Loftus County Modern School – Teaching Staff, pictured in the main hall at the pre 1963 County Modern building (later Loftus Junior School). Back row : Eddie Burnside, ??, ?? , Norman Lee, Maurice Stephenson, ??, Miss Allanson, Rita Ward (Mrs Unthank), Seated: Mrs Nellist, Mrs E. Weatherhead (nee Clarke), Malcolm Grattan, Bert Davey, Harold Norminton (Headmaster), Mrs Best, Mrs Gornall, Mr Gornall, Mrs Norminton. Can anyone help fill in the missing names please.
Image courtesy of Rita Unthank, thanks to Ray Brown and Barbara McBurney for the updates.
A group photograph from Loftus County Modern School. Back row: Thomas Webster, Eric Boddy, Trevor Mead, Paul Simpson, Godfrey Evans, John Hicks, Terence Robinson, Michael McMaster,Norman Myers, David howes. Middle row: Barbara Cornforth, Marilyn Cross, Barbara Wilkinson, Anne Lindsley, Peter Jackson, Colin Verrill, Susan Lindsey, Kathleen Wrigley, Barbara Yeoman, Carolyn Walker. Front row: Margaret Harland, Marilyn Green, Annette Steyert, Linda Hudson, Linda Burrells, Jean Hodge, Rosemary Whiteley, Sandra Hill, Marilyn Filer, Janet Webster.
The football team pictured in 1961, and they were as Michael Bateman tells us: ’“Happy days” we were at that time the team to beat!’ Back row: George Goodchild, John Jackson, Edgar Noble, Colin Mead, Raymond Furness, Tony Dye, Mr Malcolm Gratton.
Front row: Barry Emmerson, Alan Pearson, David Bateman, Michael Bateman, Brian Tyreman, Richard Webster, Alan Lightburn.
Image courtesy of Pat Beauchamp; thanks to Michael Bateman, David Archer, Barry Emmerson (EMO), Tony Dye, Janet Lingard (nee Thompson) and Alan Walker for updates on names.
Back row: ??, John Bulmer, Colin Beedle, Malcom Beedle, George Dowson, ??.
Middle row: George Locker, Neil Pressick, Maurice Wright, Keith Barrett, Ken Taylor, Stan Main, ??.
Front row: ??, ??, Janet Vasey, ??, Mr Norman Lee (Teacher), ??, Shirley Pressick, Edith Stevenson, ??.
Thanks to Marjorie Magor for the update (she admits he was her favourite teacher) and to Janey King for pointing out to us that the board bears the date 1951! We are often confused. Elizabeth Dowson comments: “My dad is on the back row George Dowson (second from right). His mam was Ellanor Dowson from Easington. Please can anybody provide any imformation.”
Thanks to Malcolm Beedle for extra names can anyone fill in the blanks? Also to Elizabeth Dowson for the update (any information regarding George Dowson can be directed to the Archive, which will see it is forwarded on).
We knew it is 1964 but the rest was unknown, after asking for assistance we have a result!
Back row: Thomas Webster, Eric Boddy, Trevor Mead, Paul Simpson, Godfrey Evans, John Hicks, Trevor Milner?, Michael McMaster, Norman Myers, David Howes.
Middle row: Barbara Cornforth, Marilyn Cross, Barbara Wilkinson, Anne Lindsley, Peter Jackson, Colin Verrill, Susan Lindsey, Kathleen, Wrigley, Barbara Yeoman, Carolyn Walker.
Front row: Margaret Harland, Marilynn Green, Annette Steyert, Linda Hudson, Linda Burrells, Mrs Troughton, Jean Hodge, Rosemary Whitely, Sandra Hill, Marilyn Fyler, Janet Webster.
Thanks to Kathleen Hicks, Barbara McBurney and Annette Steyert Daykin for all the names.
When first posted, this image (a newspaper cutting) of the successful football team for Loftus County Modern School was missing the first names of the team. Following several comments that aim has been achieved, but were you there, please tell us the date. Back row: George Tremain, John Hesleton, Brian Hart , Alan Longster, Malcolm Peggs, Alan Payne, Dave Elliot.
Front row: David Lawson, Graham Wicks, Steve Philliskirk, Richard Hewison, Keith Winspear, Steve Rogers.
George Tremain suggests: “Date would be 1969-70”, whilst Colin Hart adds: “At the time my brother Brian Hart was only 13 and still in the 3rd year but also played for both 4th and 5th year teams.”
Image, some names and possible date courtesy of George Tremain, also thanks to Elizabeth Mellor, R. Simpson and Colin Hart for names updates.
Again 1956 can you fill in the missing names? Back row: John Ditchburn, Ken Greening, Bob Goldby. Middle row: Michael Pearson (Staithes), ??, Michael Batchelor, Jean Shaw, Joyce Green, Michael Pearson (Loftus),Fred Baldwin, Willie Summerson, Mr Malcolm Gratton. Front row: ??, Sheila Thomas, ??, Audrey Magor, Jean Nelson, ??, ??, Wendy Green.
Image courtesy of Eric Johnson, thanks to Eric Johnson for the updated names.
I’m fairly certain that the original photograph has the details of who is who and why and where, but I’ll throw it open to the floor to tell me who these people are, what the occasion was, and where it was. Hint is that the reverse of the photograph indicates Presentation to Head Boy and Girl: with Mr Norminton, Mr Tidman looking on. R: Mr Tidman, Harold Norminton, ??, ??, ??
Of course if you are either of the two youngsters in the image then it should all be fairly easy for you!
We’re not quite sure of all the teachers’ names in this photograph, please help.
Back row: Mrs. Nellist (secretary), Miss R. Ward (later Mrs. R. Unthank), Miss Allanson Mr. Ward, Mr. Lee, ??, Mavis Hall (pianist and singing teacher), Miss Elaine Jacobs, Mrs. Norminton
Front row: Mr. Howard, Mrs. Gornall, Mr. Davey, Mr. Norminton (headmaster), Mrs. Best, Mr. Stephenson, Miss Rivett
Barbara McBurney tells us: “The teacher to the right of Mrs R Unthank I believe is a young Miss Allanson!”, whilst Anne Norminton told us: “The person to the right of Mrs Norminton was, briefly on the staff and called so Elaine Jacobs.”
Image courtesy of Mrs. R. Unthank, thanks to Barbara McBurney and Anne Norminton for updated names.
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