Wigan Album
St Stephen's, Whelley
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Photo: Linda Casson nee Enion
Item #: 12603
Seat front row L-R: Andrew Leigh, Barry ?, Derek?;
Seated 2nd row L-R; Beatrice ?, Linda Enion, Rita ?, Sandra Atherton, Yvonne ?, Susan Leyland, Carol Williamson, Linda Parry;
Standing 3rd row L-R; ? Winstanley, John Alsted, Phillip ?, Steven Doran, Peter Martin, poss Keith or Kevin Fletcher, Phillip or Anderew Gaskell,;
Back row L-R; Paul or Phillip Saxon, Lynne Causey, ? ?, Margret ?, Barbara Smith, Josephine Parry, Colin Howarth, Gyn ?.
Teacher was either Mrs Blake or Mr Gaskell or Mr Reaney.
I remember some of these then children, went on to be in my year at Whelley Secondary Modern School as it was known as then.
Linda, not sure the year is right? I went to St Stephen's from roughly 1966/67 (I would have been 5 in October 1967) so the building wasn't condemned in 1966. I was there when we moved to the new building (and remember the gas explosion when the old school had closed, as part of a gas bottle came through the roof of the house next door). Don't recognise any of the names apart from Mr Reaney! My contemporaries were the likes of Paul Fisher, Colin Ellam, Julie Bennett, Janet Bibby, Jane Else. I used to have a class photo years ago which has long since disappeared - I'd love to see a copy now!
Front row middle; Barry marsden, right; Derek Sabin
Iam you are right about the building not being condemned at that time, as I attended St. Stephens from 1966 to 1969, the gas explosion you talk about happened around Christmas in either 1973 or 1974, I think it was 1974.
This is St George's, and yes, a class of St St Stephens. I was at St George's from 1964 - 1971. Remember St Stephen's joining us; though what year? The photo' illustrates the right hand side of the top floor hall. St Stephen's had those classrooms until 1968. Same joined with St George's following that time. Pupils: Linda Enion, Carol Williamson, Susan Leyland to mention a few do ring a bell! Regards
I remember we used to play football at playtime St Stephens v St Georges in the time we were based at St Georges School
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The missing names are Barry Marsden Derek Sabin Beatrice Lucas Rita Davies Yvonne Thomas Peter Winstanley David Jones Keith Fletcher Leslie Haskell Margaret McCoombs Flynn Gibson
I must admit that only a few of the names mentioned here do ring a bell. If I remember rightly, our teacher was Mr. Reaney, and I think his first name was George.
Apparently Derek Sabin's brother, Graham, was in my sister's class (Linda Saxon) at St. Stephen's.
Regards
Philip Saxon (resident in Germany for the last 30+ years).
I am stood next to lynn cause, my name was Susan green back then, I was made up when I saw this picture, it made my day, thank you for sending it in.xx
The girl on the left of the second row is my mum Beatrice Lucas, She goes by the name Mary. I am her 31 year old son, She still lives in the house she was born and raised in near Whelley Labour Club.