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Are you Here – at Skinningrove School in 1920s?

We don’t know where or when this photograph was taken and the lady with these children has been cut off. Jen Trembath tells us: ”I can tell you who the little boy is second from the right on the front row – my Dad, Herbert Trembath. He lived in Skinningrove, so I’m guessing this could be a Skinningrove school photograph. He was born in 1916 – so I imagine that puts the date of the photograph somewhere in the mid 1920s.

Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Jen Trembath for the update.

Help – 1951 Festival of Britain?

We asked for ”Help is definitely needed here as we didn’t know what was happening and who the pupils were in the photograph.” Peter Spearpoint tells us: ”Zetland Juniors in Duncan Place; Old King Cole’s band, the boy in white suit on the right is Peter Spearpoint;  I have the photograph at home!”

Back row: Peter Thompson, Brian Richardson, ??, Ken Fawcett, Peter Spearpoint, Pam Middleton, ??, ??, Keith Wilkinson?, ??, ??.

Front row: ??, Dorothy Harmer, Rosemary Stonehouse, ??, ??, David Bramwell, Barbara Southwick.

Peter Thompson tells us: ”I seem to remember performing this at the town hall so whether it was for the Festival of Britain, 1951, I don’t know. If it was 1951 I would be seven and a half years old. This was a playlet based on the nursery rhyme “Old King Cole”. The two in the front row in romper suits are either both mice or a black cat and a white mouse.”

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson, thanks to Janet Lingard (nee Thompson) who assisted by brother Peter Thompson (drum player in image!) for the updates; also to Peter Spearpoint for the additional update.

The Festival Again

Looks as though pupils are gathering in the playground before walking to the field,  I don’t see anyone I know do you? Janet Lingard advises: “I’m third from left and I think the tall girl could be Jean Parkinson”

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson, thanks to Janet Lingard for the update.

Loftus Junior School – 1950?

Can hardly imagine these cute boys and girls at Loftus Junior School are all now senior citizens.

Back row: Leslie Smith, ??, John Mitchell, Jimmy Fishlock, Michael Mathews, John Thornton, Colin Shaw, Neil Theaker, Lawrence Bibby, Richard Jackson, James Peart.
Middle row: Margaret Patton, Audrey Magor, Mary Young, Dorothy Maudsley, Margaret Vasey, Dorothy Rouse, Della Burdett, Ann Shaw, Joy Pledger, Joan Money, Sheila Mead, Ann Wilson, Masie Hewison.
Front row: Elizabeth Trowsdale, Janet Atkinson, Pauline Cook, Joanna Long, Dorothy Featherstone, Marjorie Burnside, Pat Collins, Pat Kidd, Gwen Stainthorpe.
Seated front: Linden Lambelle, Barry Matson, Edwin Warrell, Colin Craggs.
Only one name missing does anyone know who it is?

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson, names courtesy of Joan Jemson, Della Archer and Eric Johnson.

Footballers 1950-51

Loftus Junior School with a proud football team, must have been a good season!

Back row:  Thomas Cummings, Derek Arden, Ronnie Knight, Sidney Robson, Peter Campbell,  Ken Johnson, Michael Cornforth, Brian Cole.

Seated:  Brian Hall,  Reg Wilson,  Michael Grant, Tony Trattles (Captain), Alan Chester, Harry Jopling, Mr Richardson.

Were you at the school when Mr Richardson came?  The first male teacher we had come into contact  with; he set girls hearts a flutter! John Richardson tells us: ”Mr. Richardson was my uncle Dennis, I remember my Gran saying that he was much sought after by the local young ladies. Eventually he married my auntie Ruth Nellist of Brotton. In the early 1960s he took over as headmaster at Gilling West, near Richmond, and finally moved on to Stillington near York, where he retired from teaching.”

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson, thanks to Mike Richardson, Billy Parkin and Mike Hore for the missing names; also to John Richardson for the update.

Guisborough Grammar School Form 2 – March 1955

Back row: Robert Crispin (Lingdale), Terry Carter (Loftus), Keith Watson (New Skelton), Mike Waller (Boosbeck), Malcolm Charles (Guisborough), Arthur Bailey (Guisborough), Alan Smith (Brotton), Mike Hore (Loftus), Alan Snaith (Brotton), Ronnie Johnson (Guisborough), Esmond Crossman (Brotton), Robert Carter (New Skelton).

 Middle row: Ian Scott, John Illsley, Rowland Robson (all Great Ayton), Barry Harrison (Carlin How), Clive Little (Nunthorpe), Andrew Sutcliffe (Guisborough), Geoff Fall (Great Ayton), Robert Padget (Carlin How), Jim Hoggart.(Great Ayton)

 Front row: Mr P. E. Moore, David Lloyd (Nunthorpe), Leonard Hodgson (Brotton), Mike Hugill (Guisborough), Owen Rooks (New Skelton), Roger Barker (Guisborough), David Carey (Guisborough), John Nellist (Loftus),  Mr E. Moreland.

 Other members of this class missing on the day this photograph was taken were Keith Booth (Skelton Green), Fred Boyes (Lingdale), Mike Grange (Loftus) and Chris Merrill (Great Ayton).

 Image and information courtesy of Owen Rooks.

Guisborough Grammar School – Chaloner House – Football Team – February 1959

Chaloner House football taken in February, 1959.

Back row: Norman Patton, John Fletcher, Russell Dermont, Jeff Marsay, David Kehoe, Keith Booth, Ian Mackenzie, Owen Rooks, Reg Barrett.

Front row: Andrew Barker, Alan Prothero, Eric Waller.

Mark Offord commented: “Quite an apt setting as Mount Pleasant a.k.a Chaloner Pit is in the background.”

Image and information courtesy of Owen Rooks, thanks to Mark Offord for the update.

Eskdale Tournament of Song – 1953/4

Loftus (Zetland) Junior choir at the Eskdale Tournament of Song in 1953/4.

Back row:  Dorothy Harmer, Kathleen Ellerker, Sandra Husband, Eric Lancaster, Robert Bradley, Norma Grainger, Maureen Jefferson, Ruth Simpson, Carol Goodwill

Second row:  Judy Mead, Christopher Williams, Brian Richardson, Heather Woodall, Hazel Laverick

Third row:  Rosemary Stonehouse, Margaret Theaker, Pauline Ferguson, Margaret Carver, Ann Winspear, Dianne Dunwell,  Dorothy Pledger(?)

Front row:  Mr Godfrey, Valerie Tate, Doreen Warrell(?), Frances Smithies, Dorothy Johnson, Eileen Benson, Jean Sawdon, Joan Craggs, Miss Currie.

Image courtesy of Margaret Urban (from a Doran of Whitby photograph).

Loftus County Modern School – 1956 – Folk Dance Club

Back Row: Frank Chapman, Barry Swales, Christopher Williams, Peter Dobson, Sheila Emmerson, Wilf Hodge, Eric Bailes, John Dobson.

Middle Row: June Baldwin, Barbara Carter, Veda Todd, Jean Warrell, Hazel Liddell, Norma Liddell, Pauline Ferguson.

Front Row: Guy Dale, Barry Smithies.

Image and names courtesy of Eric Johnson, Christine and Maurice Dower.

Folk Dancers

A little bit grainy but it is from a newspaper cutting; the caption with image read: “Loftus County Modern School team won the sword dancing event in the York group of the National Folk Dance and Song Society’s competitions at York on Saturday.” Sadly the Archive didn’t know which Saturday but would guess about 1953/54, the names of those present are: Anne Kilvington, Sheila Wren, Audrey Magor, Della Burdett, Pat Collins, Dorothy Rouse, Pat Kidd, Joan Money, Sheila Mead, Anne Wilson, Gillian Preston, Neil Theaker, Edwin Warrell, Barry Matson, with one name missing the second girl on the back row, please let us know if you are out there or does anyone else know the missing girl’s name?

Eric Johnson commented: “The older gentleman back row far right, is Arthur Marshall (musician).

Image courtesy of Audrey Winspear, thanks to Eric Johnson for the update.