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Scot Lane Primary

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Scot Lane School Primary, c1950
Scot Lane School Primary, c1950
Photo: Lynne Halliwell (nee Whalley)
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Item #: 18860
Scot Lane School Primary (Newtown) approx 1950

Comment by: dotty on 7th November 2011 at 20:22

Lynne,I have looked high and low for this photo, I had a copy and lost it . I cant tell you how thrilled I am to see it again.I am the 4th from the left on the front row. I am certainly going to print it. thanks a million.

Comment by: tricia on 8th November 2011 at 17:17

Hello Lynne Whalley
I remember playing rounders (?) at the back of your house in Scot Lane and your mum introducing me to tomato and banana sandwiches. I lived across from your Aunty in Kitt Green.

Comment by: Lynne Halliwell Nee Whalley on 8th November 2011 at 22:13

these are some names I remember back row colin Cubbin, Cedric Catterall, Ronald Meadows, ? Pye, George Aspey,Kevin Wayne, 2nd Row, Raymond ?, Gwyneth ?, Irene Garside, Mavis Brighton, Myself, Kathy Anders, Eileen ?, Kenneth Whittle,
Bottom row, Miriam Gould, Francis Bailey, ? Booth.
I thinks I have got some of them right. Love to hear from anyone. I don't remember the banana and tomato sandwiches !!

Comment by: scoop on 16th January 2012 at 23:24

i was in the same class as george aspey and kenneth whittle, i dont understand why i was not on the picture.

Comment by: e conroy on 26th February 2012 at 11:59

hi lynne the eileen ? is me eileen gregory lovely to see old photo all my school photos got lost lived montrose ave have seen your sister diane in market a few times

Comment by: eileen on 1st March 2012 at 11:34

hi lynne remember faces not names
girl front row end right do you remember name i think i have seen her in wigan shopping

Comment by: Lynne Halliwell nee Whalley on 3rd July 2012 at 22:03

Can,t remember her name but she has always worked at the ford dealership in Wigan

Comment by: barbara wright then now barbara guest on 13th October 2012 at 20:48

hi lynne just seen photo after speaking to you in wigan im at the end in second row right end i then lived in gordon close used to work at gordons garage wallgate

Comment by: Colin Cubbin on 27th November 2012 at 21:48

Hello Lynne, nice to see this photograph again. Two names I remember are Harry Pye, and Gwyneth Powell. Was Dennis Wite also in the class? Also Terry Broxton.

Comment by: Lynne Halliwell nee Whalley on 16th December 2012 at 16:42

Hello Colin. Dennis Whittle is second row from back at the end of the row right hand side. Terry Broxton was in this class but can,t see him on the photo

Comment by: Lynne Halliwell on 16th December 2012 at 16:45

Hello again Colin. Yes I remember Dennis White. He was also in this class but not in the photo

Comment by: Barbara DainPrescott Presco on 23rd January 2013 at 21:23

I remember most of the names but can't see me on this photo, does anyone remember me

Comment by: Barbara DainPrescott Presco on 23rd January 2013 at 21:39

I remember most of the names but can't see me on this photo, does anyone remember me

Comment by: allan wood on 4th September 2013 at 20:46

Barbara
Did you go to Pem Sec after leaving Scot Lane and did you live in Poplar Avenue.

Comment by: dave thompson on 30th April 2015 at 16:58

Used t
Was there between 1960 and 64 think won the cup in 63 or 64 against st cuthberts does anyone remeberb
Lived in drummond square o

Comment by: george aspey on 18th February 2016 at 16:53

what a surprise to see yourself at 6 years old . lovely to see thank you Lynne .is it possible to have a copy well thank you for posting it .

Comment by: allan wood on 31st March 2017 at 13:38

hi George, how have things gone for you. Iremember you from school days and a lot of the others in the picture.

Comment by: Peter Grant on 17th September 2017 at 10:24

I am almost sure that is me on the left of front row.I would be 6 at the time and lived in Greenwood Avenue. We left Wigan in 1952 after my mother died.

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