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I found the 'original'       would it help make it clearer?    thanks for your super quick replies!

I'll try this a different way:

Hi, I'm new to this site, but I just received this very same picture from a friend of my mom's.  My mom just died last month, so I went through her addresses to notify people of her death.  I received a nice card with this picture from the little blonde girl in the front row.  Her name is Norma and my mom is in the back row to the right, my moms name was Philomena, but she went by Pat.  Her sister, my aunt, was also at this school, but was older and her name was Mary Ruby.
The back of the picture says "St Joseph School" 1937 or 1938.

I am completely stunned this is the very same picture.

My mom didn't talk too much about this place, because of the bad memories.

Also stunning news to me. So apparently this was taken after my aunt switched from St. Mary's to St. Joseph's - which means that although she's not in this photo, my Mom was there at the same time.  My Mom (still living) never speaks of it either.   Did you ever contact Norma or whoever sent you the photo?  Recently my cousin sent me a couple of other photos.  I'll have to look through my email for them and post them here.  Perhaps someone may look familiar to you!  So Trish, your Mom and sister were there, and my Mom and her sister were as well.  Coincidences!   I have confirming information that I received from St. Cuthbert's Care.  St. Joseph's was still active in the time period your Mom was there.

Oh, such good memories.   I wish I had known "my Patrick."   I know he worked in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne shipyard.