Wensley Fold School, which was on Apple Street, which was / is a little street off Garden St. Apple St kind of runs parallel to Wensley Road, as you can see from the map section below.
I'm unsure of how old the image is, probably pre 1900.
Photo courtesy of the CP Collection.
Map section courtesy of The Ordnance Survey
The following 4 photographs are courtesy of Lynn Smith
Girls in the playground.
The netball team - 1968.
Miss Durham and Mrs Cumpstey.
Mr Fairclough and Miss Durham on nearby St Mark's Rd.
wow that brings back memories thanx colin appreciated, do you know of the press bakery which used to be behind/to rear side of the fox and grapes on preston new road, they used to have the wonderloaf emblem on there wagons??/ if so have you any pictures of the building or wagons regards jim
ReplyDeletealso colin could you ask people if they have any pictures of the schools playground thanx again jim
ReplyDeleteHi Jim
ReplyDeleteI remember the bakery. Always a really nice smell whenever you were in the vicinity. I think it was Prest's (with a T on the end) wasn't it?
I don't have any photos of the building or their wagons, sorry. If any crop up, I'll try and get them on here.
Similarly with the school playground, but you never know what's out there. Someone reading this might have one buried away somewhere.
There's probably a 1940's or 1960's aerial view of the school on that MARIO maps site, but they're pretty poor quality, so I don't think you would see very much.
Regards.
Colin
hi colin prests ?? thats were ive been going wrong, on my searches i thought it was press as my grandad used to say, he worked on the wagons with a guy called derek,wonderloaf right down the side and it was the big 40 footer jim
DeleteI'm not totally confident about the name Jim, but about 95% sure it was Prest / Prest's.
ReplyDeleteRegards.
Colin
hi colin im sure your right and please thank lynn smith for putting those amazing pic in ,I was about 6 at the time and am racking my brains, please anyone else with any of around the wensley fold and school would be warmly appreciated jim merry xmas everyone
ReplyDeleteA happy Christmas to yourself too Jim and to anyone else visiting this blog over the next few days.
ReplyDeleteBest regards.
Colin
Hi, Great photos, I attended Wensley Fold as a little lad. I was looking at the photo of the man and the woman thinking that fella looks just like my dad how odd, then had the shock of my life to read his name underneath!
ReplyDeleteYou just sent a shiver through me reading that, I know who you are! You're the son of Mr Fairclough and we used to be in the same class. If I'm not mistaken your name is Andrew and the headmaster was Mr Johnson. There was also a very strict teacher called Mrs Thornton. I also remember the awfully school lunches especially the fish fingers that frequently had maggots in them. I really hope you see this message Andrew. Your dad was a great teacher.
DeleteThese images, with the exception of the top one and the map section, are courtesy of Lyn Smith.
ReplyDeleteThey are also on the Blackburn Past Facebook group, where there is quite a long thread (still active as I type - 20th June 2014) on which Lynn and quite a few more ex pupils have commented / reminisced. Have a look sometime if you haven't already. It's an open group, so if you are already on Facebook, you can view without having to join the group. But you are welcome to join the group too, if you wish.
Kind regards.
Colin
Hi Colin, your page on Wensleyfold primary school brought back lots of memories from when I used to go there. What a surprise when I saw a comment from a guy who is the son of Mr Fairclough (in the photo) I used to be in his class and remember it clearly because of the unusual situation of a father teaching his son. The door behind the choir was the door to our classroom. I live in Australia now and through your information via facebook hope to connect with long lost school mates.
ReplyDeleteThanks Colin.
ps. If anyone reading this remembers Victor Talbot and would like to get in touch please email vctrmurat@gmail.com
Glad to have been able to be of some assistance Victor.
ReplyDeleteGood to see some folks are still looking on here, I almost closed the site down in November. I was struggling with the technology, just trying to renew / pay my domain fee. It was driving me bonkers and I was very close to throwing in the towel and calling it a day.
More hassle than it's worth sometimes.
Best regards.
Colin
Thanks for your reply Colin. Out of curiosity,which schools did you attend and may I ask your age?
DeleteVictor.
I've no connection to Wensley Fold school. I just owned the old postcard up above at one time and then Lynn Smith let me add her photos to the post. I went to St Albans (Infants, juniors and senior school). I'm almost 59.
DeleteRegards.
Colin