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Clegwell records of evacuees Bob Noble kindly sent me
Posted by Margaret McDonald on 10/10/2025, 12:45 pm
I was researching Hebburn evacuees in WW2 a while ago & Bob Noble sent this piece below. Hope you find it interesting. ------------------------------------------------- FROM PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FIRST DAYS OF CLEGWELL SENIOR SCHOOL (BOYS) LOG BOOK PAGES. FROM BOB NOBLE.
SCHOOL OPENED 28TH AUGUST 1939
BOYS DRAWN FROM: HEBBURN NEW COUNCIL SCHOOL QUAY COUNCIL SCHOOL METHODIST DAY SCHOOL ST. OSWALD’S CofE SCHOOL
436 BOYS ON ROLL
EVACUATION : CLEGWELL : 67 BOYS all over 11+ Younger children from other schools see below*
HELPERS: Mrs:- DOBIE LAMB LAINE CRAIG PATTERSON BRAMWELL
CHILDREN * 24 New Town 21 Quay 02 Colliery 08 St. Oswald’s 03 Clegwell senior girls TOTAL : 58 67 Clegwell boys WHOLE PARTY TOTAL : 125
BOYS FROM CLEGWELL also went with other schools as follows: 02 New Town 12 Quay 07 St Oswalds 00 Colliery 04 Clegwell girls TOTAL : 25 i.e. + : 67 from above GRAND TOTAL : 92 boys
It was known of 17 boys who were to be ‘self educated’ but could have been more. Clegwell party was billeted as follows:
A. Stainton (near Barnard Castle) Mr. JENKINS + 9 children B. Toft Hill (near Bishop Auckland) Mr. LAWSON Mr. CRAIG + 18 children C. Woodland (north of Barnard Castle Mr. GASCOIGNE & west of Bishop Auckland) Mr. LEES Mrs BRAMWELL + 25 children D. Ingleton (west of Darlington) Mr. LAMB Mrs.LAMB Mrs. PATTERSON +28 children E. Bolam (north west of Darlington) Mr. BURTON Mrs.LAINE + 15 children F. Gainford (half way between Mr. DOBIE Barnard Castle & Darlington) Mrs.DOBIE + 22 children
Between 15th & 19th September: “ Evacuation Bulletin No. 1” was published today. This bulletin, giving news of the school & the evacuees in their scattered groups, has been issued to all parents & also to each evacuated group. It is hoped thus to keep the party in touch with each other.”
19th September: “Some 7 boys have been brought home by foolish parents ....” 29th September: The school “Evacuation Bulletin No.2” was issued today 18th October: The school “Evacuation Bulletin No.3 was issued today. “This third number concerned itself principally with stopping any tendency to drift home again.”
G. Gainford (half way between Mr. DOBIE Barnard Castle & Darlington) Mrs.DOBIE + 22 children South of Ingleton 1.Isobel YOUNG 2.Muriel YOUNG
