Canny lass

2 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

Nobody has confirmed the year of 1967.

1967 sounds more reasonable than the 1965 stated on the photo. I965 my relative wasn't old enough to start school.

Having a bit of difficulty getting my head around the details in that photo! I recognise a relative, already named, but his age and the date on the photo don't quite match up. Also having difficulties with the building. Had the infant school at NETHERTON closed and had the pupils transferred to NEDDERTON? Netherton was an infant school but Nedderton was a Junior school.in my time. I'll have to do a bit of digging.

It could well be the rear of the building which faces the road in Nedderton village but I think the window panes were upright, same as the front of the building. Of course, they could have fitted new windows. Can't imagine where they fitted in 72 pupils!!

Thanks Eggy, I think the 1950 photo also shows Paul as the same people are in both photos - I'm assuming it's the whole class. In 1950 Paul would be about 6 yo but Kevin was a few years older.

Nr. 13 Surname is Goonan but, if this is 1950 it could be Kevin's younger brother Paul. How old would these children be when the photo was taken?

Thanks Eggy! Brenda would be about my age so I thought it odd that she would have a brother so many years older and started  to doubt the date on the photo.

On 24/04/2019 at 13:10, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

Posted on the Facebook group Bygone Bedlington with this comment from James Lee Aynsley :- 

Eggy, this photo is already in the gallery 'Netherton/Nedderton Old Photos', where the date is given as 1924. 

Brenda Ellis, would thet date fit in with the age of your brother?

I think that might be the first picture I've seen of Yard Row (background).

That's amazing! All that's left to say is 'Carry on clarting!' you're doing a great job! Thanks.

I've explored many avenues looking for a logical explanation for this title but never in a million years would I have come up with that one !

Christine Rowell it is!

Would I be right in thinking that's Bower Grange?

Eggy, would you like to explain the title: 'Mrs Fox's class clarting'. Clarting?

On 16/11/2018 at 11:48, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

@Canny lass - differences in Riggers list to your list = 

CL                                                 Rigger

16. Lorraine Armstrong       Margaret Coppin

                                                        Lorraine Armstrong - No 34

24 Barbara (Stephenson?)  Barbara Smith ?

31 Patricia French ?                Kathleen Brown

I agree with Rigger but with reservations for Pat French/Kathleen Brown. 

I also agree that #25 is Ann TYLER, not Ann Smith. I can also confirm that #20 is indeed Pat May and #33 is Joyce Butcher. It's amazing what a bit of memory jogging can do! Thanks Rigger.

With Pat French vs. Kathleen Brown I'm not sure. These two looked quite similar and I'd completely forgotten Kathleen. I'm leaning more towards Kathleen now but not 100% sure.

There's another girl in this class who's name hasn't cropped up yet: Dorothy Dickinson. Could she be #19 or #35

Thanks Lorraine! #16 is indeed Margaret Coppin, though I wouldn't have recognised her from this photo - or you yourself.

I have to admit that 42 looks like Gladys Stewart but I wondered what she was doing in this group as she would be a couple of years younger than those I recognise. Could this be several classes or some other combination of pupils (as there are three teacherst here)? 

16 Lorraine Armstrong

18 Jacqueline Armstrong

24 Barbara (Stephenson?)

25 Ann  Smith

26 Janice (Surname given as Hindhaugh on an earlier class photo)

27 Lesley Bainbridge

31 ? Patricia French

32 Eileen Brown

36 Yvonne Williamson

37 Sylvia Hindhaugh/Hindmarsh

43 Lorna Hudson

"Update from No 12  Derek Johnstone - he thinks No 13 Peter Sadler & No 24 Derek Taylor". 

I can confirm that.

Thanks for all the info, Bandsman1966. What a sad end for the band. I loved that band as a kid and me and my brother often played at being'bandsmen' marching (in our fashion) ehind them when they were practicing outside the institute,

I didn't know aout this 'merger'. Does anybody have details of when it occurred and why?

On 20/09/2018 at 21:52, Rigger said:

Eggy

I see No. 40 is shown as Raymond Johnston?? I only knew of one Raymond Johnstone ( my younger brother  in Bedlington.  The photo is not of my brother who attended the Council School West end.

Great photos

Quite right, Rigger. That's definitely not Raymond Johnson, though there was a lad with that name in Netherton Colliery. However, he was a couple of years older than the children in this picture. 

Sorry, I've no idea about No 34. Not sure about No 5 either - looks more like her sister. About how old are these children?

On 09/05/2018 at 20:35, Eggy1948 said:

Netherton Colliery Infants School c1954 - photo from Facrebook group Bedlington Remembered member Bob Baxter. Looks like the whole school. Know any of this lot @Canny lass?

8 Confirm Joe Potts

11 Don’t think this is Norman Carr

16 Anne Amos

17 Ann Moore

20 Margaret Morton

21 Christine Ainsley

24 Confirm Edith Mullen

30 Denise Goves

31 Ann Bower

32 Margaret Coppin

33 Lorna Naisby/Nesbitt ?

11 - could it be a young David Moscrop?

18 Definitely is Derek Johnstone. NB. 24 is Brian Goodwill (not Goodwell)

16 hours ago, HIGH PIT WILMA said:

and will forivvor haad me gob!!

Divvent ye dare!

I think that Mr Bebbington should be added to that list HPW.