Windmill Road School

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WINDMILL ROAD PRIMARY 1955/56 BACK ROW. Laurence Anderson, Michael Shirley, Betty ?, Jacqueline Nelson, Paula Elliot, ?, Tony Gamble, David Hale, David Garland, Roger Coles, ?, Barbara Pembroke, Alan Flat, Alan Guest. MIDDLE ROW William Berry (standing), Dennis Osborne, Vicky Warner, Stuart Harris, Linda Evans, Doreen Wilmot, Michael Wilde, ?, Derrick Oldham, John Smith, Rowland Clegg. FRONT ROW (sitting) Bill Gardner, Linda Fortescue, Sylvia Dixon, Alan Collins, David Farndon, Doreen Burdett, Susan Harrison, Eileen Brett, Christine Amos, Eileen Warner, ?, Wendy Wilkinson, Peter Robbins, Linda Williams

The Fardons one of the girl/lady I know still live in Longford. Lovely photo

This photo dates from around 1953/54 based on the fact that Maureen Randle was born in 1944 and I would guess that the class are around 9 or 10 years old and be was final or penultimate year of the Junior school. Barry Hall is on the back row (2nd from right). Pete Adams (who lived at the coal merchants in Bedlam Lane; now an old people's home) is on the back row, 3rd from the left. Maureen Randle is on the middle row, 2nd from left and Mick Evans (Westminster Insurance) is also on the middle row, 3rd from the left. The girl on the front row 6th from left could be June Bigham and the lad on the back row 2nd from left could be named Atkins There are many other familiar faces but I cannot put names to them.

This photo I guess dates from 1950/51 based on the fact that my brother Allen Oldham was born December 1942 and this is still the junior school. Allen is on the 2nd row from the top, 4th in from the left. Barry Whetstone is on the 3rd row from the top, 3rd in from the right.

1953 CORNOATION PARTY These photos were taken in the Windmill Road/Longford Park Senior School hall during the 1953 Coronation celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II. I was only 2 at the time but somehow I am on both photos (dressed as a black cat). I vaguely recollect parading down the Foleshill Road, over the New Inn Bridge and down Windmill Road. The photo of the smaller children includes Maureen & Micky Toms (Back row 1st & 2nd from left, as Bo Peep & Buttons), Peter Minor (Beefeater with ER on his chest) and Derek Bull (In a Persil box) Yours truly, Derrick OIdham (Black cat, Front row 3rd from right) I think the girl (front row, 2nd from left) might be Irene Kuczynski who used to live in Arbury Avenue.

2nd Image of Coronation party 1953 Coronation group photo includes my elder brother Allen Oldham dressed as a pirate, complete with eye patch, a bespectacled Arthur Borton as a chimney sweep (he used real soot to black his face) and Rita Randle (extreme left, as Britannia). Mrs Allsop is on the back row (2nd from left) and Rhona Edwards is in front of the window.

Derick arthur, hi, do you know anything about a school play, girls played teddy boys boys played teddy girls about 57-8 time? thanks kaga.

Don't remember the school play Kaga simpson. Sorry.

re photo from derrickarthur on Tuesday 18th Nov 2014. You are correct, the lad on the back row is named Atkins, it is in fact John Atkins. I reckon that photo was from the class a year behind mine. I have a class photo of our class taken around the same time and will upload it when I've worked out how. John Akins married the sister of my first wife, we had a double wedding in Devon before moving back to Coventry. I have not heard from John for over 50 years.

Hi Tracy, yes I new your dad Maurice. I think he was a body builder when he was young. Tom was my best mate at school. they lived in St Thomas road. I lived in Longford road. my name Is Ken Rose im 76 same age as Tomy

This a class of around 1959 at Longford Park junior school, I have posted on another topic but as it really relates to Longford Park/ Windmill road school it really should be here I can recognise some of my old school mates, but to my disgrace I cannot put names to all of them, can anyone else who was in this class at the same time?

Windmill Road Primary (circa 1952/53) Spoke to my elder brother Allen (born 1942 & on this photo) and he has remembered some names. Can anyone fill in the blanks ? Back row : John Stillgoe, Michael Nightingale, NK, NK, Joan Allen, NK, Pamela Kelley, Joyce ?, "Big" Bobby Hall, Peter Anderson, John Farndon. 2nd Row from back : Ann Anderson ?, NK, Robin Groome, Allen Oldham, Valerie Reynolds, Gwen Harris, NK, ? Blackwell, June Lanchbury, Janet Rosser, June Bigham, Moira ?, Margaret Evans. Front Row seated : ? Stevens, NK, "Little" Bobby Hall, NK, NK, June Barlow, NK, Enid Price, Janet Norbury, Barry Whetstone, NK, NK. Seated on grass : NK, Michael Jordan NK = Not Known

Hi Derrick, I also went to Longford Park / Windmill road school and I think that your class photo was possibly a year above my class. But I think I know Enid Price [5th from right on front row] but will check with who I think her brother is, who was in my year. The other thing I wanted to ask is , did Gwen Harris, [6th from left in 2nd row] live in Parkstone Road, Foleshill ?