The Tower from Trinity Avenue

Trinity High School, Northampton

 

This Album of photos and other items provides memories of those Trinity School Days. 

 

The subjects, sent in by many people, include school trips, photos of sports teams, plays, and much more.

Holding your mouse over any picture will give a description, or click on the photo to go to the memory.  The full index is below.

 

 

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Sports Day
  Anthony Hancock Sports Day 1960
  Peter Douglas Sports Day 1963 - The Programme
Bob Bierton Sports Day 1963
Terry Chapman Sports Day 1963
Mike Kingston Sports Day 1963
John Atkinson Sports Day 1969
  David Robinson Sports Day Tug of War 1960 or 1961
Rugger Teams
Pete Chillingsworth Under 13 Rugger - 1958
Rod Whiteman Kelvin Rugger Team
David Newman Rugby in the early 70's
Michael McMahon Inter-house cup team 1961
Dennis Rooke Rugger 1960-61 season
  Steve Garrett Rugger Team 1969 - 1970
  Pete Chillingsworth First XV Rugger Team 1963-64
  Christine Pettifer Rugger Team 1956-57
  Bob Gooseman 1956/7 Rugger Team
  Keith Hutchins Rugger Training in 1973
  Trevor Kirby Rugger teams from 1968 to 1971
  Terry Jackson U13 Rugger Team 1960/61
  David Brown The 1961/62 Mobbs Rugger Team
  Tim Ireson U13 Rugger Team 1961/62
  Ian Hamilton School Rugger Team in 1950/51
  Dave Snedker U15 rugger team 1962/63
Other Sports Activities
Jackie Brown Netball 1965
Steve Garrett Under 13 Cricket team
Pete Chillingsworth The Soccer Team from St Matthews School (for those who like Pete and me went there before Trinity).
  Trevor Kirby Basketball Teams
  Peter Fruish Memories of PT on the Racecourse
  Peter Douglas Cross Country Running
  Carol Shaw The School Hockey Team in 1951
  Peter Douglas Getting out of Games
  Sue Lane The Netball Team 1969/70
  Lorna Eedes The 1951 School Hockey Team
  Ricky Summers The 1964 Under 15 Cricket Team
  Peter Douglas The 1960 Cross Country Course
Field Trips
Mike Edmunds Field trips in 1965 & 1967
Paul Mallard Zoology Field Trip to Swanage 1971 or 1972
Steve Garrett Field Trip to Swanage, April 1970
Dave Solomon Field Trip to the Lake District
Dave Solomon Booklet Produced by the school for the Lake District Trip
Vivian Pike The School Camp in Longtown, July 1965
  Jane New Jane has sent in some photos of a trip taken in the 70's
  Bill Rich and Peter Verity Trip to Morecombe
  Bill Rich A return visit to Morecombe in 2009 to relive old memories
  Norman French School trip to Kessingland in Norfolk, July 1948
  Graham Ball Rugby Tour to France in 1976
  Bill Rich School Trip to Dovedale in 1972
  Bill Rich School Trip to the Lake District in 1972
  Bill Rich School Trip to Swanage in 1974
School Holidays
Julie Haycock School trip to Koblenz 1963
Susan Harris School Trip to Holland & Switzerland 1963
Janet George Janet's photo album, including pictures of the trip to Germany in 1963 and to Spain in 1962
  Anita Evans Photos of four separate trips
  Terry Blundell Photos of three school trips from the late 50's
  Bill Rich Bill Remembers Gunner's Challenge
  Lorna Selby The school holiday trip to Sussex, July 1949
  Terry Smith School Holidays to Wales in 1952 and 1953
  Nick Smith Nick Smith has provided his photo Album of the 1960's
  Ricky Summers School Camp to the Gower, 1964
  Tony Osborne School Cruise in 1972
Days Out
Martin Verity A day out in Trafalgar Square 1965
Mary Evans Pictures of pupil outings around 1961-3
School Staff    
  Various People How did "Gunner" Wright get his nickname
Howard Linsley Comments on Taffy Newell and Others
  Peter Douglas Memories of Gunner, Gary Grimshaw, Dr Chater and Taffy Newell
  Peter Douglas Memories of Richard Bennett.  Richard taught Latin, but often told pupils about his experiences as a Japanese Prisoner of War on the Burma Railway.
  John Child Gunner's Dilemma
  Paul Courtney Memories of Teachers and Pupils
  P Osborne Memories of Mr Casey
  Dave Thorneycroft Memories of Nobby Clarke
  Roger Smith Remembers Harry Hartwell
  Dave Littlewood The Legendary "Gunner" - some strong memories and some reflections on Gunner Wright.
  Janet Facer Janet read Dave Littlewood's item and remembered that "Gunner" did return to the school after he retired.
  Michael Taylor-Noonan Memories of Nobby, Buzzer and Gunner
  Robin Westley What Would "Gunner" Have Said?
  Dave Littlewood Harry Hartwell - An Appreciation
  Peter Douglas A Tribute to Ian "Jock" Meldrum
  Peter Douglas & Bill Rich In Search Of A Quiet Man: A Chemistry Experiment.  A investigation into Mike Roe
  Christine Harmston My Memories of the Teachers in the Early Years
  Lorna Eedes Buzzer's Corner
  Terry Smith "Killer" Lewis, the Games Master
  Tony Underlin Memories of the staff in the 50's
School Life
  Audrey Ward Five photos from school in the early 50's
Bill Rich The Detention Book 1962/3
Linda Lewis The Introduction of girls into Science Subjects
Various people Items moved from the old communications board
Bob Sanders Memories (and praise) of Nobby Clarke from 1964
  Steve Garrett The sixth form society concert
  Peter Douglas The Last Day of School, 19th July 1963
  Rosalie Chillingsworth A School Report from Summer Term 1955
  Peter Douglas Memories of School Life and the Staff who Controlled It
  Christine Pettifer Two Photos of School from 1958
Michael McMahon School Cadets in 1960
  Ian McIlhiney The Abington Park Lake Survey
  Peter Douglas Wider Horizons - The End of the School Year
  Courtney Finn T.O.B.A.G.O. - The Trinity Old Boys and Girls Organisation
    School Photos - Ruddigore 1973, and the School Playing Fields
  Roger Smith Roger has produced a number of memories from his school days, including how he started at the school when it was housed in the college.
  Bill Rich Bill has found his copy of the "Sixth Form Quiz".  This was given by Gunner to broaden the minds of students.  He has provided the questions and answers.
  Keith Hutchins Photos of people from the sixth form and the buildings in 1972/73
  Alan Moore The Camera Club
  Mike Haggett Memories of School in the late 40's and early 50's
  Susan Harris United Counties Bus Passes to School
  Anne Smith Three photos of pupils in the Summer of 71
  Peter Douglas Occupying the New School Buildings in 1956
  Derrick Cooper Derrick has suggested a new part of Pupil Memories for "interesting" school reports
  Derick Cooper My School Report.  Do you have one that is worse?
  David James Has added his school report
  Derick Cooper Memory of Detentions
  Vivienne Mortimer Vivienne recently found these photos of school days.
  Dennis Rooke Tuck Shop Money Boxes
  Martin French Various photos and other memories from the pre-1950 era of the Technical High School
  Roland Law Roland's photo album of school life, taken in the 1970's
  Roland Law Speech Day 1974
  Lorna Eedes Speech Day 1953
  Lorna Eedes Lorna remembers starting at this new Technical High School in 1947, and then remembers being one of the first to go into the Sixth Form.  It was all a bit different then.
  Sheila Edmunds Photos of pupils around the school, the School Hockey & Rounders Teams, and a school holiday to Sussex in 1949.
  Bob Watts Sixth Form Brochure 1982
  Irene Worth Irene Worth brought 3 photos to the 2008 Annual Reunion
  Peter Holden Has various memories of school including a visit to British Timken
  Dennis Rook & Jill Dyer Their School Photo Album
  Rod Wilkins Memories of School pre-1958
  Peter Douglas School Speech Day 1963
  Jeff Pittam Memories of School in the fifties
The School
Martin Verity Photo from Balfour Rd in 1960
Roy Martin Morning Assembly 1961
  Keith Hutchins The Tower taken in 1973 for the new School Magazine format
  Keith Rich Photos taken around the school in May 1974
  Peter Douglas The Tower in August 1964
Form Photos
Colin Skears Lower Sixth form 1963
Judith Merriman Fifth Year Science Group 1963
David Newman Biology Class in the early 70's
Janet Baucutt Form 5 in 1965
Val Clarke Fourth Year Languages group 1962
Mary Evans Fourth Year Languages group 1962
Susan Harris Fourth form 1963
  Janet Anderton Form 10JO taken in 1994.  It shows a second generation of "Andertons" going through the school.
  Lorraine Ward Class photo taken in 1974
  Jane New Some photos of her class at school in the 70's
  Anita Evans Class photo taken outside the hall with Miss Proud in 1972
  Stephen Kirby Form 6US in 1964/65
  Trevor Osborne Form 3J in 1971/72
  Tony Kingston Form 5 in 1955 - The Commercial Class
  Peter Douglas Photo taken in 1958 or 59 and shown in the Chronicle & Echo
School Productions
Janet Baucutt The cast of Iolanthe in 1965
Bill Rich Penny for a Song 1967
Steve & Jacqui Garrett The Pirates of Penzance 66, the Mikado 1968
Sue Lane, Keith Hutchins & Roland Law Ruddigore performed in 1973 - the photos
  Dave Bunker Ruddigore performed in 1973 - the complete programme
Barbara Smith School Concert Programme, March 1971
  Glenn March Remembers various concerts in the early 70's
  Anita Evans Programme for Yeoman of the Guard in 1970
  Anita Evans Photos from the Yeoman of the Guard
  Sue Lane & Roland Law The Gondoliers performed in 1975
  Jim Rhodes The Importance of Being Earnest, performed in 1966
  Roland Law Programme for the performance of The Travails Sancho Panza
  Sue Lane Photos from the Yeoman of the Guard performed in 1970
  Chris Cork Androcles and the Lion
School Uniform
Michael Roberts The hated School Caps
Chris Cork The hated School Caps
  Peter Douglas Peter has found all of the paperwork sent to his parents in 1956 when he first joined the school.  It includes the receipt for his school uniform, at a cost of £7-3-8d
Fashion
Bob Ashby Bob in the style of 1963
Linda Hutchins Linda dressed in school summer uniform, taken by Ade Hofman
Miscellaneous
Courtney Finn Presentation of a cheque in the early 60's for the World Refugee Fund
Peter Verity Memories of 3S in 1963
James Sorrie Latin
Bryon Dun Various memories of detentions, Gallones Ice Cream, and "Happy Valley"
Janet Anderton Photographs of a wedding found on glass plates in the workshops.
John & Janet Anderton School life in the mid-60's
Jack Lear Music of the era - The Five Olympics
John Child Northampton Buses
Bob Sanders Abington Street now and then
Peter Crofts High tech toys of the Era
David Bissonnet Fine examples of schoolboy photography from 1965
James Sorrie "Sale of the Century" TV show, recorded in the hall in the late 60's
Bill Rich "Sale of the Century" was really "Try for Ten" with David Hamilton
  Graham Harding Joining the GPO after leaving school
  Ian Elvey The Gideon Bible present on leaving.
  Suzanne de la Mare Suzanne's photo gallery
  Anita Evans The school Reunion of the Class of 72 held in 1991
  Bernard Brown Elsie Brown:  An article written by Bernard's mother about her early life.
  Bob Thorogood Life after School
  Peter Douglas Nostalgia after the demolition of the old school
  Mike Edmunds The signatures on his Gideon Bible
  Lorna Eedes Lorna has added a piece about life after school in the late 50's and early 60's.
  Jan George She tells of a trip she took to New Zealand where she found another former THS pupil staying in the next room at Mount Cook.
  Mick McMahon Meeting up with old classmates at Franklins Gardens.
  Pam Williams Pam recently gave a talk to a Probus Club in Australia on her early life in |England, where she attended the THS from 1947- 1952
  Mike Edmunds An article from the C&E about a bus trip around Northampton bus in one of Mike Edmunds preservation society busses.  Many will remember his other bus from the Reunion trips.
  Tim Ribbans A range of items added by Tim covering some rugger teams, a school trip to Vienna, some form photos, and some photos and the programme from The Crucible performed in 1976. 
  Peter Douglas The Annual Dinner
  Peter Douglas The Leeds Annual Dinner
 
There is room for plenty more memories of your days at Trinity.  If you have any that you would like to share, then please e-mail them to me.  If they need to be posted, then please e-mail me, and I will send the address to you for mail.  Click on the envelope on the right to send an e-mail. Click here to send an e-mail

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