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Title: Can you make out the pupils names?*completed*
Post by: copperbeech5 on Monday 20 December 10 23:42 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I have an old school photo that I want to post on the Nottingham page, but first I need your help to make out the names that my Gran has thoughtfully written on the back!

I have some, but there are a good few that I would like you guys to double check.

Back row:Connor? Turner, Burcroft, Liggott, Breedon, Alcock, Breedon, Clarke, Marsh? Mr Harris, Marshall, Miss Harris

3rd Row: Connor?, Cook, King, Peel, Breedon, W Parkin, Powell, Twells, Marshall, Breedon, Kershaw, Francis,  -----?, Holland, M Harris

2nd Row: Sam Allwood, Alcock, Wootton, Willmott, Willmott, Cook, Thompson, Clark, B.Parkin, Holland, Fancis on Holland, N.Lowe

front row: E. Parkin, Peel, T.Parkin, Holland C---? then i'm stuck. Any help much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

Best wishes,
Copperbeech5

Title: Re: Can you make out the pupils names?
Post by: PrueM on Tuesday 21 December 10 01:19 GMT (UK)

Hi Copperbeech,

Could the last line be "Connor Beecroft Beecroft (Twins)..."?

Any chance of getting a bigger scan onto the board?  It's very hard to read this one  :-\

Cheers
Prue

Title: Re: Can you make out the pupils names?
Post by: LizzieW on Tuesday 21 December 10 11:13 GMT (UK)

There's a line beneath the one with the twins, I think it reads

Smallwood, Breedon and Bruton


Lizzie

Title: Re: Can you make out the pupils names?
Post by: Dalum on Tuesday 21 December 10 15:30 GMT (UK)

2nd row begins with another SMALLWOOD rather than Sam ALLWOOD.

Later in that row I think it is "Francis or Holliwell" or something like that (though Francis doesn't seem to have enough letters).

Hugh

Title: Re: Can you make out the pupils names?
Post by: copperbeech5 on Wednesday 22 December 10 01:02 GMT (UK)

Hi PrueM, LizzieW and Dalum,

Thanks so much for your responses, I am so sorry the quality of the photo was very poor, but I have re done it, and I think  have made a better job of it this time!

Much appreciate you suggestions so far and I think you are all right, and hopefully now it is clearer for you to see.

Many thanks, and please keep up the good work!

Best wishes,
Copperbeech5

Title: Re: Can you make out the pupils names?
Post by: PrueM on Wednesday 22 December 10 01:21 GMT (UK)

Hi Copperbeech,

Have put all the bits together and this is what I think I see now - I've left a question mark after the ones I'm not sure of, and a couple of the names I thought could be either/or so I've put both in.
I'm still not happy about "Connop" but it's definitely not "Connor" as the last letter is not an r  :-\

Back row:  Connop, Turner, Beecroft, Liggott/Leggatt, Breedon, Alcock, Breedon, Clarke, Beecroft, Marsh?, Mr Harris, Marshall, Mrs Harris

3rd Row: Connop, Cook, King, Peel, Breedon, Parkin, Powell, Twells/Truells, Marshall, Breedon, Kershaw, Francis,  Colwell?, F. Holland, M. Harris

2nd Row: Smallwood, Alcock, Wootton, Willmott, Willmott, Cook, Thompson, Clarke, B. Parkin, M. Holland, Francson?, Holland, N. Lowe

front row: T. Parkin, Peel, Parkin, Holland, Connop?, Beecroft, Beecroft (Twins), E. Smallwood, Breedon, Breedon

Title: Re: Can you make out the pupils names?
Post by: Lyn S on Wednesday 22 December 10 13:23 GMT (UK)

For what it's worth, the last letter in 'Connop' (as suggested by PrueM) certainly looks like the 'p' in 'Thompson'.

Lyn S

Title: Re: Can you make out the pupils names?
Post by: copperbeech5 on Wednesday 22 December 10 13:31 GMT (UK)

Hi Prue and Lyn,

Thank you so much for your help in deciphering these names, I want to put the picture up in the Nottingham section, for other folk to identify the faces, but needed to be clearer on the names before I did that!

Good work well done!

Happy Christmas,
Copperbeech5