The boys school was St Aidans (formerly known as Corby Hall) I am an old boy. The school was/ is in Ashbrooke Road. The girls RC Grammar School was St Anthony's in Tunstall Road. I actually got a 'blue'bus SDO from Durham each day - Scholars Special Mike in Saudi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Margaret Lavery" <Annathamble@aol.com> To: <eng-durham@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DURHAM] RC Grammar school at Sunderland > In the 50s and 60s, children from Easington, Horden and Blackhall > Collieries, went by bus and train to Grammar schools. > Children from Horden and Blackhall, went to the Henry Smith Grammar > School at Hartlepool, by train. > Children from Easington and Seaham went to Ryhope Grammar School, by > train. > > However, RC children went on the "Blue bus' to Sunderland - but what > was the school named? Was it St Anthony's? > > Ann Lavery > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-DURHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message