Grange children at Carlton in the original dormitory (possibly now the room known as the Barn ?) Note the very substantial rubber sheets on the beds !

This is the costing for Grange School from the opening brochure.

At Carlton Camp possibly in the late 1960s early 1970s the image shows children from Grange wringing out some clothes.

Children from Grange Junior School in the late 1960s early 1970s wringing out some clothes at Carlton Camp.

The letter sent to school on Grange Silver Jubilee 1985

It is 25 years since Grange Infants' first opened its doors that wonderful May in 1960.They were halcyon days and we were in an annexe building as the main school was not quite ready. There were fields all around us as neither Manor School nor the Fens Estate had been built. We used the field where Manor now stands for reading lessons and story times on those lovely sunny days.

There were three teachers, myself, Mollie Dodds and Joyce Walton and Frieda Robinson ( later Coward) the headteacher. On Commonwealth Day that year we hauled the piano outside while Joyce played the children sang and danced with their Union Jacks. The school had the lovely atmosphere of a village school.

Only a dozen children syed for lunch which was eaten in Mollie's room and assembly was in Joyce's room because of the piano. Frieda and I had come from the old Ward Jackson School so it was wonderful to be in a new school with its character and traditions to be made.

In September 1960 we moved into the present school  but as the Junior school was not ready , we had to share the building which meant 70 children packed into one room. Our halcyon days were over !

As Owton Manor grew so did the school numbers and at one time we had 500 infants and 60 in a class!

We worked hard but I will remember my days at Grange with affection.

Elsie Stevenson

(Mrs Stevenson was a much loved teacher who lived until she was 101 I believe and was still doing supply work in her 70s) F.Wilson

This photo is probably a sports day in about 1962. It is interesting to note that there is no Manor School or Fens Estate visible in the background. Possibly behind the trees is Owton Manor Farm which still stands to the east of Manor School.

On the first day of the 1998 summer holiday, a massive fire completely destroyed the Junior classrooms and hall and they had to be demolished. The new building in Owton Manor Lane is built onto the 1960 Infants' School which survived the fire.

School opening in 1960 . On the left is Alderman Hogg. The mayor was Mr Coxon and to the right is MP for the Hartlepools Commander Kerans RN who opened the school.

The Mail reported that Grange was the first of its kind in England and that to children who began their education at Newburn or Ward Jackson it was 'paradise'.

Smartly dressed mums (or teachers?)and children gathered at the school gate of the now demolished Junior entrance to the school. This looks to be when the school was very new as trees have just been planted. The image shows the school hall windows to the left of the entrance. All of this part of the school to the right of the chimney was destroyed by fire in 1998 and has been rebuilt, the Nursery now being on this same site.

The image shows Grange Juniors at Carlton  in the late 1960s or early 1970s. The male teacher in the middle with sleeves rolled up is Bob Peacock. The front of the building dating from the 1930s is unchanged today.

The tall girl at the top right is Sheila Gadsby who became Sheila Simpson and eventually was a teacher at the school for many years

Commonwealth Day celebrations at Grange School, Owton Manor Lane, in either 1961 or 1962.

Children on opening day of school 1960. L-R. Garry Wilson,Joyce Morrison, David Miller, Janet Glew and Leslie Murrayfield.

School staff at opening ceremony in the Junior School hall. Beyond the windows the newly built houses in Owton Manor Lane can be seen

Taken probably in the early 1970s, the photo is in front of the main building and the teacher standing is possibly Mr Kaylow. On the far right is Mr Peacock with a pipe and Miss Robinson next to him.

In the 1960s as the population of Owton Manor grew, temperory classrooms were built. At one time there were three annexe buildings and this shows the one closest to Maxwell Road being built. In the distance are the fields where Kesteven Road was later built.

Taken in the early 1960s, the Beeline bus sign says Torquay but it is an unlikely destination for so many buses from a school. The headmaster, Sid Rawlings can be seen surrounded by female staff wearing their 'pac a macs' which were a must in the 1960s on potentially rainy school trips ! The teacher looking towards the camera is Miss Lilian Watchman. Probably a trip to the Roman Wall indicated on another photo.

Grange children at Rossmere Learner Pool late 1960s(?). The instructor is Ron Sharp who taught many, many local children to swim.

Children on the playground in front of the main building. This is now a car park although the field in the background is still in use.

Junior School playground about 1962 (this part of the school was completely destroyed by fire in July 1998).

Grange schoolyard circa 1962 In the background are St Patrick's shops Owton Manor Lane  under construction

Group of children Grange Juniors circa 1964

Taken in the early 1960s at Grange Infants' School, the children enjoy their mid morning milk. School milk, many will remember was often frozen in winter and put beside the radiators to thaw or was warm and quite unpleasant in summer !This classroom became the original nursery in 1974 and is now a community room.

Notice the nature table and Wendy House

Taken in 1962, children are using apparatus in Grange Junior School hall.

1960 parents queuing in the Infants' School to register children

The image shows Grange Junior children outside the school in Owton Manor Lane obviously going on a residential visit perhaps to Carlton or to Belgium which the school did in the early days. As the grass verges appear not to be planted, the image will be from the early 1960s.

Speech Day Grange Junior School about 1963. Standing is the headteacher Mr Sid Rawlings. The mayor at the time, Barbara Mann, is possibly the lady in the white hat. This is the Junior School hall which was destroyed by fire in 1998.

Taken from a colour slide from the early 1960s are some fine Bee Line buses. Mr. Sid Rawlings, the head teacher wearing a hat, is standing at the back.