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School Yard
School Yard
Photo: josie pennington nee beckett
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Item #: 15496
This is myself in St. Willams junior school yard, Whit Sunday 1965 Don't know why I was sat In the litter basket On the left was Miss Bolton's class and on the right I think it was Miss Owen's class. Just around the corner on the left was the little corridor.

Comment by: Mick on 9th August 2010 at 20:48

Looks like youv been dumped Josie

Comment by: josie pennington nee beckett on 9th August 2010 at 22:52

ha ha , i probably had mick

Comment by: irene roberts nee griffiths on 10th August 2010 at 08:00

Hi Josie, although I didn't attend St. Williams, the schoolyard was just behind our house and I remember it well, and the steps that led down to it from the two pre-fab classrooms and the canteen. The surrounding wall had jagged pieces of glass stuct to the top to stop people climbing over. They used to hold jumble sales in the yard on fine days and in the Parochial Hall if it rained. Shopping for clothes at jumble sales was often a necessity in those days!

Comment by: josie pennington nee beckett on 10th August 2010 at 15:54

i remember it well irene i also loved the jumble sale,i must have passed your house almost every day taking a short cut and going down those steps, they would be on the left of this pic.

Comment by: Gerry on 16th August 2010 at 22:11

Whit Sunday was walking day was this your walking outfit or where you a rebellious teenager showing them that you could do owt you wanted ............those shoes look to fashionable to be school shoes

Comment by: josie on 17th August 2010 at 14:00

yea gerry ur right i rebelled an sat in the bin ha ha,and i never walked in walking day after leaving st williams.dont remember doing but maybe we walked in our new school uniforms i have forgot and i have seen some girls on a pic of walking day and they were wearing cardinal newman uniforms. on my photo i was wearing our pats brown suede coat she would hav killt me if she knew,every thing else was mine.

Comment by: josie pennington nee beckett on 11th October 2010 at 23:19

i was 14 , enough said!!!!!!!!!!!

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