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Does anyone recognise anybody on this school photo. It is Benjamin Hargreaves in the early 50's

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I don't recognise anybody, but took great pleasure in looking at it - lads in weskits, braces, Fair Isle jumpers, - such a variety of dress reflecting their parents' choices & their purses. I would have felt at home on this photo which could even be late 40s.

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Haha .. yes, I loved that too .. have a school 'photo and look just like that little girl on the back row with the two big ribbons on top tied in bows.

Not me of course, I was at Peel Park .. and I had never heard of Benjamin Hargreaves school then. Even today, have had to google it.

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Should have asked me katex. I went there until I was 10 & then Spring Hill for a year before joining the Hooligans from Blackburn Road.

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I recognize the lad, top row left end, I,m sure it,s Maurice Waring who,s brothers ran the St Pauls scout troop in the early to mid 50s

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I went to Benjamin Hargreaves in 1950-1 Couldnt be sure about identification. I do remember Barrie Yates though.

Brian Stott

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Sorry Brian, I do have a a faint recollection of your name but can't come up with a definite.
My mother had the shop on Washington St, just before Plantation St, until we moved to Lonsdale St and I went to Spring Hill.

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When did your mum have that shop Barrie? We lived across the back to the shop around 1958-66. The lady was called Essie and got most of my spending money.

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We moved about '49 when we exchanged property with Essie & Fred - Fred (Essie's husband was my cousin).
Do you remember a lad further down your street called Keith (?) Entwhistle, and further down Washington St there was Christopher Firth and his sister Barbara?

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I remember Ian Entwhistle from down Percy St and a lad we called "sugar" but not any Firths. Tommy and Franny Franks lived on Cedar St and both went to St Annes.

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"Sugar" is Alan Smith, I think he went in the Navy and is now a painter and decorator.

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Was a member of the owd "British Legion" club on broadway, saw him about 2 weeks ago.

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Alan Smith, course it was, thanks, the old gray matter is sometimes a bit slow. We were in St Pauls scouts together in the mid 50s, Gannet patrol I think.

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Don't recognise anyone but I went from 1956 until 1961. I think Miss Jackson was the headmistress and then Mr Eric Pilkington who also taught the top class. Have some school photos somewhere if anyone wants to see them.Mrs Barker taught infants and Mrs Palk Junior 1.

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Pretty sure the lad on the back row first on left is Maurice Waring, we were in St Pauls scouts together in the mid/late 50s.

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I went to benjs :D haaaa amazing school <3 xxx

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I went to benjamin Hargreaves '57/61.I lived in oswald st.I remember Essies shop and also Healey's on corner of cedar st.Used to knock around with,Terry Butterworth,Kevin Procter,Phil Rose.Was in the football team.Cant remember any of the teachers, the headmaster was a right b-stard.Went to Woodnook after that.

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I went to this school '57/61.I lived in Oswald st and remember essies and Healeys on the corner of Cedar st.Used to knock around with Terry Butterworth,Kevin Proctor, Phil Rose and a lad called Ian who lived on Spencer st.Assembly at school always started with classical music as the kids came from their classrooms.Mrs Barker I think took the younger children for lessons-she was nice, but Pilkington was a right b-stard.I was in the football team.I remember playing football on Bold st,between the old mill and Whitewell dairies,about 20 of us.If the ball went over the wall it would land in a pit full of broken bottles.....what a death trap.

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Hi I,m on this photo front row seated I was Barbara Coo

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Hi I,m on this photo front row seated I was Barbara Coo I to remember Ian Entwhistle,Alan Smith Duncan Hickling

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I am on front row seated 2nd from left I was Barbara Coo and lived on Lee st I remember Ian Entwistle Alan Smith Duncan Hickling to name a few and lots of shops Old Mother Gums, Percy,s chippy, Hilda,s greengrocers, Eddlestons grocers, Jepson,s sweetshop, oh happy days.:)

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Hi Lesley, sounds like we were there at the same time.If you have photo's would love to see them.....Steve

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Barbara, long shot but did you have a brother/cousin called Philip who went to the AGS?
If you did Bob Dobson has been trying to trace him for the Old Boys! I'm sure he'd love to hear from you if so.

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Any relation to Christine or Mick?:confused:

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Gordon, I know of Philip Coo and will send PM to you.

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yes cousin don,t know where he is at present but will investigate

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Old Mother Gums shop, corner of Pitt St & Plantation St, (that was a herbalist in the 1911 census, the owner was age 81) Hilda's greencrocers was across the road. The name Coo rang a bell, there was a George Victor Coo. WOII 1361. Royal Field Artillery WW1, lived in Ossy.[/B]

Retlaw

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My grandad was George Victor and was a sgt major but he lived in Laneside Accy,my uncle Victor.uncle George and my dad Alan all served in the forces my dad was well known for singing

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Thats no problem, he was a WO2 & the Ossy address is from the Absent Voters list of 1918 & its full of errors.
Retlaw

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George Victor Coo, was born in Kent enlisted in 1893, served in Africa, India & Egwipt, served in the Army until his discharge 19-08-1919, his wife was Mary Alice, he married Mary Alice Baldwin in 1910, & they had 5 children. George and Mary Alice were living at the Artillery Drill Hall, Church in 1918. When George was discharged he was entitled to an Army Pension of 26 1/2d per day for life.
Retlaw.

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Thanks for that Retlaw must be my grandad but there was more than 5 children,Victor,Dorothy,Alan(my dad)and twin Kathleen,Jennie,George,Freda & Norman George & Notman still living always fancied tracing my family tree

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This is an extract from his military history sheet, it only shows the children, when he was serving, any born after that date will not show on any military records.

Retlaw.

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Aww thanks so much it was great to see that I really appreciate it,never seen anything like that before. I,m only a novice on laptop and only came upon this site by chance didn,t really know what I was doing so when I came upon the school pic I was well excited.

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They run classes on using computers & the internet at Accy Library, you can also access Ancetry for free if you start to do a family tree.
Retlaw.

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Thanks will have a look into it.

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I attended Benjamin Hargreaves around the same time. I don't recognise anyone but they do look familiar. I remember Andrew Evans, Phillip Mitchell, Margaret East, Brian Gunton, Linda Wilson.

I also attended Benjamin Hargreaves in the 50s I remember Margaret East,Linda Gorton Judith Glasson,Alan Smith David Smith ( who was no relation ) I also think Stephen Brown was in my class too.I remember Mrs Palk also the headmaster Mr Pilkington who wasn't very nice to me just because I was left handed. :( .

Andrew Evans was killed in the Falkland conflict so sad he was a lovely lad he used to play out with my friends and I after school have some great memories of those far off days.

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Duncan Hickling ended up at St Christophers 1958 to about 1960. Was a bit of a bad lad at school always in trouble. No idea what happened to him. When he left, never saw him or heard about him.

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Firstly, I have to say that I was really shocked to open this thread and see my mothers name before my eyes. I went to Benjis until 1988 and just caught the name, and was intrigued. Let me explain, I am Margaret Easts` son, and I certainly didn`t expect to see her name on the internet. When she went to Benjis she lived at New House cottage, right at the top of Sandy Lane, past Leemings pad.
Is think she is on this photograph, but I`m not too sure not having seen many early photos of my mum. Can anyone confirm which one she is? I`d hate to be wrong.

Sadly, my mother died just over 2 years ago and the one thing I miss the most is talking about old Accrington.

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Your mum isn't on the photo she was too young I was in same class as your mum she was a playmate of mine...So sorry to hear she has passed away,she was a lovely lass.

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I am in touch with a couple of lads called Glasson, likely the brother of a girl mentioned earlier

I want to trace a lad called John Wild,who went to Benji's, then the Grammar Schol and became a teacher. Now 71yrs old

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Bob - John Wild was a master at Merchant Taylors on the Wirral. He will now have retired, but they might be a starting point.

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I may have heard your name before Marl, she had many tales to tell of yesteryear.

She was a lovely lass, you`re right, I am biased though.

Thanks for the reply.

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Was hoping to see my Dad Harry Jackson on the pic but after working it out he had left a couple of years before it was taken ;(

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I want to trace a lad called John Wild, who left Benjies in 1952 for the Grammar School. He became a teacher

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I seem to recall a lad called John Wild lived on Burnley Road, almost end of terrace before the Cemetery Pub?

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Thanks Bill. I don't know if it is him I have a way of checking - his address was in the Observer when he passed the scholarship

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Birth records indicate John E Wild
Probably left the area after Grammar, like many did at that time?

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The John Wild you'rs looking for, Bob, is John David Wild. He lived in the Barnfield area. After AGS he went to Manchester University (French and Spanish). Merchant Taylors at Crosby may be your best bet. I think he retired from there.
I doubt he could translate the above!

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Thanks This is him I had no response from Merchant Taylors

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Sorry Ive been a bit slow on picking up on this. I was a friend of Margaret East. I lived at West Farm which is a long way up Sandy Lane. We passed Margaret's house on the way home and I have fond memories of her mum's(I presume your grandmother's) fruit cake. We later moved to the newsagents shop in plantation st. The last time I saw her was at an outing from the Ewbank factory where I worked as a student.

Sorry to hear that she had passed away.

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hi, myself and two younger brothers went to Benjamin Hargreaves school, from about 1943/48, jenny lang was head mistress,gladys Arnett was mayoress of Accrington, and if I remember correctly mrs ratcliffe was a dinner lady, happy days

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Just over in England from where I live in France. I remember Margaret East well and used to play at New House - her mum used be be a dressmaker and made all my school dresses when I went to the High School. From New House they moved to Barnfield Street over the road from me. After Benjamin Hargreaves I went to the High School in form 1M - I think Margaret was in 3W - but only for a year when we moved to Bolton. Lost touch with her then but really saddened to here she had died.

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I believe the seventh in from the left on the middle row is Frank Seery

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Frank Seery died many years ago. It could be said that he was not suited to Grammar School -or any school where discipline was imposed on the unruly. He was a rebellious lad. I liked him On leaving school I think he became a builder's labourer.

(Harry Pilling and I were born in Rough Lee Maternity Home a day apart and our lives were in parallel for many years. We met up again at the house of a have a mutual friend one New Year's Eve at a party I didn't want to go to, but thoroughly enjoyed because we talked Accrington all night. . We met at a funeral yesterday.)

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I have this photo at home. I was Carol Frankland and am 2nd from left on front row. I married John Glasson who was at BH at the same time.

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The members of the Accrington Grammar School Old Boys and the Accrington Stanley board of governors have asked me to send you our condolences. Carol

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I remember Mrs Barkers class. We all had little beds to have a lie down after lunch. Then we would gather round her sat on the floor for a story before it was time for home. Lunch was taken in a big shed type building which we were walked to in pairs. I used to love school dinners, a proper hot dinner everyday followed by a pudding. I did'nt like frogspawn(sago) though. I also remember being taken out on nature walks where we would gather tadpoles from the pond behind the church.

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I used to live on Plantation St next door to the old Coblers and then was Eddelstons grocers. As a child about 4 or 5 they would let me put tins on the shelves and paid me 1 shilling for my work. I must have been a right pain but they were always nice to me. I used to buy liqorice sticks in the herbalist (like wooden sticks) to chew on and would sometimes be sent there for senna pods for my dad. It had a bell on the door and sometimes you had to wait for ages for the shopkeeper to come through.