
The School in Centenary Year. 1977. Headmaster Clive Richardson is on the right hand side by the door.
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The School in Centenary Year. 1977. Headmaster Clive Richardson is on the right hand side by the door.

Hemyock School pupils in historical costume. Christmas 1956. With teacher Mavis Clist at the back.
Back Row. L to R. Marilyn Jones, Raymond Drew, Tom Fouracre, Rosalind Bourden, Maureen Granger, Michael Knott, Christine Henson, Carolyn Dew, Janet Granger, Rosemary Hurd, Janice Fuller, Roy Perrott.
Front Row. L to R. Brian Doble, Trevor Coles, Malcolm Edwards, Gwen Kallaway, John Lawrence, Keith Gammon, Christine Middleton.
School gardeners-girls. c 1938/40 Back Row.L -R Rose Pike, Pat Guppy, Aylwin Alway. 2nd Row- Yvonne Summers, Joan Hassan, Peggy Howe. 3rd Row- Pam Stokes, ?.

School Gardeners-boys. c 1942/43. Back Row- ?, Rodney Clist, ?, Second Row. Ken Clarke, ?, Michael Northam. Front Row- Mervyn Shepperd(?), Michael Pike.
Hoeing on the school allotment during a dry spell- 1938.
Hemyock School in the 1930s. The front wall has been removed and has been replaced with iron railings. The County Library sign is attached to them. The school taught children aged from 5-14 at this time. Notice that the older boys are still wearing short trousers.

Hemyock School. Class 1 1919.
Back Row. Olive Hill, Mary Salter, Mary Morgan, Olive Pring, Stella Clist, Ethel Doble.
Upper Middle Row. Mr.Baxter, Mildred White, Queenie Pring, Laura Lowman, Kathleen Peardon, ? Wyatt, Olive Ayres, ? Salter, Les Hart, Bob Wyatt, Albert Causley.
Lower Middle Row. ?, Victor Stradling, ? Phillips, Ivy Phillips, ?, ?, ?, Edie Slater, Phyllis Manley, ?.
Front Row. ?, Bill Pike, ?, ?, Walter Hart, Edward Lutley or Chris Doble, Denis Pring.

Hemyock School. Class 1. C 1910/12
Back Row. Headmaster Mr.A.T. Baxter, John Stradling, Sam Cross, Walter Salter, Fred (or Sidney) Hart, Cecil Pike, Stanley Wide, George Hold, Percy Wide.
Second. Row. Ernest Lowman, William Marklew, May Florence(?) Hill, Hilda Parsons, Ida Wide, Emily Pring, William Baker
Third Row. Sarah Lowman, Ellen Pike. Alice Cross, Katie Hart, Florence Hart, May Clapp, Ivy Ayres, May Salter.
Front Row. Wilfred George Clist, Charlie Manley, Walter Webber, James Graves, Harold Quick, Walter Ridgeway, Harold Lawrence, William Granger.

Captain F.R. Elmes (2nd row, 3rd from the left) with the first local group of British Legion members, c.1922.
The Hemyock History Group meet on the second Thursday of the month with speakers talking about interesting historical subjects.
The meetings start at 19:30 in the church rooms. For more information please send us an email on the Contact Us tab.
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