Royston Primary School1945/46 |
Royston Primary School Annex - Around 1945/46
© Reproduced with acknowledgement to Avril Finlayson Smith (née Young), Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Photographer not named
Avril Finlayson Smith (née Young)Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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Thank you to Avril Finlayson Smith, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, who wrote: |
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Royston Primary School Annex "I believe this photo was taken when I was about nine. That would have around 1945/46. it was taken at what was the Annex for Royston Primary for some time, up in Pilton Avenue. I guess the school must have been quite full in these days. Maybe someone may recognise a school friend from the past. I think this photo would have been in the time when Mr. Cowe was the Headmaster and that Mr. Walker came later. Below are the names that I can remember. Some are only a first names, and I may have got some wrong, as it was a very long time ago." |
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Royston Primary School Annex - Around 1945/46 (left to right, as you look at it) |
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Back Row |
Middle Row |
Front Row |
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1. |
David Hogg |
Alice Burns |
Tommy Day |
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2. |
Malcolm Flemming |
Margaret Dickson |
William Ross
NO: That's not me. |
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David Moir |
Isobel Russel |
Eddie Fotheringham |
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John Dickson |
Barbara Stewart |
John Calder |
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Matthew Jeffrey |
Isobell Blake |
Elsie ? |
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Alex Charlton |
Ruby Duff |
Sheila Grieve |
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7. |
James Swanney |
Elsie Gray |
Moira MacIntosh |
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8. |
James Herriot |
Avril Young |
John White |
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Billy Poole |
Isobel Jackson |
Billy Ross |
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Betty Thom |
Tommy Yorkston |
Thank you for providing the names above. These names were provided by:- PURPLE: Avril Finlayson Smith (née Young): Bendigo, Victoria, Australia: April 23, 2010.- RED: Dorothy Finlay (née Cossar), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Guestbook March 4, 2012. - GREEN: William Ross, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, 18-22 January 2018. |
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Recollections 1. Dorothy Finlay (née Cossar) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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Thank you to Dorothy Finlay for posting a message in the EdinPhoto guest book. Dorothy wrote: |
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Billy Ross "The boy, 2nd from the right on the front row, Billy Ross, is the older brother of my best friend at school, Isobel Ross. We we were six years old 1946. They lived in Crewe Road Gardens. Our teacher was Miss Lundie, and Mr Walker was the Head."
Dorothy Finlay (née Cossar), Brisbane, Queensland,
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Recollections 2. Susan Parker (née Fotheringham) Rochester, Kent, England |
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Thank you to Susan Parker who wrote: |
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Eddie Fotheringham "The world is indeed a small one. In this Royston School Photograph, front row 3rd from left, Eddie Fotheringham, was my Dad, The strange coincidence is, that he passed away on 20th May 2012, and we have only just came across this page by accident. We hoped that my dad would not be forgotten and people would have fond memories of him. This is a special remembrance from so far away, and from so many years ago. Thank you for remembering my Dad. Eddie Fotheringham 8/2/36 - 20/5/12."
Susan Parker (née Fotheringham), Rochester, Kent, England |
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Recollections 3. Dot Walker Rochester, Kent, England |
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Dot Walker posted a reply to in the EdinPhoto guestbook to Susan Parker, the day after Susan left her message there. Dot wrote: |
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Eddie Fotheringham "It is indeed a small world. I'm happy for you to have come across the school pic.. I never met your Dad but I know Gordon, your uncle. I went to school with Rose and have known her since she was 5 yrs old. I spend hours on this site. It is amazing; so much to read about, and so many people reconnecting after years apart. When I saw your name, I just had to reply. I am sorry for your loss. God Bless." Dot Walker: Message posted in EdinPhoto guestbook: June 3, 2012 |
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Recollections 4. Avril Finlayson Smith (née Young) Strathdale, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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Avril Finlayson Smith, who provided the photo at the top of this page, also posted a reply in the guestbook to Susan Parker, the day after Susan left her message there. Here is an extract from Avril's message: |
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Eddie Fotheringham "Dear Susan: How lovely to read that you are Eddie's daughter, yet so sad to hear of his passing. I'm so sorry for your loss. I had put that picture on this site, hoping maybe some day I would hear from one of my old class mates - and I am now in contact with one of my oldest friends from that class, Barbara Stewart. What a pity Eddie hadn't seen that picture, but at least you have and am so glad that it was meaningful to you especially at this time. My recollection of your Dad was of his soft spoken voice, and he always seemed to have a smile on his face, no matter what the situation."
Avril Finlayson Smith, Strathdale, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia: |
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Recollections 5. John Dickson Royston, Edinburgh |
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John Dickson saw the photo at the top of this page and replied: |
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Royston Primary School Annex "I got a real surprise when I saw the photo Avril posted. I was in the same class and remember Avril. In fact, I once went to a birthday party at Avril's house." "Avril lived in what we called the posh houses. We had to pass her house every day going to school. I lived at Crewe Road Gardens, and was also a member of the Royston football team that won the Leith School Cup for the first time." John Dickson, Royston, Edinbuirgh: July 4, 2014
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Recollections 6. Avril Finlayson Smith (née Young) Strathdale, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
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Avril Finlayson Smith replied: |
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John Dickson "I was very pleasantly surprised to read the comments above from John Dickson re the Royston Class photo that I sent in some time ago. I've seen the name, John Dickson, many times on the EdinPhoto web site, and have often wondered if this was the John Dickson who was in my class at Royston. Of course, I remember John very well. I remember him being at my party all those years ago and would really love to hear from him if he was at all interested in getting in touch with me. Perhaps he might have some information about some of our old class mates such as James Swanney and John Calder who lived near him back then, whom I have often wondered about. Our Houses "I did have a smile about his comment about me living in a posh house, as he and others must have thought of it. I never felt about where I lived like that - far from it. In fact if the truth were known the quality of these corporation houses he and others lived in were a lot better than the one I lived in Really, they were a lot more solid than our house. In ours, the comment we'd make was that you could almost hear people change their minds, the walls were so thin. You could certainly hear conversations quite easily in your neighbors' houses, through the walls or down below you."
Avril Finlayson Smith, Strathdale, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia: |
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Recollections 7. Margaret Guthrie Queensland, Australia |
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Thank you to Margaret Guthrie, Queensland, Australia, who wrote: |
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School Class Around 1945-46 "Amazingly, I was browsing the school photos and came across this Royston School photo sent in by Avril Finlayson Smith (nee Young) c 1945/6. Lo and behold, the photo included my sister Ruby Duff, who sadly died some years ago, a month before her 59th birthday. I recognised her even before I looked at the names on the list. I am so grateful to Avril for sending in the photo - please thank her for me."
School Class Around 1945-46 "Here is a photo of my own class at Royston. The photo was taken around 1947-48. Here is a list of names for this photo." Margaret Guthrie, Queensland, Australia: 5 July 2016 (2 emails) |
Recollections8.Bill RossOro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada |
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Thank you to Bill Ross (one of the pupils in this photo) who wrote: |
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Royston Primary School Annex "I attended Royston Primary School Annex from 1941 until 1948. Having been a wartime kid at the school, I'm able to conjure up many good memories, and some not so good. As my father was a PoW at the time, I was one of the 'chosen few' to receive free school meals and the stigma that was attached to that. Mr Cowe was the heedie. Thanks for the memories." Ainsley Park School Primary School "I've also been trying to find out more about Ainslie Park School which I attended after leaving Royston Primary. It was called West Pilton Secondary. I went there at the very beginning but there was no school there. We were bussed to an old building somewhere in Edinburgh but there were not enough teachers or classrooms there, so we all had expeditions to many buildings in Edinburgh." Bill Ross, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada: 18-22 January 2018 (3 emails) |
