Until a couple of days ago, I hadn't browsed the Sanddancers
for almost a year. I have brothers living in Shields, and a few weeks
ago my brother Ernie phoned to inform me of my youngest brothers
death. he had been ill for a long time.
During our long conversation we talked of an incident at laygate
school that has intrigued me in the past.
About 80 years ago give or take, a cousin of ours, (Ralph Urwin)
was using the urinal in the school yard. when the wall collapsed
killing him. I started school age 6 at the laygate infants, this was
1930,I don't know if this was before the accident or not.
Any old codgers still around that remember this?
Tom Rylance
Laygate Lane School
Laygate Lane School
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