I was most surprised to see the two photos of Finsbury Road School as I have both of these in my collection. Unfortunately the first one is not Finsbury Road but Richmond Street infants School. I was Sheila Hayward and I am 4th from the left in back row. The picture was taken at Bramber Castle on an outing I think it was 1948. The second picture is Finsbury Road and I am 7th from the left in the front row. I can remember most children in both of these pictures and still keep in touch with some. Thanks for the memories.

I went to Finsbury Rd School too. I've just looked and saw my friend from then, Janis Sheldon. I've got some photos too. I used to go and call for her and go to school. I remember her brother Bertie Sheldon, it must be her.

I started at Finsbury Road School in 1942, Miss Fanstone was the Head Mistress and Mr Brown Headmaster in the Junior School. I remember Mr Bowyer, he returned to teaching after being in the army, and was always pinging pieces of chalk at us if we were inattentive. He stood one boy in the wastebasket in the corner of the room for the duration of the lesson. Such happy days - ha ha!

Hi everyone, it made my day finding this account of Finsbury Road School. My earliest memory of my time at the infant school was every morning for the first two weeks of school my dear mum would walk me into Miss Fanstone's office, I can still hear her now " Go mother go, she will stop crying when she loses sight of you." In my minds eye I can still remember standing in her office with my hanky pinned to my jumper. This would have been about 1943-4. Can anyone remember? We had to take a container to school, my memory tells me the school received a gift from Canada, huge tea chest full of drinking chocolate. I used to live in Toronto Terrace, on the way home, small as I was my little wet finger would disappear into the container and then straight to the mouth. "Lovely." Not much left when I arrived home. Great days, then the time came to go to the big school, entrance in Finsbury Road. Million memories, can remember Mr Bowyer, and who could forget dear Mr Brown. Every time I used to go to Queens Park I was always fascinated by the monkey tree in his front garden. My maiden name was Valerie Collier. I now live in Adelaide South Australia. Must stop, could carry on and on. Regards

Hi Val. I may have the wrong person but were you friendly with Rita Clark while I was friends with her sister Jean? The Clarks actually lived in Finsbury Road with brothers Brian & Michael.

It was a joy to find Marrion Goodwin's photos on this page. I went to both Richmond St Infants School and Finsbury Road Junior School in the mid forties/early fifties. I lived in Ashton Street, now long gone. In the Bramber photo I was third from the right in the front row and in the school picture was fifth from the left in the middle row. I left school in the mid fifties and took an apprenticeship at Allen West & Co. At 21 I joined the army, was finally commissioned and retired ten years ago with the rank of Lt. Col. Would love to hear from other pupils who remember me.