neat’. Florence did not like sums.
The geography teacher said ‘all that is pink is ours’.
Mrs. Wills, with whom Florence was billeted, knew the two teacher sisters.
In the Devon Archives there is a handwritten account from Florence of her time as an evacuee and Flo was told it would be used for teaching purposes.
I do hope this helps if it is not too late. Please do get in touch if you have any queries.
I am lucky to have two such dear friends, one in St. Thomas and one in Vauxhall, who have close links.
Regards, good luck with your project, Pam French