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What was directly across the road from the school you went to?

(92 Posts)
CrazyUSA Fri 31-Jul-26 18:00:43

The school field.

Doodledog Fri 31-Jul-26 22:57:01

Sydney Opera House, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically...

Oh sorry - that was the view from my bedroom wink

ginny Fri 31-Jul-26 22:56:11

Astitchintime

Mind your own

MawsRosie
Here we go again

MawsRosie
Elrel
University of Birmingham
Were you at K.E.S . then?

Yes and now you are asking the questions.
😂

Grandma70s Fri 31-Jul-26 22:45:46

When I was in middle school, it was senior school. When I was in senior school, it was middle school.

Autumncolours Fri 31-Jul-26 22:36:46

The town brewery. I’ll never forget the smell!

JenniRen Fri 31-Jul-26 22:23:33

butterandjam

ViceVersa

Here we go again...

It's memory hour at the old folks home. Nurse will be round with the pills soon.

😁

Answer: A house.

Mollygo Fri 31-Jul-26 22:21:47

An American airforce base.

MarieElla Fri 31-Jul-26 22:21:18

My house!
I could see my mum coming out our front door pushing my little brother in the pram to go down the town and wanted to be with them!
School was grim!

crazyH Fri 31-Jul-26 21:53:01

Same as Bluebelle - the beautiful unspoilt sea.

MawsRosie Fri 31-Jul-26 21:50:00

Elrel

University of Birmingham

Were you at K.E.S . then?

Plevey08 Fri 31-Jul-26 21:47:28

An airport. So noisy the teachers had to stop talking every few mins. No wonder I'm so thick! Us kids got intermittent education 😭

Retread Fri 31-Jul-26 21:47:17

ixion

How big a picture is the OP building of us in various forms?
And why?🤔

Not building up a picture of "us all", because everyone on here is just a faceless, anonymous poster.

MT62 Fri 31-Jul-26 21:45:03

BlueBelle

The sea

That would be something to daydream to 😊

butterandjam Fri 31-Jul-26 21:41:16

ViceVersa

Here we go again...

It's memory hour at the old folks home. Nurse will be round with the pills soon.

MawsRosie Fri 31-Jul-26 21:30:57

Here we go again

Astitchintime Fri 31-Jul-26 21:27:26

Mind your own business!

Norah Fri 31-Jul-26 21:20:39

Don't remember.

ViceVersa Fri 31-Jul-26 21:16:41

ginny

ViceVersa

Here we go again...

As I have said before if you don’t like these threads , just ignore them I doubt your contribution will be missed.

Just wondering why the OP is asking all these questions? Call me cynical, but...

Elrel Fri 31-Jul-26 21:00:04

University of Birmingham

PaperMonster2 Fri 31-Jul-26 20:34:00

My primary school was accessed via the grounds of the secondary so not really opposite anything. Secondaries (2) opposite houses.

rubysong Fri 31-Jul-26 19:42:19

The school was on a corner with the Church across the road on one side and on the other side a row of cottages where in later years my brother lived for a time.

JamesandJon33 Fri 31-Jul-26 19:40:30

Juniors, a street with terrace houses and a much loved sweet shop

Secondary. A lane of posh houses and further up a new primary school

ginny Fri 31-Jul-26 19:38:00

Shower =. However

ginny Fri 31-Jul-26 19:37:35

I agree. Shower nobody has to give an answer if they don’t want to.

AGAA4 Fri 31-Jul-26 19:35:45

This is quite a strange question to ask when you think about it.

TerriBull Fri 31-Jul-26 19:14:32

The District Hospital. I remember being booked in to have my tonsils removed aged 7. My mother came to pick me up around lunch time to take me across . Whilst in the waiting room we were told the operation was to be cancelled until the following week. My mum said "I can drop you back at school" me "Noooo! we're going to be tested on the Catechism this afternoon, pre Holy Communion, take me home pleeeese!" I managed to get round her, thank God!