21 ______? | 22 Rita Billington | 23 ______? | 24 Joy Brown |
25 Margaret Tyler | 26 Christine Llewellyn | 27 Hazel Chaplin | 28 ______? |
29 Marie Francis | 30 Patricia Marshall | 31 ______? | 32 ______? |
33 Annette Ryan | 34 ______? | 35 ______? | 36 Corinne Hursk |
37 Maureen Smith | 38 Brenda Ross. | 39 Susan Patching | 40 Jacqueline Cook |
01 Jill Rand | 02 ______? | 03 ______? | 04 ______? |
05 Gillian Darke | 06 Carol Lester | 07 Hazel Taylor | 08 ______? |
09 Susan Derby | 10 Carol Baker | 11 Jennifer Long | 12 Judith Ranson |
13 Pamela Burr | 14 Susan Fordham | 15 Susan Footer | 16 ______? |
17 Jenny Bailey/Elise Dowling | 18 Glynis Crome/Clarke | 19 Valerie Peppit | 20 ______? |
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Hi everybody. I’m in the picture 30, Pat Marshall and my best friend was next to me, 29, Marie Francis, her family had a removals company next to the station. I was so upset when they moved away x
I remember Miss O’ Brian very well,”she of the ginger hair” My classmate was kept in after school, as a punishment. We all had chores to do after school, my classmate’s Dad came to our wooden bungalow in Alexander Road, demanding to know why his son had not come home from school to do his chores. I explained that his teacher was keeping him in, my friends dad went rushing off to the school, told his son to go home and get some work done. I heard that Miss O’Brian had stood there, mouth wide open, but no words issued forth, to use a modern phrase, she was “Gobsmacked” was this a first. You don’t mess with our dads when there is work to do after school!
Looking back on it, I think Miss O’Brien must have had some deep masochistic streak in her psyche. I am among the first to defend the old disciplines with which we were exposed. I encountered caning from Mr Taylor while at Langdon Hills. I deserved it. I have never complained about it. It did me no lasting harm. Quite the reverse. Miss O’Brien was different. She seemed to have a deep, visceral, dislike of all the children and took every opportunity to terrorize them. I am sure that today, after the first complaint from a parent, and a hearing, she would be fired on the spot. Deservedly so!
The hairdresser that Luca is looking for is Michael Morrison, not Parkinson.
I note that Patricia Wiltshire (Patricia Marshall as she was at the time) confesses to have been so scared of Miss O’Brien that, when questioned concerning her address, wet herself. And this was 1961. I attended the same school from 1939 to 1945 and I (and my classmates) were all deathly scared of the same Miss O’Brien.
I wonder how long Miss O’Brien taught at Langdon Hills. It is quite possible that she enjoyed(?) over thirty years of mentally scarring children sufficient to ensure that none of them would ever forget her. By my calculation this totals a minimum of something over five thousand children.
Quite an achievement.
You are absolutely right Alan I will never forget her as I mentioned elsewhere on the forum. I was one of her victims at Langdon Hills Primary, I guess it was around 1948/9. She had us totally silent sitting stiffly upright as she stalked up and down between the desks ruler in hand.
Trying to locate an old friend Michael Parkinson? I think that was his last name – He left LHRS to become a Barber, around 1964/5 then opened a Ladies’ Salon at Langdon Hills.
No. 18 – Glynis Clarke. This name was supplied by Judith Howgego née Dutnall.
18) Glynis Crome, 19) Valerie Peppit, 40) Jaqueline Cook & I’m sure 17 is Elise Dowling.
It is definitely me (Judith Ranson) on Page 2 of this photo (not Gay Clarke).
Hi, the best school ever, my mum was a cleaner at the school she is number 10 on page 8. I’m number 30 on this page and a friend of mine at that time is Jenny Bailey she is number 17. I also have one of these photos, getting a little bit tatty now, anyway have lovely memories from that time.
Mr Wiggins was the best headmaster ever he seemed to be a very calm man around children. I was terrified of Miss O’Brien, I remember she asked me were I lived we had only moved into the area a few weeks and I didn’t know my address and wet myself, very frightening indeed.
By the way my name was Patricia Marshall at that time and mum’s name was Margarie Marshall, many thanks, bye.
Number 36 me, Corinne Hursk 🙂
No.14 Susan Fordham methinks .
Hi to anyone who knows me. I have just recently been told about this site by my brother John who is also in the photo along with my older brother Ricky. It was great to see the photo again, it brought back some lovely memories and I was surprised just how many I remembered.
I think no.37 is Maureen Smith and no.39 is Susan Patching. If I remember any more will be in touch.
I think no. 5 is Gillian Darke and no. 6 Carol Lester
I think no. 5 is Gillian Dark and no. 6 Carol Lester but I’m mot 100% sure.
No 33 is me Annette Ryan.
No 1 is me, Jill Rand, 9 is Susan Derby, 11 is Jennifer Long, 13 is Pamela Burr
No.22 is Rita Billington
15. Is me Susan Footer
No 12 is Me Judith Randson, 7 is Hazel Taylor, 10 is Carol Baker
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