Haslingden Old and New...

Haslingden derives from Hazeldean or Valley of the Hazels. It lies 19 miles north of Manchester in the County of Lancashire. A area at one time noted in particular for its Stone, it also played a big part in the Woollen and then later Cotton Industries from the 18th and through the 19th and early to mid 20th Century... It is steeped in Local History and can also boast to have one of the most beautiful Natural Valleys around, where thousands come and visit annually

Friday, 23 March 2012

Haslingden St. Marys Cath School and Student Photos etc.

St. Mary's School Student photo - 1975 (Click over to enlarge)

Mrs. Grogan's Class - Photo kindly shared by Lynn Morley-Cropper

St. Mary's School Student photo - 1960-61 (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: kindly contributed by Terry McGuire and uploaded here on 21st June 2016

Terry has named some of the students:

Back Row from Left: James Worthington, Brian Riley, Steven Durkin, Kevin Morton, Peter Caine, ?, Joseph Hiluti.

3rd Row from Left: Roland Parkinson, Jan Kosyl, Kevin Touhey, Alan Mead, Steven Rothwell, ?, Terry McGuire, Michael Rushworth, Mick Winder, ?,?.

2nd Row from Left: ?, Veronica Gregory, Ann Nuttall, ?, ?,?,?, Margaret Lee, Ann Sourbutts, Kathleen Fulcher, ?

Front Row: Susan Greenwood, Katherine Taylor, Teresa Flynn, ?, Florence Fitton, ?, Susan Yates, ?

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(Early 1960's above) (Kindly supplied by Myra Frohnapfel on 2nd Sept 2015.

back row L

Charlie Gowers, Tony White, James Snowden, Joseph Hiluta,

2nd back L

Micheal Lynch, Micheal Rushworth, Kevin Morton, Stephen Rothwell, Robert Egan, Kevin Molloy, Robert ?

??, Anne Dickinson, Renata Chebynoski, Annette Nuttall, Kathleen Fulcher, Eileen ?, Myra Hall, Margaret Lee.

Front row,

Jaqualine Irwin, Anne Sourbutts, ??, Margaret Holland, Geraldine Stuart, Monica O'Connor.

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1959 above (Kindly supplied by Kevin Molloy via Gordon Cockerill)

Back Row: Charlie Gowers, Stephen or Patrick Nolan, Geoff Whitehead, Dennis Doody, Francis Burke, Les Timmins, Jim Snowden, Jimmy Ryan.

Middle Row: Bobby Haworth, Frank Smith, Timmy Flynn, Stephen Kelly, Neil Durning, John Egan, Mick Lynch, Kevin Molloy, Tony White, Gordon Cockerill, Stephen or Patrick Nolan.

Second row from front: Susan Mullaney, Anna Maria, ?, Ann Dickinson, Geraldine Boocock, Moira Keane, ?, Maureen Burke, Myra Hall, Renata Grzbienowski, Josephine Gallagher, Kathleen Grenaghan.

Front: Barbara Whipday, Kathleen Fulcher, Shirley Cowie, Hilda Gregory, Mary Bell.

St. Mary's Communion photo from 1959/1960 (Click over to enlarge)
Kindly shared by Terry McGuire.

1958 First Communion Photo (Click over to enlarge)

1958 (approx) above First Communion Photo

Here is another First Communion photo from St. Mary’s, with Miss Talty and Dean Purcell. It must be about 1958. As far as I know we were the last group to be taken by Miss Talty. I’m on the right of the second row from the front, behind George Mullaney and next to Carol Tuohey. On the far left of the front row are John Hogan and Michael Quinlan. I can’t remember all the names accurately, but I’m sure others can fill in. David Lamb is on the left of the second row, third left is Michael Atherton and next to him Jean Dickenson, who was born on the same day as me. Tony Gallagher is peeping through at the back. I can’t remember the next to him, but then there are Bernard Todd and Tony Flynn and (I think) Eddie Allen. In the middle of the back row is David(?) Molloy.

Mike Ryan

Back Row: Derek Burke, Roland Hiluta, David Molloy, Peter Buckley.
2nd Row: Steven Flanagan, Michael Collinge, Tony Gallagher, John Taylor, Bernard Todd, Tony Flynn, Eddie Allen.
3rd row: ??, John Greaves, Jimmy Warburton, ? Kelly, Pat Coffey, ??, Bernard Cain.
4th row: David Lamb, Michael Holland, Michael Atherton, Jean Dickinson, Moira Durkin, Doreen Fitton, Glyn Ashworth, Michael Ryan.
Front row: John Hogan, Michael Quinlan, Theresa Carr, Pat Durkin, Susan Haworth, Angel Altham, ??, Rosemary Sheridan, Susan Potter, George Mullaney, Carol Tuohey.
With Dean P. Purcell, Miss K. Talty.
(thanks to Michael Ryan for update with the names)

Above photos are St. Marys students during the 1950s. Kindly sent in by Billy Fox.

St. Mary's 1957 (Click over to enlarge)

Another photo from 1957 (above) (Kindly sent in by Steve Rothwell on 26th July 2015)

1955 photo kindly shared by Mary Green

approx 1957 (above)

(Kindly supplied by John Vizzard) Click over photo to enlarge.

Back Row:--- Freeman, Stuart Harper, Brian Holden, Alan Durkin, John Vizzard, Joe Fulcher, John Copeland, Jim Mead, Michael Warburton, Barry Moran, John Gallagher.

Middle Row: Peter Nolan, David Burke, Colin Metcalfe, Terence Callaghan, Tony Morgan, Douglas Chew, David Tillotson, Frank Holland, David Mannion, Billy Taylor, Lawrence Street, ---- Flynn.

Front Row: Eileen Tighe, ?, ?, Carole Gill, Pat Barnes, Pamela ---, Maureen Rouine, Mary Horan, Christine Dugdale, Betty Taylor, Eileen Kelly.

Seated: ?, Robert Horridge, Michael Nolan.

St. Marys School Student photo from about 1956

Back Row from L: Noel Coffee, John Flynn, Ken Wroe, John Lagreki, Alan Gowers, Michael Murray, Jimmy Parkinson, Tony Frost, Martin Molloy, Terence Fletcher, Raymond Moore.

3rd Row from the L: Jean Mortimer, Maureen O'Niel, Alan Lomax, John Timlin, Michael Riley, Billy Lang, Tom Eastwood, John Maddison, John Entwistle, Michael Hogan, Terry Laffy, Kathleen Armitage, Barbara Farrelly.

2nd Row from L: John Toole, Mary Navin, Valerie Law, Hazel Flynn, Shiela Hopkinson, Francis Sibbering, Mr. Brennan, Rita Timmins, Pat King, Helen Mary Hopkinson, Angela Kenny, ?, Bernadette Thompson, John Greenwood.

Front Row from L: Rhuna Flynn, ?, Margaret Ormerod, Pat Gallagher, Joan Molloy, Patricia Rown, ?,

Kindly sent in by Jean Wolstenholme on 16th March 2015. (Also will be filed under St. Mary's Student Blog)

approx 1956 (above)

approx 1955 (above)

(Kindly supplied by John Vizzard) Click over photo to enlarge

Back Row: ?, ?, Maureen Rouine, Jim Mead, Alan Durkin, Tony Morgan, ?, ?, Michael Nolan, Michael Warburton.

Middle Row: ?, Lawrence Street, John Vizzard, Douglas Chew, ?, Frank Holland.

Front Row: ?, ?, Eileen Tighe, ? Eileen Kelly, ?, ?, Bolderson, ?, Pat Barnes.

(Above) St. Marys RC School. Class of 1956/1957 (Kindly supplied by Michael Mullaney).

Back Row: Pete Rodgers, Baron, James Reilly, Jack Tillotson, Macavoy, James Street,, Brian Holden.

Front Row: ?, Kathleen Gavin, Kathleen O'Keefe, Catherine Mullaney, Rita Hoolahan, Marion Lindsey, ?.

Mr. Lindsey - Headmaster and Mrs. Griffin Deputy Head.

St. Mary's First Holy Communion Class 1948 - Miss Talty. (Photo kindly supplied by Michael Mullaney)

4th Row: ?, Pete Rodgers, Michael Barker, Vincent Mahoney, Eric Moden, David Nuttall, Harry Moore, Michael Lyons, Danny Flynn, Harold Hopkinson.

3rd Row: Sheridan, Paul Whaley, Kevin Hopkinson, ?, Bernard Flanagan, ?, Terence Kelly, Jim Riley.

2nd Row: ?,?, Catherine Mullaney, Dimphna White, ?, Kathleen Gavin.

Front Row: Ginty, Sheila O'Neill, ?, Kathleen O'Keefe, ?,?.

(Above) St. Marys 1952/1953 - Miss Murray. (Photo kindly supplied by Michael Mullaney)

Back Row: Danny Flynn, Bernard Sheridan, Bernard Flanagan, Eric Moden, Michael Lyons, Pete Rodgers, David Nuttall.

Middle Row: ?, Paul Whaley, Harold Hopkinson, Kathleen Gavin, Kathleen O'Keefe, Catherine Mullaney, James Reilly, Kevin Hopkinson, Terence Kelly.

Front Row: ?, Sibberin, ?,?, Sheila O'Neil, Ginty, ?,?.

Front : Harry Moore, Michael Barker.

(Above) St. Mary's Students - Class of 1954/1955 Mr. Lunt: (Photo Kindly supplied by Michael Mullaney).

Back Row: Danny Flynn, Kevin Hopkinson, David Nuttall, Eric Moden, Terence Kelly, Jim Reilly, Peter O'Meara, James Bell, Harold Hopkinson, Bernard Sheridan.

Middle Row: ?, Florence Riding, Kathleen Gavin, Mary Walters, Kathleen Sibberin, Kathleen O'Keefe, ?,?, Silvia Whittaker.

Front Row: Redfern, ?, Harry Moore, Vincent Mahoney, Catherine Mullaney, Pete Rodgers, Michael Lyons, ?, Patricia Nolan.

St Mary's RC Class of 1957 - Mr. Lunts. (Photo: Kindly supplied by Michael Mullaney)

Back Row L to R: John Flynn, Edward Mercer, Terence McKenzie, David Braithewaite, James Lynch, David Mellabourne, Peter Bell, Billy Incles.

Middle Row: L to R: Peter Merriman, Charles Burke, James Ormerod, John Bedford, Bernard Dunn, Peter Smith, Michael Mullaney, Brian Gilday, Peter Caldwell, John Ashworth, Denis Sheridan.

Front Row: L to R: V. Gillespie, Ann Murray, Joan Gill, Adrienne Warburton, Mr. Lunt, Patricia Sharples, Mary Curran, Maureen Copeland, Sheila Tyson.

Seated: Sheila Cole, Brenda Dunn.

(Above) St. Marys Class of 1950 - 1951 - Miss Talty. (Photo kindly supplied by Michael Mullaney.

Back Row: Billy Incles, Michael Mullaney, David Mellabourne, John Maguire, James Lynch David Braithewaite, Peter Smith, John Flynn, John Bedford.

3rd Row: Ann Murray, Ann Grady, Joan Cartin, Claire Chew, Margaret Mullan, Barbara Linsky, Patricia Sharples, Mary Walters, Florence Riding, Silvia Whittaker.

2nd Row: Sheila Tyson, Margaret Copeland, Adrian Warburton, Patricia Nolan, V. Gillespie, V. Whiteside, Sheila Cole, Winifred Horan.

Front Row: Peter Merriman, James Ormerod, Peter Bell, Philip Livesey, Terence McKenzie, Charles Burke, Denis O'Neill, Peter Caldwell.

(Below) St. Marys approx 1950 to 1951 and kindly shared by Joanne Beetham

(Click over to enlarge)

Above: St. Mary's Trip to Lourdes (1960).

St. Mary's Students at their First Holy Communion (above). Kindly sent in by John Bedford.

Students are:

Back Row:

J. Birtwistle, D. O'Neil, P. Smith, J. Ormerod, P. Cauldwell, P. Bell, T. McKenzie, P. Omera, J. Ashworth, J. Flynn.

Next to back Row:

M. Mullaney, J. Bedford, B. Incles, C. Burke, D. Mellabourne, D. Cardwell, D. Braithwaite, J. McGuire, P. Livesey, J. Lynch, P. Merriman.

Girls Standing Back:

B. Linskey, C. Chew, B. Mullin.

Girls Standing Left to Right:

P. Sharples, A. Murray, S. Whittaker, F. Riding, W. Horan, A. Grady, J. Cartin, M. Walters, S. Tyson.

Seated:

K. Butler, V. Gillespie, P. Nolan, V. Whiteside, A. Warburton, M. Copeland.

Here is a photo of St. Mary's May Queen in the 1960s (photo kindly sent in by Deborah Armstrong)

(Names added 3rd August 2015 by Sharon Thomas: are Maureen Grealy, Janet Riley, Bernie O'Brien, Katherine Aldred, Alice Manning, John Higgins, Michael Hope, Paul Zebrowski and Kath O'Keefe, and Sharon Thomas on the far left. Also Dean Purcell and Father McLaughlin.

Photos is the 1957 May Queen (Photo: kindly sent in by Steve Rothwell on 26th July 2015)

St Marys - 1958

This is yet another photo kindly offered by John Bedford.

The Students and Masters are as follows:

Back Row:

Bernard Dunn, Denis O'Neil, Brian Gilday, Peter Cauldwell.

Middle Row:

Billy Incles, Edward Mercer, John Bedford, James Lynch, Michael Mullaney, David Mellabourne, Denis Sheridan.

Front Row:

Joan Gill, Adrienne Warburton, Maureen Copeland, Owen Lindsay (Headmaster), Mrs. Griffin (Deputy Head), Sheila Tyson, Kathleen Gill, Mary Curren.

Seated:

Brenda Dunn.

St Mary's School photo from the early 1950's

Photo: kindly sent in by Jean Wolstenholme on 11th March 2015. Please click over photo to enlarge

Back Row from Left: ?, Martin Molloy, Alan Gowers, Michael Murry, Michael Riley, Billy Lang, John Timlin, John Toole, Michael Hogan, John Maddison, John Greenwood,

Middle Row from Left: Raymond Moore, Alan Lomax, Kathleen Armitage, Mary Josephine Whalley, Veronica Allen, Pat King, Rosemary Ivanovic, Mary Navin, ?,?,?.

Front Row from Left: Pat Gallagher, Francis Siobbering, Bernadette Thompson, Christine McKay, ?, Valerie Law, Shiela Berry, Shiela Hopkins, Margaret Ormerod, Jean Mortimer, Rhuna Flynn, Helen Mary Hopkinson.

St. Mary's School photo from the early 1950's

Photo: kindly sent in by Jean Wolstenholme on 11th March 2015. Please click over photo to enlarge

Back Row from Left: Martin Molloy, ?, Michael Hogan, John Greenwood, John Toole, Michael Grecko, Terrence Fletcher, Alan Lomax, Raymond Moore.

Middle Row from Left: Michael Riley, John Maddison, John Timlin, Billy Lang, ?, Tom Eastwood.

Front Row from Left: Margaret Ormerod, ?, Valerie Law, Mary Navin, Shiela Berry, Pat King, Pauline Brown, Veronica Allen, Helen Mary Hopkinson, Barbara Farrelly, Jean Mortimer, Shiela Hopkins, Pat Gallagher.

Around the 1953 period (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: kindly contributed by Francis Rita Murphy (nee Sibbering) Kindly named by Jean Veronica Wolstenholme

Back Row left to right: John Flynn, Tony Frost, Terence Fletcher, Terry Laffy, Michael Murray, John Maddison, ?, Alan Gowers, John Timlin.

Next to Back Row from left to right: Noel Coffee, Martin Molloy, Alan Lomax, Tony Vick, Raymond Gregory, Billy Lang, Malcolm Patterson, John Greenwood, Jimmy Parkinson, Raymond Moore, Kenneth Rowe

2nd Row from front:Jean Mortimer, Hazel Flynn, Angela Kenny, Sheila Hopkins, Rita Timmins, Francis Sibbering, Kathleen Armitage, ?, Christine Turner, Barbara Farrelly, Patricia Rowan.

Front Row: Rhuna Flynn, Pat Gallagher, Maureen O'Niel, ?, Margaret Ormerod.

Around the 1953 period (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: kindly contributed by Francis Rita Murphy (nee Sibbering) Kindly named by Jean Veronica Wolstenholme.

Back Row left to right: Noel Coffee, John Flynn, Kenneth Rowe, John Lagriki, Alan Gowers, Michael Murray, Jimmy Parkinson, Tony Frost, Martin Molloy, Terence Fletcher.

Next to Back row left to right: Jean Mortimer, Maureen O'Niel, Alan Lomax, John Timlin, Michael Riley, Billy Lang, Tom Eastwood, John Maddison, John Entwistle, Michael Hogan, Terry Laffy, Kathleen Armitage, Barbara Farrelly.

2nd Row from fron left to right: John Toole, Mary Navin, Valerie Law, Hazel Flynn, Sheila Hopkins, Frances Sibbering, Mr. Brennan, Rita Timmins, Pat King, ?, Angela Kenny, ?, Bernadette Thompson, John Greenwood.

Front Row: Rhuna Flynn, ?, Margaret Ormerod, Pat Gallagher, ?, Patricia Rowan, ?

St. Marys - 1956.

Another photo kindly sent in by John Bedford.

The teacher was Sister Mary Cartmel a nun, and she was not allowed to have her photo taken.

The students are:

Back Row:

A. Gavin, B. Incles, L. Hopkinson, P. Cauldwell, C. Burke, E. Mercer, D. O'Neil, S. Warren, T. Graham, J. Ormerod, T. Walsh.

Third Row:

D. Mellabourne, J. Bedford, D. Braithwaite, M. Mullaney, P. Sharples, B. Lynsky, J. Lynch, A. Brown, B. Dunne, B. Gilday.

Second Row:

M. Callaghan, S. Cole, E. Young, J. Gill, S. Tyson, M. Copeland, A. Warburton, K. Gill, M. Roberts, Y. Cole, M. Curran.

Front Row:

M. Whipday, J. Ashworth, J. Flynn, D. Sheridan.

St. Marys - 1953 with teacher Miss Clemey.

above is another photograph kindly sent in by John Bedford and the students are as follows:

Back Row: P. Cauldwell, P. Merriman, D. O'Neil, J. Ormerod, P. Livesay, T. McKenzie, J. Birtwistle, M. Mullaney, J. Flynn, J. Ashworth, B. Incles, C. Burke.

Middle Row: P. Bell, D. Mellabourne, D. Braithwaite, A. Murray, P. Sharples, C. Chew, B. Lynskey, B. Mullin, J. Cartin. F. Riding, M. Walters, J. McGuire, J. Bedford, P. Smith.

Front Row: V. Gillespie, P. Nolan, K. Gill, S. Whittaker, W. Horan, S. Tyson, A. Grady, K. Butler, M. Copeland, A. Warburton, S. Cole, M. Whiteside

St. Marys - 1949 to 1950 with teacher Miss Talty.

Here is a school photograph kindly sent in by John Bedford. The photo is from approx 1949 to 1950 and the teacher is Miss Talty.

The Students are:

Back Row: B. Incles, M. Mullaney, D. Mellabourne, J. McGuire, J. Lynch, D. Braithwaite, P. Smith, J. Flynn, J. Bedford.

Middle Row standing: A. Murray, A Grady, J. Cartin, B. Chew, B. Mullin, B. Lynsky, P. Sharples, M. Walters, F. Riding, S. Whittaker.

Middle Seated: S. Tyson, M. Copland, A. Warburton, P. Nolan, V. Gillespie, M. Whiteside, S. Cole, W. Horan.

Front: J. Ormerod, P. Bell, P. Livesey, T. McKenzie, C. Burke, D. ONeil, P. Cauldwell.

This is a student photo from 1933-34 girls only. Please click over photo to enlarge 1933-34 (above) girls only

(Thanks to Carrie Creamer Hart (Canada) for sending this photo. It does show Carrie's grandmother, who is Rose Mary Davies and she is right smack in the middle of the picture (blonde curly haired girl... third row, 9th from the left).

Dear Bryan

A few words about the image '1933-34 . . . girls only' submitted by

Carrie Creamer Hart.

Re-reading the late Arthur Chappell's account of St Mary's parish I

learnt that the picture depicts the girls wearing the school uniform -

hence the gymslips.

It seems St Mary's was the first elementary school in the town to adopt

a uniform.

Initially intended only for the girls, parents of the boys argued all

the pupils in the school should have uniforms.

This popular innovation was introduced during the headship of Mr Owen

Lindsay.

Appointed to the Haslingden school in 1921, Mr Lindsay spent most of his

career at St Mary's and remained there to the time of his retirement.

The practice of wearing the uniform was suspended with the outbreak of

World War II.

According the the local chronicler, the uniform gave the children a

feeling of equality and they showed care for their clothing.

Regards

John Dunleavy. (Received Mail 25th July 2015)

Haslingden St. Mary's School c1927 (Please click over photo to enlarge)

Photo: kindly contributed by Eileen Webster. Her Mum Veronica (Vera) Arthur who is second from the left on the second row sadly cut out her head on the photo as she wasnt happy with the haircut.
Photo uploaded here on 7th January 2016

1927 (above)

1921 (below)

Haslingden St. Mary's School c1921 (Click over photo to enlarge)

Photo: kindly contributed by Mrs. Touhey (nee Desforges/Bentley) and uploaded here on 22nd September 2015.

Back Row: (1) Oswald Neves, (2) ?, (3) Alfred Tisewell, (4) ?, (5) Tom McNamee, (6) Frank Eastwood, (7) John Manning, (8) Martin Dunleavy, (9) Michael Lynsky, (10) Herbert Holden.

Middle Row (Boys): (1) Eddie Allen, (2) Eddie Tuohey, (3) ?, (4) Ernest Staples, (5) Herbert Allen, (6) Bernard Molloy, (7) Tom Navin, (8) Austin Gavin, (9) Jim Brennan, (10) Tom Fulshaw, (11) Jack Lang.

Front Row: (1) Mary Durkin, (2) Hilda Purdy, (3) Elizabeth Horlock, (4) Annie Kelly, (5) Nellie Riley, (6) Bertha Bushnel, (7) Mary Flannery, (8) Maggie Tyson, (9) Edna McWade, (10) Gladys Kelly.

Middle Row (Girls): (1) Margaret Bright, (2) Margaret O'Neill, (3) Cissie Baxendale, (4) Mary A. McDermott, (5) ?, (6) Alice Murray, (7) Annie O'Brien, (8) Norah Grierly, (9) ? McClusky, (10) ?

Teachers: Miss Nevin and Miss Lynch.

Haslingden St. Mary's Students 1921 (Click over to enlarge)

This is the first of many St. Marys Student photos to be uploaded thanks to these contributions made by John Bedford and uploaded here on 8th April 2016 and also archived under (St. Marys)

St. Marys Student photo from 1921 Class 2 (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 11th April 2016

Another St. Marys Student photo from approx 1905-1906 (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 13th April 2016 and also archived under ST. MARYS

Another St. Marys Student photo from approx 1905-1906 with Father Notterdam (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 13th April 2016

Another early St. Mary's Student photo estimated 1905-1906 showing Father Notterdam (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 14th April 2016

Another early St. Marys Student Photo estimated 1905-1906 with Father Notterdam (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 14th April 2016

Yet

another early St. Mary's Student Photo (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 14th April 2016

St. Marys early 1900s Students Photo (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 15th April 2016

St. Marys Students photo from around the early 1900s (Click over to enlarge)

Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 15th April 2016

St. Mary's Student photo from the early 1900's - cant make out date (Click over to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 9th April 2016.

St. Mary's Old Student Photo from early 1900's (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 15th April 2016

St Mary's early 1900s Student Photo (Click over to enlarge)
Photo: Kindly contributed by John Bedford and uploaded here on 15th April 2016

1936 (below)

Haslingden St. Mary's School c1936 (Click over photo to enlarge)

Photo: kindly contributed by Mrs.Touhey (nee Desforges/Bentley) and uploaded here on 22nd Sept 2015.

1) Mr. James Moore, (2) Miss Talty, (3) Miss Nevin, (4) Eileen Flynn, (5) Jean Holden, (6) Lillian Morgan, (7) Nellie Quinlan, (8) Evelyn Riley, (9) ? Kirane, (10) Annie Mary Burke, (11) Annie Howarth, (12) Carrie Robinson, (13) Hilda Bedford, (14) Mr Owen Lindsay, (15) Nora Vizzard, (16) Mary Gray, (17) Evelyn Arthur, (18) Miss Murphy, (19) Miss Melling, (20) Katie Ashworth, (21) Dorothy Barnes, (22) Kathleen Durkin, (23) Winnie Murray, (24) Selina Gill, (25) Agnes Entwistle, (26) Sally Pettifer, (27) Winnie Taylor, (28) Veronica Higgins, (29) Agnes Kerron, (30) Janie O'Neill, (31) Vera Entwistle, (32) Eileen Bentley, (33) Mary Laffy, (34) Teresa Clitheroe, (35) Marie Lee, (36) Mary Taylor, (37) Joan Nyland, (38) Mary Clark, (39) Joan Staples, (40) Kathleen Nolan, (41) Mary Tideswell, (42) Mary Hall, (43) Teresa Duffy, (44) Vera Hopkinson, (45) Kathleen Owen, (46) Susie Taylor, (47) Kathleen Adlum, (48) Hannah Barnes, (49) Mary Forth,

(50) Mary Wilcock, (51) Rosie Davis, (52) Winnie Manning, (53) Margaret Hartley, (54) Kathleen McGee, (55) Mary Davison, (56) Mary Nyland, (57) Mary Howarth, (58) Pattie Forth, (59 Mary Timlin, (60) Winnie Holden, (61) Ethel Wrigley, (62) Sheila Lindsay, (63) Lizzie Philips, (64) Helen McIntyre, (65) Vera Walsh, (66) Margaret O'Rourke, (67) Mary Royal, (68) Mary Navin, (69 Kathleen McNamee, (70) Nora Morley, (71) Sarah Holden, (72) Vera Bentley, (73) Jean Flanagan,

(74) Eileen Eastwood, (75) Monica Cartin, (76) Joan Navin, (77) ? Kirane, (78) Kathleen Mulderigg, (79) Frances Nuttall, (80) Mary Navin, (81) Morag lindsay, (82) Margaret Clayton, (83) Claire Kilgallen, (84) Teresa Shackleton, (85) Kathleen Cartin, (86) Margaret Gilmartin, (87) Annie Grime, (88) Henrietta Manning, (89) Teresa Burke,

(90) Margaret Manning, (91) Irene Howarth, (92) Florence Caldwell.

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(13th April 2012) And below is a email kindly received from Dick Bateman of Chapel-en-le-Frith. In regards to Miss Mary Nevin teacher at Haslingden St. Marys School in the early 1920s.

"Hi there,

I've enjoyed your blog - well done! One name brought me to it, that of Miss Nevin, the young teacher pictured with the class "in the early 1920s". If it's the Miss Mary Nevin I think it is, she was born in Accrington in 1903, and was my Infants 2 teacher at St Mary's RC Primary School in Worthing, Sussex in 1957. The fact that I reported to my Mum one day that Miss Nevin had read a story to us all about Peter Pan and Captain "Hoook" - rhyming it with Luke - would seem to indicate that she was one and the same. That's not how we pronounced it in Sussex!Anyway, I realise that you are unlikely to know anything more about Miss Nevin, but thought I'd share this with you, just so that you know that such resources as yours bear fruit in very unexpected places!

Best wishes
Dick Bateman (Born and brought up in Worthing, now in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire)

(Added 26th March 2013) - Michael Lynn has kindly donated the undermentioned football team photos from the period approximately 1937 or 1938. He has provided some names on the top photo.

Haslingden St. Marys FC 1937 or 1938 (Click over photo to enlarge).

Back Row: ?, Mr. J. Moore (teacher), Robin Tuohey, Owen Lindsay (headmaster), Forth ?, Lynn, Tom Riley, ?, Tom Emmet, Riley ?
Front Row: Joe Dowd ?, ?, Father Meacher (1934-1951), ? Father Henry (1941-1946), Tom Holden, Pat O'Brien,
Seated at Front: Jack ? Holden, Jim Kerron, John White.

Haslingden St. Marys F.C. (undated) (Click over to enlarge)

Haslingden St Marys FC - 1930s (photo supplied by Angus Lindsay)

Email from Michael Mullaney dated 26th November 2014 (In response to a earlier email from Sheila McConville relating to teacher Miss Spiers.

St. Marys infants, housed in the top end of the school, three classes, outside toilets at the other end of the school yard, tippler closets, you asked to go and was given a piece of toilet paper, the yard in those days was not tarmacked just rough and uneven, air raid shelters in the yard which were always a source of adventure as was the school garden - entry level Miss Spiers, what a dear old lady must have been well past retirement. The grand open coal fire was great and they put camp beds up in the afternoon and everyone had a lay down and nap, not sure if that was for the kids benefit of to give miss Spiers a break! Then we moved up to Mrs Brennans and then onto Miss Briggs, the head, a small red head with a firey temper. She had a leather strap about 3 inches wide with tails, I was on the receiving end on many occasions. After infants we moved into the junior section and Miss Talty, where we either learnt to write properly or missed out (I missed out). We were well grounded by Miss Talty in all thing religious and can remember practicing for walking days etc by being paraded relentlessly around the playground with your left hand on your tummy and the right gripping a ruler which doubled for the flowers you would be carrying on the day. Practice makes perfect. Miss Talty came from County Clare in southern Ireland is buried in the cemetery at Milltown Malby where she was born into a large family of teachers. Miss Talty used to put the fear of God into every child and would grasp your hand and bring down a ruler to smack you with and then stop within an inch of your hand and let you off with a verbal warning. Others were: Miss Murray, Miss Clement, Mr Brennan, Miss Redfern, Mr Monks and Mr Lindsey. Later changes: Mr Lunt, Miss Spencer, and the dynamic due, the nuns Sister Mary Carmel and Sister Mary Philomena and Mrs Griffin. All in all not a bad time but wish one had done better!

Michael

Email from Sheila McConville dated 29th November 2014 (follow up)

I know Michael must be younger than me because it was Miss Spiers Miss Birch Miss Briggs then big school Miss Talty who did slap my naughty hand then asked if you would like a penny or a holy picture .! In Miss Briggs naughty children stood in St Joesephs corner I new him well ! There was a lovely garden at the bottom of the yard tended by boys mostly ,thought that splendid idea for students not keen on the 3 Rs Happy days to remember Cheers Sheila

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Photos from St. Mary's May Queen possibly 1962

Steve Rothwell has kindly sent in the above three photo (originally posted on our HON Facebook page). The photos show his sister Patricia as the May Queen, Kevin Touhey and John Egan to the right hand side in short pants. (Photos added 1st August 2015)

Photos from 1961/62 Walking Day (below)

Above two photos of St. Marys Walking Day 1961/2 (Photos kindly sent in by Julie Ashton via Facebook on 20th August 2015)

Hi Bryan,

I have attached 4 pictures taken in the centre of Haslingden of what I think is part of

a St.Mary`s Rose Queen parade though not entirely sure.The year is about 1959.

The leader of the Morris Dancers is Maureen Ashe,

And my sister Elaine is on the last two but in different positions so on the Savings Bank

Photo she in last place and Relayvision photo she is next to last place

Best Regards

Steve

Add caption Steve Rothwell kindly sent in this photo of the interior of St. Marys and suggest that it is the coffin of a past priest. It is suggested it could be of Father Notterdam.

(Below) are five photos kindly sent in by Myra Frohnapfel

St. Mary's Rose Queen 1962/1963 - Whit Sunday Walk coming down Hillside Road

(Click over photo to enlarge)

(Photo kindly sent in by Myra Frohnapfel on 2nd September 2015)

St. Marys Rose Queen 1962/1963 (Click over photo to enlarge)

Photo: Kindly sent in by Myra Frohnapfel on 2nd Sept 2015

St. Mary's Rose Queen 1962/1963 - (Click over photo to enlarge)

As before ... but including retiring Queen Teresa Carr, (left side of photo) and Mayor and Mayoress John and Tilda Walsh.

Dont know the name of Teresa's cushion bearer.

Myra .

(Photo: kindly sent in by Myra Frohnapfel on 2nd September 2015.

St. Mary's Rose Queen 1962/1963 (Click over photo to enlarge)

Back row left

Christine Hunter, Joanne Muchin, Renata Chebynoski, Myra Hall, Geraldine Boocock, Kathleen Fulcher, Geraldine Stuart, Anne Grenigan.

2nd Back,

John Egan, Kevin Milloy, James Snowden, Anne Greenwood, Cathrine Grearley, Father Percil Monica O'Connor(rose queen)

front row

Tony White, Kevin Morton, Alan Mead

Michael Rushworth (cushion bearer)

(Photo kindly sent in by Myra Frohnapfel on 2nd September 2015)

(Click over photo to enlarge) (photo: kindly sent in by Myra Frohnaphel - 2nd Sept 2015)

Hi Bryan

I dont know where this was taken or the occasion, but that's my mum Vera Hall (nee Entwhistle) on far right in dutch girl costume, and the lady in the welsh outfit is I think Mary Watson.

My mum went to St Mary's RC church so it may have been to do with that ??

Myra

St. Mary's Morris Dancers coming up Manchester Rd - Early 60s (please click over to enlarge)

Leader: Rhuna Flynn

Left Line from front to back: Myra Hall, Christine Dugdale, Susan Potter, Marika ?, Bernadette Flynn, ?,?, Josephine Durning (nee Eastwood)

Right Line from front to back: Mary Cain, Pat Durkin, Shiela ?, Margaret Donahue

(Photo: kindly sent in by Myra Frohnapfel on 6th September 2015

St. Mary's Morris Dancers from the early 1960's (Click over photo to enlarge)

Taken at Belmont school Rawtenstall.

Back row left to right

Margaret Donahue, ?? Pat Durkin, Mary Cain, Christine Dugdale, Pat Swindles, Denice Holden, ?? Leader Bernedette Flynn

Front row

Left to right

Kathleen Collinge, Myra Hall, Marie ? Anne Greenwood, Barbara Mead, Susan Potter, Josephine Eastwood, Tiny girl ??

The dresses were pink with navy trim

(Photo: kindly sent in by Myra Frohnapfel on 6th September 2015