Comments on: St Teresa’s school, Minehead http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/ Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:25:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-17632 Barney Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:56:53 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-17632 I lived outside Minehead (at Middlecombe, near Periton, on the Porlock road) and was brought in to St Teresa's every day by car, a trip my parents shared week and week about with our near neighbours, whose daughters also went to the school. I certainly remember the milk in the plastic beakers (ughhh!). I also remember the outside toilets, which stank to high heaven and which I used to avoid if I possibly could. I lived outside Minehead (at Middlecombe, near Periton, on the Porlock road) and was brought in to St Teresa’s every day by car, a trip my parents shared week and week about with our near neighbours, whose daughters also went to the school.

I certainly remember the milk in the plastic beakers (ughhh!). I also remember the outside toilets, which stank to high heaven and which I used to avoid if I possibly could.

]]> By: Mike Williams http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-17587 Mike Williams Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:21:04 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-17587 Miss Passmore was my teacher & I still have some school reports from my time at the school which ended in 1960 when I was 7 because we moved away. The reason that I went to the school was because the 'state' school was much further away from King George Road where I lived. I can remember the sisters, reading to a teacher under a tree, the old-fashioned desks, a strange device by a window that seemed to catch insects and the milk in plastic beakers. The only child's name I can recall was a girl who lived even nearer the school than I did who was called Sharman Townsend. Miss Passmore was my teacher & I still have some school reports from my time at the school which ended in 1960 when I was 7 because we moved away. The reason that I went to the school was because the ’state’ school was much further away from King George Road where I lived. I can remember the sisters, reading to a teacher under a tree, the old-fashioned desks, a strange device by a window that seemed to catch insects and the milk in plastic beakers. The only child’s name I can recall was a girl who lived even nearer the school than I did who was called Sharman Townsend.

]]> By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-14057 Barney Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:33:50 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-14057 Thanks, Angela. Thanks, Angela.

]]> By: Angela http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-14049 Angela Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:35:38 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-14049 Hi Just wanted to let you know that the St Louis convent has a new address www.stlouisconvent.co.uk Cheers, Angela. Hi
Just wanted to let you know that the St Louis convent has a new address http://www.stlouisconvent.co.uk
Cheers,
Angela.

]]> By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-11898 Barney Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:55:13 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-11898 Angela, Many thanks for the link. I've had a quick look at your fascinating site and I shall be back for a more detailed look later on. Angela, Many thanks for the link. I’ve had a quick look at your fascinating site and I shall be back for a more detailed look later on.

]]> By: Angela http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-11896 Angela Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:26:11 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-11896 Hi Thought you would be interested in a website I set up two years ago Remembering St Louis about the convent and school in Glastonbury. Having recently been given some photos of Minehead convent we have added the convents at Minehead and Frome to the website. All established by the same Sisters who came to the various convent schools at some time or another. http://stlouis.atspace.com Thanks. Angela. Hi
Thought you would be interested in a website I set up two years ago Remembering St Louis about the convent and school in Glastonbury. Having recently been given some photos of Minehead convent we have added the convents at Minehead and Frome to the website. All established by the same Sisters who came to the various convent schools at some time or another. http://stlouis.atspace.com
Thanks.
Angela.

]]> By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-11880 Barney Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:07:22 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-11880 I remember Miss Passmore and Miss Barnet. Miss Passmore was my favourite teacher at St T's. Ron, many thanks for your comments and for your link to your site. Fascinating! I remember Miss Passmore and Miss Barnet. Miss Passmore was my favourite teacher at St T’s.

Ron, many thanks for your comments and for your link to your site. Fascinating!

]]> By: Ron Blundell http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-11872 Ron Blundell Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:40:19 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-11872 I read this entry and it bought back many memories long forgotten. I had a particular flash back seeing the stump of that missing finger!. Yes I was taught to read by Miss Davis with my hands on the desk in front of me always at risk of a downward strike of the edge of a wooden ruler. Miss barnet was the art teacher. Separate play grounds for boys and girls with a walk in the convent garden past the fossil embedded in the wall to get there. You may be interested in the pictures at http://www.ron.blundell.btinternet.co.uk/ I read this entry and it bought back many memories long forgotten. I had a particular flash back seeing the stump of that missing finger!. Yes I was taught to read by Miss Davis with my hands on the desk in front of me always at risk of a downward strike of the edge of a wooden ruler.
Miss barnet was the art teacher. Separate play grounds for boys and girls with a walk in the convent garden past the fossil embedded in the wall to get there.
You may be interested in the pictures at http://www.ron.blundell.btinternet.co.uk/

]]> By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-11859 Barney Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:48:20 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-11859 Many thanks for the info about how Mother Joseph lost her finger, Pat. I had no idea! Many thanks for the info about how Mother Joseph lost her finger, Pat. I had no idea!

]]> By: Pat Tytherleigh http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2005/08/26/st-teresas-school-minehead/comment-page-1/#comment-11847 Pat Tytherleigh Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:29:24 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/?p=30#comment-11847 Mother Joseph lost her finger while she was nursing in France during the First World War Mother Joseph lost her finger while she was nursing in France during the First World War

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