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HOOE COUNTY INFANTS' SCHOOL
The rapid expansion of housing at Hooe, Turnchapel and Plymstock after the Second World War created a great deal of pressure on Hooe County Junior School and it was found necessary to split away the infants section. Consequently during the first week of June 1955 work started on construction new premises [1] and these were opened as Hooe County Infants' School in September 1956. It would accommodate 120 children. [2] Hooe Infants' School, which consisted of an assembly hall and three class-rooms, was formally opened by Lady Roborough on Monday October 29th 1956. She planted a flowering crab-apple tree at the front of the building. Also present were the chairman of Plympton Saint Mary Rural District Council, Mr C Hoare, and the chairman of the school managers, Mr G R Coleman. [2] Mr H V De Courcy Hague, the Devon County Architect, designed the School and it was erected by Messrs J Kerswill & Sons Ltd. The cost of the site was stated to have been £600, the buildings a further £22,872 and the furnishings cost £2,100. [2] Falling pupils numbers forced the School Governors to close the Infants' School and amalgamate it back into Hooe County Junior School after Miss Hales, the Headmistress ever since it was opened 25 years ago, retired in April 1982. Miss Simkiss became Acting Headmistress until the School closed at the end of term in July 1982. The new School became Hooe Primary School. Sources:
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