One of the long, panoramic photographs that were very popular at one
time; they were tightly rolled up and encased in an outer tube
for delivery, although proved very difficult to get back into the
tubes once they had been taken out of them! When this picture
was taken in the grounds of Rockside during the summer term of
1958 the college still no male students and the lecturers were
mainly females, but this was about to change. In the autumn term
35 male students were admitted, with some residential accommodation
for them at Lilybank Hydro.
Left hand side ( section1) , from the left:
Fifth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Fourth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Third Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Unknown
Second Row, seated:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Front Row, sitting on the ground:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Section
2, on the lawn in front of the main building
Left hand side (section 2), from the left:
Fifth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown |
Fourth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown
Third Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Sister Aloysius (Matlock Convent)* | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Second Row, seated - the College Staff:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Miss Knight | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown (only partly shown)
Front Row, sitting on the ground:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
*There were two nuns from the Presentation Convent who were students
at the Training College in the late 1950s; the second was called
Sister Ambrose. It was, apparently, quite rare before then for
nuns to take teacher training courses.
Section 3, with a college handyman working on the hut behind the
staff and students
Centre (section 3), from the left:
Fifth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Fourth row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Third Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Second Row, seated - the College Staff:
Mr. Manley (English) | Miss Silverthorn? | Unknown | Unknown |
Miss Dibb? | Mr. Leo Lee (Philosophy of Education - moved to
Sedgely, then Exmouth) | Unknown | Miss G E Allen (Principal)
Front Row, sitting on the ground:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Section 4, with the huts and part of the tennis courts behind the
group
Centre (section 4), from the left:
Fifth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown (partly shown)
Fourth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Third Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Second Row, seated - the College Staff:
Miss Oakley (divinity) | Unknown | Unknown | Mrs Noels | Ted Holman?
(music) | Miss Cheltenham? | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Front Row, sitting on the ground:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Section 5, with netball/tennis courts behind the students.
Right hand side ( section 5) , from the left:
Fifth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown (partly shown)
Fourth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Third Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Second Row, seated:
Unknown (partly shown) | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown (partly shown)
Front Row, sitting on the ground:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
(partly shown)
Section 6, with tennis courts and the houses of Cavendish Road
behind the students
Right hand side ( section 6) , from the left:
Fifth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown
Fourth Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Third Row - standing:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
Second Row, seated:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
| Unknown
Front Row, sitting on the ground:
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown
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