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Carlton Approved School |
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For all the staff and boys who were there in the early 1960s |
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| Carlton Approved School Located near Turvey and Harrold Bedfordshire now
demolished as far as I know. I visited the location round 1996 and most of the buildings as I remembered them had gone. The hall, kitchens and engineering blocks remained, as did the cricket pavilion and the masters homes. It was a very strange feeling walking free with my wife around the location where I had been detained under her Majesties pleasure as they say for 12 months as a 15 year old. Strangely enough I felt sad that it was all being pulled down, at the time of my incarceration my release date could not come soon enough, but now all I could think of was the kind masters who did there best for us and the young men who I spent my time there with.
Dave T the head boy, Ron C, James who always had tobacco to sell, Stumpy my
friend, on the short side : ) but interested in radio & electronics as I
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Carlton Approved School Near Turvey Bedfordshire |
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| If you were a resident or master at Carlton at that time
please post memories using the form
Click Here. I would suggest only first names for residents, but leave that up to you. Others may have different views on the matter so best to use only first names please when referring to others : ) |
Hallo Alan I was there 1961 just after the school had re-opened after a riot, it had a totally new regime Mr Erwell was my house master, Mr Laflurie was in charge of the engineering workshop, I took engineering. They were all very kind to us at that time, Mr Erwell even used to take me to his home and let me phone my parents from there. He also took me for a job interview in Eastcote Middx some way from the School, just before I was released. Mr Laflurie had us make reels for fishing rods and took us fishing at the weekends. I am sorry to hear that you had such a bad time, it almost does not sound like the same place. Is it possible that you recall the dates incorrectly and were there prior to 1961 before the school re-opened ? Kind Regards Allen
since finding the site there dos not seem to be many boys who wish to remember those days also allen you seem to have different recall to me when was you there ? regards alan.
was there late 62/63 during the bad winter was a run away at the start of 63 till they had enough cannot say i have any good memories being beaten for escaping only bloke i remember had an eagle on his back who had to watch me not a good time for me
Ok all up and running would love to hear from any former pupils : )
I will be adding some photographs taken in 1961 and much later round 1995.
Kind Regards Allen