Get weekly Wirral View updates in your inbox. site. Monty Pythons Flying Circus was made for TV between 1969 and 1974 and the team went on to make films including Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) and Monty Pythons Life of Brian (1979). After previously being based on High street throughout the 1800s, in 1924 Prescot and Huyton Grammar School for Girls moved to a site on St Helens Road. His brand, Owen Drew, is a hit with celebrities and has featured in Vogue - but you can find it close to home at its Birkenhead base. Their first single, Electricity, sold all 5,000 pressed copies, largely thanks to Wirral-born DJ John Peel playing it on Radio 1. She played for Liverpool Ladies and represented England at under-18 level before heading to the USA on a football scholarship. In September 1922 however, the Club invited Wallasey Grammar School to become an affiliated club. 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. From James Bond to Paul O'Grady - and many that you won't believe, Get our MyWirral newsletter, for the best news, pictures, opinions and video from across the peninsula. An edition of The History of Wallasey Grammar School (1970) The History of Wallasey Grammar School. The first headteacher was Mr. H.G. Given the location the property is well placed for excellent transport links, both rail and road, and respected schooling is with easy reach including Upton Hall Convent School and the bus routes serving Wirral and Calday Grammar School are also nearby. Wallasey Grammar School 1940-60 Friday, 4 March 2011. Wallasey Boys Central School (the school later moved to Mosslands Drive and became Mosslands School), The Henry Meoles School (later became Wallasey School), The former Weatherhead High School middle site on Mount Pleasant Road. She now has a number of Mowgli restaurants including in Manchester, Birmingham, Oxford and Nottingham. Publication date 1970 Topics Wallasey Grammar School -- History Publisher Wallasey (Cheshire), M. Eggleshaw (c/o Wallasey Grammar School, Withens Lane) Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Wirral referee Mike stepped into the history books in 2001 as one of the first professional referees, leaving his job at a poultry factory in North Wales to take up the role. Wallasey Grammar School Former Pupils between 1940 and 1960. He attended Wallasey Grammar School later made his professional stage debut at the age of 13 in pantomime at the Lyceum Theatre, London. He became renowned as a goal scoring genius: a centre forward who could score with either boot but was especially famous for his skill in the air. In an interview in 2009, his mum Irene said it was in Wallasey where a five-year-old Michael first showed his skills for mimicry. The 28-year-old trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and graduated in 2012 after winning the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year award in 2011. It also had a sports hall on Laburnum Road and a science block next to middle school. The presenter of Crimewatch and the Antiques Roadshow was born in Singapore but moved to Heswall with her family as a child. He also starred as Den Perry in Peter Kays Phoenix Nights. Born John Ravenscroft in Heswall Cottage Hospital in 1939, he kicked off his career on pirate stations before moving to the BBC. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. NATIONAL REGISTRATION IDENTITY Card Under 16. He now lives and works in London and has exhibited extensively at shows and galleries. After retiring from competitive dancing in 1996, she became an acclaimed and respected international coach to many top professional and amateur dancers, as well as a sought-after judge for ballroom and Latin American competitions around the world. In 2013 councillors approved plans to replace it with 33 affordable houses and apartments, which now stand on the site. Historically, the Wirral was wholly in Cheshire; in the . He spent much of his youth with the Everyman Theatre and trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. 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. Not many people know that actress and singer Amelia is from Birkenhead. A former pupil of Birkenhead School and King Edward's School Birmingham, he studied at Keble College, Oxford. He turned to acting after becoming bored with his landscaping job and his roles include Mission Impossible II, Primeval and Blade: Trinity. 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. While James Bond star Daniel Craig and TVs Paul OGrady probably come to mind straight away, did you know Eric Idle, Amelia Warner, Paul Heaton and Dominic Purcell all have a link to Wirral? She grew up in Wallasey and started playing football at break times and lunchtimes in her days at Liscard Primary School where she was allowed on the boys time because the school did not have a team for girls. Something went wrong, please try again later. Another campus on Borough Road, Birkenhead, including the Glenda Jackson Theatre, was also demolished and housing built on the site. Activities and Societies: Rowing, Librarianship, Debating,Wine,Dog training Additional courses in leadership, health and safety throughout my career Wallasey Grammar School . The Leisure Peninsula has given the world some well-known faces and top stars. He is best known to TV audiences for his culinary and presenting skills on Sunday Brunch, alongside Tim Lovejoy and for his appearance on the 2017 series of Strictly Come Dancing. Add new skills with these courses In the 90s, Weatherhead, Mosslands and Oldershaw took up. Wallasey Grammar School in the Wirral area was first constructed on St George's Road. Mark was. Iain Hamish Murray, born in Lancashire, England, in 1931, was educated at Wallasey Grammar School and King William's College in the Isle of Man (1945-49). If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. In 1972 she went on to become principal soprano with English National Opera, singing a wide range of roles from Mozart to Puccini. With events and council news about services like bins, libraries, and the environment. Cricket, taking up rowing to avoid rugby, fights in the bike sheds, the spit pits, weird but wonderful teachers etc.. His most famous comic strips include the Fordyke Saga, Kegbuster and the Cloggies. Stark was also an accomplished stills photographer. Terracotta tiles on the roof of Saintoft Lodge, Newton-on-Rawcliffe, Ryedale, North Yorkshire. Not with HD., Daniel Craig is from Wirral (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images). He is the co-founder of Boardman Bikes and now acts as British Cyclings policy advisor, speaking out on issues relating to transport policy and cycle safety. Wallasey Grammar School, Wirral, St George's Road James Henry Robinson (1852-1922) Photo credit: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum Send information to Art Detective Robinson had a painting and decorating business in Wallasey Village and executed a large series of paintings of the area. He was born in Bidston and attended Grange Secondary School in Birkenhead, later training as a hairdresser in Liverpool. The Wirral Peninsula (/ w r l /), known locally as The Wirral, is an area in North West England.The roughly rectangular peninsula is about 15 miles (24 km) long and 7 miles (11 km) wide and is bounded by the River Dee to the west (forming the boundary with Wales), the River Mersey to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north.. Nisha is also a food writer whose work has featured in national newspapers and she has published books including Pimp My Rice and The Spice Tree. They name the child and give the date of admission, the fathers name and address (and sometimes the mothers name), the childs date of birth, the name of his or her previous school, and the date of leaving. Liverpool-born artist Anthony Brown studied graphic design and illustration at Wirral Metropolitan College. Just started this group to see if anyone is still alive out there who was at Wallasey Grammar school from about 1964-1970. Grammar Schools were set up from the 15th century to provide a free education to poor children. on lining papers. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Higher Bebington National School, Bebington, Beckwith Street Temporary Board School, Birkenhead, Beckwith Street Wesleyan School, Birkenhead, Bidston Avenue Primary School, Birkenhead, Birkenhead Girls Junior Instruction Centre, Beechcroft, Claughton Road Special School, Birkenhead, Cleveland Street Temporary Council School, Birkenhead, Conway Street Higher Elementary School, Birkenhead, Hamilton Secondary Modern School for Boys, Birkenhead, Pilgrim Street Primary School, Birkenhead, St Andrews Presbyterian Schools, Birkenhead, St Laurences Roman Catholic School, Birkenhead, St Werburghs Roman Catholic School, Birkenhead, Tollemache Road Central School, Birkenhead, St Thomas a Becket Roman Catholic School, Moreton, St Marks / Grove Street Primary, New Ferry, Kirklands Secondary Modern School, Rock Ferry, Church Road Temporary Council School, Seacombe, St Andrews Presbyterian Schools, Tranmere, St Bedes Roman Catholic School, Wallasey. The building was later demolished and Nelson Court and Rodney Court flats now stand on the site. Students Elizabeth Greenham, then aged 12 and head girl Katherine Thew, then 17, with the ceremonial stone at the new site for Weatherhead High School on Breck Road in Wallasey in January 2007, Weatherhead High School on Breck Road, Wallasey, The site of the former Wirral Met College on Withens Lane, Wallasey, Liscard Primary School, Withens Lane, Wallasey - formerly Wallasey Grammar School, The site of the former Maris Stella School on Rowson Street, New Brighton, Poulton Primary School in Wallasey before its closure, This housing development on Rostherne Avenue/Alderley Road, Wallasey, was once the site of Poulton Primary School, The former Somerville School on Gorsey Lane, Wallasey, before its demolition, Willow Bank Court in Wallasey, which was built on the site of the former Somerville School on Gorsey Lane. 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