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St. Joseph's School

Recognise anyone here from the 1960s?

By Penny Hajduk

Here are some old school photographs of St Joseph's School. Perhaps you know some of the faces - if so leave a comment below. Maybe you have got some more photographs we can see?

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My sister Stephanie Burns (with the cake) - St. Joseph's school play - 1960's

From the private collection of Penny Hajduk

Sports Day - I think my sister Carol Burns is the third from left, wearing plaits. In the 50's possibly.

From the private collection of Penny Hajduk

Stephanie Burns (on the right), last year of St. Joseph's. This was at the Davey Drive site.

From the private collection of Penny Hajduk

First Communion - Stephanie Burns is fifteenth from the left - centre of the picture. Taken outside Milton Road, early '60s.

Photo:Me (Penny Baldock) in Reception at Davey Drive. I am the third child up from the left, with the delightful fringe! The boy on the top left of the table is Patrick Oakes, and the boy opposite me is Robert Kerrigan. The girl at the bottom right is Angela Hornsby.

Me (Penny Baldock) in Reception at Davey Drive. I am the third child up from the left, with the delightful fringe! The boy on the top left of the table is Patrick Oakes, and the boy opposite me is Robert Kerrigan. The girl at the bottom right is Angela Hornsby.

From the private collection of Penny Hajduk

This page was added on 19/05/2009.

Comments about this page

I was very interested to see these photos of St Josephs School, especially the school sports day which was held every year in Preston Park. I have a very similar one and at first I thought it was the same. I can name several people---L to R Ann Parker, ??? Deirdre?, ?? Douglas?Cheverton, Vincent Brown. I would think the year would probably be about 1950-51. It was also nice to see the first Communion procession outside the school, that took me back to my first Communion in 1949. I remember the breakfast we had afterwards----hard boiled eggs!

By Kathy Nichols (23/05/2009)

I think the nun is Sister Concepta who taught the first infants class (when they were at Milton Road anyway).

By Mary Funnell (02/01/2012)

Whoops! My mistake! It was Sister Carmella, not Concepta who was teaching the reception class. She taught my sister in 1960. She was a lovely, kind and gentle nun at the Milton Road site. She always had a smile on her face and loved the children. The picture shows her in the new Davey Drive School. Before Sister Carmella, Mrs. Arzonie taught the reception class and she taught me when I started in 1957.

By Mary Funnell (03/01/2012)

Sister Carmella was my first teacher in 1948 at St. John the Baptist School. As already said by Mary Funnell she was as kind as can be. Even when I was in my teens she still remembered my name when we met. I think that she ended her days at the St. Georges Retreat in Ditchling, not too sure about that. I had often said that I would go and visit her but when I got around to it she had passed away, something I have always regretted. I can remember as a child being on the poor side when Sister Carmella would visit and produce tins of soup and other food from her habit. One of the kindest people that I have ever met in my life.

By Mick Peirson (15/04/2012)