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Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54

Posted by Norman Dunn on December 22, 2020, 10:49 am

A relative, Kathleen Montemurro nee Power a Hebburn ex pat living in the USA sent me this photo yesterday. Hopefully we can get some more names. Kathleen is centre front and thinks the girl behind on the right is Pauline Coleman. Kathleen looks at the message board every day and loves it.

Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54

Posted by John Shearer on December 22, 2020, 1:04 pm, in reply to "Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54"

Where about's would they be sitting Norman/Kathleen or is it a totally different place/location to the school?

Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54

Posted by BJC on December 22, 2020, 2:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54"

Hello John (Shearer),

Several reasons seem to show that the photograph of the children in both pics below were taken at the back of the nursery school, indicated by the red dot on the map below:

1. The brickwork pattern is similar on both pics.
2. I agree with Norman that that sheet is on a line. Note the shadow of the line post on the sheet.
3. Washing lines are usually at the rear of properties.
4. Nurseries close early, so the angle of the shadows at that hour could only be at the back of the nursery, which indicates that both photographs were taken mid-morning, when the sun was high, at the location of the red dot:

Bygate-Street-Nursery-Mix

Bygate-Nursery

Cheers,
Barry.

P. S. It would be nice if anyone could verify the exact location the photographs were taken.

Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54

Posted by Peter on December 22, 2020, 8:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54"

Does anyone know when this nursery closed down? I was at St.Aloysius Juniors 1981 to 1985, remember it being open and always thought that it had closed and been demolished by around 1983. But I’ve seen a photo of the football team who won the Oswald shield in 1984, and the building is still there.

Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54

Posted by John Shearer on December 22, 2020, 11:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54"

Thanks lads no wonder I was a little confused.

Re: Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54

Posted by Norman Dunn on December 22, 2020, 1:19 pm, in reply to "Bygate Nursery School children 1953-54"

Hi John,
I'm not sure where the photo was taken but am now thinking that the white background is a Sheet hanging on a line.So its probably taken at the Nursery

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