Wigan Album

The year the controversial Olympic Games were held in Berlin. Having been awarded to Germany in 1931, before Adolf Hitler rose to power.

4th one in from the right, with glasses, is Paddy Gore. Third from left on back row Joe Boswell? Just in front of him to the right Dickie Nutt?

I agree with you Ranger, could I add, 2nd in from left Tommy Walker (Geography), on Dickie Nutt’s left “Pop” Denning and directly above him the face of “Teddy” Johnson and on the left of “Pop” Denning is Skirrow. All the ones mentioned were there some 14 years later when I started at WGS.

Josh. Pop Skirrow and Dickie Nutt were still there in 1963 when I started !!

Josh I just realised that Paddy Gore is in that picture. He was there in 1963 as well. I quite liked Latin but I gave it up as soon as I could just not get on with him shall we say.

Hi Carolaen, well at least Paddy was consistent. I started some 10 years before you at WGS and found him an odd character, didn’t seem to relate to any student as far as I could see.

Boswell was still there throughout my period at WGS between 1949 and 1954 and I was always so tensed up in his presence that I would never have learned anything from him. He delighted in ridiculing you systematically in front of everyone if maths wasn't your strong point. A real sadist.

I entered in 1943.Most of these were there or like Savigny & Wolfendale2 W S Smith returned after war serviceOthers as yet unmentioned are Eric Wallace,the dreaded art master Bulmer little Aige Arthur Thompson,bill Williams who boasted that he had not read a book since laving the Universityand
W G Allanson Physics master
One who should be there is Rev E D Preston but I cannot recognise him

But where is Miss McCartney who taught the First form from 1908 till the Education Act phased
her out in 1946