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Castle Street School stood in Fareham from 1873, a small £970 building that became Portchester Board School and later Portchester Council School. Richard Bennetts, twenty-two when he first stepped inside, stayed headmaster for over forty years, shaping generations of children through decades of change. His long presence turned a modest classroom into a living heartbeat of the community, where youth and experience collided in ordinary lessons.

Castle Street School. Built in 1873. Cost £970. Became Portchester Board School and in 1902 was renamed Portchester Council School. Richard Bennetts, at age 22 the first headmaster, remained in this post for over forty years.

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