Image 13: A class photo on a rather wet looking day. Oddly, there doesn’t seem to be a member of staff in the picture. Photo generously supplied by Tony Portman via David Evans. Click for a larger version.
Tony’s notes for image 13. Click for a larger version.
In the fifth serialised article of what will turn out to be quite a few, here’s the next three photos from Walsall Wood Secondary School in the 1950s with accompanying notes, as introduced in this blog post here – This time, I am including the handwritten notes by Tony himself below each image.
I return now to featuring images in order. Apologies for the delay in this post, thinks still a bit behind, but I’m catching ups now.
I shan’t comment on the notes directly, or attempt to transcribe: these are clearly a matter for readers as they obviously raise questions as well as answer them – and the last thing I want to do is lead the witnesses!
Thanks to Tony Portman who generously granted access to a remarkable collection, and to David Evans for scanning them so diligently. People like you gentlemen are keeping local history alive. Thank you.
Please, any comments, contributions or observations welcome. Either comment here, or mail me: BrownhillsBob at Googlemail dot com.
Image 14 – members of staff from the school. Again, I’m struck by how relaxed and generally happy they look! Photo generously supplied by Tony Portman via David Evans. Click for a larger version.
Tony’s notes for image 14. Click for a larger version.
Image 14 – another wet day photo of a large group. Photo generously supplied by Tony Portman via David Evans. Click for a larger version.
Tony’s notes for image 15 – confusingly, two pages. I hope someone can make sense of this. Click for a larger version.