Bilson County School 1953. Class 10

Row 4: 1 (teacher), 2 Tony Jackson, 3 Steve Thomas, 4 John Howells, 5 Norman White, 7 David Isles , 9 David Andrews ,10 Mr Charles Gowman (Head Master).
Row 3: 1 Mary Buffrey? / ? Baldwin, 2 Gill Beddis, 3, 4 Gillian ?, 5 Brenda East, 6 Angela ?, 7 Janet Bradley, 8 Sheila ?
Row 2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Carol Beckett, 9 Brenda Dorrington, 10 Veronica Buffrey
Row 1: 1 Barry Head , 2 David Marfell ?, 3 Roger Powell, 4 Nicholas Ivor Stoyle. (born 1945) , 5 Colin "Scuttle" Hill, 6 David Munday (son of the Barber in the Triangle back then)
This photo is of Bilson Junior School. There were two separate schools (Infants and Juniors) with different heads on the Bilson site.

Christopher Gwynfryn Stoyle added (Dec 2022): "... Front row No 4 Nicholas Ivor Stoyle. (born 1945)- Dad was a Methodist Pastor, we lived at 15 Heywood from August 1950 to August 1953 when we moved to Lincolnshire. I was also at the school, but not found a photo of myself there yet. I am 18 months older than my brother. I currently live in Shetland. Nick died at age 60. ..."

Thanks to Christopher Stoyle, Niall Andrews, Michael Powell, Carol Beckett, Brenda Coole, Pat Britton, Vivien Taylor, Graham Thomas and Albi Faulkner for help with the names.

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