DESFORD BOYS SCHOOL / POLEBROOK HOUSE
DESFORD BOYS SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1881 ON 64 ACRES OF LAND AT BOTCHESTON IN LEICESTERSHIRE. IT HAS HAD SEVERAL NAMES OVER THE YEARS. IT STARTED LIFE AS DESFORD INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL ,ITS NAME WAS THEN CHANGED TO DESFORD BOYS SCHOOL AND IT CLOSED IN 1984 AS POLEBROOK HOUSE.
DURING DESFORD BOYS SCHOOLS 103 YEAR HISTORY 4,978 AND 11 GIRLS PASSED THROUGH IT'S DOORS.
WERE YOU ONE OF THOSE BOYS OR GIRLS , ARE YOU ONE OF THE OLD TEACHERS , ARE YOU ONE OF THEIR FAMILY ???? IF SO THEN MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US .
I WAS SENT TO THE SCHOOL IN 1962 AND WAS IN BELVIOR HOUSE , HOUSEMASTER WAS CECIL GOLDEN-HANN (PEANUT), HEADMASTER WAS LESLIE JONES.I HAD SOME GOOD TIMES THERE AND BAD AS WELL. BUT WHO DIDN'T!!!!! I LEFT THERE IN 1965.
I AM ALONG WITH ANOTHER OLD PUPIL RESEARCHING THE SCHOOLS HISTORY, AS WELL AS TRYING TO FIND SOME OLD MATES . I HAVE SO FAR ACCUMULATED QUITE A FEW PHOTOS OF THE SCHOOL , I HAVE ALSO GOT QUITE A COLLECTION OF OPEN DAY , EVENING AND BOXING PROGRAMMES ,WHICH ANYBODY IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO HAVE A COPIES OF .
WE HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT WHERE THE SCHOOL RECORDS ARE HOUSED AND HAVE VIEWED OUR OWN PERSONAL RECORDS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOURS THEN JUST DROP ME A E-MAIL AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT, MY E-MAIL ADDRESS IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
IF YOUR INTERESTED IN TRYING TO FIND YOUR OLD MATES FROM THE SCHOOL YOU WILL FIND ABOUT 20 OF US ON www.friendsreunited.com .
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE SCHOOL I REALISE THAT A LOT OF OLD BOYS ARE LOATHE TO PUT THEIR NAMES ON FRIENDS REUNITED , SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME DIRECT THEN THAT IS OK.
IF YOU ARE THE FAMILY OF ANY OF THE OLD BOYS OR MASTERS OF THE SCHOOL THAT HAVE NOW PASSED ON OR YOU HAVE ANY OLD PHOTOS OF THE SCHOOL OR ANY THING PERTAINING TO THE SCHOOL , THEN I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD LET ME HAVE A COPY , AS IT COULD HAVE SOME MEANING TO SOMEBODY ELSE .
WELL THATS IT FROM ME FOR NOW .SO TO ALL YOU OLD DESFORDIANS OUT THERE.
STAY LUCKY.
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