Schooldays - Gallery 9
Council Schools : early 1900s - late 1930s
his page is the ninth of a series, showing school scenes captured on camera over the years.
Playground Poses
Pupils with teachers – early 1900s
We have no further information on this photo, which was badly damaged when it reached us.
There are about sixty children here, plus two teachers. Whether this was the whole school at the time
cannot be determined, but certainly there are mixed ages in this photo, so it isn’t a class photo.
1908
The chalked announcement reads: “Burton Latimer Council School.
Scholars who made full attendances during the year 1908″
Back row: 1: E. Wallis, 2: —?— Loak, 3: —?— Cox, 4: Rosy Cox, 5: —?— , 6: Thompson,
7: William Larrad, 8: —?— Ashley, 9: Fred Stokes, 10: Wilf Burley, 11: F Mason.
Seated: 1: (
6: Florrie Blundell, 7: Fred Blundell, 8:
Sitting on the ground: 1: George Daniels, 2: F. Wallis and 3: Oliver Mason
Burton Latimer Council School c.1934
Back Row: Geoff Whitney, Ron Sturgess, Phil Chamberlain, Ken Morby, Dennis Neville, Len Earl,
Aubrey Mawby, Terrence Miller
Middle Row: Henry Underwood, Colin Bennett, Frank Wright, Ray Hobbs, Sid Fuller, Ron Parker
Front Row: Mervyn Underwood, Derek Coles, Ken Mason, Phil Wittering
Burton Latimer Council School c.1935
Back Row: Ken Mason, Terry Miller, John Sturgess, Bob Knight, Maurice Cox
Ray Hobbs, Phil Chamberlain
Middle Row: —-?—, Ron Sturgess, Dennis Abbott, —-?—, Ron Simms
Front Row: Derrick Chester, John Osborne, Harry Johnson, Albert Lovell
Burton Latimer Council School c.1936
Back Row: Trevor Bird, Aubrey Mawby, Frank Simms, —?— Craddock, T Williams,
Dennis Long, Phil Streather
Middle Row: Mervyn Underwood, Len Earl, Fred Eaves, Ken Morby, Frank Lewis,
—?—, Geoff Whitney
Front Row: Dennis Neville, Walter Kingston, Ron Parker, Henry Underwood, Sid Fuller,
Phil Wittering, Colin Bennett
If anyone can help with the last few missing names, please get in touch
In Class
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Burton Latimer Council Infants School – Classroom Scene 1933 The head teacher at this time was a Miss D Furniss, who lived at Kettering Seated: Lois Thompson, Kathleen Ashby, Doris Buckby, Jean Buckby, Donald Lovell |
Jubilee Year - 1936
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Jubilee Celebration To celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary, the Burton schools held a joint service Capt. T Hetherington of the Salvation Army is in the centre; right of him is Capt.J Millward, Church Army On the right of the picture, near the harmonium, is Councillor Oliver Tailby. |
Another view of people at the Jubilee service
Jack Benford (in hat), Councillor A G Miller, and Mrs Batty


