Non ho avuto la possibilità di vedere all’interno del mio vecchio da forse un decennio, l’ultima volta che ho avuto l’opportunità di votare in un’elezione irlandese e ho commentato quanto era cambiato, essendo quasi completamente ricostruito. Ma parte del vecchio edificio è rimasto.
Di recente, stavo chiacchierando con un vecchio amico dei miei giorni di scuola elementare con cui ho attraversato i percorsi professionalmente e abbiamo chiacchierato sulla vecchia scuola (piccolo villaggio e, sebbene non fossimo buoni amici a scuola, ci conoscevamo in una classe di 20).
Mi è stato ricordato il design e come fosse apparentemente comune in tutto il paese. In particolare, mi sono ricordato di una torre, che quando ero a scuola (gli anni ’80/’90) non aveva più una funzione. Non ho pensato molto da 30 anni, ma si scopre che è stata una torre d’acqua come ho scoperto da questo sito:
Così mi ha fatto chiedermi se fossero altri stili di scuole primarie in tutto il paese nel periodo, o erano tutti un design simile.
Non ricordo il "Playshelter" mai veramente usato e il "guardaroba" è stato convertito anche in una classe ad un certo punto, ma i ganci del mantello sono rimasti.
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Looks like somewhere you’d find a pile of grotty porn mags.
There was a lot of similar design in 1960s, last of the well built pre cheap fabricated materials of the 1970s.. Classrooms were high ceiling and large windows to the south. Each end then had boys or girls cloakroom with cast iron hooks and rails. Sewereage was treated on site, the percolation area developing into an interesting tomato garden.. Each room had large open fireplace.. North side had high elevation windows… Central heating was simple single loop
Many of these were built prior to public water suplies in rural areas so hence the water tower to provide pressure to several toilets and drinking fontains. These probably did get made redundant when public water came on stream in the 80s.
A look at history tells us the towers were to hide from viking attacks.
My primary school had a near identical tower that we weren’t allowed to enter. And as far as I can recall it didn’t have a purpose either.
Shortly after I finished up, the school got a new building across town.
Looks awful
My primary school had a playshed similar to the one pictured. We used the pillars of the shed as one set of nets for football. Those were the days 🥲
This is am interesting question OP. I always wondered the same. I know you will get a lot of jokes, but I am genuinely interested in the answer.
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My primary school was built in 1977, and has been expanded multiple times throughout the years, so it doesn’t have the more traditional elements as seen here. I’ve always wondered what was up with those towers tho?