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November 1986 Dinner Ladies

Busy days in the dinner hall, but time for an excellent image by Tempest (School Photographers)!
Back row: Ann Tremain, Eileen Mead, Janice Simpson, Heather Kilvington.
Front row: Cynthia White, Liz Walker, Brenda Rutland, Judy Green, Carole Yeoman.
Image and names courtesy of Cynthia White.

Harry Dack Dinner Ladies 1980?

Assembled in 1980? the ladies are:
Back row (left to right): Glenda ?, Claire Templeman, ??.
Front row: Mary Hall, Joyce Thompson, Cynthia White, Bertha Found, Eileen Hicks.
Image and names, courtesy of Cynthia White.

Castleton and Danby War Memorial

The memorial stands in open moorland on Ainthorpe Lane, Castleton; serving as the memorial for both Castleton & Danby. This image possibly dates from the dedication of the memorial in October 1921, by Viscount Downe and Baron Dawnay. Cheryl Himsworth advises: “My great grandfather unveiled this memorial. He was given the honour as he had lost the most sons from the area in the Great War.”

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier and thanks to Cheryl Himsworth for the update.

Loftus Senior School 1947ish?

We have a little puzzle for you all, can you fill in the names of this school photograph and assist with the year?
Back row: Mr Norminton, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Don Bowers, ??, ??, ??, Mrs Best.
Third row: ??, ??, ??, ??, Brenda Lightfoot, Ann Edwards, ??, ??, ??, ??, Clarence White.
Second row: ??, ??, ??, Claire Boothby, ??, ??, Enid Hill, ??, Nancy Peart, Elaine Kilvington, Mary Cole.
Front row (on floor): Colin Atkinson, ??, ??.

Ray Brown queries: “I think the lady who you say is Mavis Hall could actually be Mrs. Best, she taught my mother at Loftus in the early to mid 30s. – what does others think?”

Image courtesy of Brenda Lightfoot, also thanks to Ray Brown and Derick Pearson for the updates.

Loftus Senior School 1945ish?

Mr Davey’s class are all present and Mr Norminton has joined them for their class photograph.
Back row: Mr Davey, Alan Hodgson, Alan Johns, Frank Hollinworth, Donald Bowers, Alan Fletcher, Albert Maguire, Alan Morrison, Malcolm Whitlock, Donald Swales, Mr Norminton.
Middle row: Colin Trattles, Dennis Sawdon, Edith Simpson, Edna Noble, Mary Chadwick, Ann Edwards, Brenda Lightfoot, Marjorie Parkin, Barbara Cook, Clarence White, Colin Atkinson.
Front row: Elaine Kilvington, Audrey Coultas, Mary Cole, Enid Hill, Sylvia Hewison, Clair Boothby, Gerda Ditchburn, Nancy Peart, Margaret Graham.

Image and names courtesy of Brenda Lightfoot; many thanks to Cynthia White for the update.

St Michael’s Liverton

St Michael’s Church in Liverton village. A Victorian restoration, traces of the Norman masonry, can be seen in the nave walls, and the chancel arch; with elaborate sculptures on the capitals. This is one of the finest survival’s in the north.

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.

Were You There?

A photograph from the celebrations of St Josephs school centenary in 2008. The original St Joseph’s opened in Deepdale Road 12th June 1906; moving to the Rosecroft Lane building in 1968. Can you find anyone on the photo you know? Please tell us the names!

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.

The Second Window

The other window of the Co-op dressed with Ryvita, I think it would be in the late 1950’s. What do you think?

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.

Co-op Window

You don’t see windows dressed like this any more, they took a long time to do and you needed a steady hand. Was it the introduction of Ryvita, can you help us were you working there at this time?

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.