THE first ever girl to enter Queen Mary School has been talking about her recollections this week.
Mary Haworth, of Warwick Road, St Annes, contacted the Express after seeing an earlier story about the former all girls school.
Mrs Haworth, now
90 years old, has a lot of fond memories about her time at Queen Mary and well remembers her first day
.
She said: "We went in the back door, not the posh front one! We were let in by the caretaker, Mr Deakin, who lived in the house at the side, which had been built for his position.
"At first we had no uniform because they could not decide about the colour."
Mrs Haworth, who lived in St Annes, would go home for lunch because at the time, Queen Mary pupils were unable to stay if they lived within a mile of the school.
She said: "I lived in Kenilworth Road and went to school by bike. Sometimes I walked and other times I caught the tram from St Annes Square."
She continued: "Our school day finished at 10 past four. We were let out before the boys from King Edward's because there was not enough room on the trams if we all came out together."
Mrs Haworth also remembers some of the school's first teachers.
She said: "Miss Morley was my form mistress, Miss Lofthouse took us for maths, Miss Davies for art and Miss Wroe for botany.
"We also had Miss Crabtree for domestic science and gym."
Once Mrs Haworth finished school, she remained in St Annes, finding a job in a shop that is still going strong today.
"When I left Queen Mary, I went to JR Taylor's to learn dressmaking.
"But now aged 90, it seems quite a long time ago."
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