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South View School, 1884 – 2004 (4)

South View 1954

Title South View School
Date 1954
Location Yeadon
Photo ID FB426
Comment These children were in the last year of Junior school and about to part in different directions. Some would move up to the Senior department at South View, others to Aireborough Grammar School, Ilkley Grammar, Prince Henry’s at Otley or occasionally a pupil would gain a scholarship to Woodhouse Grove School, Rawdon, and in 1954 Stephen Griffiths did just that. On the front row, kneeling down on the right is the donor of this image, Ken Lee.
South View 1954

D357 – South View School, 1954.

South View School – 1954

A group of boys who had been taken from South View School to Benton Park  for a gardening lesson.

South View 1954/55

K276 – South View School, 1954/55.

South View School – 1954/55

The school junior football team:

Back row, left to right: Peter Clayton, ? David Girt, T Crosby, J Grant, D Britton, Mr George Crompton, David Rawnsley, Brian Oddy, David Hemsley, David Teale.

Front row, left to right: Stephen Couling, Alan Walker, Noel Webster, Paul Preston, Jefferey Spence, John Jagger, Peter Rowney.

Donated by George Crompton.

South View 1954/55

K288 – South View School, 1954/55.

South View School – 1954/55

1954/55 – A school football team, names supplied:
Back row, left to right: Mr George Crompton, D Rawnsley, D Britton, I Grant, T Crosby, B Oddy, P Rowney.
Front row, left to right: J Jagger, J Spence, P Preston, N Webster, A Walker, S Couling.

Donated by George Crompton.

South View 1955

FB201 – South View School, 1955.

South View School – 1955

These children were in Class 2 of that year.
Susan Wild (nee Todd) is standing 3rd from the right, 4th right on the back row is Jennifer Sykes.
On the front row 4th left is  Barbara Townsend and 5th left is Anne B?

Image Donated by Susan Wild.

South View 1955/56

Y176 – South View School, 1955/56.

South View School – 1955/56

A Christmas party, image and names supplied by Anne Copeland nee Watkinson*

Back row left to right:  Ivan Larkin,  ?  ?  Ian Dannat,  Michael Emsley,  ?  ?  David Dowson,  ?  ?

Middle left to right:  Pauline & Anthea Brown,  ?  Anne (Peggy) Noble,  Angela Johnson,  ?  ?  Rita Larkin.

Front left to right:  Ann Taylor,  Sharon Dannat,  ?  Anne Watkinson,* and Anne Ambler.

South View 1957/58

Y139 – South View School, 1957/58.

South View School – 1957/58

Back row left to right :    Anne Watkinson (now Copeland, donor of the image),   Sonia Utley,  Anne Taylor.

Girls at the front include Joan Rawnsley and Anne Ambler, this was probably the netball team. 

South View 1958

W166 – South View School, 1958.

South View School – 1958

Editor’s Note: Although we have some names they are so badly faded it will take some time to decipher. Until then only the photo appears. However, anyone who recognises themselves or anyone else, please drop a line to the AHS Archive team. Thank you.

South View 1958

PU077 – South View School, 1958.

South View School – 1958

School group with names supplied by the donors Ken & Jean Jones (nee Richardson).

Back row, left to right: Joan Rawnsley, Trevor Jones, Dorothy Akers, Kenneth Jones.

Middle row, left to right: Mrs Rowney – Deputy Head, Sheila Charlton, Phylis Beck, Bernard Frankland, Jim Parker, Christine Teasdale, Mr Kelly – Teacher, Shirley Ramsden.

Front row, left to right: George Harvey, Kathleen McGill, Alan Long – Head Boy, Mr Owen – Headmaster, Beryl Wilkinson – Head Girl, John Horwood, Carolyn Preston.

South View 1958

Z258 – South View School, 1958.

South View School – 1958

The school choir, names supplied by the donor of the photo Anne Copeland, nee Watkinson.

Back row 2nd in from the left Rita Larkin, 7th: Pat Howley.

2nd row down, last on the right Ian Dannat.

3rd row down, 5th in from the left Kathleen Salmon followed by 6th, Christine Cook, 7th, Anthea Brown, 8th, Christine Hibbert, 10th, Ann Noble, 11th ? 12th, Pauline Brown, 13th, Anne Watkinson, 14 ? 15th, Anne Ambler.

Front row, 2nd in from the left Angela Johnson, 3rd, Dorothy Smithies, 4th, Edith Drinkall.

South View School Pupils 1959

FB053 – South View School, 1959.

South View School – 1959

School children sit proudly with the District Sports Cup, they are in front of one of the temporary classrooms which were sited to the south of the main school building.

South View 1960s

FB449 – South View School, 1960s.

South View School – 1960s

At the back on the left is Headmistress Mrs Parkinson, teacher Mrs Skilliter is on the right of the back row.
This was a Junior class: Back row, left to right: Timothy Wood, Dean Toulmin, Susan White, ?, Andrew Colqhoun, Gareth Metcalf, Adrian Midgely, (?), Miss Skilliter.
Middle row, left to right: : ?, Gerald Kemp, ?, ?, ?, ?, Steve Walsh, ?, ?, Andrew Sutcliffe, ?, ?.
Front row, left to right: ?, Barbara Panther, Brian Atkinson, Susan Smith, ?, ?, David Jackson, ?, ?, ?, Tracey Moore, Robert Slater.

South View 1961

FB298 – South View School, 1961.

South View School – 1961

Children playing outside one of the huts which served as classrooms for the infants, Mrs Kilburn was the class teacher.
The prefabricated buildings were erected during 1939-45 period to house the influx of children who had come to the area with their parents who were working at the AVRO factory.
Westfield School was initially built of these prefabricated buildings which were heated by a pot-bellied stove, apparently the children sat at the front near the stove would become too hot, by contrast those at the back kept their coats on as they were very cold.
Additional buildings were also provided for Guiseley School.

Two of the children on the climbing frame were Howard Armitage and Jane Dobson, Paul Slater is the boy holding the ball on the right.

Donated by Sam Kilburn.

South View 1961

FB299 – South View School, 1961.

South View School – 1961

Children from Mrs Kilburn’s class enjoying outdoor activities, the group of boys on the left included Martin Booth (on the left), Stephen Kilburn and Morris Smith.
On the climbing frame were Howard Armitage and Jane Dobson.

Donated by Sam Kilburn.

FB300 – South View School, 1961.

South View School – 1961

Children from Mrs Kilburn’s class enjoying outdoor activities, the group of boys on the left included Martin Booth (on the left), Stephen Kilburn and Morris Smith.
On the climbing frame were Howard Armitage and Jane Dobson.

Donated by Sam Kilburn.

South View 1961

FB301 – South View School, 1961.

South View School – 1961

Children from Mrs Kilburn’s class enjoying outdoor activities, the group of boys on the left included Martin Booth (on the left), Stephen Kilburn and Morris Smith.
On the climbing frame were Howard Armitage and Jane Dobson. The girl in front on the right is possibly June?, Jean Butterfield, is immediately behind the boy on the right. The girl all in white on the left is Jill Myers.

Donated by Sam Kilburn.

South View 1961

FB302 – South View School, 1961.

South View School – 1961

Break time, children are drinking their school milk, John Kilburn (son of teacher Mrs Lilburn) is the boy in the centre looking directly towards the camera.

Donated by Sam Kilburn.

Yeadon South View Pupils 1962

X656 – South View School, 1962.

South View School – 1962

3rd November 1962 – A plaque commemerating the reopening of the school after extensive modernisation by County Councillor Ralph Martin. See text below image.

Yeadon South View 1962

X656A – South View School, 1962.

South View School – 1962

As above.

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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 09 January 2022.
Last updated: 23 January 2024 – Photo ID: X656., X656A. 16 November 2023 – Photo ID: FB053. 25 January 2023 – All images updated.

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