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St Michael's R. C. Junior School, St. Michael's Road, Widnes.

MEMORABILIA

 

 School register page 1

 

               

 School register page 3
 School register page 2

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The photographs in this page are not necessarily about our "kids from St. Mike's" group
but they are from important people in our "Kids from St. Mike's" story. ( © as stated with each photograph)

This one came from "Sir" himself, Mr. Fallows, it is a school trip to Belgium, I'm guessing at the moment c. 1952/53. Anyone fill in any missing names?. We know some, but not others as this was not our year group.
 © Mr. Frank Fallows 2006

update 2007: Thanks to Sue Hughes & her Mum.

update October 2010: Sadly "Sir" has passed away.

Back row left to right: Mr Fallows, Sheila Delaney, Ann Astles (nee Leather), unknown, Mike Hardman, Joan Riley, Mrs Hardman, Joan Oneill (nee Quirk), Mrs Fallows, Dot Hughes (nee Roughley), Maureen Kelleher (nee McGeiver), Mr Hardman.

Next Row L to R: Graham Lawrenson, unknown, ? Flanagan, unknown, unknown, Peter Oneill, unknown.

Seated Row L to R: Ann Roylance (nee Roughley), unknown, Mary Smith, unknown, unknown, unknown, Ann Quirk, unknown, Jean McGuiness?

Seated on floor Lto R: unknown, James Longton, John O'Gara, Victor Mercer

This one is from Frank Carter,  I think Frank is reminding us to be thankful for Decimalization. Cornberg's shop is now the Alliance & Leicester Building Society branch .
© FrankCarter 2006


© Mary Hines 2006

© Dermot Ryder 2006
St. Michael's R.C. Church and the old School (now demolished). The field the old school stood upon, Jack Connors house in the back ground. The field now has housing and part of the Jubilee golf course on it.

 

     

This was the card found in my Mums' prayer book, it records the passing of our headmaster, Mr. Hardman in 1984. on the back is a prayer to St. Francis of Assisi. Jim O'Grady
(© Hardman family)

Dated 1951: The Teacher is Mrs. Tate (nee Fallon), the children include Dermot Ryder who though older than us was the cousin of another old school friend of ours Susan Kinsella. Anyone recognise the 3 missing names?
 Dermot has Identified so far:
Back Row: Jim McCann, Jimmy Barton, Dougie Wallace, Unknown, Dermott Ryder
Middle Row: John O'Connor, Phil? O'Connor, Tom McGrory, Michael Joyce, Billy Coyne, John Crossley [top of head], Bernard Dillon.
Front Row: Brian Balfe, Ken Cottrell, Graham Nuttie, Doug Hunt, Ray Stankevitch, Unknown, Unknown.
© Dermot Ryder - 2006

The altar boys at St. Mikes church, not sure of date but imagine around the early 50's.

Mary sent this, it was from her collection of old Photographs.

A friend of Mary's, Gerard Ludden has identified some of them, Thanks Gerard.

(All rows l-r)
Top row: Alban Pierce, Kevin Farrell, Bill Smith, Gerard Taylor and Roger Mercer.
2nd row: Boys in suits, All unknown.
3rd row: Dr Hampson, unknown, Tommy Hanvey, Michael Knight, Liam Ludden and Mark ? , Unknown.
4th row: Unknown, Eddy Leather, Unknown, Michael Fitzgerald, Terence Delaney. Brian Ludden and Fr Howarth.
© Mary Hines - 2006