Greek St High School as military hospital The first patients are reported as being admitted into these military hospitals in July 1915 (Stockport Advertiser, Fri July 2 1915, p.5). The schools eventually taken for use as military hospitals in Stockport were St George’s school in Heaviley, Hollywood Park and Alexandra Park schools in Edgeley, and Greek Street Secondary School. The suggested schools were inspected for their potential use, being noted as “ new schools with good light and ventilation and from every point of view would make good hospitals”. It was also reported that accommodation for 750 beds might be needed across the borough. This began to affect Stockport in March 1915, with the Stockport Advertiser reporting on Friday Mathat the Mayor had been asked by the Military Authorities which schools could potentially be used as hospitals if required. In researching the effect that the war had on schools in the Stockport area through the logbooks held in the Heritage Library archive, I discovered that one of the biggest disruptions to everyday school life in the area was the acquisition of school buildings by the War Office for use as military hospitals.

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