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Topic ID 4304
05/04/2009 by lostmatt
Bengeo Primary School
In Bengeo Primary School's library there is a brass memorial plaque with ' H. A. BOWES Memorial Library' written on it.
Does any one have any information on this?
The current Parents Association are giving the Library a face lift and would be interested to know more.
Many thanks[8)]
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Reply ID 62390
05/04/2009 by gemipicorn
As far as I know he was the headmaster. I think Marilyn will be able to tell you much more. I will let her know you are asking......
Watch this space [:)]
Reply ID 62396
05/04/2009 by lostmatt
Many thanks, I'll keep watching.
Reply ID 62398
06/04/2009 by Marilyn
Hi lostmatt, I have always wondered why the children are not told who he was, could be no one remembers!
He was the headmaster when I was at school when the Junior school was in Bengeo Street next door to the church, also there were Mr Novak ans Mr Trussel(sp)I believe he was headmaster when it moved to join the Infants in the new buildings in the Avenue, which would be somewhere about late 1960's I was at Infants in the Avenue and Junior in Bengeo Street but Gemipicorn who is younger than me went to The Avenue for all her schooling.
I am not sure when he died but I think it was while he was still at the scool as headmaster but I could well be wrong on that one, getting old and the memory plays tricks! I think the Infants headmistress around the same time was Mrs Johnson (sp) and there was a teacher called Miss Gill who married and became Mrs Langley
Reply ID 62399
06/04/2009 by lostmatt
Many thanks Marilyn, You have answered the parents Associations question. They would have pick this up with the Teachers after Easter but just could not wait that long. Thank you for your help.
Reply ID 62410
06/04/2009 by Marilyn
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Originally posted by lostmatt
Many thanks Marilyn, You have answered the parents Associations question. They would have pick this up with the Teachers after Easter but just could not wait that long. Thank you for your help.
No problem, I checek with my Mum and she is fairly sure he died sudenly on his way to school one day.......that was why the had the library dedicated to him.
She says I had a habit of killing teachers off.I did lose more than most during my school days!
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