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Moulsecoomb Junior School

Class 2a c1949/50:Teacher Mrs Briggs

By Wyn Burgess (nee Woolven)

Moulsecoomb School c1949

From the private collection of Wyn Burgess

Meeting up with old pupils

For a few years now I have been meeting up with a couple of school friends, Margaret Charman (nee Bean) and Valerie Stone (nee Houston) from our days at Moulsecoomb Junior School. Last year I found this photograph and showed it to them.

Trying to identify everyone

We have since been trying to identify everybody and have almost succeeded apart from just a few. I am the one in the second row with the big bow in her hair. When we met today we decided that perhaps it was time to put it on show and see what the response would be.

Can you help?

This photograph has given us much pleasure, instigating much reminiscing, and it is incredible what you can remember between you. In those days you did not have a care in the world.

If you can identify yourself or someone else, or have memories of the school, please leave a comment below.

This page was added on 19/12/2011.

Comments about this page

Hi Wyn, A voice from the past! I believe I may recognise a few faces in this:- Yourself, Anna Patenden, Margaret Bean, John Langridge, David Marchant, Geofrey Plank, Daphne Goddard. I am not sure whether I am in it; one person looks vaguely like me, but I have no personal photographs of that time to compare. I certainly was in your year group in the latter years leading up to the eleven plus. I would certainly like to have sight of your 'list of suspects', and if you think that I may be able to help identify the names above I will forward you my email address.

By John Hayes (19/12/2011)

Hi John: nice to hear from you, and yes, we believe that it is you next to Margaret in the picture, I hope we are right. Which do you think is Daphne Goddard as we do not have her at all. Once the festive period is over I will send you the list if you could give me your email address. Bye for now, Happy Christmas to you and yours.

By Wyn Burgess (22/12/2011)

A few faces that I can recall: Back row:- right hand end, David Tester; next to him Alan Longley. 3rd row (from bottom):- right hand end, John Langridge; 6th from right, David Marchant. 2nd row (from bottom):- 2nd from left, Anna Pattenden; 4th from right, Stella Johnson. Bottom row:- 3rd from left, Geoffrey Plank. I remember the 'slides' that we made in the playground following heavy frosts. By running and then sliding on the frost, the surface would glaze over and after a few goes a well defined iice 'slide' would be formed down the playground. I recall that one of the young male teachers, whose name escapes me, was particulary instrumental in assisting us make these. I guess nowadays it would require a safety audit, elbow and knee pads, helmets, and St John's Ambulance to be in attendance for this to be allowed! John Hayes

By John Hayes (28/12/2011)