When I was at the school, sometimes being between buildings was a problem for punctuality, including teachers. This now will not be such an issue, viz, longer tutorial time.
When I was at school going from one end of the building to the other caused similar. So what? It's just a fact of living in a physical world.
When I was at the school, sometimes being between buildings was a problem for punctuality, including teachers. This now will not be such an issue, viz, longer tutorial time.
It is long overdue that the two schools should have been brought together as a single unit. I use Buckingham Rd/Fifth Rd sometimes three or four times a day driving between Kingsbridge Rd and builders merchants or home and have to say that the droves of young people I see ambling between the two current schools is an accident waiting to happen. They are usually very well behaved but seem to be totally unaware of cars and trucks, especially as they cross the road at the junction of Buckingham and fifth roads. But the amount of time lost must be very high. The other point of course is that the young people are leaving the confines of the school which means that the teaching staff must loose contact with the students which in todays climate must be an area for concern.
I'm sure the new building will solve all these problems but I would be interested, although I can't seem to find the facts, as to how much was budgeted for the school and where the money was coming from and if it has over-run by how much and why.
Given the premise that the original plan was to demolish one or both the existing buildings for housing development, has the fact that the historical building frameworks must be retained, impacted the overall budget.
From what I recall the government put up £35 million for a new school. St Barts Foundation decided to spend considerably more (£45 million?) with the extra to be raised from the sale of the entire Wormstall site plus part of the Luker site. There was never any intention to demolish Wormstall, but the opposition to the demolition of Luker is probably one reason they haven't raised all the cash yet. The general economic climate can't have helped either - the value of the Wormstall site must have fallen a bit and it is unlikely that many developers will be wanting to build a housing estate at present.
Is this board not entitled Old Photographs? Is this thread not entitled Great Photos and Memories? Where are they? Someone's gone off on a tangent somewhere.....
Is this board not entitled Old Photographs? Is this thread not entitled Great Photos and Memories? Where are they? Someone's gone off on a tangent somewhere.....
You are right of course and I'm afraid that it was me that started the spin off in reply to Minky Moo. (nice name) who is no longer a local resident but might be coming back for a lookround. I suggested that as he had gone to St Barts, he should prepare for the sight of the new creation.
From then on it snowballed and everybody must have been busting to discuss the subject. An early move to a more relevant section with a new title would have been good but here we are and I guess it's where it will stay unless Admin decides to move it Lock Stock and Barrel. Talking about pubs.........
Is this board not entitled Old Photographs? Is this thread not entitled Great Photos and Memories? Where are they? Someone's gone off on a tangent somewhere.....
You are right of course and I'm afraid that it was me that started the spin off in reply to Minky Moo. (nice name) who is no longer a local resident but might be coming back for a lookround. I suggested that as he had gone to St Barts, he should prepare for the sight of the new creation.
From then on it snowballed and everybody must have been busting to discuss the subject. An early move to a more relevant section with a new title would have been good but here we are and I guess it's where it will stay unless Admin decides to move it Lock Stock and Barrel. Talking about pubs.........
I did think about splitting the thread once St Barts became the dominant issue. I couldn't think of a suitable title.
I was talking to a couple of youngsters the other day and I asked them about the new school. Now I promise I didn't prompt them but they both said that they didn't like how it looked, the glass panels with all the different browns and oranges was horrible and it looked like a circus tent. So, that's the younger version. No doubt they will get used to it and let's hope that inside it is more to their liking.
The pallisades around the building are now down so the school building is in full view. They are also tarmacing the entrance and exits (almost done). I believe the whole project has slightly over-run but it is a complicated construction so I think that is excusable. I can't say I'm keen on the two funnels, especially as they seem to be off centre but that's nit picking. I will wait to talk to my grandchildren and their friends to get the pupils perspective after they've moved in and settled down. (and I won't prompt them with negative suggestions).
Should the new buiding be called Saint Bartholemews? after all it was the almalgamation of two buildings -Luker and Wormstall-so Lukewarm would seem ideal given the general response to it.
I seem to have the same view as Finlay from a year ago. It would have been nice to have had old snaps.
Still, to continue the vitriol against developers etc...The primary school my children attended in the 80s has sold off the playground. A monstrous multi-coloured block of flats has appeared. I am cynical I admit. The school will become unpopular, lower intake,sell the whole thing off. Clerkenwell. Cool place to live.
Sorry about this post as I am plodding through old stories. hexem
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