Updated 1st March 2007
Barford Road Infants School What a shame they aren't smiling! |
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1954 Can you identify the missing people? The person seated extreme right is Dave Avery he has his hands clasped between his legs
Back
Row left- right First
three unknown then Dave Parry, Ken Lloyd, Bob Beard, Bill Whelan, Barry
Tenby 4th
row left-right Phil
Jordon, next two unknown, John Merriman, John Underhill, Willmot
Richardson, Brian Timmings, Francis Northall, Pete Bennett 3rd
Row right-left First
two unknown, Mike Smith, unknown, Tom Mcgarry, 3 unknown, Ken Green, Ron
Bird, John Whitehouse, Brian Clarke 2nd
row seated John
Francis, 2 unknown, Mr Peasnall, Barry Welch, Frank Thornhill, Mr
Kingscote, John Newby, Dave Avery Seated
on floor right -left Gordon
Phillips, the rest unknown
Photograph courtesy of Frank Thornhill
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Road School - Staff photograph 1967-68
Photograph courtesy of Hazel Claridge The Head teacher was Mrs Dovey and she is in the centre of the front row,
Mr. Neville Amos is directly behind her.
Second to Mrs. Dovey's right is Mrs.
Kershaw and 4th right from Mr. Amos is Mrs. Jackson, Dinner Lady
(additional information courtesy of Alan Beet. The man to her left is the deputy head Mr Partridge.
I was Miss Dodson and I am front right one from the end looking
very prim in my first teaching post! I think the woman at the other end of the row is Miss Rose and I think
the man behind Mrs Dovey is Mr Neville but I can’t be sure. In the background you can just glimpse some of the flowers and trees that
Mrs Dovey was responsible for introducing to the school.
She was president of the Birmingham rural studies association and
was responsible for building up a sort of city farm at the school.
We had large numbers of animals including my classes’ gerbils
which escaped and lived free range in the school and a large number of
chickens which all turned out to be cockerels and caused mayhem! The school also had a very large and enthusiastic brass band in those days.
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Picture courtesy of Michael Spittle |
Football Team 1954 |
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Cricket Team 1953-54 |
1954 Photograph courtesy of Frank Thornhill |