Maypole School

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Over 100 years ago the doors opened in February 1913 to the first pupils . . . .

The doors finally closed in July 2002

It was announced in the South Eastern Gazette on 1st October 1910 that a much needed school was going to be built once completion of the purchase of the land had taken place.

Read Mr Alfred Peters story and it will enlighten you to the early years of the school . . . 

Below - courtesy of Michael Jennings - two photos - class from the 1960s . . .

David Hamid is 'Little Boy Blue' (the lad in the very middle with the hat) whilst 'Ron' Gosling is the lad wiping his nose ! David attended between the years 1960-1963.

David Hamid is now described by Wikipedia as . . . . .

The Rt. Rev. David Hamid (born 18 June 1955) has been the Anglican Suffragan Bishop in Europe since 2002. Born in Scotland, to Scottish and Burmese parents, Hamid holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. He was educated at Nelson High School, Ontario, McMaster University and Trinity College Toronto. After ordination he was curate at St Christopher’s, Burlington, Ontario, and then rector of St John’s in the same city. Following this he was mission co-ordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Anglican Church of Canada and then (his last post before his ordination to the episcopate), the Director of Ecumenical Affairs and Studies of the Anglican Communion. He is married to Dr Colleen Hamid, a medical researcher, and has two sons, Jonathan and Michael.

Below is believed to contain some of the same class a year or two later

supplied by Barry Booth

and the names of the above participants

Below two photographs courtesy of Barbara JOSS

The photo with the bike in the backgroud and the open school windows is probably 1960. The other with the telephone box is one year later 1961.
So the first one: DK means I can't remember the name...
Top Row: DK ,, DK ,DK(but I did sit next to him all year) Elizabeth Worcester, Jackie Rumble, Jennifer Hankey ,ElainePrice, Nigel ,Richard, Owen Gemmell
Second Row:Lesley Williams, Patrick,Robert Merriman , David, Barbara ,Barbara Thomas(me) ,Sarah Groom, DK ,Rob, Vivien,
Third Row : Judith, DK, Heather,Janet, DK, Judith,DK, Maxime Penny,Christine Russell

Fourth Row: Ronald,Derek,Simon, Alan Parnell, Anthony.

Here are the names for the second photo, the one with the telephone box.

Back Row: Katherine,Derek,Simon,Ronald,?Peter Hooton,Owen Gemmell,Elaine Price,Jennifer Hankey,Nigel,Christine Russell

Second Row: Vivian,Barbara Thomas(me) Rob,DK,Patrick,Sarah Groom,David,Rob Merriman,Barbara,Lesley Williams,Jackie Rumble

Seated: Alan Parnell,Richard Wright,Antony Wilkinson, Penny,DK,DK,Keith Walmesley,Elizabeth Worcester,DK,Judith,Janet Hayman,Linda

The below 2 x photographs supplied by Ian Gregory - exact dates unknown but early 60s

Photograph below - Maypole school

Front row 3rd from left - Alan Gregory

3rd row far left - Christopher Giles ?

3rd row 3rd from left - Penelope Mercer

Comments from me - I am far left, bottom row. Alan Gregory died in 2000 aged 47 yrs.

Above photo - from memory of Kim Button 

Bottom row 

Left to right - Kim Button, Roger Payne?, Alan Gregory - - - - Gary Jewel

Photograph below - Maypole school

2nd row far right - the late Alan Gregory

3rd row far right Penelope Mercer

The below from Richard Wight courtesy Peter Hooten   -    taken c1960

Richard Wight describes the faces

The people I can remember from left to right starting with the back row -

Patrick Hutchinson - his dad was a hospital fireman and they lived at the Broomhill's gate house.

On the other end is Peter Barber who sported a deaf aid that was always feeding back.

Middle row -

Tony Barker- Joydens wood self build site next door to the Hootens.

Catherine Bowyer re Tredigar Road.

David Hunt - lived in Denton Terrace had two brothers, all very good footballers, both their parents worked in the hospital.

Peter Hooten,- sailed single handed to Australia with his wife and young son, on our last get together when he spied me he said ," I have known this guy forever !!" It was he that would carry me around the school on his back when I had the irons on !!!!

We would always collapse in a heap laughing under the veranda !!!

Joan Bourne - do not recall anything about her other than I believe she also hailed from the  Joyden's Wood area.

Sandra Mares - lived in a large modern house in Wansent Road.

Judith Adams - Joyden's wood area.

Richard Comboy

Some Pupils names from the registers had been linked to the original site http://maypolehistory.wikifoundry. That site has now been decommissioned by the providers.  The next stage is to now reconstitute information lost on that site to this site.

Some pupils 1913 - 1919

Where there is a 'Mrs' 'Miss' in first name - this person is a teacher / staff

Date of Admission

Some pupils 1920-1929

Where there is a 'Mrs' 'Miss' in first name - this person is a teacher / staff

Date of Admission

Some pupils 1930 - 1939

Date of Admission

Some pupils 1940- 1949

Date of Admission

Some pupils 1950- 1957

1950/01/10TH CLARKE ANTHONY

Some pupils 1958-1968

Date of admission