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Aireborough Grammar School, 1937 – 1991 (4)

A Group of Pupils c1970

Title Aireborough Grammar School
Date c1970
Location Yeadon
Photo ID K631
Comment Group of pupils, the boy at the front is holding up ? Donated by Keith Parker.
Prize Winners c1970

K632 – Prize Winners, c1970.

Prize Winners – c1970

A newspaper cutting, these pupils were possibly Speech Day prize winners ?

Donated by Keith Parker.

Girls Cricket Team c1970

K633 – Girls Cricket Team, c1970.

Girls Cricket Team – c1970

A girls cricket team.

Donated by Keith Parker.

A Groupd of Pupils c1970

K636 – Group of Pupils, c1970.

A Group of Pupils – c1970

A group of happy pupils.

Donated by Keith Parker.

Under 14s Rugby Team 1971/72

FB456 – Under 14s Rugby Team, 1971/72.

Under 14s Rugby Team – 1971/72

Image donated by Keith Parker.

The Crucible 1972

FB457 – The Crucible, 1972.

The Crucible – 1972

These pupils were in the cast of a production of “The Crucible” (by Arthur Miller), names have been noted as :
Paul Haigh, Tez (Terry) Hardwick (In New Zealand), Christine Ford, Sandra Beacock, Tony Gough, Nick Wood (Television Broadcaster), Jonathan Birdsall (family had shoe shop on Yeadon High Street, now lives in New Zealand), David Kirk, Lynne Robinson, Steve Buseden, Julie Waite (Photographer’s family), Claire Wilson, Jackie Kent, Bryn Griffiths, Susan Abbott, Anne Sizer, Sally Knipe, Susan Wray.

Image donated by Keith Parker.

First Rugby Team 1973/74

J271 – 1st Rugby Team, 1973/74.

First Rugby Team – 1973/74

Back row L to R: Richard Petty, Tez Hardwick, Martin Cooke, Kevin Boyle, Chris Briggs, Steve Claughton, Chris Marlow, Russell Dodding.
Front row L to R: Dave Hodgson, Alan Wade, Les Hobson, Nik Wood, Robert Webster, Paul Riley, Keith Parker.

Donated by Keith Parker.

Outdoor Pursuits 1972

F156 – Outdoor Pursuits, 1972.

Outdoor Pursuits – 1972

This was an outdoor pursuits area, pupils and visitors are seen with tents , camping equipment and kayaks.

First XV Rugby Team 1976/77

I657 – 1st XV Rugby Team, 1976/77.

First, XV Rugby Team – 1976/77

This is the 1st XV rugby team, that season they played 21 matches and won 20 of them.
On the back row are: Graham Parker, Robert Whitaker, Mark Edwards-Smith, A Davison, Paul Goyea, Stephen Taylor, Ian Saunders, Stewart Grant, S Robinson, Geoff Thompson.
Front row: Kevin Gaunt, Jeremy Clark, Nigel Lister, Philip Wade, Michael Pratt, Mick Goyea, Paul Mackie, Nigel Melville.
Nigel Melville went on to captain England several times in the 1980s.

Donated by Mike Pratt.

AGS Pupils 1978

B070 – AGS Pupils, 1978.

AGS Pupils – 1978

Back row: 1. Nigel Clough, 2. Kevin Grimshaw, 3. Adrian Penrose, 4. Andrew Griggs, 5. Lorraine Branch, 6. Jane Estevez, 7. Kay Minter, 8. Caroline Bruce, 9. Katie Lambert, 10. Sally Wood, 11. Michael Smith, 12. Geoff Smith, 13. Robert Whittaker, 14. Sid? 15. Julie Whitehead, 16. Jane Colquhoun, 17. Sally Smith, 18. Pippa Leigh, 19. Susan Myers, 20. Karen Newman, 21. Catherine Usher, 22. Alison Fields, 23. Julie Foster.

Row 2: 1. Peter Christelow, 2. Andrew Rawlings, 3. Neil Waite, 4. Chris Brooking, 5. Stephen Coustall, 6. David Greetham, 7. Paul Mackay, 8. Robin Stevens, 9. Bob Martin, 10. Gus Wright, 11. Robert Akam, 12. Neil Gascoigne, 13. Andrew Caste, 14. Mick Goyea, 15. Richard Froggart, 16. Andrew Long, 17. Bob Kell, 18. Steven Taylor, 19. Mark Hainsworth, 20. Claire Mitchell, 21. Wendy Gaines, 22. Fiona Quinton, 23. Helen Barwick, 24. Valerie Hartley, 25. June Wilson, 26. Fiona Whittaker, 27. Linda Burton, 28. Helen Newhouse, 29. Deborah Greenwood, 30. Christine Jackson, 31. Valerie White, 32. Sarah Pilgrim, 33. Susan McLeish, 34. Jiom Whittaker, 35. Andy Hibbert, 36. Andrew Brown, 37. Judith Newton, 38. Carol Schofield, 39. Janet Service.

Sitting 1: 1. Peter Sheldrick, 2. Robert Page, 3. Gary Walters, 4. Nick Fordham, 5. Ian Hodgson, 6. Dave Bell, 7. John Waite, 8. Nick Gledhill, 9. Richard Clapham, 10. Tony Dreze, 11. John Davies, 12. Trevor Hardwick, 13. Sarah Stevenson, 14. Julie Baldwin, 15. Debbie Giles, 16. Caroline Hicks, 17. Karen Child, 18. Lindsay Dutton.
Front: 1. Helen Wichelo, 2. Alison Parker, 3. Kathy Loy (now Armstrong), 4. Karen Whitehead, 5. Kathryn O’ Hara, 6. Jackie Barber, 7. Rebecca Wilkinson, 8. Anne Waterhouse, 9. Kay Husband, 10. Rosemary Jowett, 11. Susan Bailey, 12. Catharine Buckle, 13. Rebecca Hall, 14. Avril Haughton, 15. Elizabeth O’ Connor, 16. Belinda Aspinall, 17. Sarah Wood, 18. Ann Sharples, 19. Janet Parr, 20. Liz Mellor.

Donated by Fiona Quinton.

AGS 1986/87

C501 – AGS, 1986/87.

AGS – 1986/87

The school began life in 1910, closed in 1992 and was subsequently demolished. The site was used for housing.

Donated by Rachel Cummings.

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Consolidated by J Brayshaw. 23 November 2023
Last Updated: 23 November 2023.

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