Woodwork Club begins (too late for me as I was in the middle of A Level studies, otherwise I would have loved this!) 1982: First "BBC Micro" computer obtained.In the meantime, pupils wishing to study IT do Computing O Level after school at the Chelmer Institute. 1981: CCHS fundraising to buy first computers for the school.I spent my work experience at Southend Hospital Pathology Labs. Work Experience introduced - after O levels and before start of the summer holiday, those of us staying on to Sixth Form spent 2 weeks with a local company. She employs the school's first male teacher, Mr Clark (mathematics), who is related to the German language teacher. 1980: Miss Anne Brooks becomes Headmistress.1980: Payphone installed on landing outside rooms 18, 18A and Library. ![]() Deputy Headmistresses Miss Tyler and Mrs Lorimer perform her duties. There is a school revue with music and short plays put on by the various societies and clubs. There is also an Upper Sixth Common Room. 1975: School acquires No 120 Broomfield Road and converts most of it to teaching rooms.Only Room 25 survives (this was my Upper Sixth Form Room and was supposedly due to be demolished in the mid 1980s). 1970s: Three demountable classrooms (prefabs) are built and named Rooms 23, 24 and 25.1962: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visits the school.Miss Phyllis Pattison becomes Headmistress. 1950s-1960s: Building expansion includes a caretaker's house, swimming pool (at the far end of Bancroft Wing), school hall and canteen (beside and behind the gym) and the library and art block (above the Quad).1950: Science building called Bancroft Wing is completed.Examination candidates get their own air-raid shelter. Chelmsford suffers numerous air raids due to its engineering companies and CCHS suffers numerous broken windows. 1939-1945: School continued to operate during WW2.1937: Electric school bell installed to mark the end of each class. ![]()
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