Photo Gallery – Hartlepool High School for Girls

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In 1965, some High School girls of varying ages took an educational cruise on SS Dunera to Spain and Portugal. They visited Vigo, Cadiz and Lisbon and many were very sick in a rough Bay of Biscay! Here, two rather glamorous teachers, Miss Ramage left and Miss Field right, enjoy time on the beach at Vigo. This photo was kindly donated by Marion Hudson (1962-69). Does anyone else have photos or memories of this trip ?

The following four images were taken on the school field in July 1962. The first is form 1S and the others are of some older girls dressed for a performance. The form teacher of 1S was Miss Shrives although the teacher on the photo does not appear to be her. Can anyone help ?

BACK L-R: Lynda Hughes, Susan Gollaglee, Diane Grainger, Linda Gatenby, Form teacher, 6th form prefect, Janis Hughes,Olwyn Greig, Janice Keilpinski, Gwenda Kyte Powell, Eileen Hodgson.
MIDDLE ROW; Unknown, Carol Heward, Valerie Lancaster, Beryl Hardy, Gillian Gibson, Gillian McLaughlin, Elizabeth Massam, Diane Hallums, Jean Gibson, Janet Gaffan
FRONT: Fiona Lowery, Frances Johnson, Christine Kooiman, Jean Gallon,Linda Leslie, Valerie Measor, Christine McManus,Diane Fryer, Elaine Lowson, Eileen Jones

: 20th July 1962 on the school field, older girls in some kind of performance. ElaineTudge far left.

: School field July 1962. Elaine Tudge far left. Can anyone help with names ?

: Taken on the school field on 20th July 1962

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These photos have been donated by Julia Pattison,nee Bird, from her High School days in the 1950s. Please let us know by the contact page if you know any more names.

: The Girls’ High School Choir took part in an Elizabethan Concert at Wesley Hall. Solos and duets were sung by Marjorie Fawcett, Enid Jobling, Maureen Corner, Mary Betts, Barbara Horsley and Julia Bird. The performance was arranged by music teacher Joan Cormack.

: Miss Joan Cormack, music teacher is at the front

: Outside the Town Hall following Speech Day are Margaret Yuill, Winnie Hester at the back, Julia Bird, Jill Pennyman, Olwyn Fortune and Beryl……

: Miss Cormack is on the left and on the front row are Maureen Corner, Julia Bird and Betsy Ogle. Behind are Marilyn Marsen and Winnie Hester, behind them Myra Cox and Enid Jobling and at the back Signe Williamson, Barbara Horsley and Vera Mirray

: At the top of Skiddaw is Julia Bird

: At Carlton Camp leaning forward is Juila Bird

: Back Row: Julia Bird, Vera How Front Winifred Hester and Marilyn Marsh

: Speech Day at the Town Hall, far left Miss Bell and at the front, Marilyn Marsh, Julia Bird and Signe Williamson

Taken by Mr Ray Chater, RE teacher of second years at Sports’ Day at Catcote Road in 1973, during the last days of the school. Can you help us with names ? Please use the contact page or facebook if you can.

: Vivien Spence and Barbara Skillen

: Julie Measor

These pictures were again taken by Mr Chater on a trip to Hadrian’s Wall 1973. Can you help with names?

: Diane Blakey front

: Denise Bradley and Marion Kirby

: far left Myra Hill, far right Kim Hind

: Lorraine Fenwick left, Jill Docherty right

Click on photos to enlarge them. If you know any names or have any more photos, please contact us using the contact page !

New photos from Maureen Holgate nee Smiles and Sheila Darling. They were taken around 1957 on a school trip to either Durham and Fountains Abbey or Ripon and Finchale Abbey which were, without fail,the designated trips for first and second years !

: Unsure who the girls are, can anyone help ?

: Anne Todd, Barbara Thornton, Maureen Smiles and Margaret pyne

: Miss Whitehead, Miss Lamb and Mrs Minchell

: Margaret Payne and Doreen Framingham

These pictures have been sent to us by Edna Carrick who left in 1970

: Remember that books had to be checked and signed when full and before you could have a new one? This one was signed by Miss Vickers.

: Edna Carrick ready for her first day at the High School.

: Headed paper showing Miss Temple’s availability on Wednesday afternoons.

: A sample page from a very neat biology book. Woe betide anyone who did not put the date in the margin and use a ruler! Biro pens were strictly forbidden too !

In November 1964, the school took part in BBC Top of the Form. The girls were Susan Baines,17, Pamela Price,15, Jennifer Heath,13, and Brenda Fothergill, 12.

These photos are of a Skiing trip in March 1971 to Pertisan. Compare the accommodation to that of the school camp in the Lake District in 1960 !

: Madeline Tunstall, Gillian Brodie and Christine Turnbull

: The Olympic Torch Innsbruck. March 1971

: Judith Sirs on the slopes March 1971

: Accomodation at Pertisan March 1971

: Christine Turnbull, Judith Sirs and Gillian Brodie

Photos taken at school camp at Hope Memorial Camp in the Lake District in 1961,62 and 63. They were donated by Elaine Mudd nee Tudge. Note the last colour one. Is Miss Moore smoking? It looks very much so !

: Elaine Tudge outside Hope Memorial Camp, Braithwaite

: The incinerator

: Showing off PJs in the dormitory !

: On here are Judith Stangroom, Anne Brown, Susan Lumsden, Pam steel, Pat Johnson, Gilda Peterson, Joan Atkinson, Valerie Innes, Dorothy Cook, June Donnelly and Margaret Morris

: Maureen Smiles, Pam Steel, Elaine Tudge

: Girls slept on the floor surrounded by their belongings !

: Note the uniforms hung up along the wall.

: At Grange in Borrowdale

: Jennifer Peel, Christine Peacock and Cynthia Harvey

: Braithwaite Camp July 1963

: Swinside July 1963

: Outside Braithwaite Camp

: At the Bowder Stone July 1963

: Causey Pike

: Miss Moore and girls. Is she smoking or contemplating ?

These photos were donated by Judith Turland nee Sirs who attended 1965-72

: Upper 6th form group 1969. Back from left: Carol Hyde, Ann Benson , Margaret Auton. Front: Carol Yates, Diana Ludbrook and Linda Kilgour

: Winners of Vaux Northumberland and Durham inter- school swimming championship at Felling Baths. Back: Susan Dewar, Penny Beatham, Carol Hart. Front: Christine Kilgour and Judith Sirs

: In 6th form common room from left Linda Blackwood, Susan Grocott and Louise Vasey

: Taken on the tennis courts, top is Susan Arnell and bottom is Judith Sirs

: On the left is Louise Vasey and right Judith Sirs. THis is now the car park for Eldon Grove Primary and the courts to the right belong to Eldon Grove Tennis Club.

: Outside the 6th form common room and cloakrooms are Susan Grocott and Julie Wreford

: THe girls are beside the court which is now Eldon Grove School car park. In the background is the back of the High School gym. From left, the girls are Christine Shires, Pat Moss and Susan Grocott

: Being a prefect in the 60s and early 70s meant that you could make coffee at break ! At the back are Janet Hunter, Pat Moss, Judith Noble, Fiona McNaughton, Sheila Dove, Ann Heasman. ? and Judith Allen. In the middle are Gillian Brodie, Deborah Close and Anne Pickering. At the front Christine Shires, Susan Wilson and Rosemary Chapman.

: Judith Sirs in upper school uniform and wearing her prefect badge.

: On the field with the 1961 ‘new wing’ in the background, from the left Sheila Dove, ?, Valerie Relton, Elizabeth Harvey, Pat Moss, Fiona McNaughton, ?, Janet Hunter, Susan Grocott ? and Judith Noble

: Taken on the school field with school in the background are the winners of Northumberland and Durham Schools swimming team which was held in July 1968 at Stanley. The girls are from left, Christine Kilgour, Rosemary Chapman, Judith Sirs and Penny Beatham. In the centre is the much loved games teacher, the late Miss Ann Field

: Outside the cloakrooms in the 6th form outdoor ‘area’ are from left Susan grocott, Sheila Dove, Anne Pickering, Louise Vasey, Fiona McNaughton, Susan Wilson and Julie Wreford

: 4th Form relay team at Inter School Sports. Left Elizabeth Harvey, field events trophy, PE teacher Miss Atkinson, Judith Sirs. At the front are Madelaine Tunstall and Fiona McNaughton. The girls won the all round track and field event trophy.

: 1969 school athletics team on school field

: In 1969 these five girls reperented the High School in the English Team Championships at Worthing. They are Christine Kilgour, Judith Sirs, Penny Beatham, Carole Hart and Susan Dewar. The girls won the freestyle championship and regained the national trophy which had also been won in 1965.

Remember school summer dresses which we all made in first and second years, along with a cookery apron with drawn threads ? The dress of course had to be regulation length have a 2 inch sleeve and be made using blue and white material. Here Gillian and Heather Brodie wear a very fetching drop waisted version!

Gillian Brodie left and her sister Heather donated by Jill Oberlin-Harris nee Brodie

Photos of school trips recently donated by Margaret Dickinson nee Shears who attended 1956-1962

: June Donnelly Holy Island. The whole school went in May 1959 in a private train.

: Taken on a Classical weekend at Hatfield College Durham. On left is Christine Menhennet and right Margaret Shears. 1.10.1961

: Miss Moore,left, and Miss Goodall, later Mrs Dalton,right, at York 24.6.1959

: Beside Holy Island Castle 1959.The picture shows Miss Feather left and Mr Holden right.

: Taken in 1959 at Holy Island of teachers Miss Redhead left and Miss Eunice Feather right.

: Holy Island 1959.Teachers are left Miss Feather, centre Mrs Greatrix and right Mr Harbron. The girls in the picture are top Dorothy Cook (who became Head Girl) Diane Richards and Donna Fearn.

: Taken on the annual Roman Wall trip.The girls are left Elizabeth Boyes, centre Barbara Whinham and on the left is deputy headteacher Miss Robinson.

: 1957 possibly Sports’Day. Miss Bell is in the centre presumably reading out trophy winners. Eldon Grove is behind

: 1957 Group of girls on school field with Eldon Grove behind and the corner of the school building.

: Group of 5th form girls 1957. Margaret Delafield is second left in the dress.

: July 1968 U6th Form l-r, Carol Beresford, Frances Johnson.Pauline Butcher,Elizabeth Aisbitt, Evelyn Finlay, Susan Stelling, Christine Kooiman, Pamela Pearson, Kathleen Foley, Elizabeth White, Margaret Westgarth

: The school badge from a ‘pork pie’ hat from Jacky Armstrong

: July 1968 U6th form Elizabeth White,Pam Pearson, Elizabeth Massam,Olwyn Greig, Janis Hughes,Kathleen Foley,Margaret Allen, Carol Beresford, Elizabeth Aisbitt. FRONT Louise Fortune, Christine Kooiman, Frances Johnson, Pauline Butcher

: Prize winners 1956 from Joan Smith

: Speech Day 1954 from Joan Smith

Hat, tie, scarf, satchel and underneath a school report book. From Sheila Harris

Summer 1970 6th Form Leavers. From left on bench arm Lesley Hodgson,then Lyn Garforth,Pat Forsyth, Susan Emm, Margaret Lumsden. Standing are Sheila Jackling,Kathleen Hayes, Carolyn Hansford. Thanks to Kathleen Brooks

: A science lab off the upstairs balcony. From John Watson

: Cookery room. The images were taken not long after the school opened in 1912. Girls made their own aprons in needlework. From John Watson

: The part of the building behind the girls was the cookery room on the ground floor and the original art room above. Both these rooms are on other images. Donated by John Watson

: High School hall. Just visible at the top of the picture is the balcony which went round three sides and had science labs opening from it. Through the doors at the back of the hall was the 1957 extension with library and gym.

: High School art room in the early days of the school. This remained as the art room until a new one was built in the 1962 extension.

: School Field around 1913. Elwick Road School Caretaker’s House is far right and is still there toady. The houses on the west side of Belmont Gardens were not yet built. Thanks to Hartlepool Museum Service

: School Field from field on west side of Eldon Grove on land which is now Eldon Grove Bowls and Tennis Club. The line of trees are Elwick Road and the bungalow on the right is now hidden by trees at the entrance to the Burn Valley. Elwick Road School is far left. Thanks to Hartlepool Museum Service

On a school trip in the late 1950s are Miss Whitehead left and Miss Robinson right

: Third form York trip 1957. A rare good day for a school trip, no ‘pac a macs’ or ‘rain mates’ which were compulsory accessories on High School trips !

: On 3rd Form York trip 1957 are Linda Morgan, Kathleen Flowers, Brenda Trulaove, Anne rogers, Jacky Davenport and Rosalind Agar . Which is which unclear.

: ‘Old girls’ in the school hall around 1985 before demolition.Back row: Barbara Jones,Carol Alton,Elizabeth Moody,Suzanne Whitehead,Lesley Dollin, Joan Grayson and Margaret Emmerson. Front: Nora Harrison,Maureen Wilson, Jacky Davenport and Lillian Randall

: Miss Lamb, for many years a much loved cookery teacher with Jacky Armstrong(nee Davenport) right, drawing the raffle tickets at the reunion circa 1985

: L-R Pailine Lown, Ann Dewar, Joan Smith ?, Jacky Davenport, Sheila Dunning, Diane Cook, Rosalind Agar, Maureen Wilson, Ann Gill, Helen Hull. 1958

: 1954 production of Twelfth Night

: 1960 Back row Ann Dewar, Pauline Lown,Anita Hall, Anne Gardener Front row Diane Cook, Ann Gill, Maureen Wilson. From Jacky Armstrong

: Quite early prefect and house captain badges

: Head girl medal (left) attached to a prefect’s badge.

: Prefect badges in silver made around 1953 but possibly replaced by enamel badges by the 1960s. (from Hartlepool Museum Service)

: Two different types of house captain badges are shown and are probably pre1950. There is no badge for Beale house. (Hartlepool Museum Service)