Playground Poses
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A group of boys in the playground at the Junior School in about 1935.
Back Row: Derrick Cole, Phil Chamberlain, Len Earl, Terry Miller, Bob Knight,
Aubrey Mawby, Ray Hobbs
Middle Row: Henry Underwood, Sid Fuller, Frank Wright, Colin Bennett,
Merv Underwood, Fred Eaves
Front Row: Ken Mason, Ron Sturgess, Den Neviile, Phil Wittering, Ron Parker
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A group from Mr Cable's Class pose in the playground in 1951.
Back Row: Geoff Whiteman, David Baish, Billy White
Middle Row: Sheila Pettitt, Heather Patrick, Jean Drage, Eunice Bray,
Betty Arnold, Anne Cope
Front Row: Pat Granger, Ann Lewis
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The Infants School yard in 1952
L-R : Christine Cox, Teresa Randall, Marilyn Brown and Sheila Staley
pose with those old gym standbys - the hoop and the rough raffia exercise mat!
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The Infants School yard in 1952
L-R : Mary Lally, Susan Underwood and Teresa Randall demonstrate their skipping skills
while Pat Childs and an un-named teacher look on
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The Maypole
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The Maypole in the playground of the Council Infants School c.1936
Amongst the known names of these children in their early example of unisex clothing are:
Janet Burgess, David Hull, Betty Loak (fair hair nearest camera), Brian Foster (on her left)
and John Meads (hiding behind the maypole). Can you add others?
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Still in use here at the Infants School in 1942-3, the Maypole would be virtually
obsolete as an educational facility by the mid-1950s
Names given are: Peter Clipson, Coral Clipson, Micky Clifton, Marina Messenger,
Shirley Hutchinson, Maurice Patrick, Margaret Mould, Jimmy Cole, Pauline Smith
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Conkers
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The perennial Autumn pastime for boys - the Conker Contest
The contestants here (in about 1950) are John Lack and Nigel Stokes
Back row - Walter Campen, Ray Elliott, Robin Sharman, Micahel Day, Diane Gillingham
Front row - John Smith, Ann Granger, Fred Almond
Photo courtesy of John Lack
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Council Infants School c.1937
Standing : Roger Dacre, Colin Bulley, Brian Foster, 'Bud' Desborough, John Meads,
Peter Campen, Mick Evans, Ivan Keightley
Kneeling: Cyril Desborough, Bobby Johnson, Doreen Goodman
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Cast from the School Play in 1953
L-R : Jean Brown, Mary Capps, Ann Dexter, Jean Hull, Sheila Hazelwood, Ann Miller,
Janet Head, Angela Plowman, Pam Coleman. Kneeling - Barbara Ellerby
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Boys demonstrate their craft work in about 1956
Back row : Wayne Dukes, Paul Adkins, Stephen Lovell, Teddy Coleman, Stephen Ellerby,
Peter Hobson, Philip Slater, Bev Cox, Michael Davidson
Front Row : Pat Stokes, Philip Sturman, Glen Harrison, Philip Perry, Johnnie Johnson,
Peter Forscutt?
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More craft work in about the same year,
from Richard Farrow, Jack Long and Barry Long
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A harbour project from 1958,
Standing: Kenny Newman, George Pyburn, David Cooper
Kneeling: Rudi Pachner, Peter Key
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