Boy's and Girl's

[GK]

Spotted on a period school in Yorkshire.

Not so clear in the pic.. but that apostrophe really is carved into the stone. Is it right?

 

[Nemesis]

Clearly a school for trainee greengrocer's.... or possibly only one pupil.

Not so far from here is an electricity sub-station right opposite a school, which is identified by a metal sign saying it is located at XXXXXXXX Grammer School.

Hmmmmm.

 

[Gervase]

Ouch! Masons aren't always terribly literate, though. On the side of County Hall in London, at the south end of Westminster Bridge, there's a neatly incised stone plaque which records that it was once "Londons" seat of government. Maybe they could borrow an apostrophe from Yorkshire...

 

[Nemesis]

I think that there's something similar on the Wren Monument... can't recall the exact details now but it's an apostrophe missing or added or whatever.

This is a useful site of pics and there's a pic of the Monument in there somewhere...

http://www.photoconnect.net/aapic/ThumbPage_100424.php


In fact - pity it's not quite legible...

http://www.photoconnect.net/photopage.php?ref=1003381

 

[Moo]

We have a large number of streets here in Naarch that are named after saints.

Invariably the street signs put in an unnecessary full stop and omit an apostrophe - St. Clements Hill is a typical example.

 

[Nemesis]

Normal for Naaarch then ...

 

[Sue Wilkinson]

This signpost appeared in our village about a year ago. My husband couldn't resist the photo opportunity. They just couldn't get a concensus obviously.

Sue

 

[Sue Wilkinson]

Try that again as a URL because I don't understand why the picture failed and I'm too tired to puzzle it out.

Sue

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dopiaza/31950756/

 

[Nemesis]

Oh splendid!

The link didn't work so I cut and pasted etc etc...here it is again hopefully live...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dopiaza/31950756/

 

[Johneds]

Very good.

I often drive through snitterton near Stratford upon Avon. Some local wag keeps on adding a small extension to the top of the n - thus altering the quaint village name to sh*tterton. Next time I go by it has been painted out again. But not usually for long.

Vandalism or urban art. I have to admit it makes me smile.

 

[Lynn]

Maybe it is a single toilet and so it would be for one girl...

 

[Johneds]

I don't think it's a toilet Lynn, I think it is the Girls' entrance. It was very common to have separate entrances for girls and boys in schools of this period.

 

[Nemesis]

And infants ... or should that be infant's... usually had a separate entrance too.

Separate play grounds for boys and girls, and separate staffrooms too for male and female staff were not uncommon.

If I knew how to post pics I could post Easington Colliery School, which is Listed Grade II and threatened with demolition - very good example of the type. In fact separate buildings for boys and girls. A wall divides them and the playgrounds and shelters and outside lavs.

 

[Lynn]

Hmmm your old schools look like toilets and our new schools look like prisons...some things don't change.

 

[Nemesis]

We actually have many fine school buildings, which are under threat.

I suspect what replaces them will possibly not be as architecturally interesting.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/HELMSchools.pdf#search="Historic school buildings"