St Christopher's School in Newnham-on-Severn
Courtesy of: Norman Abbott. Uploaded: January 2010
St Christopher's School in Newnham-on-Severn
Norman added: "This was a small private school based in the old Women's Institute hut on Dean's Road in Newnham. This photo was taken about 1957* and, yes, it's the whole school, not just one class! It was taken in the Newnham Vicarage garden. The school was run by 2 teachers, Sylvia Hobkirk and Gladys Wingfield who lived in a flat in Newnham Vicarage. Nearly all the pupils passed their 11-plus and went on to Lydney Grammar or East Dean Grammar School After they became too old, the school was taken over by Brightlands Preparatory School in Newnham. Pupils mostly came from Awre, Broadoak, Newnham, Blakeney, The Haie and surroundings".
*Rosemary Arkell added (January 2012): "... I dont think the photo of St Christophers School was taken in 1957 as my sister and I would have been too old Maybe 1954 or 55".
Row 4: 1 Ann Duncan, 2 Jennifer Phillips, 3 Rosemary Reeks, 4 Malcolm Wintle, 5 Heather Reeks, 6 Mary Hughes, 7, 8.
Row 3: 1, 2 Stephen Aldridge, 3 Andrew Baber, 4 Mary Awre, 5, 6, 7 Ian Holding, 8 Janet Weston, 9 Mark Awre, 10 Norman Abbott, 11 Rosemary Wherret..
Row 2: 1 Bruce Baber, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Clive Donald, 7 Anne Wherret, 8, 9, 10.
Row 1: 1 Sally Aldridge, 2, 3, 4 Elizabeth Warner, 5, 6 Gillian Warner.
Thanks also to Richard Powell.
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