Wigan Album
St Joseph's School, Wallgate
24 CommentsPhoto: Yvonne Brown
Item #: 370
My mum sat here. says thats Mr Keenan on the left, he was a swine and used to pull the kids sideys!
is one of the boys walter green
Is that not Mr McGUIRE on the left?
This is photograph is before my time, but yes, this is Mr McGuire on the left hand side. Can you remember his nickname? Old Jack McGuire.
This is before my time Brian.I started ther in about 1950.Igot the Mr. Mcguire bit off my brother Joe.The teachers I remember were Miss Doretey.Miss Gorman.Miss Dunne.Miss Readington.Miss Darwin,and last but not least,Joe Moore.
2 more teachers names come to mind.Miss Topping,and Mr.Caine.He took the rugby teams,Joe Moore took the football teams.
Don't forget Mr Sweeny he went from St Josephs to Tommy More were he taught geography
Yes that is owd jack M on the left, he lived in Eccleston Street in Wigan
it is st.josephs school,my brother gerry greenall is 3rd from the left on the front row.
st joes in the 40s i remember some of them my brother gerry greenall john mahoney jimmy connell john allen tom billsborough jimmy jennings and one of the hock brothers
Definatly St Joseph's front row last on right is Charlie Hock, my dad. It was probably about 1946/7
is that tommy bilsborough
middle row 3rd from left is jackie harris and the lad on the end is william rothwell
lad on end is harold rothwell not william
St Joseph's my first school. Mr Kane the Headmaster once beat me up. Anyone remember Miss Reddington, Ms Hart and Ms Leadbetter. Or even Ray Unsworth the rugby teacher. I'm sure he'll remember me.
hi c rad
when i was at st josephs, mr cane taught 5b,miss reddington
taught the juniors in a class room just opposite st toms school.now george unsworth if hes the same where in the same class as me,we played rugby together juniors and seniors.
Hello C.Rad,I remember Miss Reddington,she was as I recall a lovely person with little ones.We had a reunion some years ago and she was there,and, believe it or not she still remembered all our names. We also went to her funeral some years later,a very nice lady.
Check out the school photo,s for St Judes, good pic of teachers who moved from St Joes after it was demolished.
my dad went to stjoseph's he played rugby for them is nick name wuz gagger patrick o donnell is real name and i remember tales about mr mcGuire if any one as any fotos plz get in touch thx s o'donnell
I remember Miss Dunne, Mr Cane, Mr Sweeney and Miss Reddington.Attended St Joseph's from 1951 before going to St Thomas More. I remember Helen Westhead a tall girl whose dad had a shop in Chapel Lane. Somewhere, I have a photo of our class first communion and will try and find it.
I left St Josephs in 1959 and went on to St Thomas Moore. I remember Miss Duffy, Mr Cain, Joe Moore, Miss Topping and Sister Mary. Has anyone got any photos they can upload?
I have seen Miss Topping round Wigan a few times. I am seventy so she must be in her nineties. I have spoken to her. She said she remembered me but I don't know if she did.
Hi Ann21, You saw Ms Topping?? I remember her so well.
Shame on that women what she did to me. Humiliated me beyond belief in front of the whole class. Left a scar on me for life. Will never forget her..
Fifth lad from the left middle row is Gordon halliwell my late husband.
Hi I am trying to find the primary school of my late mum she was born in 1953 and lived on great George street her name then was Sheila Lowe she moved to norley hall at junior age tho but was wondering if this was her first primary school