{"id":272,"date":"2016-08-19T17:03:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T16:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.peckhamsociety.org.uk\/?p=272"},"modified":"2017-03-02T12:38:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T12:38:19","slug":"collingwood-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckhamsociety.org.uk\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Collingwood School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Colls Road School building in 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

From: Mrs Maureen Stoner
\nChristchurch Dorset<\/p>\n

I grew up in Camberwell in Dartnell Road off the Old Kent Road. This area was also known as The Island. Why I do not know. My early days were at Cobourg Road Primary School and we lived in prefabs there; this area was heavily bombed during the war and a complete neighbourhood was wiped out in one raid. I have very happy memories of living there. We then moved to Camberwell Green in the first block of the Elmington Estate in 1956. I know that the canal has been filled in but it was a big draw for many youngsters and caused great fears for mums. I had a great aunt who lived in Boathouse Walk in Peckham in one of the little old cottages.<\/p>\n

Collingwood was once a mixed school named Colls Road but in the later years was changed to Collingwood. Then this became a Girls\u2019 Central School and we had an excellent headmistress.<\/p>\n

In 1958 the education system was changing and Credon Road Secondary Modern School moved into our school increasing our numbers and frankly bringing down the school. Credon Road School was quite a tough school and their pupils often had teachers in tears.<\/p>\n

Miss Vaughan Davis, our head, resigned from Collingwood one year after this amalgamation and went to become head at a very good girls\u2019 school in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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