Forms 1955-56

Photo contributed by Christine Whittaker. Thanks, Christine.

Back Row L-R Gordon Bond, Robert Taylor, Brian Lees, David Hart, Brian Stead, Peter Kaye, Neil Rogers, David Hartley, Godfrey Wass, Frank Picken, Ian Beggs
Third Row Elaine Taylor, Pauline Wildeman, Joan Foster, Patricia Cockburn, Patricia Miles, Ann Bilton, Gillian Parker, Margaret Birkin, Patricia Stollard
Second Row Wray Vamplew, Louis Taylor, Albert Parkin, Brian Pawson, Mr. W. Farrar, Patricia Lockett, Doreen Tyrrell, Geraldine Walker, Christine Whittaker
Sitting Neville Mozley, Tom Lowe, Denis Matthews, John Turner, Neil Whalley, Michael Harrison, Alan Barker

Godfrey Wass won the Form Prize

Form 1B

Back Row L-R ?, Roebuck A., Kenneth Stonier, Michael Willson, Malcolm Wilson, Ray Griffiths, Dave Moseley, Colin Bond, Michael Dixon.
Third Row Pat Whitehall, Susan Marsh, Ellen Toulson, Madeline Wareing, Margaret Smith, Barbara Wilby, Sandra Purvis, Catherine Dooley.
Second Row Geoffrey Abell, George Baker, Les Hicken, Martin Rhodes, E. Hampshire, Sheila Baker, Helen Slater, Sheila Kelsall, Helena Gascoigne.
Sitting Michael Duke, Geoffrey Hinks, Raymond Cooke, Cole W.C, Keith Gainey, Alan Brooke

In 1956 Keith Gainey received the 1B Form Prize.

Sheila Kelsall writes:
"Here's another one for the set. This is the year all the girls were introduced to Lisle stockings, shoulder purses, and communal showers. Also new to us were stars and stripes, rough books, leather satchels (sacs) and belonging to Price, Talbot, Guest or Holgate. The greatest contrast with Primary school was having different teachers for different subjects, but I recall they tried to keep us in form rooms for most of the lessons during that year. Apart from assemblies and PE and maybe Science we didn't travel far!
Now for the names...I remember Miss Hampshire was a lovely lady who called the register every morning by saying 'Abell, Baker, Bond, Brooke...' and there my memory fails. At least we know those children were in that class!"

Form 1C

Back Row L-R: Kenny Kidd, Greg Whitehurst, Christopher Kenningley, Michael Stewart, Ian Townsend, Brian Denham, Tony Clay, Les Winterburn, John Colley
Row 3 L-R: Sandra Charlton, Christine Parker, Jean Hardcastle, Audrey Lynch, Christine Graham, Elaine Lodge, Linda Fieldsend, Hazel Connolly
Row 2 L-R: Rob Rennison, Donald Brett, Brian May, Len Linsey, Miss Collins (Mrs. Podmore), Enid Ford, Anne Johnson, Gail Picken, Josie Morris
Front Row L-R: Arthur Street, Frank Poskett, David Thorpe, Eddie Pickles, David Haigh, Keith Twigg, Ibbotson J.H.

Thanks must go to Sheila Kelsall and Robert Taylor for help in naming some of these pupils.

In 1956 Leonard Linsey received the 1C Form Prize.

The webmaster should be on this photo, but wonders why he is missing.

Was there a solar eclipse that year? I seem to remember holding a piece of smoked glass to see the event. The form room was in the New Block on the right hand side of the Tuck Shop.

Form 1D

Photo contributed by Jean Tallett. Thanks, Jean.

Back Row L-R Elaine Barker, Jean Tallett, 3, Colin Crossland, Michael Perkins, Michael Taylor, Jackie Ball, Marlene Hollinsworth, Ruth Ashley
Third Row L-R Celia Taylor, Geraldine Fairhurst, Janet Marston, Pat Stead, Brenda Nettleton, Pat Snow, Linda Taylor, June Dickerson, June Bates
Second Row L-R Ronnie Holland, John Brailsford, Fred Arnold, Keith Hickman, Mr Bulley, Glennis Oades, Doris Sykes, Valerie Warwick, Sandra Strutt
Front Row L-R Jeff Rooke, Bob Field, ?, Frank Ward, Ian Brear, Law

In 1956 Janet Marston received the 1D Form Prize.

Photo sent in by Cynthia Hodge. Thank you, Cynthia. Additional name from John Miles. Thanks, John.

Back Row L-R: Brian Fish, Paul Toon, John Mannifield, Edgar Matthews, John Miles, 6, Edwin Anderson, Jeff Adamson, Catton R.
Third Row L-R: Christine Allen, Mary Ellis, Marjorie Simms, Muriel Roberts, Pauline Howden, 6, Pat Orr, Mavis Wood, Winifred Jones, Jacqueline Leonard, Cynthia Hodge
Second Row L-R: Brocklesbury M., Harry Smith, Eric Bassinder, Dave Hawcroft, Mr. Dodd, 6, Sandra Parkin, Carole Jordan, Carol Johns
Front Row L-R: Gerald Horner, Richard Bateman, Geoffrey Allen, William Pedley

Photo sent in by Miss. Ward. Thank you, Miss. Ward.

Back Row L-R: Neville Edwards, Roy Lockwood, 3, Shirley Hanks, Georgina Sawby?, 6, David Nye, Ron Coggins, 9
Third Row L-R: Joan Laycock, Janice Hellewell, Rosemary Burton, Barbara Fenton, Rosamund Leary, Pat Studd, Pat Dealtry, Jean Thackray, Ann Adamson, Patricia Adcock, Sheila Crawshaw
Second Row L-R: R. Scott, Roger Wilson, 3, John Street, Miss. Ward, Sheila Delbridge, Velyse Martin, 8, Christine Nall
Front Row L-R: Rodney Jennings, Robin Dixon, Michael Cuthbert, 4, Robert Preece, Richard Thompson

Conway K. received the Form Prize.

Some names have been provided by Dilys Hughes and Bob Taylor. Thank you.

Photo and names from Peter Whitehead. Thank you, Peter.

Back Row L-R: Donald Pennock, David Worgan, Gerald Ackroyd, 4, Sykes Beaumont, David Share, 7, Peter Weston
Third Row L-R: Kathleen Rowney, Jeffrey Herbert, 3, Brian Fish, 5, 6, Arthur Newton, 8
Second Row L-R: 1, 2, Jacqueline Womersley, Irene Peet, Valerie Chapman, 6, Georgina Sawby?, Patricia Ward, Dilys Hughes
Front Row L-R: Picken, 2, 3, Christopher Hannam, Mr. Swinbank, 6, 7, G. Hesketh, 9

David Share received the 2C Form Prize.

Photo from Frank Morley. Thank you, Frank.

Back Row L-R: Ann Brear, Sylvia Gaskell, Christopher Norton, Howard Widmore, Maurice Randall, Norman Hughes, Peter Richmond, June Barraclough, Sandra Loring
Third Row L-R: Anne Makins, Pauline Barratt, Diana Wood, Sylvia Ward, Christine Walters, Anne Kilvington, Nora Carlile, Dora Lumby, Shirley Challender
Second Row L-R: Helen Wilkinson, Julia Street, Janet Noble, Gwen Cavanagh, Mr. G.O. Young, John Cooper, Frank Morley, Richard Brennan, Harry Shaw
Front Row L-R: Sam Whitehouse, Cartwright, Philip Steele

Gwen Cavanagh received the Form Prize.

Some additional names have come from Janet Noble. Thank you, Janet.

Photo and names from Hilary Goulding. Thank you, Hilary.

Back Row L-R: Muriel Gamewell, Hilary Goulding, Ken Dyson, 4, Tony Parkinson, George Baum, Alan Cole, Pamela Stanton, Patricia Griffiths
Third Row L-R: Patricia Foster, Maureen Mott, 3, Pamela Hall, Hilary Higham, Patricia Beevers, 7, Janet Wines, Patricia Oxley, Margaret Shaw
Second Row L-R: Wanda Killoran, Patricia Rontree, Sheila Tulley, Brenda Ball, Mr. Wood, Nunn, Alvin Hodgson, Robinson, Clare A.
Front Row L-R: Neil Sumpter, Evison, Robinson, Graham Guest, 5

Photo and names from Sid Kenningham. Thank you, Sid. Some names have also come from Graham Guest and Marcia Franks. Thank you.

Back Row L-R: Dave Sumnall, Ross Townend, Peter Smith, Alan Vest, John Stevens
Third Row L-R: Ann Ward, Molly Hepworth, Roland Hawcroft, Brian Moore, Sid Kenningham, Pam Peel, Marlene Coughlan
Second Row L-R: Valerie Higham, Ann Bedford, Gloria Farnsworth, Carole Holder, Joan Cocker, Visiting German Student, Noreen Thomas, Val Martin, Jean/Maureen Mathers
Front Row L-R: Sylvia Fox, Marcia Franks, Eileen Hirst, Janet Newton, Mr. Johnstone, Dave Toulson, Tony Foster, Bernard Connolly, Howard Taylor

The missing names could be from the following list of 5A members - S. Craggs and J. Toft.

Carole Holder won the Form Prize for 5A in 1955-56.

Photo from Ron Newitt. Thank you, Ron.

Back Row L-R: 1, Terry Newitt, Ken Bramham
Front Row L-R: Ron Stansfield, 2, 3, Mr. Manning, Kath Cooper, Les White, 7

The 5S photo for 1955-56 does not have many names, however, in this class were: Copley, M. Crofts, A.R. Curran, J. Cutts, D. Nye, C. Stanton, E. and Toon, P. These names may just serve to jog a memory or two? There are only 2 girls in the photo, but there were 4 girls in that class ? D.J. Honeyben, Gaynor Vaughan-Birch and A. Ward. Which names fit the photo? The Form Prize Winner for 5S in 1955-56 was Toon, P.
Sheila Kelsall

Photo and names from Maureen Cooper. Thank you, Maureen.

Back Row L-R: Brian Mart, Margaret Phillips, Vernon Kelly
Front Row L-R: Cynthia Manning, Maureen Cooper, Miss Metcalfe, Jennifer Lindley, Pat Brooke

Others in this Form were:
Thomas Cox, Dixon R.A., Griffiths T.J.
Janet E. Miles, Janet Hindmarsh.

In 1956 the 5G Form Prize was awarded to Brian Mart.

L6A

Photo contributed by Peter Dallas and Ray Noble. Thank you. Back Row L-R: Nigel Leary, Roy Homer, Dave King, Peter Dallas Middle Row L-R: Wendy Jennings, Elaine Picken, Margaret Duprey, 4, Sheila Farmer Front Row L-R: Diane Glew, Rona Tatton, Miss. Harris, Joan Martin, 5


U6S

Image from Howard Peel. Thank you, Howard. Back Row L-R: Terry McCroakam, Barry Longden, Alan Buckroyd, Brian Toulson, Jeff Lockett Front Row L-R: Alec Wall, Bill Greasley, Mr. Stewart, Howard Peel, Peter Donaldson Terry McCroakam has identifed the Form. Thank you, Terry.