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Memories

Posted by Elizabeth on 15/1/2026, 9:04 pm

I wonder if anyone on here is old enough to remember a style of handwriting called "The Marion Richardson Script?"I am almost 89, but was taught this in Hebburn Colliery School at an early age. It was widely taught in the day, and very stylish inasmuch as it was simple and straightforward. I imagine it was on the National Curriculum

Re: Memories - for Elizabeth

Posted by Liz Dance on 15/1/2026, 9:16 pm, in reply to "Memories"

Here it is Elizabeth.

Link: LINK

Re: Memories - for Elizabeth

Posted by Elizabeth on 16/1/2026, 8:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Memories - for Elizabeth"

thank you Liz for that link, and thank you to all the Board members for their interest. It proves to me that Hebburn Colliery Board was an excellent school, even in those dark Wartime days, we were taught properly, and this forum proves it.

Re: Memories

Posted by Malcolm on 15/1/2026, 10:50 pm, in reply to "Memories"

WOW, what a flash-back! Watched the video, and remembered those horizontal lines that you used, to to keep the correct height for each letter.

I didn't know that it had a name, It's just how we were taught to write, properly!

That was mid 1960's.

Re: Memories

Posted by colinmcallister on 15/1/2026, 11:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Memories"

advancing from printing we called it REAL WRITING.

Re: Memories

Posted by Alan Young on 16/1/2026, 7:08 am, in reply to "Re: Memories"

I seem to remember getting Penmanship lessons at Newtown School.

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Posted by Sheila on 16/1/2026, 9:27 am, in reply to "Re: Memories"

I didn’t know it had a name, but remember the lined writing paper and trying within the lines. Happy memories.

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Posted by Irene Errington on 16/1/2026, 12:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Memories"

I remember marion Richardson writing I learned at Newtown girls school in 1954 I’m 79 next week.

Re: Memories

Posted by AJG on 16/1/2026, 7:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Memories"

The Marion Richardson style was still going strong when I was at St. Aloysius Infants in the early 1970s, two-lined paper and all!

Re: Memories

Posted by Malcolm on 16/1/2026, 9:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Memories"

And that was 2 years before I was born, Irene!

And I was taught the same style of writing 10 years after you.

And a VERY Happy Birthday for next week!

Re: Memories

Posted by Elizabeth on 17/1/2026, 6:25 pm, in reply to "Re: Memories"

We have so much to be grateful to Norman for, where else can we dredge up stuff like this...as we age, memories become more important, and to share them with people of the same way of thinking is such a pleasure 1

Re: Memories

Posted by Norman on 17/1/2026, 7:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Memories"

THANK YOU ELIZABETH.
It's always lovely to see your name on the board.That was a very interesting thread you started and it brought back memories for a lot of regulars.
Hope you are well and long may you be a regular here.
Norman xx