South Park High School, Lincoln

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South Park High School, Lincoln, opened in 1922 and closed in 1989, [1] was a secondary school in Lincoln, England.

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Grammar school

The school had originally opened in May 1922 as an all-girls grammar school (South Park High School for Girls) for the south of the city. It was opened by the City of Lincoln Education Authority. The first headteacher retired in July 1928, being replaced by Miss D Griffiths of East Grinstead. [2]

Girls came from all over the Lincoln area, from RAF Scampton to Nettleham. By September 1932 the headteacher was Miss MA Hall. By January 1933 the headteacher was Miss Phyllis Higgs, who died in July 1971. [3] [4]

In 1937, new buildings and a swimming pool block were built by William Wright and Sons Ltd of Lincoln, costing £43,690 and £6584 for the pool. [5] [6] The new buildings were officially opened on Friday 14 October 1938 by Principal H. A. S. Wortley; James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope was planned to open the new buildings. [7]

During 1937 for three terms, there was an experiment where homework was done after school hours, and not at home. It was found that unsatisfactory work was often done. It was found that anxiety to get home for tea, and fatigue were caused. [8] [9] Rab Butler, the President of the Board of Education attended a meeting at the school on Wednesday 24 September 1941. [10] [11] In April 1944 English teacher Miss A Burtt was appointed the headmistress of Brigg Girls' High School, replacing Miss MG Liddle. [12]

The headmistresses of the school, and Lincoln Girls High School both found difficulty in 1947 in getting enough qualified staff. [13] A new headmistress was appointed in March 1955, 39 year old Miss Margaret Joan Widdowson, the deputy head of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School for Girls in Mansfield, where she attended school. Her father Mark Widdowson was a headteacher. [14] [15] She took up her position in September 1955, [16] and would be headmistress for 25 years, and died in Lincoln County Hospital on 8 July 1997, aged 82. From 1933 to 1980, the school had two headteachers. [17]

In November 1955, the speech night was attended by Henry Hurd Swinnerton, Professor of Geology at University College Nottingham. [18] County hockey trials and matches took place at the school in the late 1950s. The kitchen was extended in the early 1960s to provide 450 meals a day. [19] The Lincoln Music Festival was held at the school in the 1960s. [20] Edith Clara Batho attended the speech night in November 1960. [21]

Extensions were added in 1962 to allow for 560 girls. [22] In April 1967 the school entered the second heat of BBC1's Science Fair '67 against Nottingham High School and the Gateway School in Leicester, with the project 'Are people lopsided'. [23] [24] The Vice-Chancellor of University of Nottingham, Frederick Dainton, Baron Dainton, attended the speech night in November 1967. [25]

Another girls' grammar school in the city was Christ's Hospital Girls' High School, which became Lincoln Christ's Hospital School in 1974.

Comprehensive

It became co-educational in September 1974. There were extensions between 1974 and 1977. Miss Widdowson retired in July 1980. [26]

By April 1988 the school had gone from a girls' grammar school with an excellent record in 1974, to a coeducational comprehensive facing closure. It was planned to close in September 1989. [27]

The school was closed on Thursday 27 July 1989 due to falling numbers. [28] South Park had been originally intended for 200 pupils, however, by the time it closed its size had reached 900.

City Technology College

The school was reopened as The Lincoln School of Science and Technology in September 1992

Notable former pupils

South Park High School for Girls

Shan Morgan in May 2011 Shan Morgan (cropped).jpg
Shan Morgan in May 2011

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References

  1. ↑ Lincs to the past
  2. ↑ Lincoln Leader and County Advertiser Saturday 21 July 1928, page 4
  3. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 8 July 1971, page 9
  4. ↑ Sleaford Standard Friday 2 July 1971, page 6
  5. ↑ Stamford Mercury Friday 5 February 1937, page 12
  6. ↑ Louth Standard Saturday 17 October 1936, page 4
  7. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 14 October 1938, page 1
  8. ↑ Times Friday January 28 1938, page 19
  9. ↑ Lincolnshire Standard Saturday 5 February 1938, page 12
  10. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 25 September 1941, page 1
  11. ↑ Lincolnshire Standard Saturday 27 September 1941, page 8
  12. ↑ Lincolnshire Chronicle Saturday 1 April 1944, page 5
  13. ↑ Lincolnshire Chronicle Saturday 14 June 1947, page 3
  14. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 9 March 1955, page 5
  15. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 10 July 1980, page 10
  16. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 9 September 1955, page 6
  17. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 16 July 1997, page 12
  18. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 10 November 1955, page 10
  19. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 8 October 1959, page 7
  20. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 24 February 1960, page 7
  21. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 11 November 1960, page 1
  22. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Friday 1 June 1962, page 5
  23. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 12 April 1967, page 1
  24. ↑ BBC 1967
  25. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 22 November 1967, page 7
  26. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Wednesday 4 June 1980, page 6
  27. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 12 April 1988, page 1
  28. ↑ Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 27 July 1989, page 9
  29. ↑ "Lee, Karen" . Who's Who . Vol. 2018 (February 2018 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 February 2018.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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