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With teacher Mrs Patrick. First Row Front to back ?, Diane Finney. Second Row Front to back Elaine Cave,?,? Clement Petcher, ?,? Standing L to R ?, ? Weston, Colin Davis, Mrs J Patrick, ?,?,?

               A Class at Barlestone School Circa 1890

Mr J Pegg was appointed as Headmaster in 1877 at a salary of £90 per year. He remained at the school for 16 years until October 1893. His wife was sewing mistress at the school for the salary of £5 per year. In 1892 almost 200 children attended the school.

                         Albert George Bevan

October 1923. He comenced his duties on November 1st with Group II. He lodged with Mrs Gowdridge in the village. He taught at the school until 1925 leaving on December 23rd to take up a post under the Cheshire Education Authority.

         Barlestone CofE School 1950 The Rounders Team. 

 Back Row: Pat Prime, Hetty Arguile, Mavis Poole, Pat Sutton, Brenda Boulstridge. Front Row: Marilyn Gilliver, Marion Orton, Marjorie Gibson, Janet Chapman, Betty Hill. 

              Barlestone CofE School 1951 The Cricket Team.  

Back Row. Left to Right: Roy Whiston, John Hill, Keith Hextall, Kevin Hart, Reg Smith. Front Row. Left to Right: Alec Kirkland, Brian Arnold, Nev. Thompson, Michael Birchall, Malcolm Parker, Derek Hextall.

              Barlestone CofE School 1952 Class 0ne

Left to Right. Front Row: Gwynneth Chapman, Sylvia Stevens, Donald Gibson, David Orton. Second Row: Abiel Turner, John Mayne, Harry Dolman, Gillian Goddard. Third Row: Ann Greasley, Janet Poole, Maureen Jarvis, Pauline Bailey, Sylvia Orton, Derek Hextall, Keith Hextall. Fourth Row: Ivan Sutton, John Smith, Mary Smith, Lorna Prime, Gerald Tookey, Brenda Cave, Janet Dormer. Back Row: Ivan Ball, Ronald Stathem, Pamela Reid, Alan Green, Mr John Kennedy (Headmaster), Roger Gibson.

       Barlestone CofE School Barton Road 1960.

Back Row: Mr D J Kennedy (Headmaster), Mervyn Wass, Richard Goddard, Mark Hamilton, Steven Smith, Philip Ramsell, David Parkinson, Stewart Townsend. Second Row: David Prime, Christopher Hurd, Philip Enston, Gaye Wright, Robin Cave, John White, Eddie Kirkland, Mrs Oliver. Third Row: Barbara Edwards, Linda Edwards, Beverley Kirkland, Julie Ison, Linda Kirkland, Christine Haines, Christine Barber, Pat Frearson. Front Row: Michael Ingram, Royston Spriggs, Alan Weston, Alan Jordan.

                                         Church Play 1949

Part of the infants class with Mrs Madge Oliver one of the teachers.                  

                   Class of Barlestone School Circa 1894

With the departure of Mr Pegg, the next Headmaster was Mr John Radford Berridge who remained at the school for nine years from October 1893 to 1902

                             Grave of William Fell

The gravestone of Mr William Fell Headmaster of Barlestone School from 1903-38 and his wife Beatrice in the graveyard at Dalton in Furness Cumbria

                                           Infants 1952

        Part of the infants class with Mrs Madge Oliver one of the teachers.

                                      Mrs Bamford

                     The Infant School Barton Road 1913

This was opened on Friday October 24th 1913 and consisted of three classrooms. This is the earliest photograph taken outside the school and must date to circa 1914. The Teacher is possibly Miss Pegg (or Miss Freeman).

                       School Children At Barlestone Circa 1910

             School Children Of The Early Twenties.

Back: ........, Kath Stain, Winnie Goodman, Edie Birchall, Alma Hale, Ruby Nutting, Olive Smalley, Olive Petcher, Audrey Smith, Florence Cave, S Orton, Miss Bee. Middle: George Bolton, Maggie Waltham, Lillian Bills, Florence Smedley, Beattie Finney, Mabel Finney, Emma Liddington, Norah Brown, Phyllis Yates, Chrissy Liddington, Norah Jordan, C.Weston, George Smith. Front: Jack Bailey, Charlie Goddard, Ron Bott, Jack Saunt, ........, George Gilliver, Walter Thompson, Thomas Spencer, George Bailiss, William Gibson, Ted Busell, Thomas Weston.

                       School Children At Barlestone 1910 One.

                                School children at Barlestone Circa 1910.

                    School Children At Barlestone  1910 

  The teacher on the left is Mrs Bamford and on the right Miss Smith. Charlie Lovell stands next to Miss Smith on the back row and the little boy with the big lace collar on the front row is George Ramsell.

                                            Out Witted Again 1949

The play "Outwitted" put on by the Church School Circa 1949. L. to R. Michael Burchall, Marylyn Gilliver and Norma Bailey.

                                Out Witted Again 1949

A Play put on called "Outwitted" Circa 1949. L. to R. John Hill, Pam Blower, Betty Hill, Roy Whiston, Marjorie Gibson.

                                 Mrs Martin School Caretaker 

Mrs Martin was the caretaker of Barlestone School from 1910-1938. She is pictured here with Mr Tom Smith who in later years did so much for the youth of the village. In the background can be seen a glimpse of the thatched cottage that stood at the end of Church Street until the 1930's.

                                  Handicrafts.

       The pupils of Barlestone School display their handicrafts.

                The Teachers Of Barlestone Priamary 

Mr J.D Kennedy Headmaster - Class I, Mrs Chapman - Class II, Mrs Patrick - Class III (infants)

Mr William Fell Headmaster Of Barlestone CoE School 1902-1938

Mr Fell was appointed Headmaster at the age of 23 in 1903 at a salary of £100 per annum. His wife was appointed Headmistress at a salary of £80 per annum. They came to the village from Dalton-in-Furness in what is now Cumbria. He is remembered by all his old pupils with fear and trepidation as he was a strict disciplinarian. He died on June 23rd 1938 after being ill for some time. He was 60 years old. Mrs Fell remained in Barlestone until she retired in January 1941. They lived at 31 Barton Road, Barlestone.

                    Mrs Fells Class Circa 1910.

Back row: ........, Walter Martin, ........, ........., ........, Maurice "Moggy" Weston, Mrs Fell. Second row: Smalley, Doll Gilliver, Cave, Ivy Burdett, Beryl Orton. Third row: ......., ......., Nutting, Elsie Blower. Front row: Muriel Orton, ........., ........

                               Mrs A Smith

Miss A Smith, one of the Teachers at Barlestone School. She joined the School in July 1904 and was then on a salary of £6 per annum. Miss Smith was an excellent singer and took part in many village concerts. This photograph was taken circa 1908-10 and she is dressed for one of her concert performances.

                                 Infants 1952

Part of the infants class with Mrs Madge Oliver one of the teachers.

                                   Barlestone School 1954

Back Row: Racheal Gibson, .....?, .....?, Chiswell, Fiona Sibson, Sandra Smalley, .....?, Robert Petcher, .....?, Norma Taylor, Maureen Hill, .....?, .....?, Judy Cave, Wendy Cave, Jean Thompson, Jennifer Moon, Hazel Gilliver, Susan Belcher, Sandra ?, Josie Kirkland, Payne, Peter Sellers, ......?, Micheal Spriggs?, Phillip Yates. Second Row: .....?, Susan Smalley, John Dagley, Weston, Parkinson, Rodney Kirkland, John Brotherhood, John Chiswell, John Buswell, .....?, Ingham, David Ison, Hextall, Jennifer Walsh, Finney, Edwards, Ruth Jordan, Maurice Birchall, Margarate Petcher, Michael Brotherhood. Third Row: Piers Henton, David Branson, Jarvis, .....?, Keith Summers, Terry Thompson, Derek Cave, Trevor Dolman, Jimmy Sellars, .....?, ....., Michael Smith, Stewart Hardy, Clement Petcher, Brian Dix, Robert Stain, Michael Gilliver, Adrian Gilliver. Front Row: Crane, Linda Gilliver, Eileen Chapman, .....?, Yvonne Leader, Jill Sutton, Marion Gray, Carol Towers, Shelia Weston, Pat Edwards, Ralph Edwards, Weston, Eric Chapman, Malcolm Jackson. Adults: Mrs Oliver (Teacher), Mrs Kennedy, Mr Kennedy (Headmaster), Mrs Chapman (Teacher).

Barlestone Church of England School Barton Road 1952

After the move to Barton Road from Church Street the boys who were due to leave after the summer term spent the last few weeks clearing the old allotments of weeds. Left to Right: David Orton, Alan Green, Don Gibson, Roger Gibson, Keith Hextall, Derek Hextall, Gerald Tookey.