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 Many of us will have photographs like this; making the most of the sunshine in the back street, a well known pastime in days gone by. The people in the photograph are: Mrs Collins, Kathleen Collins, Mrs Hume, Eileen Sayers, Dorothy Collins, Pat Collins Mrs Freda Brown and Elizabeth Wildmore. Image courtesy of Pat Bennison.  That is the name of the gentleman in this photograph; in the back street? Can anybody add more; where and possibly when? Image courtesy of Pat Bennison.  Alec Cuthbert is the name of this young man; a well known Loftus family. Margaret Atkinson advises: “Alec is on my family tree, his father was married to my Gran’s sister; small world. Image courtesy of Pat Bennsion, thanks to Margaret Atkinson for the update.
Kindly supplied by Helen Fowle (later Cook) this is one of a series of im ages of activities both in and out of school in Loftus. Do you remember taking part in this school play from 1939 and perhaps can assist with the missing names or the title of the play? Susan Brown (nee Atkinson) tells us: “Great photograph! I recognise my mum a very young Maggie Holliday. Lovely to see.”
Described as ’Loftus Parish Church, Men’s Outing (Choir) to Knaresborough’ the gentlemen are identified by our kind donor Helen Cook.
The board tell us this is Liverton Mines School; class 3 and possibly early in 20th century, but can any body assist with a date? Or even names?
Taken by W Eglon Shaw (who had a studio at 10 North Road), this view which had to be taken in two parts to accommodate all the pupils; shows Miss Goldsborough to the left. The pupils all ready dressed to depart home after the Christmas party in 1953, armed with their gifts. Possibly the last Christmas party at Zetland Infant School for some of these pupils, moving on in the May 1954 to Harry Dack Infant or to the Junior School in Duncan Place. Mike Robinson tells us: “I have no recollection of this picture being taken; but it looks like me holding my cup behind the girl sat with her legs stretched out on the front row. That is on picture 1. I think I see Ian Goodwill….Ray Bink’s…Marion Smith and Sheila Dorgan and others.” We have been given several names, but leave it to you to tell us if you can find yourself or others.
The second half of the gathered pupils, all wrapped and ready to leave the party. Note the guard for the large stove on the right, today a major problem! But then an invaluable way of drying wet clothes or more essentially, keeping warm. How they used to glow with heat! As said on the previous image, we have several names, but we leave you to possibly find yourself in these images and would love to have your memories of the event.
In the staff room in May 1956, we have the staff assembled. We have other names; Steven Partlett tells us: “The lady on the right front looks to me to be Mrs Nancy McGingle”. And Derek Millere tells us: “The lady seated in the middle is Miss Winter . She taught pupils in “the top class” before they moved up to Junior school in Duncan Place”. But can you fill in the gaps?
In the new staff room at Harry Dack Infant School. |
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