This photograph shows a group at Roseworth Junior School in 1964. Courtesy of Valerie Begley. 
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This photograph shows a group at Roseworth Junior School in 1964. Courtesy of Valerie Begley.
I am on the second row wearing a head band ,christine riggall nee Old
I remember Jennifer Mansell. The people I remember were Susan Calvert, Susan Hardy, Janet Perks, the Bates twins Howard Parkin.
I am in the middle row wearing a head band my name was christine old. I don’t remember much about my school days although i was happy
My brother Alan was a good friend of Mr Browns son. Jeff Brown was his name and he was a teacher. Sadly Geoff and my brother Alan died. Both liked music and I am now listening to Alans vinyl record collection on his music center from the 70/80. Most of the records are as new because my brother looked after them and never lent them out. Funny isn’t it that records are back in fashion. Must have been better times than they are now.39
Valerie Begley mentions Captains Cooks monument. I can remember going up there. Just lately while walking round the Grindon Circle on the Castle Eden Walkway and looking through my monocular I saw Captains Cooks Monument. That brought back memories for me. Roseberry Topping seems to get all the limelight when it comes to photos. Ive just got a digital camera given. I will have to try and get some shots of the monument.
I was at Frederick Nattrass during and after the war and it was all lady teachers. Then when in the juniors there in about 1946-47 2 male teachers arrived, One being Mr Knowles and the other Mr Brown. I think both went on to be headmasters at other schools.
I remember Mr Knowles when I was at Roseworth Juniors.
Wow! Valerie, I passed though 3 or 4 years earlier, but the memories are identical, especially regarding Miss Hurst. She took a small group of us to visit her family’s farm as a reward for helping here move to the huts! An amazing experience as it was harvesting time.
My memories of Roseworth Junior school 1960 to 1964. I can’t remember if our time at the huts in Kiora Hall was part of the infants or junior school. I vividly remember autumn at the huts, the smell of the leaves and the wet wood of the veranda, the crunch of the beechnuts underfoot. Yellow fish on Fridays, the teacher telling us it was good for us. Singing “All Things Bright and Beautiful” and “Now the Day is Over” before home time. The big hymn book slung over the blackboard.
Solid blackboards and squeaky chalk.
The junior school proper, PE outside, beanbags,skipping ropes,balls and wooden hula
hoops, red, blue, yellow and red teams. Playtime, giant skipping ropes, two ropes together, double unders, with queues of girls waiting their turn. The craze for marbles, the call “fiver in a line no ally back” coming from all of the boys.
Melting crayons on the central heating pipes, forever sharpening pencils in the sharpener attached to the teacher’s desk. Ink wells, ink monitors, blotting paper. Wooden pens with replaceable nibs which scraped across the page. This was before we were able to buy fountain pens. Miss Hurst teaching us double writing, each letter perfectly formed on the new soft rolling blackboard. Miss Hurst was my favourite teacher she took a group of us on a school trip to Captain Cook’s monument.
Mrs Taits lovely school dinners made in the school kitchen, everyone queueing for seconds. My favorites were shepherds pie, apple crumble and custard and chocolate pudding and peppermint source, usually served with a square inch of cheese on the side of the plate. Well balanced nutritious
meals for the active children of our times.
I never seemed to fathom the words of grace but I think it started with “Our Father by who’s daily bread”. Children talking, the clatter of the cutlery, the crash of the plates which were sometimes dropped all added to the volume of noise until Mr Knowles would stand up and ask for quiet. All of the staff ate with the pupils, usually one at the end of each table.
Flower monitors who picked the nasturtiums for the dinner tables, gingham squares to put the flower vases on. Milk monitors, warm milk in summer and ice filled milk in winter. Planting bulbs for spring, may Day celebrations, maypole dancing, country dancing, singing country songs, sports days. Making endless daisy chains, cartwheels and rolly pollys on the grass, playing with the grass cuttings.
I had a wonderful time at Roseworth Infant and junior school….the only thing I can’t remember are any lessons!
My name is Christine (Chapman) sisters Rosemary & Kathleen and brother David. I remember all these things and I used to play marbles in the yard. I was in Jillian Jackson & Susan Shepherds think the teacher name began with a B. (Burns or Brown)?
Dont know if the 2 lads I have been looking for for years went to Roseworth school but both lads lived in Roseworth in the 60s, Allen Haymen & David McClean both worked at J Downings iron foundry middle 60s, just wondered if any one knows the lads. Please ask Picture Stockton for my e-mail address if you can help.
Back Row.
Robert Cleasby, Geoffrey Stephenson, Leonard Cox, Phillip Jackson, Geoffrey Fishburn, Micheal Snow, Leslie Grubb, David Hall, Jack Hurst, David Morgan, Richard Batman.
Middle Row.
Paul Adams, Colin Laver, Ian Mc Quillan, David Douglas, Elaine Grub, Christine Old, Cynthia Sinclair, Valerie Proctor, Margret Spedding, Leslie Walker, Allen Waite, Peter Fletcher, Morgan Peacock.
Front Row.
Barbara Robinson, Christine Leighton, Dawmn Minum, Christine Malcolm, Jennifer Mansell, Vera Hall, Christine Eden, Lynn Haigney, Valerie Butler, Joyce Askworth, Linda Wood.
Sitting down
George Lake, Barry Alderson, Charlie Hawks, Micheal Tomlinson.
Mr Knowles the headmaster and Miss Cook the teacher.
Front Row.
5th from the left: Sandra Collins (my wife)