Students from the Technical High School in the early 1960s.
Top row: Brian Harrisskitt and John (Bob) Jardine.
Next row: Keith McClelland, Alan Wallace (?) Steve Mason and Stephen Clarke.
Bob Dunn (with beard) is in the front row, far left; to his immediate right is David Atkinson
Front row starting right to left: Philip Russell (Glasses) Colin Spencelayh. James Waugh, and Leonard Usher (?).
Names of the students have been given by Dr. Stephen Clarke and Mr. Colin Spencelayh. Can you fill in the gaps? Contact us on infodesk@hartlepool.gov.uk
Donor : Dr. Stephen Clarke
Creator : unknown
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.
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