Roscoe Schools
School History
Our school has a very interesting history. It opened as Lisburn Lane School in 1924. In 1925 the headmistress was Blanche Pearce. In 1928 the school was renamed in honour of William Roscoe , a great man who was born in Liverpool, and who was very closely involved in the abolition of slavery.
Roscoe Infant and Junior Schools have been in the same building since that time. In September 2007 the schools formed a federation and in September 2008 they officially amalgamated to form Roscoe Primary School.
The current buildings have changed a bit - there was unplanned remodelling during World War Two, when Ballantyne Road was hit by a bomb.The photos of the site in 1941 were given to the school by a family living in the area at the time.
More recently, the school has been intentionally remodelled! With new entrances, security and improved accessibility the building is still recognisable from the old photos of Roscoe.
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Roscoe Pupils September 1956 (210KB)
Roscoe Pupils November 1958 (199KB)
It's Official 2008 (43KB)
Roscoe 1973 (29KB)
Details of how much the school cost (20KB)
A plan of Larkhill Estate - 1920 (48KB)
Reading Test - 1935 (27KB)
English Absurdities - 1937 (32KB)
Roscoe Ballantyne 1938 (48KB)
Bomb Damage, School Entrance 1941. (98KB)
Ballantyne Road 1941. (73KB)
A bomb in the playground, 1941. (32KB)
A Message from the King, 1946. (32KB)
An Old Book - 1940s/1950s. (27KB)
Inside the Book. (57KB)
PE Scheme of Work - 1950 (24KB)
Schools' Coronation Celebrations, 1953 (28KB)
Contents of the 1953 Programme (32KB)
Maths Equipment - 1960s? (46KB)
Mental Maths Book - 1976 (27KB)
School Magazine 1977 (17KB)
Look and Read - Dark Towers - 1981 (49KB)
Look and Read - Badgergirl - 1984 (28KB)
Look and Read - Geordie Racer - 1987 (32KB)
Peter Reid Draws the Christmas Raffle - 1987 (30KB)
School Register - 1991 (17KB)
Aerial Photograph 1995 (47KB)
Annotated Image (50KB)
50th Anniversary of the VE Day Celebrations, 1995 (46KB)
Millennium Mug - 2000 (35KB)
Magnus Magnusson visits the Infant School, 2000. (58KB)
Queen's Golden Jubilee Coin - 2002 (61KB)
William Roscoe's 250th Birthday, 2003 (44KB)
William Roscoe Exhibition, 2003 (36KB)
Tree of Heaven, 2005 (45KB)
Two Become One! - 2008 (42KB)
Roscoe Community Primary School - 2008 (35KB)
Roscoe in the Liverpool Echo - 2008 (37KB)
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Memories of Roscoe 1937 to 1939 by Alan Williams
I was born Jan 1934 in Montrose Road and started school at 43/4 in 37. I have seen the original entry in the admissions book for that time whic...
School Magazine 1977
This commemorated Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977. The magazine shows that there were three "1st Year" classes (now called Year 3);...
Photographs
If you have any photographs that we can add to the site, please contact us. We will scan them and return the originals to you. We hope to add to t...
Athenaeum Website
Click the link below to visit the Athenaeum's pages about William Roscoe. http://www.theathenaeum.org.uk/ (Link to home page) &nbs...
William Roscoe and the Athenaeum.
William Roscoe was a member of the Athenaeum. This was a place to meet and discuss ideas. You can visit it in September 2008. Use the link below ...
William Roscoe and Italy
A conference will be held in Liverpool on 17 July 2008 to celebrate William Roscoe's love of Italy. Please use the link below for more details. ht...
Mr. Roscoe's Garden.
Some of Liverpool City Council's horticulturists will be heading to London in May 2008. They will be showing at the Chelsea Flower Show. Liverpool ...
The Roscoe Lecture Series
Liverpool John Moores University has a series of lectures every year called the Roscoe Lecture Series. Famous speakers include: Prince Charles, Ch...
E-Mail from the Liverpool Record Office - 11 June 2008
We are trying to find out when construction of the building began, when it was completed and when the school opened. It is proving difficult to secu...
Mrs. Gough's Memories.
Mrs. Gough is a former pupil of Roscoe School. She sent us a very detailed report about her time here in the late 1930s and 1940s. She is ...
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Text of Lord Alton's Speech at our Official Opening Ceremony
This is the full text of the short speech given by Lord Alton on 17 September 2008.
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A Personal Memory from the 1920s.
Mrs. Todd was a former pupil of Roscoe. She saw the article about the Solving Squad in the Liverpool Echo and wrote a letter to Mrs. Anders. She kindly gave permission for us to publish it. Mrs. Todd is 93 years young!
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A Personal Memory from 1938 to 1948
Mrs. Gough came to visit our school and gave us a photograph taken in 1938 when she was 5. It's at the top of this page. Click the link to read her personal memories.
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A Personal Memory of Colomendy - 1960s
This is an extract from the fantastic BBC Liverpool website. Visit the site to see how much Colomendy meant to Liverpool people.
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William Roscoe for Older Readers.
A more detailed life of Roscoe. This will be gradually updated.
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What They Say.
William Roscoe is a world famous Liverpudlian. Here is what some people think.
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The World in Roscoe's Day.
A table of monarchs, prime ministers, events, inventions, local history etc when Roscoe was alive.
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William Roscoe Portrait.
The painting is shown here, but you need to see the real thing at the Walker Art Gallery. It's huge!
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Related Local Sites.
Some Websites about the local area which may be of interest. Hopefully you can hyperlink from here.
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The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast.
The reason why our school badge is a butterfly.
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The Life of William Roscoe by David Alton
This link takes you to the LJMU site for a downloadable article about William Roscoe by Lord Alton.
Famous Roscoe Lecturers
Click the link to read the list of famous Roscoe lecturers at LJMU.
Roscoe Lectures Podcasts
To listen to a Roscoe Lecture, click the yellow link to go straight to LJMU site.
An evacuee's memory.
This link will take you to the 'People's War' section of the BBC's History site.
