Ms Florence Barfoot papers
Ms Barfoot taught in the school in the 1920s, below are some of her papers which were sent to the school by Mary Boxall (Barfoot), Ms Barfoot’s niece. It includes a Teacher’s Copy of Service Book, a school timetable from the 1920 and a note written to Ms Barfoot praising her teaching of PE or dance.
Stanmore Headteacher Retires
The retiring Headmaster of Stanmore County Primary School, Mr. Ron Hammond, pictured with the hi-fi centre presented to him on Friday. Also in the picture are Mr. Ralph Dulson (Mid-Hants Area Education Officer), Mrs. Mary Broadway (Chairman of the School Governors) and Mrs. Maureen Hammond (right)
Mr. Ronald Hammond, Headmaster of Stanmore County Primary School, Winchester, retired after 33 years of teaching service. He is a Hampshire man, born and educated in Portsmouth, where his father taught from 1901, retiring as Head of St. Mary’s School, Portsmouth in 1941.
Mr. Hammond trained at King Alfred’s College shortly before the outbreak of war, and during the war he served with The Royal Hampshire Regiment and The Royal Fusiliers in Italy and Jugoslavia.
He has taught in Hampshire since 1947, first at Hardley Secondary School, then Abbotswood Junior School, and at Colbury Primary School as Deputy Head. He was appointed to the Headship of Overton Primary School in 1960 and to that of Stanmore Junior School in 1967. In 1974 Mr. Hammond was appointed Head of Stanmore Primary School which was formed when the Junior and Infant Schools combined. This is at present the largest Primary School in the Mid_Hampshire area.
Mr. Hammond was a former President of the Central Hampshire Branch of the National Association of Head Teachers. He has had a life-long interest in sport, especially cricket and soccer, both as player and a teacher, and has also been a former Chairman of the Winchester and District Primary Schools Association.
Mr. Hammond’s commitment and devotion to Stanmore Primary School has been very great and under his guidance the school has played an important part in the life of the local community.
On Friday evening he was presented with parting gifts at the school.
Miss Glover
Mrs Glover taught at the school for many years. She graduated with First Class Honours in English in 1928. When she died, her family donated a number of items from her life to the school archives.
Mr N Lovell - Headteacher from 1932 to 1949
Extracts from the school log book
31 August 1949 - Mr Lovell died at his home … early this morning.
3 September 1949 - The funeral of the late Headmaster, Mr Lovell, took place today in St Cross Church.
15 September 1049 - A short memorial service for the late Headmaster, Mr Norman Lovell, was conducted in the hall today at 9:15am, by the Rev. O. Hunt, Minister of St. Cross, assisted by the Rev. Beechey, Alderman W. W. Perkins, Chairman of the Managers, and Mr E H Littlecott, the Deputy County Education Officer attended. The whole staff and children of classes 2B upwards, were present.
Staff photos - with Mr King
Do you recognise any of these teachers or when the photo was taken?
Mr King in the centre with Miss Glover second from the right in the back row.
Staff photos - donated by the family of Mrs Molly Cooper
These photos were dontated by the family of Mrs Molly Cooper after she died. Can you identify the missing names and can you help us date these photos? We know Mr King became Headteacher on 11 September 1950 and Miss Glover retired in July 1968.
Staff photo
Back row - ?, ?, ?, ?, Miss Clarke, Mr Wolloughby, Mr Chipperfield
Front row - Mrs Blake, Miss Glover, Miss Percival, Mr King, Mrs Cooper, Miss Brown, Mrs Green
