Now believed to be the Loftus Junior (Duncan Place/Zetland) school class of 1949/50, with the initial posting the Archive asked: “Can anybody assist; especially if we have got any names incorrect!” Keith Fawcett came to the rescue with: “I was interested to see this photograph and would suggest that the date is more likely to be 1949/50 since another photo on the same page of the site includes quite a few of these children and is described (correctly) as Zetland Juniors Class 7,1951. Whilst most of the faces are familiar, I cannot recall the names of all but would suggest the following (some with more confidence than others).”
Back row: John Mead, Gordon Simpson, Jean Sawdon, Pamela Dobson, Carol Pascoe, Ann Pennock, Heather Woodall, Kath Harrison, Doug Breckon, Chris Beadon.
Second row: Kenneth Fawcett, Brian Burton, Ray Harrison, Tony Walker, Ken Craggs, Ron Allison, Peter Kitchener, Brian Winspear, Michael Matson, Wilf Hodge, Mike Hodgson, David Smith, Tony Hardy.
First row: ??, Hazel Laverick, Jackie Duncan, Doreen McEwan, ??, ??, ??, Mary Dale, Norma Liddell.
Front row (seated on floor): Derek Rowe, Christopher Williams, Colin Swalwell.
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson, grateful thanks to Eric Johnson, Ken Fawcett and Ray Harrison for the updated names.
I was interested to see this photograph and would suggest that the date is more likely to be 1949/50 since another photograph on the same page of the site includes quite a few of these children and is described (correctly) as Zetland Juniors Class 7, 1951. Whilst most of the faces are familiar, I cannot recall the names of all but would suggest the following (some with more confidence than others):
Back row: John Mead, Gordon Simpson, Jean Sawdon, Pam Dobson, Carol Pascoe, Ann Pennock, Heather Woodall, Kath Harrison, Doug Breckon, Chris Beadon
2nd row: Ken Fawcett, Brian Burton, Ray Harrison, Tony Walker, Ken Craggs, Ron Allison, Peter Kitchener, Brian Winspear, Michael Matson, Wilf Hodge, ??,David Smith, Tony Hardy
1st row: ??, Hazel Laverick, Jacky Duncan, Doreen McEwan, ??,??, ??, Mary Dale, Norma Liddell
Seated on floor: Derek Rowe, Chris Williams, Colin Swalwell.
Ray Harrison middle row, thirteenth from left.