This photograph was taken in a classroom in Harry Dack Infant School in the mid fifties. The school was opened in 1954, so everything would still be fresh and new for these children. David Morris is the boy in the dark jacket, sitting at the front desk. We asked ”Who are the other children and the teacher?” Kathleen Oyediran tells us: ”I am the sister of David Morris in this picture. The name of the teacher was Mrs Gornall. She used to teach all the girls Sewing.” However we were advised by Barbara McBurney: ”Mrs Gornall taught sewing at Loftus County Modern School and later Rosecroft, I attended Harry Dack Infant School from Christmas 1955, Mrs Gornall was not teaching there then.” Kathleen further advised us: ”My brother David, in this picture, was born in 1947. Therefore he would be 5 in 1952 and 7 in 1954, so he would have been in Infant school from 1952 to 1954, moving into Harry Dack after it opened in 1954. This picture must have been taken during this period. I agree Mrs Gornall taught Sewing at Loftus County Modern School during my time at the school.” Ann Jackson has also told us: ”I remember both Mr and Mrs Gornall. They both taught at Loftus School but were based at Carlin How as was Mrs Wheatman who taught cookery for the first 2 years I was there then they all transferred to the new school. Mrs Gornall as Barbara says taught sewing and Mr Gornall taught woodwork.” Eric Johnson can also remember Mr Gornall teaching woodwork at Carlin How.
Image courtesy of David Morris and thanks to Kathleen Margaret Oyediran (nee Morris), Eric Johnson, Barbara McBurney and Ann Jackson for the updates.
This photograph of the children at Easington School with the headmaster and teacher was taken in 1908. There’s quite a range of ages in the children, would this be the whole school? The only name we have is J. C. Morris, kneeling on the left of the front row.
Back row: Joe Ward, ??, Fred Miller, Tony Jackson, Colin Raspinson.
Third row: Mike Baldwin, Michael Smith?, Frank Miller, Freda Dunn, Maureen Dunn, Ray Howe, Joe Cush, Ray Moon.
Second: M. Moon, ??, Sheila Atkinson, K. Sanderson, C. Martin, Margaret Roe, ??, S. Readman.
Front row: A. Wood, J. Tyreman, I. Purver.
Fred Miller commented: “The tall lad in the centre of the back row is me, Fred Miller. Went on to join the army as a boy and retired as a Major in 1986 now living in Baldock in Hertfordshire.”
Image and information courtesy of Joe Ward, thanks to Fred Miller and John Malone for the updates.
The boys of St. Joseph’s school outside the new canteen in Deepdale Road; the school used to take the senior pupils as well as juniors and infants.
Back row: Alan Wood, Richard Dunn, Tony Laverick, Alan Lightfoot, Raymond Moon, Joe Cush, Ian Welford, Joe Harrison, Keith Lansbury, Eric Starsmore, Edgar Fletcher, Mr Joe Faye (Teacher) later taught at Sacred Heart School, Redcar.
Middle row: Eric Jackson, E. Tose, B. Welford, ??, Michael Howe, R. Howe, Tony Jackson, Joe Ward, Willie Walker, John Foster, Leo Bowman, T. Walker, I. Bowman.
Front row: Frank Robson, G. Graves, David Nicholson, T. Harrison, Tony Raspison, Joe Tyreman, ? Walker, J. Welford, D. Raspison, Graham Marlow.
Pauline Laverick commented: “The Foster on the middle row is my dad, John Foster. Joe Faye went on to teach history at Sacred Heart School, Redcar. He taught me and remembered my dad.” Frank Robson advised: “The Robson on the left front row is me, Frank Robson, the one on the opposite end is I am sure Graham Marlow.” Finally a request; Jack Ferguson asks: “My name is Jack Ferguson (dob 1950). I am working on my family tree and think the Joe Tyreman in long trousers would be my cousin if his mother was called Elizabeth Alice Ferguson who married Joe Tyreman (Snr). My father was John Ferguson (1903-1971) and one of his sisters was called Elizabeth Alice. I visited Loftus once as a small child but cannot remember meeting young Joe. He might have been away doing his national service. Does anyone know if he is still around and has a contact.”
Image and information courtesy of Joe Ward, thanks to Pauline Laverick (nee Foster) and Frank Robson for information; also can anybody assist Jack Ferguson?
The Junior School not quite as I remember it; there was a dividing wall to the right of the photograph, maybe it’s still there? This wall with just a small adjoining gap, kept the boys from the girls. Yes we had separate yards to play in, not that it kept us separated for long! The yard that can be seen was the boys yard and school entrance and I don’t remember the small gardens being there do you?
The obviously successful Loftus Junior School Football team with their trophy in 1962 are:
Back row: John Hicks, Michael Preston, Geoffrey Chadwick, Peter Bargewell, Michael Hollingsworth, Peter Jackson. Front row: Jimmy Smithies, Paul Chester, Howard Jackson, David Smithes, Derek or David Hampton.
Image and names courtesy of Kathleen Hicks; thanks to Barbara McBurney for updated names.
Back row: John Hicks, John (Cudgie) Patton, Howard Jackson, Kenneth Hancock, Eric Mead, Michael Preston. Front row: Tony Blaylock, David Smithies, Colin Smith, Jimmy Smithies, Michael Hollingsworth.
Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks, updated names thanks to Norman Patton, Alan Franks, David Archer, Barbara McBurney and Cody McKay.
A very early picture of Rosecroft, (or as it was titled in those days Loftus County Modern School) possibly before it officially opened. David Archer has informed us that it opened in early 1963, so presumably this photograph was taken before the opening. This actual image came to us from Colin Hart and was the feature picture for a school calendar for 1965.
Image courtesy of Raymond Brown and Colin Hart: thanks to Ray Brown, Colin Hart, Derick Pearson, David Archer, Mary Hall, Margaret Atkinson and Ann Jackson for for the dating information.
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