Union Street Infants
My name is Pat Quinn. I am Emily Salters (Yr 3) Great Grandmother. I am 79 years old.
When I went to St Thomas Primary back in 1948 my name was Pat Brooks. I lived at 39 Cecil Road. I was 5 years old. It was then called Union Street Infants. We were in an outbuilding on the left. We used to sleep in cots in the afternoon.
I then went to Montgomery but returned to St Thomas Primary for high school when I was around 12. It was mixed with boys and girls.
I remember my teachers. There was a Miss Lawson (Dance Teacher), Miss Jackman (PE Teacher) and two sisters called Miss Hodges. They taught us Maths & English. In PE we played games in the hall and the girls did Netball. I was in a tournament and we wore navy shorts.
My parents couldn’t afford school dinners so I used to go home for my lunch. On my lunchtimes, I did some shopping for two old ladies.
Pat and her great-granddaughter Emily