Wigan Album

Thanks for the photo, been looking for a photo of my old school for years.

my old school miss nelson was headmistress nice memories

looking at my old school, now did i survive,wish i could do it all again,miss my school days.does any body know my friend? silvia webster, born 28/5/1946.

Iremember St Marks like yesterday.loved the school dinners!but i was terified of Miss Snelson and her cane!! I left in 1956 into the big wide world of work! Does any body know what happend to Frances Oddie she used to live in Scot Lane?

dose anyone remember me,i attended st marks from the first day in the infants to leaving in 1966.i loved all of my school days and i would do it all again.very strict school but hey that is not a bad thing.

loved my time at st marks in the 50s friends I remember linda turner jean beard.wish I could turn back time and return back to school

SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY LEFT ST MARKS 1948 MR BIRCH WAS HEADMASTER MY TEACHER WAS MR CARRUTHERS

St. Mark's school originated in a small schoolhouse which was built in 1868 at the corner of Victoria Street and Stanley Street, by Mr Brandreth, who occupied one portion as a dwelling, and used the other part as a school. Old scholars of Mr Brandreth remembered a pair of cockatoos which caused endless amusement whilst the children were at lessons. After Mr Brandreth's return to Australia, St. John's Pemberton took over the building to establish a church school. The foundation stone of the schools in the picture were laid in 1872, an they were opened on New Year's Day 1873, with Mr. Clement Carr as the first headmaster.

Hi Ken (Just)....I also left in 1948, was in Mr Pennington's class but I remember you. I answered to my Sunday best name of Robert in those days. I am Ken Parkinson's cousin. I still live in Newtown..

Just stumbled across this website while trying to track down more information about one of my ancestors.
I have a clock presented to my great-grandfather, Clement Carr, in 1878 by "Teachers, Scholars and Friends of Bridgewater Church School, Newtown nr Wigan in recognition of his valuable service over a number of years".
He seems to have moved to Harrogate around 1878 but died in 1881, aged 45, shortly before his son, also Clement, was born.
The clock still keeps good time!

I was there from 1950-56 mr Pennington music teacher used to play the piano lunch time a bit of rock &role great teacher also miss Lowe great school got chased a few times out of the girls play yard by miss nelson

Not been on this web sight before I to went to At Marks from starting school Until I left school I remember Mrs Diccinson and Miss Sigley was the head mistress in the infants , Miss Lowe was a junior school teacher , and well remember Miss Snelson in the senior girls ,xcfkr5

Does anyone my mum Mildred Roberts who used to go to St Mark's School. She was born in 1939 and lived on Laithwaite Road.

Does anyone my mum Mildred Roberts who used to go to St Mark's School. She was born in 1939 and lived on Laithwaite Road.

I went to St Marks infants & juniors 1962-69. Still in the old school at the front….the Girls Senior School at the back (now the main school building) was still operating during most of my time there but it finished circa 1967 ?? When all the Senior Girls went to Pemberton Girls. The wonderful Miss Lowe taught me in Junior 2 and the ‘character’ that was Isaac Pennington in Junior 3 …Eric Bradbury was Headmaster and taught me in both 1st and 4th years ….Miss Lowe and Mr Carruthers both retired before I left. Infant school teachers were Mrs Steele, Miss Mawson and Mrs Telford (Head). The original infants and Juniors building at the front was demolished in the early/mid 70’s