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Mrs Ellis, caretaker at Marley Hill School (born 1908)

Mrs Ellis started in 1945 and was there for 18½ years.

There were 10 outside toilets, which regularly froze in the winter.

She was paid an extra 4 shillings for lime washing the toilets.

The meals for 150 pupils arrived in containers from Burnopfield Central Kitchen. There were 3 helpers.
Mr Bellerby, the Headmaster, lived in the School House for which he paid 2 guineas a week rent.

4 tons of coke was delivered to the school each month. It was dumped in the yard and she had to shovel it into the boiler house. There was often a heap of coke lying in the schoolyard.

Mrs Elllis helped at the Coronation celebrations in 1953, which was held in Marley Hill Welfare Hall. The Burnopfield Co op loaned a television set for the day and it poured down with rain. Mrs Ellis was responsible for the staff toilets.

Her salary when she retired was £4.14.6d per week with 2 days extra pay for her length of service!