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standish Lower Ground

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Standish Lower Ground  1952 - 53 approx
Standish Lower Ground 1952 - 53 approx
Photo: Dudley Lyon
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Item #: 25883
Mrs Blights class 5 - 6 years old.Some names, top L\H Frank Whittle, top R\H Bill Fairhurst,mid L\H me Dud Lyon,next ?,John Abernethy ?, Jimmy Marsh, John Marshall (best pal ) bottom L\H Dave Prior. Best i can do, sorry girls.Long time ago 1952.

Comment by: cliff on 21st January 2015 at 19:11

Frank Whittle was the singer in a group (band) I was once in

Comment by: Dud. on 22nd January 2015 at 20:17

Cheers Cliff . I new Frank at school only for a few years as i changed schools.He lived in the first house on the corner of Woodhouse Drive, course the road was't built then. I new he did some singing , what was the name of the band.

Comment by: frank whittle on 2nd March 2015 at 22:07

hi frank here the band I was in was called voice

Comment by: Dud. Lyon on 4th March 2015 at 21:19

Cheers Frank, can you fill in any more names ,girls names,there's Joyce? ,Sadie ? And mabe Marion Ellison on the end r/h side.

Comment by: Sheila on 14th May 2015 at 12:50

Some girls names: Top row, Eunice Smith, Sheila Taylor (me), possibly someone Knox
3rd row: Don't know first two, Ann Ellison, Sadie Hanlon, Marion Ellison

Comment by: Dud. Lyon on 31st May 2015 at 19:06

Thanks for the names Sheila,Marion Ellison lives round the corner from me in Shevington,we both came from Martland Mill, Ann also.I loved Lower Ground school, but ended up at St.Georges in Wigan, something to do with it being a church school,anyway did ok after,worked in Engineering at Heinz thirty odd years.Some I know from the photo are not with us any more,good memories last a lifetime.

Comment by: Keith Smith on 24th July 2015 at 17:21

That's me front row on right

Comment by: margaret smith on 8th December 2016 at 10:55

hi Keith recognise you immediately you have not changed much

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