ITWAS both sad and nostalgic to see the picture of the now redundant Stile Common School.
It was a perfect example of brilliant Victorian architecture, repeated all around the old Huddersfield Borough at places like Hillhouse, Mount Pleasant and Moldgreen, and showed the foresight of our old city fathers in building such wonderful centres of education over such a short period of time.* SAD SIGHT: But many will have vivid memories of better days at Stile Common SchoolAFH AlmondburyFine if you wrote all the correct answers down, but if you and your immediate neighbour got the same answer but both wrong you were accused of copying and had in turn to go out, be stood on his desk, and got a crack of the cane. Pupils who had to travel could bring their own sandwiches and these were eaten at lunchtime in the respective classrooms. A "brew" of either tea or cocoa could be left, usually in an OXO tin bearing the pupil's name on Caretaker Hoyle's doorstep on arrival in a morning, and dozens of pots of whatever beverage were laid out for collection at lunchtime.Let''s hope that some old student is writing of his fond memories of the new school in 80 years time.The school went on to become quite famous, and turned out some wonderful scholars and sportsmen, particularly during Mr Wally Heap's headship.Makes you wonder where all the money came from, because no corners were cut. All were built from hand dressed stone and quality timber, with sturdy desks and blackboards.CAPTION(S):
* SAD SIGHT: But many will have vivid memories of better days at Stile Common School
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