Updated 28 Oct 2011

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Anthony Gell's Grammar School, Wirksworth 1949

This Panorama was submitted by Geoffrey WARD , who I believe was at the Grammar School 1944-1950, thanks Geoff. If anyone can name pupils, please contact and I will add the name (and your email if you want) to this page. Locate the person you identify by saying "Q6=Joe Bloggs" for example.

If you were once a pupil at the Grammar School, please consider joining the Old Wirksworthian Association, run by Brenda Rowland. It is free! Brenda's email address is: brenda@Rowland23.freeserve.co.uk and her telephone is 01629-82-2679. She is on one of the photos below.

Section D. Girls-left

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Back Row
1 ?| 2 ?| 3 ?| (through a gap) 4 ?| 5 ?| 6 Cynthia Walker.| 7 Mary Metcalfe|
8 ?| 9 Gwenda Wright.| 10 Agnes Fidler.| 11 ?| 12 (See next page for half head)|.
Row 4
Neither Jean or I can remember the names of anyone in this row of 14
Row 3
1 ?| 2 ?| 3 ?| 4 ?| 5 Judith Hitchcock| 6 Joyce Mee| 7 Noreen Cave|
8 ?| 9 Janet Robinson| 10 ?| 11 Gillian Hayes|
Row 2
This assumes No. 1 is slightly to the right of Joy Fry
1 Ann Cole| 2 Lillian Gilbert| 3 June Bagshaw| 4 Sheila Griffiths| 5 ?| 6 Tessa Spencer| 7 Jean Holmes|
8 Joyce Allen| 9 Janet Batterley| 10 Avis Knowles| 11 Valerie Hallows| 12 Jean Crooks| 13 Gladys Yates| 14 Nancy Brewell|
Front Row
1 Joy Fry| 2 Hazel Kennett| 3 ? | 4 Gwyneth (?) Brewer| 5 Paddy Bates| 6 Hazel Kinder| 7 Vivienne Brooks|
8 Joan Antill| 9 Margaret Austin?| 10 Mary Buxton| 11 Brenda Gallimore| 12 Dorothy Brewell|

Section C. Girls-right

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Q6. Josephine BLOGGS
A9. Jackie Unknown

Section B. Boys-left

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Q6. Joe BLOGGS
A9. Jack Unknown

Section A. Boys-right

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Q6. Joe BLOGGS
A9. Jack Unknown

Emails

    Jean Haworth writes: John, Geoff Ward send a message to me asking that I should attempt to put some names to those pupils that I recognised in the photograph on your website. Because we have a copy of that panorama - rather more bruised and battered than that of Geoff - I noticed that there are parts of the picture missing. I have therefore taken the liberty of also addressing those whose photographs were not on the four posted pages. I hope you are able to follow my "Rows". FIRST PICTURE. Front Row. 1. Joy Fry. 2. Hazel Kennett. 3. 4. Gwyneth (?) Brewer. 5. Paddy Bates. 6. Hazel Kinder. 7. Vivienne Brooks 8. Joan Antill. 9. Margaret Austin (?). 10. Mary Buxton. 11. Brenda Gallimore. 12. Dorothy Brewell. Row 2. This assumes No. 1 is slightly to the right of Joy Fry. 1. Ann Cole. 2. Lillian Gilbert. 3. June Bagshaw. 4. Sheila Griffiths. 5. 6. Tessa Spencer. 7. Jean Holmes. 8. Joyce Allen 9. Janet Batterley 10. Avis Knowles (looking through and I'm unsure which row) 11. Valerie Hallows. 12. Jean Crooks. 13. Gladys Yates 14. Nancy Brewell. Row 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Judith Hitchcock 6. Joyce Mee. 7. Noreen Cave. 8. 9.Janet Robinson. 10. 11.Gillian Hayes. Row 4. Neither Jean or I can remember the names of anyone in this row of 14. Back Row. 1. 2. 3. (through a gap). 4. 5. 6. Cynthia Walker. 7. Mary Metcalfe 8. 9. Gwenda Wright. 10.Agnes Fidler. 11. 12. (See next page for half head). SECOND PAGE OF 4. Front Row. 1. Paddy Bates. 2. Hazel Kennett. 3. 4. Joan Antill. 5. Margaret Austin (?) 6. Mary Buxton. 7. Brenda Gallimore. 8. Dorothy Brewell. 9. Doris Gallimore. 10. Betty Croft. 11. Mrs. Morse. 12. Miss Mason. Row 2. 1. Tessa Spencer. 2. Jean Holmes. 3. Joyce Allen. 4. Janet Batterley. 5. Avis Knowles. 6. Valerie Hallows. 7. Jean Crooks. 8. 9. Nancy Brewell. 10. Anne Slack. 11. Madge Oliver. 12. Marilyn Cresswell. Row 3. 1. Judith Hitchcock. 2. Joyce Mee. 3. Noreen Cave. 4. 5. Janet Robinson. 6. 7. Gillian Hayes. 8. 9. ? Turner. 10. Ruth Cave. 11. Row 4. Omitting half face on the left. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Monica Statham. 10. Joy Doxey. 11. 12. Betty Shardlow 13. Eileen Brewell. Back Row. 1. 2. 3. Cynthia Walker. 4. Mary Metcalfe. 5. 6. Gwenda Wright. 7. Agnes Fidler. 8. 9. Marie Flint. 10. Eileen Pickering (Small between two talls). 11. 12. Anne Croft. PAGE 3 of 4. Front Row. 1. Miss Briggs. 2. Mr. Round. 3. Mr. Young. 4. Mr. Rowbottom.. 5. Mr. Grassby. 6. Mr. Rodgers. 7. Mr. Waterhouse. 8. Mr. Davies. 9. Mr. O'Shea. 10. Martin Bibby. Row 2. (Half face not included here). 1. Daphne Shimwell. 2. Linda Wright. 3. Doreen Measham. (to right of Mr. Round's head). 4. Warwick Taylor. 5. (Omitting head between) Gordon Ford. 6. David Morten (behind Mr. Rowbottom). 7. George Turner (next three are assumed to be on third row). 8. Charles Birch. 9. Ian Buxton. 10. John Chadwick (behind Mr. Davies' head). 11. Barrie Doxey. 12. Victor Wragg. 13. Michael Holt. Row 3. 1. Margaret Spencer. 2. Gillian Brace. 3. David Oldfield (Immediately behind Mr.Young's head) 4. Michael Hool. 5. Ken Slack. 6. Ron Flint. 7. 8. 9. David Hallows. 10. 11. 12. ? Morley. 13. John Pidcock Back Row. (Omit half face to the left). 1. Janet Hayes. 2. 3. Marion Spencer. 4. John Linthwaite. 5. ? Taylor. 6. Max Hodnett. 7. Ian Horrocks. 8. 9. Peter Webster. 10. Charles Hallows. 11. 12. 13. Peter Brewell. 14. (Omit half face to the right) PAGE 4. Front Row. 1. Martin Bibby. 2. Christopher Young. 3. Roger Hargreaves. 4. John Buckley. 5. Marcus Hallows. 6. Ian Christie. 7. 8. Geoff Ward. 9. John Palin. 10. 11. Bob Sheldon (the half face). Row 2. 1. Michael Holt. 2. Lance Dean. 3. Ray Taylor. 4. Edmund Gardum. 5. Jack Brewell 6. Geoffrey Buckley. 7. Victor Vallance. 8. Rodney Bartle. 9. Brian Ward. 10. Row 3. 1. 2. Stephen Southam 3. 4. Michael Bates. 5. John Gallimore. 6. Peter Haworth. 7. Alan Jepson 8. Tom Hopkinson (?) 9. 10. Ian Lumsden. Row 4 1 ? Morley. 2. John Pidcock 3. Bernard Walker. 4. 5. Hayden Southam. 6. Roy Booth. 7. Geoffrey Waywell. 8. Gordon Slack. 9. Alfie Rowlland. 10. Back Row. 1. Roy Coles. 2. Michael Rowbottom. 3. Douglas Slack. 4. 5. Maurice(?) Bowyer. 6. Michael Williams. 7. Pat Cowley. 8. Michael Cole. 9. 10. Brian Matkin. 11. Gerald Harvey. 12. Timothy Deas (Then half haed omitted). FINISH OFF THOSE OMITTED TO THE RIGHT OF PAGE $ BUT WITH THOSE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED GIVEN NAMES> Front Row. 1. Bob Sheldon. 2. 3. Robert Durose (?). Row 2. 1. Brian Ward. 2. 3. Roy Rumboldt 4 David Hool. Row 3. . 1. Ian Lumsden. 2. Dick Smith. Back Row. 1. Timothy Deas. 2. Ken Harrison. THOSE MISSING IN THE GIRLS TO THE RIGHT OF PAGE 2 AND TO THE LEFT OF PAGE 3. AGAIN NAMES ARE GIVEN FROM PAGES 2 & 3 IN ORDER TO PUT INTO CONTEXT. Front Row. 1. Miss Mason. 2. Miss Gregory. 3. Miss Northrop. 4. Miss Briggs. Row 2. 1. Marilyn Cresswell. (Omit girl behind Miss Mason's head - assumed in 3rd row) 2. Ann Wilson 3. Alice King. 4. Ann Spencer. 5. Daphne Shimwell. Row 3. 1. Girl name unknown behind Miss mason's head). 2. Oriel Noble. 3. Gwen Parker. 4. Margaret Spencer. Row 4. 1. Eileen Brewell. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. John Gailey. Back Row. 1. Ann Croft. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Marion Spencer. We hope this is helpful but age makes the brain lose its grasp! Best Wishes, Jean (First page Row 2 No. 7) and Peter Haworth.

Boys Right
C 13  Chris Young

Boys Left
B12  Miss D Briggs, Senior Mistress  Geography and Botany	
E12  Mr C Round,  Headmaster
G12  Mr E H B Young, Senior Master   French
J12  Mr A J Rowbottom                Senior Maths and Physics
M12  Mr W B Grassby                  Chemistry and Junior Physics
O12  Mr J Rodgers                    PE and Junior Maths  

Girls Right

Z12  Miss Gregory                    ?English
b12  Miss L Northrop                 History and RE

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