This photo was taken inside the school hall and shows the teaching staff . The photo is dated 1951. Back row, from the left: An unknown student teacher, Mr. Walters, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Shingler, Mrs. Horobin (school Secretary), another unidentified student teacher. Front row, from the left: Miss Harrington (latterly Mrs. Fellows), Miss Murcott, Mr. Barker (Headteacher), Miss Tann, Miss Ellis.
A quick one here from the young David Evans, who’s found a couple of gems from the postwar years of the Walsall Wood County Primary School at Streets Corner. This is the building – still extant – that David returned to recently and documented so beautifully.
I was struck at the time by the number of readers who contacted me with warm memories of the old school building that these days serves as the Walsall Wood Youth Club. What strikes me about these pictures is that the staff all look happy. That does seem somewhat unusual, with such images normally being somewhat staid and dour.
David wrote:
Hello Bob
I thought you might be interested in these two photos of teachers at Walsall Wood County Primary School in the early 1950s.
My sincere thanks are extended to Mrs Eleanor Holland (née Ellis) who has very kindly provided these photos.
David Evans
It’s interesting to note that some things never change: in his previous post, David took a photo of the area where the group above where photographed:
The hall with an original classroom door. Image courtesy David Evans.
Note the doors and tiles haven’t changed – bar a lick of paint – in over sixty years.
If you have any memories of these times, or can add information, please do. Comment here, or write to me: BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com.
My thanks to David and Eleanor for their time and generosity. Always appreciated.
This photo is slightly later, probably 1952. Back row, from the left: Mr. Arthur Shingler, Mr. Stan Hall, Mr. Norman Ashford, Mr. Starkey. Front row: Miss Murcott, Miss Ellis, Mr. Barker, Mrs. Carter, Miss Harrington. In the distance can be seen the Oak Park Pavillion