Originally Posted by Aussie Irene (Post 1059599)

If what you say is correct, in what year, and why, did the Junior Technical School move out of the building across from the Palladium, and go to Moorend. What was the reason for the amalgamation, when they were two different types of schools, when initially, one would have had to pass a exam to go from Rhyddings to the Tech. This he does know was the case. Was Rhyddings school in Rhyddings Street before amalgamation. These are the questions my husband would like answered.

Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1059615)

In my time Irene the Tech had an annexe up at Moor End, a couple of 1st forms as the overspill to the Union Road Building. The amalgamation I think was due to the Education Board of the time phasing out Technical Schools, maybe this was the start of our shrinking skill base as seen in industry today?
Rhyddings School was always on Haworth Street in Ossy, never on Rhyddings Street and Cashman may confirm if Rhyddings did move up to Moor End was it maybe just those Tech 1st forms coming under Rhyddings admin' etc?

Originally Posted by Aussie Irene (Post 1059624)

Thanks for that DtheP47. Things are starting to get more clear. Rhyddings in Rhyddings street was just a stab in the dark. My husband was beginning to think after reading some of the threads maybe he had never been to the tech after all. One boy from Rhyddings was in my husbands form.

Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1059628)

If you go to Street level on Google Earth and put in Haworth Street Oswaldtwistle your husband will see the old building with the add-ons on the left. :cool:

Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1059628)

If you go to Street level on Google Earth and put in Haworth Street Oswaldtwistle your husband will see the old building with the add-ons on the left. :cool:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1059634)

Not everyone is that conversant with google maps and earth so -

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Haw...2,58.26,,0,6.2

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1059643)

Union road building is still yon, what it is now someone else may know?:confused:

Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1059643)

Union road building is still yon, what it is now someone else may know?:confused:

Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1059617)

Incidentally Irene, its new swanky title is Rhyddings Business and Enterprise School.;)

Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1059557)

Back in the day we had a form to fill in 1st and 2nd choice which school you wanted to go to if you passed your 11+. (At Peel Park anyway)

I at that time wanted to join the navy as an engineer and discussions with my parents, etc decided the Tech was the best route. Never joined the navy but absolutely no complaints about the foundations Accy Tech gave me for my career paths :D

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 1059619)

Couldn't think where it could have been located on Rhydings Street Irene, was built in its present place didn't move there

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1059654)

When I looked at the old Tech building on google maps, it had a new sign outside - 'Oswaldtwistle School'.

When googling that I found -
http://www.iris.ac/sites/default/fil...e%20School.pdf

..so it is now a special school for disruptive pupils.