My eyesight is not so good as it could be, but I was looking for Jacqueline Levett and Robert Bienkowski who were in my class at Patcham County Secondary School. Do the names ring any bells?

Hi Sue. We were in the same class! I have this picture also and a couple of others. This time last year Margaret Bates (as was) contacted me and we put as many names as we could remember to your photo number 2 with input from a couple of others. From left to right: Top row:John Young?, Carolyn Sims, Deirdre Lloyd, Elaine Mabey, Sally Wilton, Jayne Peckham, Anna Trotman, Jennifer Payne, Louise Walker 2nd row:Robert Edsell, Julian?, Nigel Mountain, ?, Darrel Hughes, ?, Peter Craven, Geoffrey Mead, Robert Mann, Lesley Jane Hankinson 3rd row:Suzanne Shires, Gillian Barnard, Rosalind Croft, Janet Waller, ?,?,Elizabeth Mockett, Linda Saunders Bottom row: Graham Mussard, Peter Kelly,?, David Bamford, David Ward, Neil?, Stephen Leonard?,?

Hi, how wonderful to hear from you. I was the second one in from the left in the bottom photograph. I too went back to look at the school - it was great to see it so little changed. Can you remember any of the skipping rhymes or ball games we played?

Some great photos!

I have spotted myself, Loraine Cowton, picture number 3. I am first on the right in the back row. Unfortunately I do not remember anyone's names.

Hello June, in photo two of Stanford Road Junior classes I am in the 3rd row back and 2nd in from the right. I am now retired, happy and well and living in Crowborough. I have lost all touch with everyone from that time but lovely to see the photos.

Hello Sue and Liz (and others). What a great set of pictures. It seems you have nearly all the names now, but here are a couple of additions. Julian was Julian Hindson who lived on Dyke Road. Julian, Nigel Mountain and myself were always good friends and kept up contacts until we were about 15 years old. I recently found out that Nigel died some years back very early but I do not know any details. Another good friend was Jonathan (or a variation on that spelling) Craven (not Peter as stated by Liz). One of the missing names is, I think, Graham Watkins. In Liz's list I suspect he may be the boy between myself and Stephen, front row picture 2, and possibly in the front row of the school orchestra picture - names ? / Jonathon Craven, Graham Mussard, Stephen Leonard, Graham Watkins (?) / David Ward - me - / Mark (?) / ?.  Pictures 2 & 4 appear to be the last year this class was at Stanford 1960/61 - the Smithers year. In picture 3 who was the teacher at the left? - Mr. Maugham or Mr. Manton? Best wishes all.

It is possibly Mr Manton, I think my teachers were Miss Burgess, Mr Sheppard (whose daughter Yvonne also attended the school), Mr Manton and Mr Smithers, but at my age .... Best Wishes for 2011

Robert Bienkowski, although I did not know you when I was at Stanford Road school, I did know Stephen Bienkowski who I believe lived in Hamilton Road close to Stanford Road. Is he your brother? I have a feeling he was in my sister Susan's class. I was looking at that photo with the male teacher and thought it impossible that that was Mr Manton but as I didn't have him as a class teacher until about 1961 so he could have changed a bit by then. He was certainly tall but also broader by then and if it weren't for his sweet nature he might have felt intimidating. I actually remember a quote from him to my mum at a parents' evening. He said "Theresa is the class mum and looks after everyone else". That has stuck with me for the last 51 years.