Aireville Terrace School (1898-1999)
Burley in Wharfedale
1898 - 1950 Burley National School
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1950 - 1972 Burley CofE Primary
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1972 - 1999 Burley CofE First School
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1898 - 1950 Burley National School. Anglican or Church of England (CofE). First headmaster 1898-1934 - Richard Gossop.
2 departments - Infants and Juniors - head Miss Amy Busfield and Seniors - head Richard Gossop.
Jim Pedley holding the board. Info courtesy of Phil Hume.
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William Reginald Smith - back row second from right. Info courtesy of Jane F. Longstaffe, his grand-daughter.
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Richard Gossop headmaster centre front row with Miss Busfield (head of Infants) to his left.
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"Burley School staff of more than sixty years ago" - newspaper cutting from Wharfedale & Airedale Observer 1982.
Fourth from left back row Miss Leach later Mrs Vine; Fifth from left Miss Lees. Centre front row Mr Gossop (head of the mixed school) & to his left Miss Busfield (head of infants).
Fourth from left back row Miss Leach later Mrs Vine; Fifth from left Miss Lees. Centre front row Mr Gossop (head of the mixed school) & to his left Miss Busfield (head of infants).
Series of 12 undated images from Burley Archive files. If you can date or add names to any of these images please contact us.
1920s
Freda Stoddard (my mum) is third girl in from right, middle row and Dianne Broadhurst (maiden name) is little girl with black hair first girl on left front row. Info courtesy of Andrea Dugdale
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Back Row L to R: Stella Atkinson; Gladys Marlow; Edna Town; Maggie Atkinson; Gladys Johnson; Violet Walker; Clara Robinson.
Middle Row: Ron Holmes; Alec Foulds; Laurie Town; Ben Mann; Mr Gossop; Jeffery Lund; Ernest Hogg. Front Row: Geoffrey Horton; ? Denison; Harry Stead; Harry Smith. Info courtesy of Reina Pearson, her uncle Alec Foulds is on the second row. Stella & Maggie Atkinson played for Greenholme Girls womens cricket team c1929-c1935 |
Mr Gossop on the left & Miss Wells on the right.
Frank Newbould - 3rd from left, top row, became headmaster 1957-1973 |
Nellie Foulds, Reina Pearson's mother, 3rd in from right middle row.
Freda Stoddard, 2nd from left middle row. |
Undated but possibly mid 1920s
Info courtesy of Yvette Horton.
Back Row L to R: C. Newby; Geoffrey Horton; John Green; Harold Ellis. Next row: Richard Gossop (standing); Len Jennings; J. Atkinson; Sam Whitehead; ?? ; Geo Walker. Next row: Harry Seeton (kneeling); Marg Mann; Hilda Caulpan; E. Metcalfe; L. Breare; Doris Lupton; Iris Wrighton; Billy Clapham. Front row: Betty Smith; Edie Hutton; Edith Dryden; Ethel Willerton; Mary Stradling; Ivy Clarkson. |
1927 Burley National School. Info courtesy of Yvette Horton
Back Row L to R: C Stradling; E Denton; V Thackray; V Shackleton; B Ferguson; H Barker; H Carter; H Freeman; Miss Amy Busfield. Next Row down: D. Brearley; M Tunnicliffe; C Newby; F Chapman; F Taylor; ? Brown; J Kirkbright; S Kelly; J Taylor; E Anderton. Next Row down: D Barker; M Ellis; A Davies; H Thorne; M Reynard; C Walker; M Spivey; N Hardisty; M Hargreaves; J Wear. Front Row: ? Newstead; M Hogg; W Bradley; A Webb; K Moxen; A Austin; H Firth. |
Nellie Foulds, Reina Pearson's mother is 6th from right, one row down from the back.
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1930s
Info courtesy Sam & Tina Renton in July 2021
"Auntie Elsie Cummings nee Walker (aged late 90s) has given me the names on the photo. Just a few she is not sure of.
Back row left to right: Miss Busfield; Colin Cater; ?? ; Geoffrey Clarke; Fred Freeman; Kenneth Wandsworth; ?? ; Gordon Burton; ?? ; Denis Firth; Tim Town; Edger Morton; John Housley.
So just 3 on top row she couldn’t remember.
Middle row: Lillian Shaw; Betty Walker; Joyce Walker; Joan Penrice; ?? ; Margery Chubb; ? Terry; Arthur Spivey; ? Padley; Irene Williams; ? Bellwood; Geoffrey Padget.
Just three on that row with no Christian name.
Row 3: Freda Marshall; Dick Brumfitt; Dora Stradling; ?? ; Jackie Pawson; Arthur Kemp; Murial Mason; Eileen Preston .
Just one on that row she couldn’t remember.
Front row: Elsie Walker; Geoff Clarke and Joyce Wandsworth.
In auntie's day the school was the right-hand side of Aireville Terrace school and it was called the National. She remembers teachers Miss Robinson, Miss Simpson & Miss Summersgill. There was a Mr Harrison who was replaced by a Mr Simmonds. What a memory!!!!"
"Auntie Elsie Cummings nee Walker (aged late 90s) has given me the names on the photo. Just a few she is not sure of.
Back row left to right: Miss Busfield; Colin Cater; ?? ; Geoffrey Clarke; Fred Freeman; Kenneth Wandsworth; ?? ; Gordon Burton; ?? ; Denis Firth; Tim Town; Edger Morton; John Housley.
So just 3 on top row she couldn’t remember.
Middle row: Lillian Shaw; Betty Walker; Joyce Walker; Joan Penrice; ?? ; Margery Chubb; ? Terry; Arthur Spivey; ? Padley; Irene Williams; ? Bellwood; Geoffrey Padget.
Just three on that row with no Christian name.
Row 3: Freda Marshall; Dick Brumfitt; Dora Stradling; ?? ; Jackie Pawson; Arthur Kemp; Murial Mason; Eileen Preston .
Just one on that row she couldn’t remember.
Front row: Elsie Walker; Geoff Clarke and Joyce Wandsworth.
In auntie's day the school was the right-hand side of Aireville Terrace school and it was called the National. She remembers teachers Miss Robinson, Miss Simpson & Miss Summersgill. There was a Mr Harrison who was replaced by a Mr Simmonds. What a memory!!!!"
1940s
Teacher William Harrison on left, nicknamed “Bumper”.
1946 Burley National School, info courtesy of Yvette Horton
Back Row L to R: Mr William Harrison, ? Pawson; I Winnard; R Waters; R Knowles; D Bellwood; B Falkingham; R Town; E Mitchell; B Sanderson; J Clarkson. Middle Row: Denis Williams; C Wardle; N Woodhead; J Flinders; J Paget; A Taylor; M Sutcliffe; S Learoyd; B Mann; G Hird; K Crook. Front Row: M Newstead; J Pedley; J Peace; M Saynor; H Burke; M Lindsay; C Atkinson; M Waters; D Seed; A Smith. |
Teacher Miss Summersgill (centre) taught at the school for forty years.
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Mr Albert Simmons on left headmaster & Mr Smith on right woodwork teacher.
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Back Row L to R: Norman Wilkinson; Stanley Stansfield; Noel Thackray; ?? ; Brian Pullan; Michael Binks; Rowland Brown; Michael Hume; Edward Lancaster; Raymond Willis(?); Peter Knowls; Peter Howard; Mrs Gale.
Front Row: Geoffrey Thompson; Alan Brown; Graham James; Mary Marsh; Patricia Bellwood; ?? ; Anne Coulpan; Alan Woodhead; David Haywood; James Clough. Note: Missing Jack Jarvis & a lot of girls including Sylvia Hardisty. The photographer was Norman Wilkinson.
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1950
Sam Phillips back row second from left. Mick Forrest back row second from right.
Info courtesy of Chris Phillips and Rachel O'Connor.
Info courtesy of Chris Phillips and Rachel O'Connor.
1950 - 1972 Burley Junior Mixed & Infants Church of England (CofE) School or Burley CofE Primary
1950s
Back Row L to R: Mrs Alice Nutter; Mr Ron Jackman; Miss Dorothy Jackson later to become Mrs Jackman.
Front Row: Mrs Thelma Kearney; Miss Hilda Oxley; Mr Albert Simmons - Headmaster; Mrs Gayle; Mrs Robinson.
Front Row: Mrs Thelma Kearney; Miss Hilda Oxley; Mr Albert Simmons - Headmaster; Mrs Gayle; Mrs Robinson.
1960s
1966 Info courtesy of Sylvia Rudley -
Back Row L to R: Valerie Hardisty; Brenda Brown; Delia Fawell; Sylvia Collins; David Beardsmore; Stephen Airey; Robert Clayton; ?? ; Richard Holmes ; ?? . Middle Row: Bob Holmes; Billy Weatherill; Robin Gomersall; Clive Sharman; Steve Tatham; ?? ; Keith Lingard; Ian Graham; David Newby; Richard Davies; Kevin Martin. Bottom row: Jane Lupton; Ruth Atkinson; Anne Coultas; Jane Horseman; Judith Rowe; Geraldine Zipfell; Jane Potts; Sandra Laing; Karen Weir. |
John Clayton - 1st left on back row. Brian Smith far right back row. Info courtesy of John Clayton.
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1970s
Back Row: Rev. Donald Aldred; Bishop Parker; Herman Weightman (school manager); Frank Newbould (headmaster).
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1972 - 1999 Burley CofE First School.
c1996 Burley CofE First School
L to R: Hannah Mitchell, James Frost, Lisa Padley and Nursery Nurse Shirley Vause. |
1998 Burley CofE First School staff
Back row L to R: Di Warman, Caroline Jones, Barbara Schofield, Paul Watson, Linda Macro, Shirley Vause, Ann Nuttall, Joan Jones. Front row: Madeline Pick, Krystina White, Geraldine Riley, Glynne Edwards, Mary Dale, Ros Shaw. |
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