This site is for former pupils and staffof Wallasey Grammar School, Henry Meoles School, Oxley She won the singles title five times between 1887 and 1893. He originally wanted to be a chef, and while at Hoylake Parade School asked if he could be excused from metalwork so he could take up cookery. Poulton Primary, Wallasey . Please try again. The former pupil of Calday Grange Grammar School once told the ECHO two Wirral teachers helped him to become an actor. DJ and broadcaster John Peel was known for championing new music. Oldershaw's Lower School opened in 1982 on the site of St Hilda's, just off Ormond Street in Liscard. when a booking form will be posted to the Events Page of the web site. The former Wallasey School student and Wirral Met graduate is one of the judges on hit Channel 4 show Lego Masters, a hunt for the UK's best Lego builders dubbed "The Great British Brick Off".. Best known for his role as Lincoln Burrows in Prison Break, Dominic was born in Wallasey but was raised in Australia from the age of two by his Norwegian father and Irish mother. She has had numerous TV roles, including Agatha Christies Poirot: Evil Under The Sun, Cadfael episode, Waking The Dead, Holby City, Torchwood, Waterloo Road and No Angels. The presenter of Crimewatch and the Antiques Roadshow was born in Singapore but moved to Heswall with her family as a child. How times have changed ! He narrowly missed out on the winning title to Marcus Wareing. He is known for his fascination with how flat images can become 3D, once saying: I want to transform my world and make it more so. He just absorbed the Liverpudlian accent like a sponge. The Oxford Companion to English Literature has described him as Britains most respected living horror writer and his novels have been praised by Stephen King and James Herbert. It also had a sports hall on Laburnum Road and a science block next to middle school. Despite originally being known for their sense of humour, The Scaffold achieved three top 10 hits, including a number one for Lily the Pink. Not with HD., Daniel Craig is from Wirral (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images). His 1983 film Repo Man brought him critical acclaim and he has gone on to helm Sid & Nancy, Revengers Tragedy and Death & The Compass. His family later moved from Merseyside to Wycombe and he attended the Royal Grammar School in High Wycombe. The collection comprises of information relating to board schools and council schools, church schools, primary and middle schools, secondary modern schools, comprehensive schools, grammar and high schools, and technical colleges. Memorial details Memorial type Board / Plaque / Tablet District Wirral Town Wallasey County Merseyside Country England Commemoration First World War (1914-1918) Lost Not lost WM Reference Mayo, M.A. He was born in Bidston and attended Grange Secondary School in Birkenhead, later training as a hairdresser in Liverpool. He was 91. Born in Laird Street, Birkenhead he signed for Tranmere Rovers at the age of 15 in 1923 whilst playing for Pensby Institution FC, making the switch to the Blues in 1926. It was while living in Wirral that he formed his first band, a folk duo called Rusty, going on to become one of the music worlds most iconic performers and songwriters. The school opened in the former Convalescent Home on Rowson Street in the 1920s, closing in 1972. Notable alumni include Fred Perry, Peter Benson and Alan Clarke. An edition of The History of Wallasey Grammar School (1970) The History of Wallasey Grammar School. It was a direct grant grammar school for which the government abandoned funding around the time he started. Issued 1947. Welcome to this new blog which I have set up to complement the Wallaseyans Newsletter. His details are also on the Contact Us page. And then there was a great man called Peter Dornford-May who encouraged me by getting me to join Cheshire Education Authoritys excellent drama courses.". Everyone remembers their school days and making memories that will stick with us forever. Despite calls by Wallasey MP Angela Eagle and campaigners for a ministerial review, it closed in 1997 and the building was later demolished. He had considered the ministry as a career, but went into engineering, his Princeton field of study. It was at Hildenborough later that same year that he [] Read Last month the couple announced they were separating after nearly 20 years of marriage. NATIONAL REGISTRATION IDENTITY Card Under 16. The school took up the new sport with enthusiasm and Liverpool Victoria RC benefited greatly because the school provided the Club with a steady flow of young men already able to row. It was built in 1961 to a design by assistant borough architect Emslie Morgan. She later ditched acting for singing under the name of Slow Moving Millie. She made her her debut as Frasquita in Georges Bizets Carmen in Salzburg with the Landes Theatre Opera Company, where she spent a season in 1963. Hunters - Wallasey Sales. Edition Notes Bibliography: p. 300-301. School and Wallasey School. Shared with Public Just started this group to see if anyone is still alive out there who was at Wallasey Grammar school from about 1964-1970. It became Nobel School in 1963 in Telford Avenue, where it remained until it merged with Chells School and moved to the Mobbsbury Way site in 1983. Alex Bruce, Headmaster, Wallasey Grammar School, Moreton, England, to Nell Dorr. The daughter of actress Annette Ekblom, she moved to London at the age of four but spent summer holidays with her nan in New Brighton and her relatives still live in Wirral. Shes a famous Scouser and Toxteth-born, but Natasha went to Weatherhead High School in Wallasey and, away from the sport where she made her name, was a talented footballer with the school team. The building was later demolished and Nelson Court and Rodney Court flats now stand on the site. Along with fellow Brookside star Ann Marie Davies, she set up High Horizons, providing anti-bullying drama workshops to children. He has also more recently starred in Eddie the Eagle and played singer songer writer legend Elton John in the musical Rocketman in 2019 for which he won the Goldon Globe Award for Best Actor. He turned to acting after becoming bored with his landscaping job and his roles include Mission Impossible II, Primeval and Blade: Trinity. The Birkenhead star rose to fame as Lily before becoming a chat show host and presenter of Paul OGrady: For the Love of Dogs. They moved, with Brooke and their two younger children, to Mold in north Wales, and there Brooke attended Alun . He has also been a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. Please mark this date in your diary now and watch for the notification of the booking form being posted to the web He co-founded The Independent and was the newspaper's first editor from 1986 to 1994. However as World War II progressed Merseyside came in for heavy bombing and Thomas and Ethel decided to move to a safer part of the country. He enjoyed success on the stage before finding fame in the first series of Prime Suspect. School holidays and term dates INSET days In addition to the dates listed below, each governing body of a school is responsible for setting five INSET days during the school year. He joined the BBC as a trainee in 1973 and was appointed to the corporation's top job in November 2012. He served in the RAF during WWI, but his colour blindness prevented him from flying. And so at the end of the term the pupils left the School at Withens Lane and began their new term at the Grammar school which was built in Birkett Avenue on he newly created Leasowe Estate. The former Team GB star, who represented her country at the 2012 Olympics in London, turned professional earlier this year. But you cant write about Wirral and miss them out. Similar ideas popular now. It is also used for training by Tranmere Rovers. After leaving drama school, she sent 60 letters to casting directors finally landing a job with Yorkshire TV. He found mainstream success with his bands 1985 single You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) . I have some photographs taken about 1948-9 which show us in camp at Brynbach, as well as a formal photograph of the whole Scout Troop outside the headquarters . . The three sites were replaced by a new single school building on the old Mosslands lower school site on Breck Road in 2000. Despite excelling at rugby, his football team of choice remains Everton. In 1992 she was elected as Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate, standing down in 2015. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Published by Maurice Eggleshaw. Her daughter Emily Atack has followed her mum into showbusiness, starred in the Inbetweeners and winning over new fans in I'm a Celebrity. However, he was ahead of me in his membership of the 2nd Moreton Scout Troop. He once told the ECHO: I grew up on the Wirral and I love it over there. The school was later named Henry Meoles Senior Comprehensive School. . Your subscription could not be saved. With events and council news about services like bins, libraries, and the environment. The grandson of a trumpet player on the White Star Line and son of a jazz musician who became a successful radio dance band vocalist, he went into the family business and had taken the popular music world by storm before he was 24. Bebington-born Dod became the youngest ever winner of the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championship when she achieved her triumph in 1887 at the age of 15 years and 285 days. An actress, singer and impersonator, the former Wirral Grammar School pupil Kate is best known for her vocal talents on Spitting Image and Eurotrash - but she also reached the charts as a soloist and with group Prima Donna. (or whiteboard depending on your age). She continued her studies at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford then embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator in London. Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. Former Scaffold member John Gorman was born in Wirral and moved back to the peninsula after living away for several years. The Wirral-born sports presenter is a former professional footballer spent five years playing for Tranmere Rovers before becoming a journalist with BBC Radio Merseyside. The Birkenhead-born poet came to prominence as a member of the Mersey Sound poets with Roger McGough and Brian Patten. AbeBooks.com: The history of Wallasey Grammar School (9780950136509) by Eggleshaw, Maurice and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Although we attended the same schools, Barnston Lane and Wallasey Grammar School, Ian was a year behind me. The history of Wallasey Grammar School by Eggleshaw, Maurice. Leader of Design and Technology at Wirral Grammar School for Boys . She has two daughters with her husband, Fifty Shades and The Fall actor Jamie Dornan. A picture was painted by Victorian artist John Henry Robinson (1852-1922) of the first school building,[1] and another by Harold Hopps (1879-1967) [2] In 1876 it moved to Withens Lane. Birkenhead country singer Charlie Landsborough is a huge country star in the USA, but struggled for three decades before achieving success. The former Royal Marine Commando shot to fame on series six of The Apprentice. Her son Mark Ballas is a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars, the USAs answer to Strictly. He began learning to play at the age of five and was a finalist in BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition at just 17, winning the piano section. The acid-tongued showman rose to further celebrity status in the British media following his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother 2006 and his own television show, Petes PA in 2007, and often hit the headlines for his complicated relationship with plastic surgery. He is the 16th Director-General of the BBC. Who could have ever predicted that acid-tongued Lily Savage would become a dogs best friend and a national treasure? Grammar Schools were set up from the 15th century to provide a free education to poor children. Music fans might associate the Housemartins and Beautiful South songwriter with Manchester and his adopted home of Hull, but he was born in Bromborough and grew up in Wirral. 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The former Tranmere and Wigan player twice guided Scunthorpe to promotion from League One and steered Southampton to the Premier League in 2012, but was sacked in January 2013. Featuring numerous black-and-white photographs of archive material as well as students and teachers, as well as lists of Head Boys and County Schoolboy Players. 1817379150 Orphan work. His work is on display from Liverpool to New York, with his clients including Bloomingdales. Just started this group to see if anyone is still alive out there who was at Wallasey Grammar school from about 1964-1970. The history of Wallasey Grammar School. Known as the soldiers poet, Owen was raised in Birkenhead where his father, Tom, was master of Woodside railway station. Below are 80 famous faces who have made a name for themselves in their own field, from actors and singers to politicians, sports stars, authors and artists. This building in Breck Road was used as Wallasey Grammar school from 1799 until 1884. 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