Taken in 1945 at Westbury Street School.
Front (l-r): Maurice Gray, ??, Joe Notman, Billy Taite.
2nd Row (l-r): ??, Derick Worn, Jimmy Instone, Barry Chesser, ??,
??, Maurice Thornton, John Boyle, Randolph Macartney.
3rd Row (l-r): Eric Fordy, Keith Barker, ??, Alan Shaw, John Bell, Graham Henderson, ??, Allan Sanderson.
Back Row (l-r): ??, ??, ?? ??, ??, Geoff Dunwell, ??, ??, Jim Black, ??, Billy Booth.

I have provided all the names I could, but would appreciate it if anyone can fill in the blanks.

Photograph and details courtesy of Jim Black.

Labour MP Frank Cook on the Election trail at Norton in the 1980s.

Photograph and details courtesy of Tom Collins.

Newham Grange School Prefects year 1949/50. Back Row: ??, ??, ??, Ernie Lonie S Class, Ted Amos S Class, Hazel Moody form 4A, Marie Kennedy Form 4A, ??.

Front Row: Jimmy Summers S class, ?? , Eric Barnes S Class, June Ford Form 4A, ?? S class.
I know that Jimmy Summers and Eric Barnes went on to become teachers with Jimmy making Head Master of a Teesside School but dying very young. I am sure some of our correspondents will be able to fill in the missing names on the photograph.

The S class referred to was a special class for those failing the 11 plus exam to go on to further education at a later date to stay within the Education Department net. Where others who left school at 15 years in some cases went on to study at Night School to further their education, mainly in the Technical field resulting in some eventually getting their Engineering degree or their Higher National Certificate or City and Guild full technological certificate, or National Certificate Diploma. Many Teesside youngsters benefited from this Night school education and many were allowed a days leave per week to gain their qualifications. I wonder is a similar situation still in progress on Teesside now as I would think that with the loss of all the large Engineering Firms from Teesside it may not be the case, to the detriment of the local youth of Teesside.

Photograph and details courtesy of Ben Brown.

Teachers are Mr Herman Wood (German) and Mr Jones Hurst (French). Back Row l-r: ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?? Mike Beckwith, ??.
Middle Row l-r: ??, Keith Barker, Jim Black, ??, John Harker, ??.
Front Row l-r: Barry Errol, Eric Wardaugh, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??. It would be appreciated if anyone can fill in the blanks.

Photograph and details courtesy of Jim Black.

A photograph of my class in 1956 (Class 2a) at the Norton Board School.

Photograph and details courtesy of Frank Bowron.