Lincoln House School was on the corner of Caldecott Street, it comes into Hillmorton Road. Tebbs now own it, they built a nursery there years ago and took over the school part. Those buildings are still up. the house on the corner is where the head teacher lived, the building at the back is modified, but is still there.
I went to Lincoln house School, I don’t think I was quite five when I went there, and I left at ten. My mother suddenly took me away, thinking I’d get through the 11 plus (having been told I was 11 plus material, so she took me away to learn more) but I didn’t, we learned Latin at Lincoln House.
A small school
There were only about 25 pupils there, it was a fee paying school. It was very strict. It was small and you knew everybody, I enjoyed going there. It was a good time. People don’t even realise it was there. Teachers included Mrs Robinson, Miss Buckley (who ran it with Miss Connie). Miss Buckley and Miss Connie lived in the house on the corner. Miss Lock lived in one of the big houses nearby. She was very nice.
They had a dead stag’s head up in the school, I used to be appalled at that, even then!
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This is the earliest record of the school I have found in the Rugby directory and year book. 1906,
Misses Loverock and Martin, Hillmorton Road Girls’ School Eastfield (Caldecott sStreet) Townsend, Misses Ravenwood.
Does anybody know any more about its history
I now own the property my mother went to the school when she was 3 and has now sadly died she was 93 my grandfather Jack Tebbs bought the school and used the school rooms for storage as it remained until we sold the nursery next door. I then converted the school rooms into flats around 2014. I still have some school photos which I will try and post and also still have the stags head which we nicknamed Eustus!
I too attended Lincoln zhousr between 1948 and 1953 when my parents took me away to attend the local primary in Newbold-on-Avon where we lived.. I was friends with Sandra Leggatt & Ann Treadell.
The dinners were particularly good (3/9d a week) and cooked freshly every day by Miss Connie) who I recall often dressed like a man with a collar and tie. Miss Buckley ( her sister) taught maths and RE. Miss Martin taught needlework and was in a wheelchair. I thought there was another sister called Miss Hilda and I also remember Miss Lock who was very kind; she was tall & wore her hair in a bun. We also learned French.
My parents were told I was doing well so I stayed for 5 years but when I attended the village school, I was behind the others! I took the 11+ & passed for the Technical High not Rugby High which was the grammar school where I’d expected to go.
I did enjoy my years there but I was terrified of the stag!
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