A class of Westbury Street School in Thornaby, c1950. Photograph courtesy of Fred Webster. 
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A class of Westbury Street School in Thornaby, c1950. Photograph courtesy of Fred Webster.
I would like to get in touch with Winifred Instone who left comments above. I recognise lots of people who have commented on Westbury Street School. I am Sandra Bell, lived on Imperial Avenue, started Westbury Street School in 1951 and Winnie was our neighbour and friend for years as was Kenny. Please contact me Win I would love to see you and Kenny again.
Hi Sandra, would love to get in contact with you…
I would like to contact anyone who lived near Chelmsford Street c1934 – 1960. I left in 1960 to get married and live in Acklam. I lived at No. 11 and my mam and dad still lived there till it was demolished.
Any photos from 1967/68? Does anyone remember Mr Snow?
My father is Desmond Johnson he’s 88 and knows a lot of people from Thornaby he went to Westbury junior school in 1933 onwards then to the Robert Atkinson school we lived at 35 Barnard st in-between the Franklands and Stonehouse if you want to know about early 30s to the 70s let me know I can pass on messages.
I remember you Grandmother and your Father, My Grandmother used to live in Barnard Street and then Westbury Street where I grew up. Your dad bought a house in Acklam.
My Grandfather & Grandmoher Garbutt lived at 31 Barnard Street. I spent a lot of time there as a child (1940-50) and a school friend call DENNIS Johnson lived at No.35. I last saw him when I lived Acklam and so did he. Is he Desmond’s brother? I am 83 and Dennis will be that too. Hope to here from you.
this is a long shot as was so many years you were on here. Was it Jemima and john Richardson Stonehouse
Hi, Jackie I will ask my sister as my father passed away in 2016, John Stonehouse was the lad who lived in Barnard St, he’s on FB.
kind regards Paul
My father Desmond Johnson knows a lot of history of Thornaby also went to Westbury junior school about 1933 but knows a lot of names and anything you would like to know, he’s 88 now and just about got all his faculties.
I am looking for pictures of classes from Westbury St Infants 1944/47 Junior 47/50 – Mr Pybus was the Headmaster. Arthur Head 1950/54, Mr Gibbon was the Headmaster other staff were McGregor,
Mr Ross, Mr Osborne, Mr Mankin, Tot Addison had the Hearing Aid, McPartland Science, Mr Mazurr a Polish guy and Mr Foster woodwork. I now live in Maidstone
Allan, my name is John Vincent, and you ask if anybody has photos of Westbury Street school 1950. I have about 3 or 4 so if you are interested contact Picture Stockton Archive and they will give you my email address. Incidentally I went to Westbury Street school in 1950 then went to Robert Atkinson .I remember most of the teachers you named, in fact, Mr Ross was our school football team manager, and a very good team we had. You may remember Joe Hutton the teacher.
Hi my name was Christine Parvin. I can name most of the girls in this photo and would love to contact any of them. I now live in Perth Australia.
2nd Row Left to right. x Christine Parvin, Jean Pinnegar, xx Valerie Heron, Rita Burdett, Valerie Peak (I think) Maisie Philips, Mavis Clegg.
3rd Row. xx Margaret Featherstone,xx Barbara Self, Barbara McIntyre, Christine Derbyshire, Wynn Short, Pamela Walton, Eileen Crawford, Joyce Murray, Margaret Sunley, Barbara Evans.
Hi, I was born at 38 Thames Avenue in March 1956 and went to Westbury Street school from 1961 to 1964 when we moved to York. Does anyone remember the twins Peter and Graham Thornton ?
Hi, my name was Ann Hodgson (now Fox) and I attended Westbury Street Infants starting in 1955 (which was on the left hand side as you entered the gate) then Westbury Street Juniors (which was on the right as you entered the gate) and I lived in Roseberry View. I left in 1959/1960 to attend Arthur Head. I do remember the excellent Miss Goodhall (headmistress). Miss Featherstone who was my form teacher, also Mr. Pidd (English and Maths teacher) who read us books about the war. I remember particularly the book about the wooden horse, he said he was one of the people involved in the escape at that concentration camp.
I remember Peter Raffle and Harry (Harrison) Raffle. Harry was in the same year as me and I believe they had an elder sister. She died of Leukaemia in the early sixties. Also in my year were Dorothy and Doreen Howsden (twins), Reinette Harris (97 Westbury Street). My sister Barbara was in the year above me and my other sister Marion in the year below.
I remember buying penny toffee lollies in a corner shop in Gilmour Street on Saturday mornings before going to the Central Cinema in Westbury Street. It was 6 pence for the main part of the cinema and 9 pence for the upstairs. Lots of cowboy films where the goodies were in white (cheers) and the baddies in black (boos). When I later attended Arther Head in the early sixties (1963) I was a member of the GLB and remember that the night JFK died we had a parents evening/display when the news came through.
Have so many memories of those times……
Hello Ann, yes you are accurate with your memories, both Harrison and myself often “go back” over a glass or two of wine, I often ply my way through Thornaby Town Centre and I often see people that I remember from Westbury Street and Arthur Head.(sixty years ago) where as time gone? was there a cobblers next door to you in Roseberry View? and did your mam and dad work on the no 6 bus? or am I mixing them up with someone else? Harrison is in America at the moment he would have put me right, are you still in the area, we both live in the thriving metropolis of Ingleby Barwick.
Hello Peter. My name is Fred Costello and yesterday you replied to one of my anonymous postings which i sent to Ann Fox. In case you are wondering why i sent it to Ann as anonymous, i did not want to put my name in case my name prompted her to reply that the shop was Costello’s. As it happens, I have not had a reply from Ann but, I have had a useful reply from Margaret Atkinson.
Also, in case you are wondering why I am sending this response from your April 9th, 2013 at 8:51pm posting it’s because your reply yesterday does not have the “Reply” Tab and I don’t know how to reply without this Tab (perhaps you will explain to me how to do it). Yes you are correct and the shop was Costello’s which was my parents. I remember the shop opposite ours but, unlike you I can’t remember the name Hopkins but I do remember they sold glasses of fizzy pop for a penny. I have just sent a reply to Margaret Atkinson which may be of some interest to you. Thanks for the reply Peter.
The shop opposite 77 Gilmore St. was an off license run by Pauline Williams, this was taken over in 1961, and yes we did sell loose beer from a barrel. We also sold pies and peas twice a week plus other pies, cakes and a whole raft of things.
Hello Peter, before I go any further can you explain to me how to reply to postings when they don’t have a reply Tab at the bottom of them? Regarding your reply, I have no idea who or where the Shorts shop was or any thing about them or, any one attending the church in Mansfield Ave, or active in the Scout Troupe, sorry.
However, you mention the Crone brothers, I am related to the Crones (read my posting to Margaret Atkinson Nov. 25th, 2014 at 1:47pm) but again I don’t know any thing about Crone brothers attending the Arthur Head School, could this be pure coincidence? I suspect you are aware that our shop was on the corner of 77, Gilmour Street some 20 metres from Westbury Street School and on the opposite corner was another shop which I referred to in my last posting to you.
I lived at 80 Queen Street next to the warehouse which was a painter & decorators store then there was the fish shop on the other corner of Barnard Street, Crones shop was over road from the fish shop at the top of Queen Street there Mr Page general dealers.
I sit here and remember what you describe as if it here yesterday. I lived at 11 Chelmsford Street 1934 -1960. My grandparent’s lived in Barnard Street. Do you remember me Philip Moore
(R: Anthony Cartwright: From your old pal Bob Wilson,
Anthony, I owe you a long-overdue apology, can you recall 70 years ago when Albert Paleschi was having a warehouse built in the back street behind their house and a gang of us had a game of trying to see who could throw a house brick the highest into the air, I won this game but unfortunately, the brick I’d thrown so high came crashing down and hit me the thrower on the head causing a huge cut and fractured skull injury.
Went I went home bleeding heavily, I daren’t tell my mother it was my own brick that had hit me, so I said it was yours in order to escape blame and knowing her “a good hiding for being so stupid.” I still have the scar from this and the brain injury caused left me with a life-long uncontrollable head-nodding twitch. Even today, I attend the St James Hospital, Leeds, every 3-months to receive a Botox injection to control the injured nerve unwanted head movement.
Before closing may I add that in Fred Costello November 1914 post, he mentioned Terry Morgan, who as a baby from Rotherham, Sheffield, was adopted by his relations Mr Mrs Green, of Barnard Street, their son’s and his brothers were David Green and Dennis Green. Fred also mentioned the Henry’s who lived at the top end of Barnard St, there was Phil, Josie and Henry, but was there another elder sister called Amelia k/as “Mealie”? Old Phil Henry (the father) had a brother who worked for Stockton Council and could be seen on market days collecting in the alloy stalls traders used after the market closed for the day.
Hello Bob, In view of the accident with the house brick i am surprised that you survived and you can remember every thing you post about Thornaby in such detail. Take care and stay safe and don’t go throwing any more bricks in the air.
Hello Ann – I also went to Arthur Head School. I was born at 16 Roseberry View over the road from your house at my Grandparents house. I married Ann Flanagan. I also was an apprentice at ICI Billingham and knew you husband Charlie Fox. Best Regards Colin.
Colin Appleby. I believe you went to school with my sister Wendy Forster.
I was a year below in both Westbury Street and Arthur Head
Hello Ann. I knew you and both of your sisters, but not from school. We all went to GLB at Cleveland methodist church every Friday night. I have a photo of you when we went on a trip to London. I still see some of the GLB girls. I lived in Cheltenham Ave, but moved to Leeds when I got married. I bumped into your Mum last year when I was visiting. She looked good and remembered me.
Hello Ann, In your posting about Westbury Street Infants you make reference to buying penny toffee lollies in a corner shop in Gilmour Street on a Saturday morning. Can you remember the name of the shop?
Hi “Anonymous” if Ann has not replied, I think the shop that also sold toffee lollies was Hopkins which was opposite Costellos they were a family who used to live in Mansfield Ave prior to the shop if I remember
I used to live in Cuthbert St. And remember those shops also. Correct me if I am remembering wrong, but was there a off-licence shop on Gilmour St. At the end of Francis St. And they used to sell the tops of the toffee apples. They also had two bull dogs. Love going down memory lane, just can’t always remember until someone else brings it to mind
Hi Fred, this might turn out to be a three way conversation, when you find out how to use this site let me know, I do faintly recall you from the corner shop, Shorts was an off licence, you could buy beer over the counter in a jug, if my memory is correct they were regular attenders at the Congregational Church on Mansfield Ave. John was active in the Scout troupe which used to meet in the Church hall on Eldon Street, Wyn eventually became an Ordained Minister Crone brothers both attended the Arthur Head with us
Scotch Mary Hopkins
Hello Ann, In your posting about Westbury Street Infants you make reference to buying penny toffee lollies in a corner shop in Gilmour Street on a Saturday morning. Can you remember the name of the shop?
Not exactly toffee lollies – but I do remember what we called ‘toffee rings’. These were hard , circular pieces of dark coloured toffee which were wrapped up in greaseproof paper. We bought these from Short’s which I think was in Gilmour St. There was a son called John and daughter, Wyn who worked at Thornaby library in George St.
Hello Margaret. Please excuse me if i have got this wrong but, i am new to this Web page and i have’nt got the hang of it yet. Recently i read a posting from Ann Fox (Nee Hodgson) April 5, 2013 at 2:16pm and she makes reference to buying penny toffee lollies in a corner shop in Gilmour street. I replied to her posting asking if she could remeber the name of the shop in question. I did not get a reply so i sent the message again and i got a reply from Margaret Atkinson(Nisbet) November 24, 2014 at 1:49pm which is presumably you?
My name is Fred Costello and i went to Westbury Street School from 1952 to 1956/7? My parents had a shop not 20 metres from the school on the corner of 77 Gilmour street, i had an older brother Raymond by five years and, i was wondering if this shop which Ann Fox talks about was my parents shop. Does any of this make sense to you?
Hello Fred. Yes, you make perfect sense. As it was such a long time since Ann Fox had made her comment I thought that she may not currently be looking at the site and you may not get a reply to your question; hence my answer – it seems to be a common thing on the site for anybody who can supply answers to send in a reply.
I did actually think it may have been your shop which Ann visited for toffee bars and not Short’s as I suggested. I remember your shop, you and Ray also but couldn’t remember what your shop sold. Ann Fox was in the same class as me at Westbury school – I was in the Juniors from 1956 to ’60. You may remember my brother, Richard who was at the school from 1950 until ’56; we lived at the bottom end of Barnard St from 1949 until 1956.
Hello Margaret, many thanks for your reply to my original posting to Ann Fox, and your reply yesterday. I am chuffed that you have replied and answered my question. I think I remember your brother Richard but as it was so long ago I would not like to say for sure and I could be wrong. The school photo which Ann Fox posted does look familiar but again I am not totally sure and, I certainly don’t appear to be on it.
As you lived in Barnard Street I’ll throw out some names which you may remember. My Gran Mrs Crone had a shop on the corner of Barnard Street, there was Terry, David and Dennis Morgan, Phil, Josie and Mickey Henry, Tom and Bob Wilson, the Fultons (Margaret Fulton was my Aunty by marriage) Derek Smith, Hogans flower shop, Toulsons the butchers, do you remember any of these names ?
I remember the Crones Pat Crone and I were friends for years, her Parents had a shop on Mandale Road. Her dad died from a brain tumour quite young. Does anyone know where Pat is now?
My name is Philip Moore. Your note brings back a memory you should know about. My uncle, George Hall, the coalman, was Mrs. Crone’s cousin. Did you know that? I remember Crone’s bakery well. Often went to buy bread and cakes for my gran who lived in Barnard Street. There was another cousin who had a grocery shop in Langley Avenue, George Mitchell. It is funny, I was visiting my cousin George in Low Lane recently and we mentioned them in our reminiscing.
Having given what I said some more thought I suppose Mrs. Crone might have been a Mitchell…
I lived in Lyndhurst st then Mansfield Ave.
Throughout the early 60’s a group of us including David McDonald, David Mills, Steve Merryweather, Robert Wilson, Sandra,(Later Mills) and Janis Leonard used to meet up most nights outside the back of your cousins shop on Langley ave.
We got a few rollicking’s if we got too noisy but were mainly left in peace as we used to spend quite a bit of money in the shop between us.
A lad called Steve Taylor from Teesdale terrace and I hatched a plan. He told David Mills that we were meeting up half an hour earlier than we were and I told Sandie the same. We watched from the back street between Heslop and Teesdale as they met up. They have been together ever since. That was in 1965 and I have no idea if they ever found out we set them up.
My girl friend at the time was Gillian Keeley who lived in St Lukes Ave.
Fred – those names are all familiar to me, some of them being playmates. My brother and I played regularly with Terry Morgan, Dennis Green, Norman Fulton and sometimes others that you mention. Your reminiscence caused me to recall the wonderful smell of your aunt’s delicious apple pies when passing her shop – also the crisps we used to buy with the blue waxed paper containing the salt. Incidentally, if you haven’t already seen them, Bob Wilson has some informative and very entertaining tales on this site – not sure exactly what headings they’re under (various) – I just came across them when browsing .
I think Terry Morgan was related to me through my grandmother. She was a Phoenix from Stockton, originally North Wales in the late 1800’s. The name Morgan appears in my family tree. If he is the one I am thinking of he had very black wavy hair. Any body know anything abouT the Phoenix family from Stockton?
Hello Ann
Just found this site and yes I remember you and Reinette my Gran lived in Roseberry View.
My name is Doug Traill
Don’t you live in France?
I was at Westbury Street Infants and left in 1945/6 to to go Robert Atkinson’s SM.
Hi Ann I was at Westbury Street infants in 1956/1957 and may have been there with your younger sister. I have two class photographs if you would like copies please contact me. I have an elder sister called Christine. Regards Malcolm
My brother, Benny Wilberforce is on the back row second from left.
Tom, my name is John Vincent, and your brother Benny, was a classmate of mine. In fact, in nearly every photo I have of the school class , he is sat next to me. Where is he now ? Would like to get in touch with him , if possible, for old times !! Picture Stockton Team has my email address.
Hi this is the Raffle brothers making one or two comments about our memories of Westbury Street School, we were both there from the year 1953 to 1958 in the Juniors. The Headmaster was Mr Strickland, our Maths Teacher was Mr Sigsworth who during the lesson on many occasion used to light up a woodbine (once our work was in progress) I can recall on many occasions he used to draw on his fag and seemed to have a smile on his face. Our football team manager was a Mr Pidd. I do have a school team photograph from the season 1957/58. (We didn’t win a match that season) I also have a photograph of a production produced by Mr Sigsworth of Oliver Twist as Neil Sinclair reports we all ended up at Arthur Head ‘Acadamy’. Mainly because Mr Sigsworth didn’t introduce us to fractions and decimals.
I attended Westbury St school after I was moved from George St school in 1946. We had a teacher called Miss Bell who lived in Chalford Oaks at Acklam I believe. I agree with Bob Wilson about the cinemas, he is correct in all details. I wonder if he was any relation to the newsagents who were opposite the town hall on Mandale road, as I used to deliver papers from there around 1952/3 where I covered the Wilson Street area and on down to the Erimus (I had to walk there and back). I also delivered groceries and bread for Snowdons who had a shop on the corner of Lanehouse and Oxford Roads. Their bakery was at the bottom of Gilmour Street on Thornaby Road corner. Prior to these two jobs I used to help the milkmen from Mandale Farm at the back of Imperial Avenue to deliver milk to Thornaby and Acklam by horse and cart. OH HAPPY DAYS.
Hi Malcolm, just read your comments on Thornaby Westbury Street school, very interesting! All those jobs you did , WOW!! Do you remember going on the back of a fish lorry that used to deliver to Bill Smith’s fish shop in Teasdale street? If you did then I was with you then. It was quite good in those days,eh?!!! John
Hi Vino, I’ve just read your comments about Malcolm Dunn. Do you remmember Ronny Larson, Ron Sidaway, Freddy Iceton and Ian Legg? I lived in Langley Avenue number 25 and attended Westbury Street School when you did.
I was at Westbury Street School and knew Miss Bell very well. On occasions I went to Spark’s? Bakery in George Street to get her bread. I went to live in Acklam in 1960 and often saw her going to the shop’s. You are right she lived in Chalford Oaks. How Thornaby and Acklam have changed.
To clear up a point about Thornaby cinema names: The busiest was the ‘Queens’ in Mandale Road, about 50 yards from the Five Lamps, in Westbury Street was the ‘Central Cinema’, and what seemed miles away was the ‘Mayfair Cinema’, at the corner of Lanehouse Road and Thornaby Road, opposite the swimming baths. One of the teachers mentioned working at Westbury School was Mrs Lillian Goodhall MBE, she had transferred there from the National School in George Street. On a personal note if anyone knows more about her or where she is buried I’d appreciate it. I’d like to lay flowers on her grave for teaching me ‘how to read and write’.
I attended this school from 1945 to 1948 and recognise many of these faces. I thought the teachers in the photo were Miss Featherstone and Miss Fletcher. I have a similar photo taken probably a year before this one but it is currently in storage. My family moved to the US in 1948, however, I returned and now live in the Lancaster area. I lived on St. Leonard Street which has since been torn down.
Just read your comments of Thornaby. You said you were born 1940 at 24, Langley Avenue? Do you recall Keith Talintire? He lived at 25. I was born and lived at Eric Avenue in 1940 (handy when I went to Arthur Head !!). I spent most of the time in the Langley Ave area, do you remember Mitchell’s shop? Norman Bailey was in the same class as me and he eventually took over Harry Marsh’s biscuit stall on Stockton market. Good to remember the times but not so good to see where once lived now!
I’ve just come across this post when searching for more pictures of my beloved Grandad, Harry Marsh. So nice to see his name being mentioned and of course the biscuit stall! I know this isn’t really about him but would love any old photos or information anyone has about him. Antonia x
Antonia. If you go into search for Jackson Walker you will come up with a photo of him presenting my g/father with a grandmother clock when retiring from President of the Stallholders Society. I believe he took over the Presidency from my g/father.
Hi Antonia. Have just come across this post. My name is Sandra Dover and lived on Lanehouse Road. My family, the Dover family knew the Marsh family including Dorothy Marsh.
Antonia Marsh: please have all your old photos of your granddad Harry Marsh placed on a P.C, and upload them for us on here. For whats it’s worth I claim the title of Harry Marsh most regular broken biscuit buyer since I dealt with him for around 15 years? once a week. I was under orders from my mother to grab the Scots Shortbread broken biscuits first, then the “Digestives”, then the Ginger Snaps and to leave those biscuit we called “Creams” well alone. Some market days Marsh’s biscuit stall had no broken biscuits for sale and asking Mr. Marsh to break some for us did not go down to well with him. Your granddad was an extremely well known man in the Stockton area, well liked and remembered with love by us all.
Can anyone precisely date this pic as I was there from 1956-1959 and think the (angelic!) looking boy second left front row is me. I think I also recognise Ralph Longhorn (1st right front row) and Peter Raffle (4th right front row). I flunked the 11+ and went to the Arthur Head, happy days!
I was 5th on the 2nd row. June Curran, now Fletcher.
MY MOTHER SHIRLEY HEWISON ATTENDED WESTBURY SCHOOL ABOUT 1955 TO 1959 SHE LIVED ON MANDALE RD. ROUNDABOUT 1950 TO 1959 SHE LIVED WITH A COUPLE AND SHE HAD TO CALL THEM AUNTY AND UNCLE. THEY HAD OTHER FOSTER CHILDREN. SHE DOES”NT REMEMBER THEIR NAMES. ARE YOU THAT PERSON THAT LIVED IN THAT HOUSE OR HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF SCHOOL OR OF THE FOSTER HOME
Yes I am Jim Instones sister. Ken Instone our younger brother also went to Westbury St Our mother is still living in the same house and road we all were brought up in. We all went to the Congregational Church in Mansfield Ave, every year we sang on the sunday school aniversary. We were trained to sing by Mrs Crooks, does anyone remember her?.She had a sister Hilda who played the church organ. .
Hi Winifred I wonder if you remember me from Arthur Head. I used to do a lot of swimming at school it might help you remember me. Do you keep in contact with any school pals? Regards Eric.
I would like to get in touch with Winifred Instone who left comments above. I recognise lots of people who have commented on Westbury Street School. I am Sandra Bell, lived on Imperial Avenue, started Westbury Street School in 1951 and Winnie was our neighbour and friend for years as was Kenny. Please contact me Win I would love to see you and Kenny again.
My mother Shirley Hewison attended Westbury School round about 1954 to 1959 does anybody remembers her or have any photos round that time.
I wonder if Winifred Instone is related to Jim Instone? He is a Thornaby bloke who married a local lass Fran Greenwell and they live here in Christchurch NZ. After Jim and I had talked for a while we realised that we had both attended the same Boys Brigade in Peel Street, he was a Cpl who undoubtedly ordered me round a lot I made up for this injustice by ending up better looking than him.Ha ha
I am not in the picture but remember some of the kids.I remember Dawn Roddam,Pam Dinsdale and Martin Smith, his father had the fish shop in Teasdale Terrace. Happy days.
This would be taken around 1949/50, yes I remember you David, I am on the back row first left next to Miss Fletcher, then I believe the head mistress, Miss Featherstone on the right was the form teacher at the time. The school is long gone although parts of Westbury Street still remain. I lived at the bottom of Langley Avenue near Acklam Road, quite a long walk which I did four times a day as I hated school diners, can”t imagine many kids doing that these days.
My dad was at this school then, his name is Kenny Farnaby. If anyone remembers him or has any photos of him I would love to see them…
I have your dads school photo,will drop it off soonest ,cheers ron armstrong
This is Dave Addison from New Zealand I am the fifth from the left in the front row. Where are you in the picture Fred?
I can add a few more names…..AnnCarr,Keith Drinkell, Eric Gillies, ? Osbourne, David or Allan Kidd, Maise Fields ,Freddie Webster. How wonderful to see this picture, great memories of those times.
This is John Preston from California.The other teacher was Mrs. Henderson The Picture house at the bottom of Wetbury Street was the Central, memories of Saturday afternoon movies. Names from my class that come to mind, David Addison, Eric Hunter, Brian wade, Howard Taylor Derek watson,Malcolm Corber, Victor Hornsby Pat Jones, barbara Self.
Hi John are you the same John who attended Robert Atkinson and had french lessons with Mr. Coleman? There was a Miss Poole who was our home teacher and also taught Art.
I remember Westbury Steet Junior school i started there in 1958 the photo is taken in the infants playground.The headmaster in those days i think was Mr Stricland,my first teacher was Mrs Wilson,other teachers were Mr Kitchener,and Mrs Goodhall,who always played the piano as we marched out of the main assembly room.I sat the 11 plus at westbury juniors before going to the Arthur Head School and leaving there in june 1965 when our family emigrated to Adelaide south australia
Hi Alan My name is Brian Merryweather think you have a brother Robert I remember going to his birthday party just before you left for Australia. I live in Durban South Africa now.
Hi Brian –
Do you have older brothers Ian and Stephen and did you live on Thorntree Road? If this is the case then I used to go to your house for your mam to cut my hair. She was a lovely lady and would let me take you for a walk to the park on a Saturday morning. I felt very grown up pushing the pram. We lived in Studley Road. My father worked at the aerodrome and my mum in Hintons shop. We left Thornaby in 1959 when the aerodrome closed down and came to live in Wales. I am a retired lecturer and you are a long way from home!
If this is indeed your brothers I went to school at the AH with Steve
Hello Brian yes I do have a brother called Robert I will ask him if he remembers you. We both live in Huntfield Heights South Australia.
Was your father Dougie Merryweather, played cricket for Thornaby?
Hi Jeff Ellis and Terry Dicken, reading your recent comments on Westbury Street school prompted me to revive this photo I posted on PS a while back, it may be a little later than the years you refer to but you may be able to put a few names to it. I also remember Mr Sigsworth, did not remember his name, only remembered him by your referance to his “Adams Apple” I”m the little guy top left next to Mrs Fletcher ? I recall she was the headmistress. Jeff I remember the cinema in Mandale road the “Central” comes to mind and there was one at the bottom of Westbury Street near it”s junction with Mandale road also, the name evades me. any more Westbury Street School oldies out there ?
Hi Fred, don’t know if you remember me as i went to Westbury street school in those days. Do you know where Jeff Ellis lives now? would like to get in touch with him. I have a photo of Westbury street school taken in 1950 ( form 2A ) and a one later as we all look a bit older !!! you can contact me on the site below. Cheers
Fred. please get in touch I think we might have some memories to recall about Westbury street school. John Vincent
Hi John. Sorry can’t put a face to your name. I can’t say I was the brightest spark in the school so we may have been in different classes. I was only at Westbury from around 46/7 to late 53 but I have fond memories of my time there. Perhaps The Picture Stockton Team could pass my e-mail address on to you if you get in touch with them. Fred Webster.
Hi. I was at Westbury Street School, also in a Path Finders Group and went to Carlisle to a place called Dalton Hall. Are you the same person?
I was in the pathfinders and went to Dalston Hall I think the group leader was called Jean, but I can’t remember her surname. Regards Eric Green.
I worked at Dicken’s Portrack as Accounts Manager 1979-1983. I understand Terry Dicken died recently. He would be about 80. His older sister Jean was in my class at school she will be 83 is still alive.
my mother sheila mcgurk attended this school from 1945-1952ish has anyone got any photos of her at school. thankyou jeanette northmore