St Mary's Primary School

York Lane

Final Year

Around 1952

St Mary's Primary School, York Lane  -  Final Year, around 1952

 © Reproduced with acknowledgement to David McGarry                                                                                Photographer not known

 

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    St Mary's Primary School, York Lane  -  Final Year, around 1952 ©

 

Recollections

1.

David McGarry

Balgreen, Edinburgh

Thank you to David McGarry, Balgreen, Edinburgh, who wrote:

Names

"This photo is of my class in the final year at St Mary's Primary School, York Lane.  The photo was taken around 1952.

David McGarry, Balgreen, Edinburgh:  June 26, 2012

 

Recollections

2.

David McGarry

Balgreen, Edinburgh

Thank you to David McGarry, Balgreen, Edinburgh, who wrote again giving the names of most of the people in this photo:

St Mary's Primary School, York Lane  -  Final Year, around 1952 ©

They are (left to right):

 

St Mary's Primary School, York Lane

Final Year:  Around 1952

 

Back Row

2nd Row

Front Row

1 TEACHER
Mr Mulvey
Deloris Fascia Brendan O'Donald
2 David Edgar ? ? Ryan ***
3 Alex Nielson ? Egan?
4 Frances Strathy ? Ronald McGinty
5 David Learmouth ? ? Kidd
6 ? McCauley ? James Clark
7 ? ? David Dalgleish
8 ? Maxwell Monica Casey ? Ryan ***
9 Michael Shanley ? Victor Jones
10 David McGarry Mary Bogey  
11 Donald McDougal ?  

-  All the above names have been provided by David McGarry, Balgreen, Edinburgh:  July 8, 2012
David added:  **" Incidentally
, the 2 boys with surname Ryan are non-identical twins."

 

Recollections

3.

Danny Callaghan

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thank you to Danny Callaghan who wrote:

Headmaster

"It is interesting to see Mr Mulvey (top left in this photo) who was Headmaster at that time. He then moved, probably about 1955, to the new RC school, St John Vianney at Gilmerton."

Photo 1
1952

    St Mary's Primary School, York Lane  -  Final Year, around 1952 ©

Rugs

"I certainly recognise the rugs in the photo above.  I'm sure they came from Mr Mulvey’s office.  They also appear in Photo 2 below, which I submitted;  it was taken about 1953."

Photo 2
1953

School class -  St Margaret's RC Primary School, York Lane  -  c.1953 ©

Recent Photo

"I took the Photo 3 below in November 2009.  It shows how the school site has been redeveloped.  This photo looks to the spot where Photo 1  was taken. The sloping wall to the garden of what was the annex is still there."

Photo 3
Redevelopment

    Site of St Mary's School, York Lane  -  Redeveloped ©

Toilet Block

"A few years after I left St Mary’s, a new toilet block was built at that spot.  Any of those who went to the school in my period would agree that it was long overdue."

 Danny Callaghan, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland:  July 8, 2012

 

School Classes

 

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