This photograph shows a class at Grangefield Grammar school in 1959/60. Courtesy of Gloria McLaren (nee Phillips).
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
This photograph shows a class at Grangefield Grammar school in 1959/60. Courtesy of Gloria McLaren (nee Phillips).
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Well, well……lots of names here are a blast from the past. I’m Jean Clemmet (nee Mowbray), and just happened to chance on this site after recently joining ‘we love Stockton us’. I was at Grangefield from 1959 to 1964. I remember Pat Armstrong emigrating, the world is such a small place these days…..
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Oh my goodness, they could have shown a more flattering photo! I remember so many of these people and would love to be in contact. Gloria, thank you for posting this. I am on facebook and have been trying to find people (but without married names I had no luck). I live in USA now but have just returned from a months visit to England yesterday! (5/22/13)
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I am trying to contact anyone who knew Patricia Armstrong. She attended Grangefield until the spring of 1963 before leaving to live in Australia. She was in form 4A and her form teacher was Mrs Oxley. She will be travelling to UK in late April 2013 and would like to catch up. Some of her friends at the time were Maureen Glencross, Miranda Peters, Gloria Phillips, Janet Roberts, Leslie Holmes, and Christine Jones. Hope you can help! My name is John (Brother).
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John, my wife Irene Watson, remembers Pat going away. Other members of their gang that you have not listed included Irene Metcalfe, Lynne Fordy, Sandra Bartram, Susan Merrifield and Caroline Dawson.
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Hi Cliff, nice of you to respond so quickly. Pat will be in the north east (Stockton) on or about 1st May 2013. She would like to catch up with as many of her old friends as possible. We used to live in Rottingdean Close in Roseworth. If you are interested I believe you can get my e-mail address from Picture Stockton. Sorry if I missed anybody off the list, but after nearly 50 years my sisters memory probably needs a jolt!
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My name is christine Moore nee Watt. I was in this year at Grangefield and remember these girls. Just found this message so too late to meet up. There is a photo posted here for March 59 with most of these on it and including myself. I am trying to get in touch with others with a view to meeting up..
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Hi Christine, my name is John Armstrong! I just spoke to my sister Pat, and she remembers you and would like to catch up. She will be in England late this month, and will be staying in the north east. If you would like to respond, my e-mail address is available through Picture Stockton! ( Stockton Library) Cliff Thornton and I have been able to contact quite a few of your former class mates. (Cliff is married to Irene Watson) So I’m glad that you have made contact, we can now add your name to the list.
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Hi, Christine, I’m Irene Metcalfe, now Rylander and been reading about some recent and not so recent memories of Grangefield. A friend and I have just been back to visit the school today (15th July 2015) prior to it being demolished. It was sad to see it in a bad state of repair. Have been in contact with Irene Watson and Pat Armstrong. The world is not as big as it seems. Cheers x
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Hello Irene, hope we can get in touch on email and catch up on the last 50 years.
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Hi Chris, I remember you I’m Pat Armstrong now Spencer. I left in 1963 to live in Australia. Now we’ve retired we get to travel more and the UK is generally part of our trip. I would love to catch up next time we are in England if it can be arranged.
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Hello Pat, I’m Christine Jones Lesyk and was happy to see the recent posts from Grangefield old girls. I would love to hear from you and others to catch up on the last 50 years.
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Hi Christine, I’m Pat Armstrong’s brother John. Currently her tablet is being repaired, so she has asked me to respond to your message. She was delighted to here from you, and wanted me to tell you that her e-mail address is available from Picture Stockton, email them at pictures@stockton.gov.uk and they’ll pass it along! She however won’t be able to respond till next week, when she gets her tablet back!
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Hi Chris, how lovely to hear from you. Are you still in the UK? I would love to catch up on old times, Pat x
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Hi Christine. I remember you from my class. I have only learnt of this site this year so am way behind on the news. It’s lovely so many people are trying to keep in touch. I write often to June Marwood.
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I rememeber Mr Downes, he was a marvellous music teacher and when he was at Grangefield I joined the choir and loved it. What a talented and gifted man he was. I already played piano but he taught us the joy of singing together, which was wonderful. I have been in other choirs since then, always loved it, but my voice is now too croaky now.
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The master sitting next to Mrs Coates is Mr D.W.Downes. He was the music master who was shared between the boys school and the girls school. He arrived about 1957 and stayed for three years before moving to Monkwearmouth Grammar School.
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Would that be the same Anne Walker who lived at the Shop on the corner of Sydney Street?
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Back row: Christine Duckworth, Julia Boswell, Jackie Barber, Molly ?. Next row: Angela Wareham, Judith Dinsdale, can’t remember the next 4, Sheila Batty, Joyce Glasper, Elaine Brown. Next row: Vivian Mounsey, Frances White, can’t remember the next 2, Susan Merrifield, Gloria Phillips (me), Caroline Dawson, Sandra Bartram, Jennifer Dinsdale, can’t remember the next 4. Front row: Janet?, Anne Walker, Lynne Fordy, Paula?, June Marwood, Mrs Coates, can’t remember,Pat Adams, Irene Watson, Glynis?, Margaret Russell.
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Gloria, I think you may remember my sister… Her name is Patricia Armstrong, and she was in Mrs Oxley’s form 4A. in the spring of 1963, before leaving to live in Australia. Pat is travelling to the UK in late April of 2013 and would like to catch up. Her married name is Spencer. Some of the girls she used to be friendly with are, yourself, Maureen Glencross, Miranda Peters, Janet Roberts Lesley Holmes and Christine Jones. She had many other friends but can’t remember their names. By the way, my name is John. I’m her brother. My email address is availbale through Picture Stockton.
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