THIS is the third and final section of the panoramic picture of pupils and staff at Cheney School, Oxford, in 1955.
As we recalled (Memory Lane, May 30 and June 13), the school had opened at Headington the previous year, having replaced the Secondary Technical School in St Ebbe’s.
Marcus Lower, chairman of the city education committee, told guests at the official opening in October 1954 that the school would help relieve pressure on space – the ‘bulge’ caused by the increase in the birth rate after the Second World War.
The picture comes from Phil Spurrett, of Brasenose Road, Didcot, who also has a copy of the first edition of the Cheney School Magazine. Look out for more about Cheney School soon.
Any memories of the school? Write and let me know.
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