Towerbank Primary School Class

Towerbank School, Portobello

Thank you to Jim Smart for allowing me to reproduce this photograph of his class at Towerbank Primary School, Portobello.

Jim wrote:

1939

"If memory serves me right, this photo was taken in August/ September, just before the outbreak of World War II."

Top Row

"The top row includes:

- Billy Webber, Bath Street

- Billy Lauder, Tower Street

- Bobby Dalrymple, Adelphi Place (last on right-hand side)."

2nd Row

= Row next to Top Row

"This row includes:

- Ian Wood, Bath Street

- Isabel Lambert

- Margaret Armstrong

- Rae Bell, Mount Lodge

- Alice Brown

- One of the Hughes sisters

an 'all girl' family from Mitchell's Buildings opposite the 'Pool' on the High Street, all with outstanding good looks. I remember their mother was beautiful."

3rd Row

= Row next to Bottom Row

"This row includes (left to right):

1. Mary Fyfe/Fife

4. Sheila Paton

5. Dorothy Lawrence

6. Isabella Young

7. Helen / Ellen Hood from Mount Lodge (perhaps)

11. Irene Lennox

Bottom Row

"The bottom row includes:

- Alec Gilchrist

- Willie Armstrong (no relation to Margaret)

- Jackie Innes, my very near neighbour in Bath Street.

- Jim Smart (me), Bath Street, on the end."

Jackie Innes

"Jackie Innes, above, was born with his right hand missing and his arm formed into a 'stump'. I know all about what this stump could do, as I was the recipient of it during the daily fights we had!"

Jim Smart, Bournemouth, Dorset, England: November 23, 2010 + February 7, 2011