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Loftus Senior School Netball Team 1938

Back row: Marion Richardson, Violet Pritchard, Cath Watts.

Front row: Mildred Verrill, Nancy Watson, Brenda Varty, Margaret Reynolds.

Image and names courtesy of Brenda Horness.

Loftus Senior School Athletics Team 1937

Back Row: Ken Anderson, Stan Yeoman, Will Dobson, George Hoggarth.

Middle Row: Dorothy Sanderson, Alan Hopper, Cyril Beedle, Mervyn Wood, John Foster, Tony Waller, Joan Linton, Irene Wood.

Front Row: Amy Raistrick, Myra Campbell, Brenda Varty, Margaret Reynolds, Emily Goldby.

Image and names courtesy of Brenda Horness.

Loftus Senior School Football Team 1932/33

Winners of the North Riding Shield (Donnison Cup) which they played at North Skelton.

Back Row: Mr Jack Bowles, Mr Miles Mourne, Billy Cuthbert, Lewis Matthews, Ernie Wood, Joe Fenby, Harry Webster, Mr French (Headteacher), Mr Bert Davy.
Middle Row: Billy Dobson, John Cockburn, Ben Scott, Jackie Legg, Ivor Stonehouse.
Front: Tom Kitching, Ronnie Barrett.
The strips were bought by the Golden Lion, hence the logo on the shirts. Who says PFI is a new idea? Eric Johnson tells us: ”With regards to the cup in the photograph, a newspaper clipping dated 19/5/33 states: “by beating Margrove Park 2-1 at North Skelton in Cleveland last night, Loftus boys won the Donnison Cup. Dobson and Stonehouse scored for Loftus and E. Weatherill for Margrove Park.’ Bill Kitching tells us: “Tom Kitching front kneeling. My brother – I went to this match at North Skelton. Tom served in HM submarines and was awarded the D.S.M. as Chief E.R.A.” Eric Johnson also advises: “The strip the team worn was black with red collar and pocket bearing the golden lion.”

Image courtesy of Loftus Library, many thanks to Bill Kitching and Eric Johnson for the updates.

Mrs. McGingle and Class

Skinningrove Junior School in 1970, were you one of the pupils; come on own up?

Back row: Graham Dix, Dawn Noble, Sue Cox, Susan Clark, Paulin Carlin, Steven (Newt) Ewens, Billy Kemp, Leslie (Leso)Holliday.

Middle row: John Dart, Barry Money, Paul Boocock, Brian Purver, Shawn Lannigan, Colin Hart, Clifford Spedding, Wendy Caley.

Front row: Miranda Merryweather, Stuart Whitney, Dave (Moanie) Dawson, Stuart White, Kathleen Noble, Mrs McGingle, Jackie Small, Gill Stonehouse, Judith (Smart) Duboczy, Diane Trelaor.

Derick Pearson told us: “Miss McGingle also was a teacher in the Skinningrove senior school approx 1957 or 1958. She took our class for R.I and other lessons.” We were also asked if Mrs McGingle had a daughter and named Heather and after her marriage she moved to Leeds, this is where Mr and Mrs McGingle retired to, sadly they are no longer with us.

Image courtesy of Colin Hart, thanks to Colin Hart, Derick Pearson, Gary Smith, Paul Clarke, Garry Stonehouse and Pauline Warren for names and updates.

Cricket Team

The cricket team from Guisborough Grammar School 1944 – 45. Back left:- Alan Treloar, Bill Matthews,  ??,  Alan Hart,  Harry Wrightson,  ??. Front row: ??, Jack May, Harry Harding, Bernard Gratton, Maurice Oversby, Don Harrison. Do you know any of the cricketers?

Alan Davies advised the Archive: “Maurice Oversby is presumably the same who later taught at Guisborough County Modern School [now Laurence Jackson] sadly he passed away in 2014″. Geoff Bailey commented: ” Maurice Oversby was my Chemistry teacher at Guisborough County Modern School back in the early 1960’s”. Keith Harding has assisted with names with: “Front row third left with the bat is Harry Harding”.

Image courtesy of Colin Hart and thanks to John Dunn, Peter Cook and Keith Harding for names updates. Also thanks to Alan Davies and Geoff Bailey for the updates for Maurice Oversby, well known by many sadly passed away in December 2014.

Mrs Leybourne, Michael Tyreman And?

Back Row: Mrs Leybourne, Trevor Himsworth, Mike Allison, Mike Tyreman, Gary Yarker, Colin Taylor, Neil Colbeck, Sean Gray, Paul Easton, Steve Wilson
Middle row, Keith Lindsey, Carol White, Jennifer Dickenson, Deborah Shaw, Susan Cook, Paula Sawdon, Dawn Jefferson, Tracy Roberts, Tracey Stewart.

Front row: Susan Stevenson, Judith Buxton, Lesley Hall, Rob Wallace, Graham Craggs, Jennie Collins, Carol Grey, Jackie Beatie, Catherine Robinson.
Sittingat front: Neil Bint, Richard Kemp, Ian Bowers, Kevin Patton, Mike Richardson.

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson; with thanks to Craig Urban, Catherine Robinson and Tracy Stewart for the updates.

Loftus Zetland Infants

It is possible to just make out Loftus Zetland Infants III on the small board held by the child in the middle.  We’re guessing that these are the children in class 3.   Some of the children are holding small toys.  We don’t know when this photograph was taken but it must have been about a hundred years ago.  Unfortunately some of the children’s features have faded with time.

The old school is now a private house, opposite the Co-op Building, the Archive wondered it close when Harry Dack opened?

Thanks to Mrs. Wilson for the following: “This school closed when the new secondary modern school opened in 1963 and the junior schools moved to the old secondary modern building near the police station. My father attended this school as an infant in 1930 but when I attended this school, it was used for first year junior pupils after Harry Dack opened.”

Thanks to G. Rowcliffe for the following: “I have just found your site and find it very interesting. My family has lived in The Old Zetland School since it was renovated by the Savory family in the early eighties. Do you or any person visiting the site have photographs from inside the School when it was in use, I have heard that there were some that were given to staff and some pupils at the time.”

Image courtesy of Mrs. M. Bielby.

Pupils In Ruins

Were you visiting the ruins of Mount Grace Priory, please tell us?

Image courtesy of Mr. D. McKenna.

Can’t Push It Over

These ruins require careful study, tell us your names girls please?

Image courtesy of Mr. D. McKenna.

Still Looking

The Archive asked: “Share the secret, who are you and what were you looking at?” Andrew Hodgson tells us: ”Picture taken at Carlton Outdoor Education Centre, near Stokesley. Front (right centre): Jason Booth, to his left Mark Moon. Front (left centre): Lisa Jackson.”

Image courtesy of Mr D. McKenna and thanks to Andrew Hodgson for the update.