Ossett Grammar School Class & Staff PhotographsSeveral people have been kind enough to send in photographs of their time at Ossett Grammar School and reproduced here are a series of photographs of pupils pictured during school photography sessions, which I think occurred every couple of years or so. The pictures are arranged chronologically and the first photographs is from April 194o. If you have any Ossett Grammar School or Ossett School class photographs, I'd be delighted to publish them on this section of the ossett.net web site, giving full acknowledgment of the source.
Above: Class 3B in April 1940. Photograph courtesy of Tom Linnington. Back Row, L to R: James Verity; Alfred Harrison; John Edward Dews; John Griffin; Malcolm Sheldon; Alan Beesley; Frank W. Hall; Desmond Lindley; Stanley Barstow; Tom Linnington. Front Row, L to R: Gerald Fallas; Ronald Barrell; Paul Sheard; Alan Buckley; J. Carrington, Form Master (Taught English); Dr. H. G. Chapman, Headmaster; Ernest Hainsworth; Donald C. Lambert; Arnold Hinch(c)liffe; Raymond Wardle or Wardell. Front Row seated, cross-legged: Geoffrey Pettit. My thanks to Telford Moore for the next series of five photographs, which were adapted from one larger panoramic picture of the entire staff and pupils at Ossett Grammar School in May 1947. As the owner of these pictures, Telford would like to hear from you if you can identify any of the non-identified named pupils or the one non-identified member of staff on the five pictures that follow. If anyone would like themselves identified on these 1947 'photos', please contact Telford, whose email address is shown after the last of his pictures. Ossett Grammar School May 1947
If you hover the mouse pointer over the faces of the people so far identified in the pictures, their name will appear in a small box. Above: 2nd Row from front Mr. T.M. Clark (Head of Physics) 2nd from right; Mr. Fricker (Physics & Maths) far right. Alan Clark (Head Boy 1949-1950 & son of Mr. T.M. Clark) - back row - 2nd from right. Telford Moore - 4th row from front - 10th from left. Margaret Pollard (Head Girl 1946-1947) - 2nd row next to Mr. T.M. Clark.
Above: Staff on second row are Mr. T.M. Clark (Head of Physics); Mr. Fricker (Physics & Maths); Mr. Edwin Lucas (German & French); Mr. G.M. Van der Veen (History & French); Mr ? (PE?); Mr H. Dyson (Latin & History); Mr. Atkinson (Maths); Mr. H. Bailey (Geography); Mr. Parsons (Head of Maths); Mr. Charles H. Akehurst (Senior Master & Head of Chemistry); Mr. E.C. Axford (Headmaster); Miss F. Mann (German & Senior Mistress); Mr. Rook (Music); Miss Andersen (Head of English).
Above: Mr. Fricker (Physics & Maths); Mr. Edwin Lucas (German & French); Mr. G.M. Van der Veen (History & French); Mr. ? (PE?); Mr. H. Dyson (Latin & History); Mr. Atkinson (Maths); Mr. H. Bailey (Geography); Mr. Parsons (Head of Maths); Mr. Charles H. Akehurst (Senior Master & Head of Chemistry); Mr. E.C. Axford (Head); Miss F.G. Mann (German & Senior Mistress); Mr. Rook (Music); Miss Andersen (Head of English); Miss Linley (Domestic Science); Miss Cathy Sheen (English); Miss Dorothy Cashmore (English); Miss Herbert (History & Latin); Miss Annie S Robertson (Art).
Above: Staff from left hand side, second row are Mr. H. Bailey (Geography); Mr Parsons (Head of Maths); Mr. Charles H. Akehurst (Senior Master & Head of Chemistry); Mr. E.C. Axford (Head); Miss F.G. Mann (German & Senior Mistress); Mr. Rook (Music); Miss Andersen (Head of English); Miss Linley (Domestic Science); Miss Cathy Sheen (English); Miss Dorothy Cashmore (English); Miss Herbert (History & Latin); Miss Annie S. Robertson (Art).
The only person so far identified on this picture is Ellen (Nellie) Worth on the 3rd row, third from the right. Head Boys & Girls (could be on any of the 5 photos). In the pictures that follow, where possible I have included a list of names, but if you can fill in any of the gaps and name the people in the photographs, then I'd be most grateful. You can send me an email by clicking on the contact page.
Above: Class Upper III in 1949. The Form Mistress is Miss Jackson. Photograph courtesy of Joan P. Smith, Ossett (Joan Worth in the picture.) Back Row, L to R: Gerald Flintoff; Brian Deighton; Arnold Rose; Ian Joseph Wilson; John Thewlis; Brian Crook; David Moore; Geoff Dodgson; Barry Watson; Brian Whittell. Middle Row, L to R: Christine Lee; Joan Worth; Jeryl Boothroyd; Mary Dunn; Avril Summers; Shirley Gomersall; Mary Parish; Kaynita Dixon; Pat Milner. Front Row, L to R: Brenda West; Doreen Walshaw; Daphne Cragg; Shirley Cairns; Anne Green; Mary Hutchinson; Una Radley; Barbara Schofield; Eileen Walmsley; Betty Brearley.
Above: Class Upper V in March 1952. The Form Master is Mr. Banks. Photograph courtesy of Joan P. Smith, Ossett (Joan Worth in the picture.) Back Row, L to R: Harry Thornton; ?? ; Geoff Dodgson; David Moore; Kenneth Oldroyd; Tony Barker; Alan Wilby; Ian Wilson; Peter Spencer. Middle Row, L to R: Barry Watson; Daphne Cragg; Una Radley; Joan Worth; Avril Summers; Mary Parish; Jeryl Boothroyd; Anne Green; Gladys Lockwood; ? ? Front Row, L to R: Shirley Cairns; Mary Dunn; Kaynita Dixon; Betty Brearley; Barbara Blackburn; Brenda West; Marie Watson; Pat Swift; Dorothy Norman; Pat Milner.
Above: Ossett Grammar School staff in 1952. Picture courtesy of Telford Moore. Back Row, L to R: Miss Patricia Pattern (Biology); Mrs. Hemmingway (Secretary); Mr. North (Music); Mr. A.W. Rablen (Head of English); Mr. Banks (Latin); Mr William Hughes (English, History & French); Mr. Lucas (German & French); Mr Atkinson (Maths); Mr. Thomas Norman Moore (Physics, Chemistry & Maths); Mr. Geoffrey Yates (Games & P.E.); Mr. Cathcart (English, R.I., Games & P.E.); Miss Audrey Longley (English); Miss Betty Waddington (Games & PE). Front Row, L to R: Mr. H. Bailey (Geography); Miss Linley (Domestic Science); Mr. Parsons (Head of Maths); Miss F. Mann, (German & Senior Mistress); Mr. E.C. Axford (Headmaster); Mr. Charles Akehurst (Senior Master & Head of Chemistry); Miss Annie S. Robertson (Art); Mr G.M. Van der Veen (History & French); Mr. Clark (Head of Physics).
Above: 50th Year Reunion of the Class of 1947. Picture taken in 1997 at the Coach House in Ossett Community Centre, courtesy of Joan P. Smith. Back Row, L to R: Philip Dearnley; ? ; Geoff Dodgson; ?; ? 3rd Row, L to R: Josephine Poole (Callaghan); Joan Worth (Smith); ? ; Alan Wilby; Antony Barker; ?; David Moore; ? 2nd Row, L to R: ?; ?; ?; Shirley Barlow?; ? Eddie Arnott; Dorothy Norman (Clark); Shirley Gomersall (Webb); ?; Barbara Blackburn (Glover)?; Mary Hutchinson (Lockwood); Mary Parish ( Paul); Pat Swift: Gladys Lockwood (Nattress); Una Radley (Dodgson) Front Row, L to R: Pat Milner (Brothwell) : Jeryl Boothroyd (Sheehy); ? ; Jean Fisher (Crabtree) ; Audrey Longley; Betty Waddington; ‘Miss’ Pattern ; Shirley Cairns (Wigglesworth); ? ; Margaret Waterhouse ? (Goodrich). Above: Class Upper 2 in March 1955. Form Mistress is Miss Audrey Longley. Picture courtesy of Colin Thorpe (F. Thorpe in the picture.) Names provided by David Wilkins, Peter Blakey and Colin Thorpe. Back Row, L to R: B. Blandford, D. Lambert, A. Hindley, D. Wilkins, E. Holbrook, D. Hitchborn, R. Hodgson, D. Heeson, G. Sydney. Middle Row, L to R: A. Hutchinson, P. Fletcher, B. Atkinson, R. Millard, B. Thornes, B. Dodgson, M. Atkinson, F. Thorpe, M. Gillian, P. Blakey. Front Row, L to R: Ann Schofield, Mary Carter, Hazel Ross, Joan Ruddlesdon, Miss Longley, Ruby Broadbent, Ann Riley, Doreen Newton, Pauline Halliday, Christine Yelland.
Above: Ossett Grammar School staff in 1958. Picture courtesy of Stephen Gardner. Back Row, L to R: Mr. Rablin, Mr. Nelson (Music), ?, Mr. Jackson (P.E. & Games) Middle Row, L to R: Mrs. Stott (Biology), Miss Heap (Maths), Miss Condon, Mr. Moore (General Science), Mr. Atkinson (Maths), Mr. Hughes (English), Dr. Taylor (Chemistry), Mrs. Mitchell, Miss Booth (History), ?. Front Row, L to R: Mr. Lucas (French), Mr. Bailey (Geography), Miss Lindley (R.I. & Domstic Science), Mr. Dyson (English & History), Mr. Axford (Head Master), Miss Mann (Senior Mistress), Mr. Parsons (Maths), Mr. Banks (Latin), Miss Robertson (Art).
Above: Ossett Grammar School Upper and Lower Sixth Form in 1958. Form Masters are Mr. Banks and Dr. Taylor. Picture courtesy of Colin Thorpe. Thanks to Hazel Barber (Ross) for the additional information. Back Row, L to R: H. Pashley, Trevor Lambert, Graham Ripley, Michael Gillian, Colin Thorpe, Michael Mason, Geoff Eccles, Bruce Atkinson, Alan Hindley, Robert Hodgson, Eddie Holbrook. Middle Row, L to R: Hazel Ross, Doreen Newton, ?, ?, ?, Alan Gregson, John Thornes, Jean Mellows, Ann Riley, Celia Littlewood. Front Row, L to R: ?, ?, Derek Burley, ?, ? Mr Banks, Dr. Taylor, Pamela West, Norman Oldroyd, ?, A. Heywood, Virginia Clifford.
Above: Class 1L in May 1958. Form Mistress is Miss Linley. Picture courtesy of Valerie Saxton (Jackson) and Dr. Jan Graydon. Back Row, L to R: Barry Blyth, ?, ?, David Lloyd, Graham Garnett, ?, ? , ?, ? Middle Row, L to R: John Illingworth, Marion Lister, Christine Kemshell, Denise Meakin, Julian Ball (RiP), ?, ?, Andrea Clegg, Wendy Shires, ? Front Row, L to R: Sandra Wilby, Marjorie Jackson, ?, ?, Valerie Jackson, Miss Linley, Rosemary Burns,?, ?,Barbara Hutchinson, ?
Above: Class 1J in May 1958. Form Master is Mr. Jackson (P.E.). Picture courtesy of Stephen Gardner. Does anyone know the names of the pupils marked with a question mark? Back Row, L to R: ?, ?, John Ashcroft , ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? Middle Row, L to R: ?, ?, ? Barbara Whitehead, John Wood, Gordon Dey, Ben Cooper, ?, ?, ? Front Row, L to R: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Mr Jackson (P.E), Linda Perkins, ?, ?, ?, ?
Above: Class 1N in May 1958. Form Master is Mr. Nelson (Music). Picture courtesy of Stephen Gardner. Does anyone know the names of the pupils marked with a question mark? Back Row, L to R: Colin Derry, Colin Deighton, ?, ?, ?, Robert Walpole, Ken Dixon, ?, ?, ? Middle Row, L to R: ?, ?, Jennifer ?, ?, John Wilson, ?, Russ Hibbins, ?, ?, ? Front Row, L to R: ?, ?, ?, ?, ? Mr Nelson (Music), ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
Above: Form 3A in April 1961. Form Mistress is Miss Annie Robertson. Picture courtesy of Stephen Gardner. Back Row, L to R: Trevor Newton, David Schofield, David Bent, Roy Duckett, Stephen Wray, Stuart Imeson, Stuart Pamment, William Pattison, David Armitage, Michael Embley, Jimmy Willett. Middle Row, L to R: David Mellor, Jean Boffin, Reginald Chapman, Kathleen Brooke, David Haigh, Stephen Gardner, Elizabeth Cooley, Colin Griffiths, Pauline Bradley, David Ladley. Front Row, L to R: June Wilkinson, Jennifer Hemmingway, Jennifer Ramsden, Patricia Lockwood, Eileen Mitchell, Miss A. Robertson (Art), Susan (Sally) Atkins, Janet Armstrong, Sandra Jowett, Ann Mannion, Janet Cooper.
Above: Form Upper 3 in April 1961. Form Mistress is Miss Brown (History). Picture and names courtesy of Stephen Gardener. Additional names courtesy of Janet Hatcher (nee Chambers). Back Row, L to R: ?, Stephen Holmes, Alan Westbury, Glyn Taylor, Michael Walker, David Barker, ?, Ronald McKenzie, Keith Binks, Robin Connolly, Tim Kaye, Michael Cook. Middle Row, L to R: Marilyn Hibbins, Margaret Walker, Janet Chambers, Janet Muxworthy, Janet Simpson, Carol Dunford, Jennifer Simpson, Verlie Cragg, ?, Catherine Duncan, Susan Oldroyd. Front Row, L to R: Pat Hudson, Christine Hirst, June Innes, Denise Haigh, Margaret Wilby, Miss Brown (History), Valerie Clegg, Jeanice Sanders, Joan Whitehead, Ann Blackman, Lynne Davidson.
Above: Form 4A in April 1961. Form Master is Mr. Gallon. Picture courtesy of Valerie Saxton (Jackson) and Dr. Jan Graydon. Back Row, L to R: ?, Colin Derry, John Ashcroft, Robert Walpole, Ian Mitchell, Gordon Dey, ?, Colin Deighton, David Lloyd, John Willcox. Middle Row, L to R: ?, Marion Lister, Sylvia Cave, Pauline Miller, Denise Meakin, Marilyn Greenwood, ?, ?, Cheryl Watson. Front Row, L to R: Valerie Jackson, ?, Eileen Parsons, ?, Rosemary Burns, Mr. Gallon, Lynda Perkin, Barbara Hutchinson, Andrea Clegg, Maureen Guy, Irene Cass, ?
Above: Form 4B in April 1961. Form Master is Mr. Bailey (Geography). Picture courtesy of Stephen Gardner. Does anyone know the names of the pupils marked with a question mark? Back Row, L to R: ?, ?, Mick Cave, Julian Ball, Graham Garnett, John Wood, ?, ? Front Row, L to R: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Mr Bailey (Geography), ?, ?, ?, ?, Susan Addy.
Above: Form Upper 4 in April 1961. Form Mistress is Miss D. Kyne (English). Picture courtesy of Stephen Gardner. Does anyone know the names of the pupils marked with a question mark? Back Row, L to R: ?, ?, ?, Ken Dixon , Russ Hibbins, John Illingworth, ?, ? Middle Row, L to R: ? ,?, ? Ben Cooper, ?, ?, ?, Barbara Whitehead, ?, ? Front Row, L to R: ?, ?, ?, ?, ? Miss D. Kyne (English) ?, ?, ?, Wendy Shires, ?
Above: Ossett Grammar School staff in 1961. Picture courtesy of Stephen Gardener. Back Row, L to R: Mrs Knight (Secretary)?, Mr Sidgreaves (Music), Mr Jagger (Maths), Mr Hughes (English & History), Mr Davies (French), Mr Moore (General Science/Physics), Mr Bailey (Geography), Mr Stratton (P.E), Mademoiselle Balerac (French). Middle Row, L to R: Mrs Stott (Biology), Miss Kyne (English), Mrs Gallon (English), Mr Gallon (English), Mr Taylor (Chemistry), Miss Eves (R.I), Miss Brown (History), Miss Townend (P.E.) Front Row, L to R: Mr Banks (English & Latin), Miss Robertson (Art), Mr Clark (Physics), Mr Dyson (English/History), Mr Axford (Headmaster), Miss Robson (Senior Mistress), Miss Lindley (R.I & Domestic Science), Mr Atkinson (Maths), Mr Lucas (French).
Above: Form 2B in April 1963. Form Master is Mr. Beaumont (Woodwork). Picture and names courtesy of Vivienne Stow (nee Ramsden). Back Row, L to R: Michael Lee, Michael Drayton, Roland Oldroyd, Michael Geary, Philip Marsden, Nigel White, Paul Weston, Martin Stringer, David Souster, Neil Dodgson, Brian Thompson, Kevin Peach. Middle Row, L to R: Anne Booth, Renee Gascoigne, Hazel Turner, Vivienne Ramsden, Pamela Flint, Pamela Bannister, Valerie Forbes, Audrey ?, Linda Clegg, Susan Ainsworth. Front Row, L to R: Pamela Saville, Frieda Taylor, Margaret Inman, Margaret Falshaw, Frances Woolley, Mr. Beaumont, Angela Smith, Patricia Sykes, Wendy Hoare, Pamela Saegar, Pamela Greenwood.
Above: Form 3A in April 1963. Form Master is Mr. Sidgreaves (Music). Picture and names courtesy of Stephen Gardener. Back Row, L to R: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? Middle Row, L to R: Jackie Webster, ?, ?, ?, Adrian Plumstead, ?, ?, ?, Susan Ekert, ? Front Row, L to R: Jean Haigh, ?, ?, ? Mr Sidgreaves (Music), Brenda Kaye, ?, ?, ?
Above: Form 5H in 1963. Form Mistress is Miss Brown (History). Picture and names courtesy of Stephen Gardener. Back Row, L to R: David Schofield, David Ladley, Stuart Imeson, Bill Patterson, Michael Embley, Peter Wilson, David Mellor, Stuart Pamment, Roy Duckett, David Armitage. Middle Row, L to R: Pat Lockwood, Susan (Sally) Atkins, Elizabeth Cooley, Pauline Bradley, Reginald Chapman, David Bent, Kathleen Brooke, Pauline Stringer, Linda Watkins, Eileen Mitchell. Front Row, L to R: Janet Cooper, Jennifer Hemingway, Jennifer Ramsden, Janet Armstrong, Sandra Jowett, Miss Brown (History), Valerie Clegg, Denise Haigh, Christine Hirst, Marilyn Hibbins, June Wilkinson
Above: Form VA in April 1963. Form Master is Mr Ritchies. Picture and names thanks to Stephen Gardener and Vivienne Stow. Back Row, L to R: Keith Taylor, Trevor Newton, Terry Hemmingway, Jimmy Willet, Michael Hardcastle, Brian Carter, Tom Kaye, John Glover, Geoffrey Ibbotson, Jeff Shelley. Middle Row, L to R: Sheila Smart, ?, Christopher Balmforth, Tim Coy, Michael Issott, Raymond France, Stephen Gardner, David Sharpe, Mark Furness, Janet Ogley. Front Row, L to R: Jean Boffin, Janet Thornber, ? , Susan Wilson, Mr Ritchies (Physics), ?, Barbra Spence, Susan Dews, Christine Archer.
Above: Form 5M in 1963. Form Master is Mr. Atkinson (Maths). Picture and names courtesy of Stephen Gardener. Additional names courtesy of Janet Hatcher (nee Chambers). Back Row, L to R: ?, Jennings, Tim Kaye, Alan Westbury, Keith Binks, David Barker, Ronald McKenzie, Stephen Wray, Robin Connolly, Stephen Holmes, Glynn Taylor, Michael Cook. Middle Row, L to R: June Innes, Janet Simpson, Janet Chambers, Ruth Petts, John Audsley, Michael Walker, Carol Dunford, ?, Verlie Cragg, Jennifer Simpson. Front Row, L to R: Jeanice Sanders, Susan Oldroyd, Margaret Walker, Lynne Davidson, Margaret Wilby, Mr Atkinson (Maths), Janet Muxworthy, Kathleen Duncan, Ann Blackman, Joan Whitehead, Pat Hudson.
Above: Form Lower 6th (Arts) 1967. Form Mistress is Mrs. Blenkinsop (History). Picture and names courtesy of Vivienne Stow (nee Ramsden). Back Row, L to R: Vivienne Ramsden, Diane Cammidge, Michael Drayton, Philip Marsden, Martin Pay, Stephen Biltcliffe, John Hemingway, Roland Oldroyd, Susan Todd, Ruth Fountain, Frances Woolley. Front Row, L to R: Margaret Falshaw, Ann Asquith, Susan Kelly, Carol Fallas, Renee Gascoigne, Mrs. Blenkinsop, Jeanne Thomas, Valerie Wood, Jean Phillips, Ann Fisher, Margaret Ogden?
Above: First Year form at Ossett School in Spring 1977. Form Master is Mr. Vodden. Picture courtesy of Carol Krahe and additional names by Neville Ashby. Can anyone identify the pupils marked as unknown in the picture? Back Row, L to R: Richard Hopper; Michael Peace; unknown; Kieran Duffy; unknown; John Naylor; unknown; Steven Kilbank; Mark Windle; unknown; unknown. Middle Row, L to R: unknown; Helen ? ; Margaret McGinty; unknown; unknown; Christpher Stones; unknown; Carol Krahe; unknown; Karen Yarrow. Front Row, L to R: unknown: Jane Hudson; Jayne Stephenson; unknown; John Voddon; April Nord; unknown; unknown; unknown.
Above: Third Year form at Ossett School in Spring 1979. Form Mistress is Miss Thompson. Picture courtesy of Carol Krahe and additional names by Neville Ashby. Can anyone identify the unknown pupils in the picture? Back Row, L to R: Jane Furby; Helen ?; unknown; David Sheard; Neil Ogilvie; Neil Lapish; Christopher Stones; Timothy Bowden; unknown; Gail Hindle. Middle Row, L to R: unknown; unknown; unknown; Nicola Embleton; unknown; Linda Galloway; unknown; Andrea Johnson. Front Row, L to R: Pauline England; Dawn Fishwick; unknown; unknown; Form Mistress Miss Thompson; Vicky Burrell; Carol Krahe; Jacqueline Layton; unknown. Seated on Floor: Christopher Johnson; unknown; unknown; Richard Hopper.
Above: Form 5Wi at Ossett School in 1980. Form Master is Mr. Neville Wigglesworth. Picture courtesy of Neville Ashby. Back Row, L to R: Richard Hopper, David Sheard, Andrew Clayton, Christopher Stones, Richard Wilkinson, unknown, Neville Ashby. Middle Row, L to R: Jane Dransfield, unknown, John Naylor, Neil Lapish, Simon Burrow, Michael Coop, Hazel Agnew, unknown. Front Row, L to R: Angela Downing, Linda Galloway, unknown, unknown, Neville Wigglesworth (teacher), next four unknown. Last Update 19th March 2012 |