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MINA ROAD

Postby kiwi » Tue May 23, 2017 4:34 am

Two schools, Mina Street School c.1905. A Higher Grade or Higher Elementary school, and was what we’d call a secondary school for children of 11, 12 and 13: Mina Road Higher Grade School. It seems that though it was called Mina Street School it was in fact in Mina Road but I may be wrong on that.
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Mina Street School I believe this was the one closes to the Old Kent Road
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Mina Road Higher Grade School, also known as Walworth School.

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Re: MINA ROAD

Postby kiwi » Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:09 am

Underneath the Thomas A Beckett sign (Albany Road side) in the late 50s early 60s there was a Cart-Mart owned by Ray Moore the New Cross Speedway rider, I did see him ride for New Cross in the early 50s. My mate Brian Grimwood, who lived in Guinness Buildings Pages Walk worked there, in fact I am still in touch with him and he is living in Blackfen.
From speedway, Ray switched to big circuit car racing and soon created an impression as a four-wheel performer, he kept his racing car over in East London. Ray was a nice man but sadly It all ended in tragedy on Oulton Park track on April 21 1964, when he was killed after he crashed and hit a large tree.

Picture by bermondseyboy 2009. Fire station on corner (left), Albany Road (right).
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Mina Road is the next road over, Shorncliffe Road runs round to the Fire Station, formerly St Thomas Street. Albany Road (right).


Posted these in Mina Road simply because Jane Simpson lived there. The Albany Road shop I believe was near or possibly where the open space is above.
Albany Road, rear or The Thomas A Becket Pub.  X..png
Old Kent Road to Jane Simpson of 24 Mina Road, in May 1907.  X..png

Anne Simpson who lived at 33 Mina Road, could she be related to Jane Simpson. :?:
Mina Road, Anne Simpson who pawned 'a gravy spoon and 6 teaspoons' in 1908.  1  X..png
Mina Road, Anne Simpson who pawned 'a gravy spoon and 6 teaspoons' in 1908.
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Re: MINA ROAD

Postby kiwi » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:03 am

Mina Road Boys Central School between 1917 and 1921.jpg
Mina Road Boys Central School between 1917 and 1921.

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Re: MINA ROAD

Postby kiwi » Thu Apr 29, 2021 3:06 am

Its official name from 1946 was Walworth School, but it was often known by its older name of Mina Road School, dating from at least 1882.
Mina Road school art classroom (later Walworth School) c.1906.  2  X.jpg
C1906.
Mina Road School, Old Kent Road,1905.  1  X.png
1905.
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Re: MINA ROAD

Postby kiwi » Sat Feb 05, 2022 12:04 am

Mina Road School, 1958-64.  1  X..jpg
Mina Road School, 1958-64.

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Re: MINA ROAD

Postby kiwi » Mon May 15, 2023 2:59 am

Mina Road High Grade School, c1907.  1  X..jpg
Mina Road High Grade School, c1907.


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