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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: Seoras on Tuesday 28 May 13 11:39 BST (UK)
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Could anyone date this, possibly from the teacher's clothing. It's Newbold school and there seems to be several Newbold's about including Leicestershire, Cheshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire. There is a St. Peter's primary in Rochdale. Could the crucifix the teacher is wearing be significant, could it be a Catholic school or maybe she was just religious and it was a C of E school. There does appear to be or have been a Catholic primary at Newbold Verdon in Leicestershire. All thoughts welcome ;D
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Sounds like Rochdale- 1900 to 1910
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Cheers dobfarm, I had been leaning that way, why couldn't they put a place name on there. No info on the back unfortunately. Most seem to be in some kind of uniform, though the boy second left back row and girl third right, same row seem to be going to a party.
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Mid 1880s for a date, before 1889 at least.
Cheers,
China
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That early China ? I had wondered if it was pre 1900 but thought late 1890's at the earliest. Can I ask on what you base your findings oh wise one ;)
It's a CDV by the way.
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The lady in the back row wearing mid 1880s style clothing :D :D :D
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Ah, thank you :)
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You could contact the church of St Peter to ask if there are any photo's of the old school as the present school at St Peter one is quite modern
Click on 'Contact us' in left menu
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/sites/saint-peter-church-newbold
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There appears to be some rough stonework as well as brickwork in the photo. This does not appear to match Newbold Leics in current photos of the school https://www.newbold-cecp.leics.sch.uk/children/gallery/
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George hasn't been on Rootschat for many years*. He decided that he needed to get on with other things. He was an excellent photographer.
I'm sure he would have liked your restore, japeflakes :)
I particularly like the little lad second from the right, front row ;D
For what it's worth, it does say St Peters so I'd bet on the Rochdale school.
Gadget
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I wondered why the description "Group 15" rather than "Form/Class"? A big event was the Sunday Schools' procession in Whit week. Would they look as tidy as this on a normal school day or was something special going on?
Rochdale Observer, 3 Jun 1882
THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS - The Sunday School Procession*
"There cannot be a prettier site than the procession of Sunday School children in our Lancashire towns in Whit week?"
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At the mention of Newbold my ears pricked up, as several generations of my family have been connected with Rochdale's Newbold Baptist Church since its innovation, including my great-grandfather, John Hurst. He did have connections with the Sunday School there, which was originally started for children who were working in the mills and could only get to school on a Sunday.
There is, however, a St Peter's C of E church and a primary school in the Newbold district of Rochdale of that name, so the photo could be showing children from that school, which was founded around 1870. The children certainly are looking smart. The Whit Walks would usually be the time for children to get new clothes.