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Old Swinford Hospital School 1860

Old Swinford Hospital Blues

February 7th 2021
I've just written a blues song about Old Swinford Hospital, the school where I worked from 1975 until 1985. Of all the schools I worked at during my 39 years on the chalk face, OSH is the one I remember most vividly - perhaps because it was my first teaching job, or perhaps because I stayed there for 10 years, or perhaps because it was so old-fashioned and quirky. This blues follows t ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
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