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In the Wood – 3

We were only about five years old in May 1984.  Mark Yeoman is in this picture, but who else is here?

Image courtesy of Joan Yeoman.

In the Wood – 4

Steven Evans, John Whitwell and Graham Atkinson are here again, but can you help with other names, please?

Image courtesy of Joan Yeoman.

Back To The 1940′s Again.

Back row:  Herbert Pearson, Peter ‘Rusty’ Rowe, John Starsmore, Richard Rouse, Mike Bowers, Les Walker,  Brian Cole, Terry Lofthouse, Ray Pascoe, Brian Hodgson, Dennis Morrison.

Third row: Michael Laverick,  Alan Nicholson, Margaret Winspear, Rosalie Coultis, Rita Chadwick,  Hilary Robinson, Jean Pearson, Pauline Mann, June Cuthbert, Barry Crooks, John Knaggs.

Second row: Hazel Boddy, Margaret Coultas, June Watson, Shirley Atkinson, Doreen Ward, Pat Wodge, Wendy Coxon, ??,  Shiela Cook.

Front row: Terry Ellison, ??,  Geoff Hedge,  Geoffrey Hebditch, Anthony Purver, Richard Lythe, ??,  Norman Peart, David Watson.

Image and names courtesy of Hazel Collinson, thanks to Keith Smith for the update.

A Blast From The Past

Yes we’re back in the 1940’s again at the junior school which is now the Community Centre in Duncan Place; some of the pupils are named, but can you recognise anyone?

Back row: Colin Watson, Brian Hall, Ernest Mead, Ronnie Knight, Gordon Robinson,  Harry Jobling, Peter Campbell, ??, ??, Michael Grant, Billy Parkin.

Third row:  Eric Laverick, Tom Williams, Kathleen Oglesby, ??, Pat Vasey, Pauline Mann, Ann Dodsworth, Mavis Cuthbert, Janet Theaker, Valerie Shaw, Maureen Ebbs, ?-Audrey?, Sydney Robson, Geoffrey Spearpoint.

Second row: Wendy Denton, Susanne Nelson, Judy Trowsdale,  Audrey Robinson, Eileen Robinson, Barbara Craggs, Sheila Wren, Marjorie Easton, Jean Shaw, Kenny Johnson.

Front row (kneeling) David Hore; (seated) Derick Arden, Tom Cummings, Derick Armstrong, Tony Trattles, Brian Lawson, Bobby Morrison, John Turnbull, Alan Chester, Reg Wilson.

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson, thanks to Mike Hore and Audrey Hadfield (Robinson) for more names, also to John Keelty for the update.

The Class of Mrs Elsie Dixon

Help definitely needed here; we now know the teacher is Mrs Elsie Dixon, the year would be in the 1940’s.
Back row: Mrs Elsie Dixon, ??, Hughie McAuley, Peter Dobson, ??, Mike Smith, ??, ??, ??, ??.

Middle row .  ??, ??, Terry Blades, ??, ??, ??, ??, Terry Grey, Maureen Verrill, Bobby Barber, ??, ??.

Front row.  ??, ??, Sheila Cowan, ??, ??, Lily Duck, ??, ??, Dorothy Garbutt,

Boys seated at front: ??, ??, ??.

Thanks to Norman Patton, Derick Pearson, Margaret Jackson and Margaret Atkinson for names to date.

Moving Lingdale Shaleheap 1983

Well the photograph is dated and tells us what is happening so there is no more for me to write. However Derick Pearson tells us: ” I was standing on what was the footings of Coral Street and North Terrace at Lingdale; I took this for the records of Lingdale local history at that time. The shale heap was being removed by George Carey Haulage. The man on the D6 digger and loading the lorries was George Found and the man in the lorry that day was George (Sooty) Thorpe. The bungalow you see was my father-in-laws and the red Volkswagen Caravanette on the driveway was mine.”

Photo originally taken by Derick Pearson and many thanks to Derick for that update.

Loftus Senior School 1948

Top row: Mr H Norminton, Geoff Todd, Doug Flatters, Richard Wilson, George Harrison?, Alan Jefferson, Donald Hogan, Billy Wrightson, John Morrish, Donald Yeoman, Mr Norman Lee.

Middle row: Barbara ?, ?? , Joan Harrison, Mary Coverdale, Ann Edwards, Avis Calvert, Mae Pell, Marina Pierson, Nora Pell, Lena Porritt.

Front row: ? Covell, Winifred Jackson, June Pearson, Mary Verrill,  Sheila Pearson, June Hudson, Rosemary Hicks, ? Cuthbert, Joan Smith.

Image courtesy of Brenda Lightfoot and thanks to Anne Norminton for dating and update on names.

Loftus Senior School 1947/48

Back row: John Morrish, Dougie Upton, Keith Partlett, Ray Craggs, Billy Wrightson.

Middle row: Mrs Best, Derek Trattles, Ronnie Leist, John Dale, Don Elliott, Sylvia Ward, ? Whitlock, Ernie Hogan, Colin Ward, George Walker, Gordon Winspear, Mr H Norminton.

Front row: Joan Bibby, June Pearson, Lorna Nicholson, Margaret Graves, Joan Sanders, Mary Coverdale, June Hudson, Joyce Oglesby, Gwendoline Rowe.

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson, any help with missing names would be appreciated.

Lingdale – 1913

The High Street at Lingdale dated 1913, an image of another thriving village at that time.

Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.

Loftus Senior School – 1946/7

Back row: Donald Yeoman, Vernon Snow, Donald Hogan, Alan Atkinson, Eileen Bard, Sheila Pearson, Norman Cockburn, Geoff Hicks, Brian Grey, Geoffrey Todd.

Middle row: Miss Featherstone, Ruth Ainsley, Joanne Harrison, Rita Smith, Ann Mitchell, Brenda Ditchburn, Joan Allinson, Gina Mead, Margaret Mathews, Eunice Foster, Hannah Cook, Marjorie Lightfoot, Mr Harold Norminton.

Front row: Margaret Warrell, Edna Tebble, Pauline Blades, Iris Stott, Ann Hodge, Hazel Hogarth, Brenda Riley, Brenda Shepherd, Joan Smith.

Image Courtesy of Marian Toulson.