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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.

Carlin How School 1954 – 1955

Taken 1954 to 1955, in the hall, just outside the door of the Head Mistress’s class; who was then Miss Lena Thompson. All are named with certainty except Carol? or Judith? Roe. Other teachers at that time were Miss Garner, Mrs Potter, Miss Twaddle? Mrs Keen.

Back row (left to right): Ronnie Getting’s, Colin Myers, Robert Doe, Jeff Pegs, Brian Andrews (deceased), John Goldby.

Middle row: Brian Dredge, Gilbert Simpson, John Pearson, Colin Lancaster, Barbara Collinson, Carol ? Roe, Margaret Raspinson, Christine Bambrough, Michael Bowes, Derick Pearson, Colin Main (deceased), Alfie Arnold.

Front row: Jeff Hudson, David Husband (a twin), Billy Jacobs, Colin Robinson, Victor Stephenson, Tony (Nugget) Norris, Anthony Woods, Brian Husband (other twin) and Robert Jackson of the Keepers cottages Kilton at that time.

Image from a compilation by Derick Pearson, who also supplied the names.

Maypole Dancing – 3

Our final offering with the Maypole dancers in 1981. Even the United buses were not allowed to disrupt the performance; turning round at the bottom of Grove Road! Marilyn Vodden advises: “I don’t know the names but I know my dad Charlie Vodden built the maypole out of a telegraph pole and I remember dancing round it” Only two pupils have been identified, centre front (blue jumper/shorts) Peter Hicks; whilst Tracey Sayers tells us: ”I think I’m in the brown coat and sandals, Tracey Money and my sister Diane is in the orange dress behind me. The teacher was Mrs Troughton.” Ann Jackson has added: “I remember Mrs Troughton she taught at Loftus (Rosecroft) school. We used to do May Pole dancing at Moorsholm school on May Queen pageant.” Andrea Foord has assisted with: “This photograph was taken at the May Day Maypole dancing in the Square in 1981. The children dancing were in the Nursery class with the teacher being Mrs Troughton. I am in the background holding my baby daughter Joanna; with my mother holding my eldest child Rebecca. The children would practice in the hall of the Nursery/ old school for weeks before and a May Queen would be chosen and crowned by a ‘dignitary’! I had taught the Infant class prior to Rebecca’s birth and later returned for 3 years as a part time teacher in 1983.”

Can anybody assist with other names?

Image and identified pupil courtesy of Kathleen Hicks and Tracey Sayers; thanks Andrea Foord for assistance with a date, also to Ann Jackson and Marilyn Vodden for the updates.

Maypole Dancing – 2

A further image with the pupils from Skinningrove Primary dancing on what looks like a cool May morning. Timm’s Coffee House (before it was re-developed) in the background. We asked : ”Can anybody assist with names?”. Andrea Foord has informed us: ”This photograph was taken at the May Day Maypole dancing in the Square in 1981. The children dancing were in the Nursery class with the teacher being Mrs Troughton. I am in the background holding my baby daughter Joanna; with my mother holding my eldest child Rebecca. The children would practice in the hall of the Nursery/ old school for weeks before and a May Queen would be chosen and crowned by a ‘dignitary’! I had taught the Infant class prior to Rebecca’s birth and later returned for 3 years as a part-time teacher in 1983.

Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks and thanks to Andrea Foord for the update.

Maypole Dancing – 1

One of three images showing the pupils of the Nursery from Skinningrove Primary school, performing their maypole dancing in the Square. Pauline Warren tells us: ”Think the woman on the left is the nursery teacher Mrs Troughton.” Andrea Foord advises: “This photograph was taken at the May Day Maypole dancing in the Square in 1981. The children dancing were in the Nursery class with the teacher being Mrs Troughton. I am in the background holding my baby daughter Joanna; with my mother holding my eldest child Rebecca. The children would practice in the hall of the Nursery/ old school for weeks before and a May Queen would be chosen and crowned by a ‘dignitary’! I had taught the Infant class prior to Rebecca’s birth and later returned for 3 years as a part time teacher in 1983.

Can anybody help with names?

Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks and thanks to Pauline Warren for the update and to Andrea Foord for confirming the year.

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.

Carlin How Junior School (1952/53)

Geoff Harland says that he thinks the following list of names is right – but as he’s just recovering from a house move!

Back row: Alan Tebble, Ian Matthews, Freddie Simpson, Garry Simpson, Colin Myers, Terry Rawlings, Michael Moore, Mike Norris, Geoff Harland. Centre row (L to R): Dave Preston, Brian Young, David Maskell, Alan Lancaster, Geoff Tilburn, Tom Cockburn, Gordon Atkinson, Dave Willis, Ray Furness, Alan Pierson, Dave Berry.

Front row: Jennifer Smith, Maxine Foster, Kathleen Welford, Judy Roe?, Colin Grainger, Teresa Johnson, Judith Evans, Pam Collinson, ? Pearson.

Image courtesy of Geoff Harland; thanks to Brian Young for additional names and corrections, also Bob Doe, Judith Evans and Derick Pearson for the updates.

Local MP Visits Skinningrove School (1964)

This is Jim Tinn perusing Skinningrove Junior School’s portfolio on the 1964 General Election. Were you one of these students – if so identify yourselves, or identify some of the others!

Back row: ??, ??, Brian Hart(top of head behind Joy Binks), ??, ??, ??, ??. Foreground: Iris Grant, Joy Binks, Sandra McConnell, Judith Hart, Keith Holliday, Eileen Soloman, Sheila Soloman. Seated Gillian Easton.

Colin Hart told the Archive: “My brother Brian is in the photograph, he is the one you can see the top of his head behind Joy Binks (girl second from left).

Image courtesy of Colin Hart and believed to have been from Evening Gazette, additional names courtesy of Elizabeth Mellor.

Carlin How Junior School 1954

Not the clearest of school photographs and we have had assistance with most names, but can anybody help with the few left to identify?

Back row: Terry Webb, John Ward, Stuart Stonehouse, Jeff Wicks, Alan Saunby, Brian Harcourt, Chris Stone, Lesley Harker, Keith Peirson, Wilfred Bartram, Mike Hudson, Robert Jackson.
Middle row: Brian Goldby, Malcolm Boddy, Susan Atkinson, Peter ?, ??, Kathleen Danby, Lynn Pinkney, Jean Wilson, John Robinson, Keith Ward, Alan Young, Keith Libby, John Doe.
Front row: Jennifer Carveth, Rosemary Ford, Elaine Batchelor, Valerie Bartram, Carol Bray, ??, Patricia Coles, Ann Berry, Barbara Bunny.
Thanks to Derick Pearson, Robert Doe, Pat Coles (via Chris Stone), Valerie Bartram, John Ward, Susan Brown and Margaret Russell (nee Ford) for names to date, particularly Margaret for confirming the date.

Carlin How School (1925)

This young lady looks rather shy to me, can anybody name her? A previous editor placed the following: ”The school looks like a Poor Law School with strict segregation of boys and girls.  Was it a symmetrical building with an entrance at each end?  I bet you had to queue to go in,  boys at one door and girls at the other, the classrooms aren’t segregated today though. How times have changed.” We think the comments from both Andrew Downs: “I don’t think it was a poor law school though, and segregated entrances were extremely common in schools of this period, look at any Victorian school , and you’ll see such writing above the doors!” and Bill Kitching: “I attended Carlin How junior school in 1926, and we did have separate entrances. We lined up in the cloakroom and marched into the hall where there were white spots painted on the floor. Miss Richardson played the piano and we lined up on the spots It was a hungry time in those days and we always had some one fainting – usually a girl. It was not a Poor Law school. It was lit by gas and it was quite something when the teacher climbed on a desk to light the gas lights. It was a lovely school with top class teachers. I owe all my success to the school and wish it well in the future”, sum up the situation very well! We apologise for this incorrect impression.

Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre thanks to Andrew Downs and Bill Kitching for the updates.