Pupils from Form 5A who attended The Techincal High School for boys in 1961.
Pupils in Form 5A From Left -Right.
Back Row;
(1) Robin Lilley, (2) Derek Allen, (3) Steve Jackson, (4) John Parsons, (5) Terence Arnison, (6)Terry Readman, (7) George Cram, (8) Ian Jennings, (9) Ian Moyes.
Middle Row;
(1) Keith Barker, (2) David Shaw, (3) Keith Pepper , (4) Peter Gainey, (5) Ian Wilkinson, (6) Peter Miles, (7) John Sawyer, (8) Danny McMahon.
Front Row
(1) Brian Arrundale, (2) Keith Dormand, (3) Michael Collingwood, (4) Terry Bell, (5) Mr. Phizakelea, (6)Michael Westmorland, (7) Derek Harland, (8) Derek Stephens, (9)John Smith.
Date (of image) : 1961
Donor : John Parsons
Location
Opened as an art and science college where previously classes had been held in the Athenaeum in Church St and the YMCA in Whitby Street.
The first Grammar school was opened in the Technical School in 1902 for 120 boys and girls. In 1912 the West Hartlepool Girls' High School opened and in 1938 the Boys' Grammar School at Brinkburn opened and the school became the Technical Day School.
In 1938 the Art Department moved to Church Square School.
In 1941 girls were admitted and in 1954 these were relocated to Tunstall Court as the Commerce Department.
More detail »