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Garswood St Andrews Primary School

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Garswood St Andrews Primary circa 1952
Garswood St Andrews Primary circa 1952
Photo: Roy Millett
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Item #: 8757
School Band! Only know 2 or 3 names - Me (Roy Millett), Luke Cunliffe, Geoff Harrison, David Arkwright, Joyce Ball to name a few.
Any help with names would be welcome.

Comment by: Lyndon Crompton on 16th January 2009 at 11:56

Hi Roy, it's been a long time hope your well. Our Louise said she spoke to you in Wigan a few weeks ago. Here goes with some names, some definite some probable:-
Front seated next to Joyce, Eddie Heaton?
Second Row far left Wendy Liptrot then one of the Taberner girls then Malcolm Topping?
Third Row second left, Pat Fearns
Back Row wearing glasses, Pat Beaumont

Comment by: Roy Millett on 16th January 2009 at 20:50

Thanks again Lyn,
I've got to agree with you about the names. I should have remembered them without your help. Give my regards to your Louise. It was nice to talk to her after all these years. She certainly grown up a lot since I was her Form Teacher but that's only to be expected, in't it?
All the best,
Roy

Comment by: Margaret McNulty(nee Atherton) on 18th January 2009 at 16:54

My brother David Atherton, David Green,Sheila Collister, Jean Lyon,? Paul Robinson,Marjorie Cunliffe. Was our teacher Mrs Aspinall, I was so disappointed not to be on the photo myself especially when I saw Edward Heaton who was my age at that time also my best friend.I will ask our Peter does he recognise anyone else.The photos really made my day, many thanks.I put a photo on walking days from 1953.

Comment by: Lyndon Crompton on 19th January 2009 at 12:03

Hi Margaret, are you the Margaret Atherton who together with Valerie Jones hid at the back of the bookcases in room 13 when we were having a French lesson? If you're not you'll think I'm mad, if you are you,ll probably be having a laugh. You were lucky Mr.Fowler didn't make Margaret Leach tip the water over the back. Anyway do you think you could put the names you listed with the appropriate faces, I only recognize Paul Robinson but I know the other names.

Comment by: Margaret Mcnulty (Atherton) on 19th January 2009 at 19:16

Lyndon,there are quite a few events of my time with Valerie at Ashton Grammar school that are best left in the past,they were never my best years.Back to the photo,stood next to Eddie is Thomas Cunliffe,not sure of 2 girls.Behind them on 2nd row is Luke Cunliffe,David Atherton my brother who is a GP living in Saddleworth.Opposite side is Malcolmn Topping, Jean Lyon,and Sheila Collister.Behind Thomas is ?Marjorie Cunliffe and David Green,I seem to know the same other ones that you do.Our childhood in Garswood was ace,happy memories,different to the life our grandchildren have.

Comment by: Lyndon on 21st January 2009 at 20:07

Margaret, Nice to hear from you after all these years. The years at AGS. were, unfortunately, not my best either. They were good fun and I made many friends but academically it didn't work as well as it should. I only attended Garswood St.Andrews for one year as a sort of guest from age four to five when my mother taught there before starting at Rectory School. I remember Mrs.Aspinall she was very strict. Thanks for putting names to the faces. I thought Laurence Collister's sister and Jean Lyon were Wendy Liptrot and one of the Taberner girls. Best Wishes.

Comment by: mickey on 5th February 2010 at 20:10

I am the little scruffy one on the front row with the grey socks. I was brought up in the reservoir hose on Arch lane.

Comment by: mickey on 5th February 2010 at 21:08

Sorry for the typo. I still have this particular photo at home. The teachers were Mrs Aspinall and Mrs Wilson. My name is Michael May.

Comment by: Michael Webster on 7th December 2013 at 19:18

I knew quite a few of the people on the photo "very likely all" but I'm pretty sure that I was in the following year and also played in the band,also suffering the wrath of Mrs Wilson and even worse Mrs Aspinall if we got it wrong.I lived on Garswood rd near the bottom Arch lane and was great friend's with Thomas Cunliff in particular back then.It would be great to hear from any of the old Hardwood from the old days.Mike Webster.

Comment by: Eddie Heaton on 24th July 2014 at 23:07

Don't know if anyone still looks at this photo but my name is Eddie Heaton and I'm the kid on the front with his eyes shut playing the tambourine,(I'd recently upgraded from the triangle). I would
Ike to get in touch with Michael May as I haven't seen him since about 1955. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it a great deal.

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