| Balshaw's photo 1959 |
| noel | I remember your sister Frank, never knew her name but I certainly remember seeing her around. As Rocketman John said we blokes were in love with about 300 girls anyway. Once you finish the document I assume you will e-mail it privately ? Or will Martin maybe upload it onto the forum site.
The significant owl hoots in the night. |
| David Briers | I've only just found out (by accident) that the 1959 Balshaw's photo has its own topic! (Query: how do you get a list of all the topics? I only stumbled across this by scrolling from topic to topic.)
I posted the following on the main Balshaws topic. I'm repeating it here in case anyone missed it (and is still interested!)
As one of the "oldies" on the photo (I was in Lower Sixth), I can add some of the seniors' names. So here goes. I'll try not to repeat any that have already been identified, except where I think an error has been made, or to clarify any confusion.
Back row: 4. Schofield; 11. Birchall; 12. Bob Little?; 14. Derek Hodgson; 15. Wiggins; 16. Frank Wilson; 17. Unsworth; 22. Baxendale; 23. Neil Speakman; 33. Derrick Robinson (Head Boy, 60-61); 34. Ken Jolley; 35. Dickinson; 44. Derek Houghton; 48. David Briers; 49. Jeffrey (Geoffrey?) Gray; 50. John Lawton; 65. Tom Taylor
Next row: 5. Lester Briers; 19. Roger Hoyle; 33. Roger Thrippleton; 34. Alan Mattinson; 54. Mervyn Robinson
Next row: 45. Sheila Mayor
Next row: None
Next row: 5. Elsie Speakman; 6. Sandra Snape; 7. Dorothy Grimshaw; 10. Pauline Afflick; 26. Cynthia Davies?; 27. Margaret Smith; 37. Eileen Hoskins? ; 50. Margaret Freeman; 54. Barbara Hill?; 56. Judith Prendergast; 59. Margot Fraser; 79. Audrey Bland
Next row: 12. Alan Davies (Head Boy, 59-60); (Teachers:) 26. Hewitson (woodwork); 31. Bull; 34. Rahill; 37. Lewis; 38. Ife (formerly Probart); 40. Ball; Pickersgill (formerly Hutchings); (Pupils:) 58. Jean Walsh; 59. Barbara Hitchen; 64. Mary Ellis; 65. Edmondson; 66. Ann(e?) Smith (Head Girl, 59-60 or possibly 60-61)
Other rows: nothing to add
Quick note on myself: a confirmed globetrotter, my places of residence after leaving Balshaw's went London, Lancashire, London, North Wales, New Zealand, Surrey, New Zealand, Germany, Dundee, North Wales, Surrey, West Wales. Last post was Professor and Head of Physics at Kingston University, now semi-retired and living in Pembrokeshire. I married Elsie Speakman (see above) in 1965, but Elsie sadly died of cancer in 1985. We had no children. I have since re-married and have two stepchildren, now grown up, of course. |
| noel | Sorry Martin, the forum was so slow at times this morning then it speeded up.At one time I made a cuppa whilst it was loading an item.Could you delete one of these duplicated items on Balshaw's Photos 1959 please , I thought the forum had seized up so loaded it again. Thankyou.
The significant owl hoots in the night. |
| anacortesdamp | Noel:
I sent Martin an e-mail this morning asking him about posting the name list - still waiting for a reply. Typically, the more complex Word constructions, like tables, aren't compatible with the bulletin board format.
If we can't get the list posted, I will e-mail it as an attachment to anyone that wants it.
Frank
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| noel | Put me down for a copy please Frank, I'm anxious to remember the names of all those pupils I recognise so well.
Many thanks.
The significant owl hoots in the night. |
| Martin | I'll certainly have a go at publishing the list on this web site. It might not be this week though.
In The Pink |
| noel | By the way Lady G you asked about the groundsman's name , well when I was there it was Johnny Naylor who took the most terrible ribbing of some of the pupils and gave back as much as he got. How else do you survive doingthat sort of job.
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| anacortesdamp | Noel:
I remember him as Johnny Miller, but I don't remember the Scottish part that lady G mentioned. He was a short, stocky man a bit red-faced from being outside so much and going bald. Was proably in his late 40's during my time at school On one famous occasion, he ran the big mower over a brand-new raincoat belonging to Geoff Cunliffe, one of my class-mates. Boy was there a stink.
I think it was finally resolved that the school re-imburesed the Cunliffes for half the value of the coat, on the basis that Geoff had deliberately left it in the path of the mower.
I think that was when we were in 3rd form, which would've been 1954/55 school year.
Frank
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| noel | quote:
Noel:
I remember him as Johnny Miller, but I don't remember the Scottish part that lady G mentioned. Frank
Funny tale about the coat. Johnny Miller, I thought he was a lot older than that . Think we used to call him Johnny Noiler for some strange reason which is probably where I got the "Naylor" from.
What a job though surrounded by all those wild teenagers.
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| Caroline | More names, 5th row up, girls
From left- I. margaret Stevenson 19. Susan Bennett 23 Carol? 30. Irene Cooper 36. Julia Lake 66. Jennifer Robinson.
Can do no better than that, but I know people who can help, if ever I see them.
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| Martin | If someone can mail me the upto date list, I can have a go at making a page for the photo and names... Now that I'm back off my hols, witha factor 30 tan 
In The Pink |