Pupils and teachers at Silver Street School, Edmonton, North London, 1940s

This page shows class year photos of pupils and teachers at Silver Street School, Edmonton, north London during the 1940s. All have either been provided either by my relatives or by ex-pupils who have visited and enjoyed the companion pages on Silver Street School, the old Edmonton locality and, quite generally, early 1900s school life.

Clicking on some of these photos gives a larger image. Unfortunately the quality has not allowed this for every photo.

Class 5 at Silver Street School, Edmonton, 1941

John remembers the following names:

Front row, from the left,: -, Colin Gill, Bobby Quille, Tony Hutt, me, Charlie Woods, Terry Clark, -.

Second row: Betty Bilson, -,-,-,-,-,-,-, Gwen Butler, -

Third Row: Alan Bridges, -,-,-,-, Tony Drage, -, twins Paul Woods and Michael Woods

Back row: Sylvia?, Gwen ?, -, -

Class 5 at Silver Street School, 1941, supplied by my cousin, John Cole. It was John who wrote his recollections of the Second World War in Edmonton. He is sitting in the centre of the front row immediately behind the class 5 board.

Can you name anyone else?

Class 6 at Silver Street School, Edmonton, 1942

Class 6 at Silver Street School, 1942, supplied by my cousin, John Cole. He is the first boy on the left in the second from back row.

Peter Fletcher has emailed to say that he is the little blonde lad second from right in the second row from the front.

Can you name anyone else?

The 1942/43 football team at Silver Street School, supplied by Barbara Lucia (formerly Barbara Peet).

The photo shows her father, Robin Blackmore Peet and his twin brother Michael Rafe Peet. The names underneath the photo were copied from handwritten ones and may be misspelt or misplaced. If you can add information please get in touch.

1942/43 football team at Silver Street School, Edmonton

Front row: Acton, Watson
Second row: Pinnock, Manly, Wayman, Sawyer, Sheggs
Third row: Careford, Michael Peet, Frazer, Robin Peet, Marlow
Back row: Mr Newings (headmaster), Mr Dove (probably a games master)

Front row: Brian Bateley, Alan Barber, John Cole, Terry Clark, Brian Lewis, - , Margaret?, - , -.
Second row: - , - , Betty Bilson, - , Gwen Butler, - , - , Peter Fletcher, Sylvia Cook, -, -,
Third row: - , - , - ,? Holmes, - , - , Sylvia Day, Alan ?, - , - ,
Back row: David Coward, - , ? Philips, - , Tony Drage, Tony Hutt, - , Frank Davis, Bobby Quille, Alan Bridges.

A class at Silver Street School, supplied by my cousin, John Cole, about 1944.

A class at Silver Street School, Edmonton, in 1948 or 1949

A class at Silver Street School in the mid 1940s, supplied by Andrew Dickson. He thinks that the man on the left-hand side is the Headmaster, Mr Newing, and that the man on the right is Mr Parry, the 'topclass' teacher. The other names that come to his mind are: On the left hand side of the back row, the fourth boy is Billy Ellis, the fifth is Julian Bowen and the sixth is Dennis Tapper. The 6th boy on the second row is me and on the third row from the back, the seventh is Teddy Inglis, the eighth is Ronald Flowers and the tenth is Jeffery Frazer. On the front row, the seventh could be Terry Pierce and the eight could be Jeffery Wailing.

A class at Silver Street School, courtesy of Tom Wallace who is top-right in the photo, sometime in the 1940s. Can you suggest the date or any other names?

A class 8 at Silver Street School, courtesy of John Langford, dated sometime in the 1940s. Can you suggest the date or any other names?

The teacher John thinks had a French name like DuMurrier.
Back row: Derek Warne, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Graham South, ?, ?
3rd row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Jimmy Bilson, ?, ?, ?,?
2nd row: ?, ?, Tom Wallace, George Andrews, ?, ?, ?, ?, Roy Banks, ?, ?, ?
Front row: ?, ?, ?, ?, me Johnny Langford, ?, Bunny Grimes, ?, ?

A class 3a at Silver Street School, courtesy of John Langford, dated sometime in the 1940s. Can you suggest the date or any other names?

Back row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Edward Ottery, ?, ?, Dumpy White, ?, ?
Third row: ?, me John Langford, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Jimmy Bilson, ?
Second row: ?, ?, Len Mears, ?, ?, Mr Evans, ?, ?, ?, ?
Front row: George Andrews, ?, ?, Bunny Grimes, ?, ?, ?

A class 3 infants at Silver Street School, courtesy of John Langford, dated sometime in the 1940s. Can you suggest the date or any other names?

Back row: ?, Jimmy Bilson, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, me John Langford, ?
Third row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
Second row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
Front row: ?, George Andrews, Roy Banks, ?, ?, ?, Graham South, Len Mears

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