Remembered classmates, back row: Barbara Owen, Daphne Jacqumar, Marian Davies, Jean Roser, Ann Paine, Sheila Piercy, Carol Stevens, Evelyn Lyons, Christine Smith.
3rd Row: Margaret White, Maureen and Vanda Cragg, (twins) John Wilkins, Eileen--, Marie Bryant, Valerie Fuszard, Brenda Imms.
2nd Row: Jeanette Brown, Barbara Ward, Josephine Tume, Maureen Parrot, Pip Hill, Barbara Rennie, Tonia Payne, Ann Farquhar, Maxine--, Elaine Trussell.
1st Row: Les Swallow, Robin Nutley, Paul Thomsett, John Barden, Melvyn Phillips, Franki Gates, Kenneth--, Colin Brooker. There are a few gaps, but it would be nice to know that someone will see this.

What strikes me as a former teacher is the unfair ratio of boys to girls and the sheer size of the class. About 45 of them. Keeping order and marking books has always been a time consuming task, but that must have been a seriously unfair workload.

Hi Roy, Glad that somone has seen my photo of a schoolclass in the 50s. It does seem rather large but we were all very well behaved and the teachers were very dedicated people. My son is a teacher in Chepstow, and has to deal with 23 children each day, and finds it exhausting. The kids are so much more aware of their world these days and demand so much more of their teachers. I haven't shown him this picture yet. The number did go down when the boys moved over to the Senior school and the Bright ones went on the Grammar schools, but then there was an intake from Lower Bevendean, so there was a steady 35+ always. We all had our own class room and desks and the teachers specialised in more subjects, and they came to our room and we stayed put. I am sure that it made more sense!

I was pleasantly surprised to find this picture of 4a - I am sure that I am the person 2nd from left back row, unless my memory fails me. I cannot remember when this photo was taken as a mixed group as we only had girls and boys in seperate schools.

Hi Eunice, I remember your name well, and your face only vaguely. The photo was taken in the last year of the Junior school before the clever ones passed the 11+ and went off to their various new schools, and then we went to the seniors school on the Lewes Road. You are right, the boys were then separate from the girls, each a different side of the main hall. Then there was an intake from Lower Bevendean. I still write to Virginia Moody, maybe you remember a few girls from then. It's sad that after the juniors school all class photos were stopped, and individual ones were taken, so we have lost any record of old chums. It would be nice to hear any memories from you.

Hello Valerie, I chanced to find this website yesterday and your photo today. Such a pleasant surprise. Thank you. I think I can help with a few more names: 3rd row 8th from left - David Banks; extreme right - Derek Moore; front row 3rd from left Roy (Bunny) Richardson; 4th John Pelling; 8th Melville Phillips; 10th Kenneth Waine. I left UK and lived in Italy from 1965 through 1970, and have lived in Canada since then. Refreshing to see those faces, wonder where they all went off too. I know Derek Moore is in Atlanta, Georgia, but that's all.

I went to Moulsecoomb secondary school from 1954 to 1958. Is there anyone still in the area who was there at that time? I would love to know as I left Brighton in 1964. Also, if anyone happens to know Lawrence Howel or his wherabouts; he went to the boys school at the same time. I live in the Manchester area, so would be grateful for any information.

Hi Eunice, did you live at Lower Bevendean and Mary was your sister? I used to go to your house a lot, you had this massive great dog he scared me witless until I found out he was as gentle as a lamb. I think it was a bull mastive. I remember when Mary's older sister moved to Ipswich she was real sad it was such a long way away- was that you? When Mary worked at Coxes pill factory she opened the lift and pushed a loaded trolley in and it went to the bottom of the shaft- good job she let go of it. She said the lifts were really old. Give her my best and please ask her to get in touch.