Comments on: Autumn Crocus

By: Susan Nichols

Susan Nichols — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:56:58 +0000

I also went to central foundation from 1970-1975 mrs dunford was headmistress it was a lovely school,games at buckhurst hill every Friday afternoon.the market traders gave us boxes of carrots and apples.many good teachers mrs porter,miss palfreman,miss Ryle,miss Webb,mrs webber,to name a few. The green uniform was unique with our school motto embroidered on the badge……fond memories.

By: Linda Wallace

Linda Wallace — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:09:56 +0000

Just found this website whilst surfin’ looking at old photos of Bethnal Green, etc. I went to CFGS when Mrs Dunford was Head. I was in Miss Glynn’s class 1G. I left when I was 16 (I think). I have some memories and remember some names. Do you remember me?

By: Pat Gerber-Relf

Pat Gerber-Relf — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:40:23 +0000

And here is my bit. I went to CFS from around 1958 until 1964. At first Miss Roberts was headmisstress and then it changed to Mrs. Dunford. I remember well my school days. The playground in the middle of a fruit and vegetable market, the green uniform with the beret and the badge, and the red and green gingham dresses in Summer. The best years of your life my mum said – were they? I think they were some of the best memories of my life – now sitting in the middle of Switzerland since 44 years I still reflect on them.

By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:58:14 +0000

memories, recalled because you spotted some autumn crocus

By: helen marcus

helen marcus — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:59:49 +0000

I too lived in Hanbury Street – and ‘progressed’ to Chicksand House…went to CFS when Miss Menzies was Head….then Miss West. We played netball in our green bloomers; went to Muswell Hill to play hockey………..and am now living on the Sunshine Coast – Noosa!

By: sharon sullivan

sharon sullivan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:26:03 +0000

I also attended Central Foundation Girls School possibly with Susan Phillips. Only discovered spitalfields life today and am working my way through with great enjoyment. I too have fond memories of my time at CFGS and surrounding areas. The fruit market was alive then and buzzing with people early morning (going to school) but strangely silent and empty at 3.30pm when we finished school.

By: Susan Phillips

Susan Phillips — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:43:41 +0000

I was at Central Foundation Girls school between 1967 – 1974. I remeber playing netball at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. We used to go there by bus along City Road!! I loved it – playing goal shooter.

Athletics were further away at Buckhurst Hill. I have many fond memories of my school days. It was always a bit if a scrum catching the number 8 bus back home!!

By: the gentle author

the gentle author — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:47:07 +0000

Dear Frances, not only I am delighted to know I have an expatriate Spitalfields reader in Sydney but I am also dying to know about your most embarrassing moment that happened in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Please do tell more because you can’t just leave me guessing!

By: Frances Milat

Frances Milat — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:39:20 +0000

Lincolns Inn Fields! I used to play netball there when I was a pupil at Central Foundation Girls’ School, Spital Square. One of my most embarrassing moments occured there, which I am not willing to reveal at this point – I still blush about it!!
Love the blog, brought to my attention by friends in Wilkes Street. I used to live in Hanbury Street, and discovered on one of my visits to London (I now live in Sydney, Australia) that the house was built in 1705!