Celebrating VE Day at Woodview School
Children from Woodview Primary School on the bouncey slide. Woodview celebrated the 60th anniversary of VE Day with a party for the children.
First Day At Lee Bank
Happy looking pupils attending Lee Bank Junior School on 19th April 1966 - the school's first day.
Headteacher Denis Lyons records his thoughts on the opening of Lee Bank Primary School
Mar 14th. (opening ceremony to) be performed by HRH Princess Alexandra.
Mar 14th. Meeting at school of high education, police and other officials rergarding arrangements for the ceremony.
Mar 15. School ...
HRH Princess Alexandra at Lee Bank Primary School
Headteacher Denis Lyons on the day of the visit by the princess:
"Punctually at 1135 a car drove in which contained the princess and Ald. Harold Tyler, the Lord Mayor. Various people concerned with the ...
January 1967 at Lee Bank Primary School
The first two pages from the school diary for 1967. The entries read:
4 Jan: The new Junior School opened with about 5 classes, about 175 children. Although each block is now being used separately ...
Lee Bank Primary School
Plan of the school as published in the brochure commemorating the opening of the school. The school is now called Woodview Junior and Infants.
Lee Bank Primary School
Promotional photograph taken to mark the school's opening.
Lee Bank Primary School Football Team
This team in 1974 won the Kalamazoo Shield knockout trophy as well as the third division of the Kings Norton League.
Lee Bank Primary School: Order of Ceremony
The Mayor was Harold Edward Tyler who asked Alderman Hall to present the listed dignitaries to HRH Princess Alexandra at the opening of Lee Bank Primary School.
Lee Bank Primary School: the football team's success
An extract from the school diary documenting sports success and staff changes...
23 Apr. School reassembles following the Easter holidays. The school football team has also won the Championship Shield ...
Lee Bank Primary School: The official opening
This brochure was published for the opening of the school and is reproduced here in full.
Lee Bank School Diary
The entry reads:
23 April: School reassembles following the Easter holidays. The school football team has also won the championship shield of Division III of the Kings Norton League.
May: Five candidates ...
New classroom at Lee Bank Primary School
Promotional picture taken for the brochure for the newly opened Lee Bank Primary School.
Official opening of Lee Bank Primary School
Princess Alexandra speaking at the official opening ceremony of Lee Bank Primary School. Second left in the picture is the Lord Mayor who at that time was Harold Edward Tyler.
Opening of Lee Bank Primary School
HRH Princess Alexandra meets teaching staff and dignitaries during the official opening of Lee Bank Primary School.
Princess Alexandra at Lee Bank Primary School: The newspaper report
Holiday children at school are told by princess: "You deserve the best"
The new Birmingham caught Princess Alexandra by surprise when she walked to the top floor of Lee Bank Primary School during her ...
Schedule for HRH Princess Alexandra's visit to Lee Bank Primary School
Taken from the brochure commemorating the opening of the school. Presenting the bouquet of flowers to the princess was Maxine Kane.
Woodview Drive during the flood
Picture from the Birmingham Evening Mail taken by George Fox who was a student at Birmingham Polytechnic. Firemen had to come and help evacuate people stranded by the exceptional flooding on May 21st ...