My Photos - St Bede's Grammar School - Library

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The School Library

Here, a group from the Upper 6th Form gathers around a 'story reader' in the School Library, around 1962-3. Can anybody help me to identify who is in this photo.

- Furthest from the camera in the middle of the picture is Jim Harrison from Birstall.

Thank you to John O'Donnell, Paris, France, for helping to identify the people above: Nov 14, 2008.

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John O'Donnell

Paris, France

Thank you to John O'Donnell for telling me the names of these two pupils in this photo.

- Beside Jim Harrison, closer to the camera is John O'Donnell from Heckmondwike.

- Beside John, is Bernard ‘Spadger’ Dagnall from Birstall.

Acknowledgement: John O'Donnell, Paris, France: Nov 14, 2008.

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Peter Netherwood

Goole, East Yorkshire, England

Thank you to Peter Netherwood for telling me that the pupil sitting on the table in this photo is Richard McDermot.

Acknowledgement: Peter Netherwood, Goole, East Yorkshire, England: August 27, 2012

Peter tells me that he has now retired, having previously been Headmaster
of two schools, the second in Goole, then an Ofsted Inspector.

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Richard Hodgson

Sutton in Craven, West Yorkshire, England

Thank you to Richard Hodgson who wrote:

"I attended St Bede's from 1956-63, in 1A to 5 alpha, Lower 6, Upper 6. I can put names to 3 of the boys in this photo. They are:

- Richard Hodgson (myself), the story reader in this photo.

- Gerard Ellis, Skipton, behind me (head down)

- Alexander ('Vince') Winiarski, Bradford, behind me (full face).

The only boy that I can't name in this photo is the one on the far right. I can't recall the occasion, but it must surely have been specially posed for the camera, as it is such an unlikely scenario. I am fairly sure that it is earlier than the 6th form. I would say 5 alpha, ie 1960-61"

Richard Hodgson, Sutton in Craven, 'far side' of Keighley, West Yorkshire, England: April 23, 2014

Posed Photos?

Yes Richard, as I recall, everybody was already in the Library having a chat one lunchtime, when I came in with my camera. They re-composed themselves without any prompting on my part!

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By contrast, not a lot of posing went into this shot. It was just a brief stop on a winter's walk for a chat and a smoke! - possibly somewhere along the cross country course.

Peter Stubbs: Edinburgh: May 4, 2014

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Elizabeth Willis

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth Willis wrote:

Teacher

Philip Buckle

"My father, Philip Buckle, was a young schoolteacher at St Bede's from 1961. He died last year, aged 84.

I was looking on the internet for an article that my father wrote with Ron Elwood, another St Bede's teacher, when I came across this photo taken in the school library:

When I first saw the photo, I was sure that he story teller was my father, rather than one of the boys:

- the way he held his finger while reading the book

- the mop of hair

- the glasses

- and, very much, the tweed.

However, I see that you have already received a reply from somebody identifying themselves as the story teller."

Elizabeth Willis, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England: June 10, 2014 (2 emails)

Reply to Elizabeth?

Do you remember the teacher, Philip Buckle? If you'd like to send a message to his daughter, Elizabeth, please email me to let me know, then I'll pass on Elizabeth's email address to you.

Thank you.

Peter Stubbs, Edinburgh: June 10, 2014

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Peter Sloan

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thank you to Peter Wylie who wrote:

Teacher

Philip Buckle

"Did Philip Buckle teach Latin and Greek? If so, I remember him.

I attended St Bede's . I think that the years that I attended were 1959 to 1964."

Peter Sloan, Bilton, Lancashire, England