24 heart-warming memories which snapshot kids at Blackpool primary schools who are now in their 30s and 40s
From Claremont to Waterloo, these school pictures are precious.
By Claire Lark
Published 22nd Aug 2022, 15:45 BST
They are on the cusp of a different era of schooling and ooze feelings of nostalgia. They are mainly black and white which already set the scene but look at the uniforms – a mishmash of jumpers and cardigans but everyone felt smart. The books in the libraries and the scenery in the school halls naturally look dated and there’s a fabulous picture of kids staring at one of the earliest computers. They are a lifetime of memories and for those of us of a certain age, they seem like yesterday.
Lynsey Fishwick, Adele Potts, Julie Hodgson, Scott Fisher, Ian Sayce, Amanda Richardson, David Crosthwaite, Jamie Parker, Julie Greener, Mavis Jones and retired Master Baker William Ludlam. Moor Park School, 1981 Photo: National World
Waterloo Primary School football team in 1983. Pictured are James Nickson, James Bell, Lee Threlfall, Mr Leftley, Russell Dibble, Matthew Robinson, Michael Ritches, Jason Sykes, Wayne Critchley and Anthony Waterworth Photo: National World