Wigan Album

The separate entrances and playgrounds were at St Thomas's Caroline St and not Clayton St. I remember going to Sunday School at Clayton St. I think Miss Fairhurst was the superintendant of the Infants and Mr Davenport was the superintendant of the Juniors.I remember that, unusually for those days, there was a female caretaker by the name of (Houghton?) and she kept the place spotless. All those stone steps, leading upstairs to the hall with the stage, were scrubbed and white-stoned every week. I also remember the room with the fabulous snooker table.
Other abiding memories are of the nursery with its coal fire and camp beds on which we slept in the afternoon, the climbing frame and slide plus the mediaeval type outdoor toilets which consisted of a long plank with cicular holes over running water

Looks as if there at least 38 boys in this class, possibly a few more, quite a handful.

The coal fire in the nursery was lovely on a cold Winter day.In the afternoon all the camp beds were brought out whilst we had a quiet nap.Maggie Houghton was the caretaker and ruled her little roost.Lovely memories of a generation after your photos were taken,Barbara.

Nowadays, I think it would be virtually impossible to teach that many boys in one class. In those days, there was a respect for authority and the teacher ruled the classroom. The ever present threat of corporal punishment kept the boys in line.