Whittington History Society

School Photos

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William Bernard Pinder
Headmaster from around 1896 to about 1902

William Pinder's wife, Emily, who was the Infant School Mistress from about 1896 until 1901
Walter Bramley - He joined the school in 1901 and followed William Pinder as headmaster. He left in 1925. School Staff; Walter and Elizabeth Bramley seated - ca 1905
Mr and Mrs Bramley with staff - unknown date, but probably around WW1 Infants 1905

Miss Lindop and Mr Bramley with older children 1905

Infants 1906
Miss Lindop with her class - 1907 Mr Bramley with his class - pre WW1
School Play or Fancy Dress Event? - ca 1920 - unknown setting Fancy Dress (possibly for Empire Day) - 1924 - Headmaster, Walter Bramley with beard, Grace Burgess next but one to him in centre; Cicely Carter in front of them; Reg Swain (with boater, smoking); Clara Bradbury front left; Dorothy Foster in black on front row; Joan Evans next to her; Fisher twins as cooks; Renee Fisher seated front right, Margaret Pass standing behind her
Whittington School Girls Class - late 20s/early 30s
Front row: 1st left - Dorothy Grant; centre - Freda Isaacs; May Pass has her arms around Freda; far right - Joan Simpson
   
Maypole Dancing behind Whittington House - 1931 Maypole Dancing in schoolyard - 1954

Empire Day celebration (pre 1958) in School Yard - Dog Inn visible in background. Empire Day became British Commonwealth Day in 1958

   
Whittington "Secondary Modern" - 1952
Standing back row, left to right: Antony Hodges, Alan Moore, Leslie Wincup, unknown, Geoff Farnsworth, Ray Wright, John Hough maybe, unknown, Mick Astle, Brian Holme maybe, Will Cran, Eric Cran, Alan Astle, David Hyson, David Perry maybe, Tony Lowe Standing back row but one, left to right Margaret Somers, Babette Terry maybe, Joyce Ballinger, Ann Wilkinson maybe, unknown, Eileen Evans, Brenda Clarke, Mr Baldwin (Teacher), unknown, Mr Berry (Teacher) Mary Mitchell, Barbara Morris, Ann McDermott, Pauline Cook maybe, Rita Carter, Sheila Clarke, Carol Hook
Seated middle row left to right: unknown, Ann Russell maybe, unknown, Sid Smith, Ann Hyson, Yvonne Burrows, Doreen Bailey (Teacher) Charles Nicholls (Head), next 4 unknown, Keith Larkin, Rosemary Kirkland, Pat Carter Seated front row but one, left to right: Doris Sadler, Joan Hodges, Barbara Taft, Christine Moore, next 3 unknown, Mary McCoy maybe, unknown, Chris Shutler, Wendy Sawyer, Ann Kerr maybe, Connie Wardle, unknown, Pam Shutler, Eileen Cooper
Seated front row, left to right: unknown, Mick maybe, John Cooper, Brian Dewey, Roger King maybe, Mick Bridgen, next 2 unknown, Peter Moore, Peter Yates maybe, Peter Ballinger, last 3 unknown  
Nativity Play - 1956
Back row left to right: Jennifer Paton, Susan Morris, John Nicholls, Susan Woollands, Lynn Moore Middle row left to right: Robert Kirton, Roger Toyne, Dave Nightingale, Steven Cox, Andy Pass, Charles Cooke, Kaye Bridgen, Janet Cross (sitting), Marie Short (standing), Susan Bradburn, Jennifer Millington
Front row left to right: Brian Flaherty, Barry Becket, Phil Ballinger, Teddy Drake, Sean Tayler, Bill Howes, Brian Basford, Ray Wincup  
Junior School - late 1950s, possibly 1960
Back row counting from left: 1st Ken Astle, 5th Phil Ballinger Middle row counting from left: 1st Len ?, 4th Trevor Boston, ? Farnsworth, 11th Ruth Millington
Front row counting from left: 2nd Jennifer Paton, 5th Angela Britt, 7th Rosemary Fisher