Wigan Album
North Ashton Holy Trinity C of E School
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Photo: Lyndon Crompton
Item #: 16396
Far right standing Pam Heaton
3rd. from left seated possibly Frank Lowe, then Rector Eaton, then Mrs.Crompton.
back row left to right,? mrs abbott, ? mr nash, mr o'leary,? mrs prole, miss heaton, front row l to right ? mrs thompson, mr lowe, rector eaton, mrs crompton mrs sudworth, mrs smith.
Lyndon, were you related to Peter Crompton who worked at Stones pit?
Lyndon after all this time Pam Heaton and your mum have changed little from when we all lived in Cedar Grove and Downallgreen
Sorry Fred I don't know any Peter Crompton. My dad Cyril Crompton worked at Stones Colliery in the 1950's. He was a railway wagon builder and repairer.
Mrs crompton was my first teacher and what a grand lady she was, it was always easy learning with mrs crompton she had loads of patience with her class even the ones with learning difficulties, treated everyone the same never heard a bad word about her in playing ground everyone loved her.
Why was there always a "geeky"teacher and a PE Teacher who always tried to look "athletic", but somehow never quite pulled it off. Nothing changes.
the lady 1st left on back row is mrs bowe,and the lady 1st left on front row is ms/mrs howarth. they both taught my daughters
I thought the lady 1st left front row was Miss Cooke ?
The lady 3rd from right on top row is Mrs Roscoe
If I'm not mistaken that could be my College rugby playing colleague from 1964-67, Sean O'Leary, haven't seen him since those days. He used to live in the shop next to the Ben Johnson. Probably retired by now.
yes keith, he did live at goose green you are on right path mate.
When we were at junior school and WGS he was Mick Leary He married a councilor's, i think, daughter and lived on Swinley Road. He was often to be seen running on the roads around Wigan. I do believe that he has emigrated to N Z in the last few years.
Thank you Dave and John for that interesting info'. Just wished I'd made contact earlier. Three years ago I visited NZ with my wife, I could have looked him up.
Yes, I'd quite forgotten, on reflection Sean was his nickname I believe, at least I never remember "Mick" being used.
Was the councillors name Shaw?
maloney was eileens maiden name i live in havelock north and still run each day
that athletic teacher ran n number of marathons and still runs up a mountain in n.z. at least 5x aweek so dave c put that in your pipe and smoke it
With the exception of Mrs Smith & the rector, I am now older than all of the teachers when this photo was taken 40+ years ago. Seems like yesterday being in class 1, 1975/6.