Wigan Album

Sylvia. Have you any idea what age the children are in this photo. My dad went to Moss Lane he was born in 1937 and was from Bamfurlong.

Probably about 14 years old, (just doing a bit of quick maths), i.e. probably born around 1933?

They would be 14/15yrs as CherylB says. M.Blackledge should read M.Jones

The photo i put on was when we moved from junior school to sec/mod.This was called first year and we were eleven years old.I left school when i was 15 in 1950.I am now 76.
I can`t understand how Liz Jolley is on your photo and mine with different teachers.I remember Whitehead he taught woodwork.If you made a mess of your work,he hit you on the head with it. and called you a daft rat.He went on holiday to Wales and fell off a cliff.when he came back after a few months he had a walking stick.Teachers took us in turn to the dinner centre down Liverpool Road.We walked down in two`s and not to talk,i did and got hit on the head with his stick,I don`t mean hard,just enough to feel it Happy days,i don`t think so.

This was my "Class of 1946/1947" at Moss Lane School, & I remember the following:-
Back Row L-R Mr Whitehead J Shuttleworth J Govan J Marsh M Jones B Conner G Cherrington V Danson M Rostron R Wigfield J Alker
Row Below L-R E Smith B Winstanley A Bamber ? Wareing E Kelsall Myself A Brooks A Walls
Sitting L-R ? ?Needham B Smith M Jolley ? ? G Titley ?Bromilow
Front Row L-R J Smith J Walls N Worgan E Lythgoe R Farrimond A Price K Farrimond ?
I think that was quite close, seeing the photograph was taken 64 years ago. Signs of happy school days

nice to see this picture brings back some memories, nice to see familiar faces, thank you for posting it. would be nice to hear from any one else in the my class, or connected to the class, many thanks Norman Worgan.

Norman there was a Worgan in my class 60-64 but i dont think it was you probably your brother Bert Eden.

2nd row 5th from left my mother Vera Farrall, sadly passed away 20 yrs ago. We have never seen a photo of her so young before. Thank you Norman Wogan for showing it to me. We are thrilled to see it.

Was there a J wright in that class?

Just an update for school buddies that knew Linda Rostron,sadly she passed away,2nd May 2011.(R.I.P)

i bert it was malcome worgan 1960 to 64 normans brother

It was Granville i think not Malcolm

just to let the group no my dad john walls,front row second left passed away in October aged 81

My mum is on the second row far right Margaret Bromilow next to Grace Titley

4th row, far right is my Dads elder brother, William'Bill' Alker