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Hindley & Abram Grammar School, Hindley

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Hindley & Abram Grammar 1930
Hindley & Abram Grammar 1930
Photo: Eric Turner
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Item #: 6561
This is centre section of three part 1930 photo'

Comment by: Eric Turner on 6th July 2008 at 19:12

Teachers from left; Mr Sargeant. ?."Daddy"France(Music)."Joe" Cockroft."Johnny" Topham."Sol"Healey."Jimmy"Taylor.W.H.Fairbrother(Head)Miss Craig.Miss Nickolson. ?.?.Miss Thomas.Miss Naish. ?.?.
Small boy,back row above J Taylor is "Sammy" Davenport,he became headmaster at Argyle street School, he died recently, I think he was 92.

Comment by: Evelyn on 6th July 2008 at 22:15

Three of the teachers were still at H.A.G.S when I was there
'Sol'Healy /Miss Naish(look out the board duster is coming!!) and the Headmistress Miss Nicholson (we used to call her car Algy but I can't remember why)

Comment by: Evelyn on 6th July 2008 at 22:18

Sorry re the last comment I should have said that this was
during years 1951 to 56

Comment by: Arthur P on 8th July 2008 at 19:27

Thanks Eric for the photo., I was at HAGS 1950-1955 and can recall these panoramic photos being taken in my time there (my mother wouldn't buy one on the grounds "where ever would we keep it?"). As anyone got one taken 1951-1955? Interesting to see Sammy Davenport - he was my class teacher when I was in the "top class" at St. Nat's Junior School Platt Bridge. I remember him as a great teacher.
Evelyn - Miss Nicholson's car was a "Singer" with reg. no. ALG ??? - hence "Algy"

Comment by: Eric Turner on 8th July 2008 at 22:47

Thanks Arthur, yes, she had ALG pre-war. The 1930 & '46 Photo's are in Hindley History Soc' Museum at the Library but I don't think we have any others.

Comment by: Susan on 19th May 2010 at 16:03

Lovely to see this photo. Found my mother on it. I was also at HAGS 1958-1963. To see this means a lot to me. Thanks.

Comment by: Frank Hodgkiss on 10th February 2017 at 19:54

Girl on extreme right with dark complexion is I think my mother Amelia Waters (married name Hodgkiss) who taught locally until the mid 70's finally at Greenhall in Atherton

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