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This photo seems to have been taken on the Bull Field (where the Civic Centre now stands). It could be a race, or possibly a Cycling Proficiency test. The pupils are from Dyke House and Jesmond Road Schools.
Date (of image) : 1958
Donor : Bill Cox
Location
Dyke House Secondary Modern SchoolThis school officially opened in 1946 although it had been completed in 1939. For a period in 1941 it was used by children of Brougham School as troops were using that school.
In 1973 the school became Dyke House Comprehensive and in 2011 was extensively refurbished. During this time the children were taken by bus to the empty Brierton School in Catcote Road.
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Jesmond Road SchoolThis school opened in 1903. It closed 2011 and children transferred to the new,nearby Jesmond Gardens Primary
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