Sept 1940 to July 1945 LECSS

A group of pupils in costume.

Sports day 1940s - The Skipping Race. Note the Air Raid shelters in the background so probably 1945. Similar photo of the Senior Skipping in the July 1945…

Adams, Quince, Smart, Belam ...
They may be the 'hempen homespuns' in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. (see LEGS-4148)

It is not dated and 1940s is only a guess.

Dennis Taylor on the Mole, Zeebrugge (if LECSS then before 1945)

Physics Teacher (1922- 1948)

This is probably very old but can you identify any of the group sitting on the wall separating the boys playground from the Sports Field. I would hazard a…

Muriel Crossman and dks.
Thought to be prewar because there are no air raid shelters,

BACK ROW: 1 Tony Stevens; 2, Len Pape; 3, Keith Johnson; 4, Mason Thompson; 5, Michael Gummery; 6, ? (Shush) Shaw; 7, Gerald Wright; 8, Tom Godfrey; 9, Norman…

Major Mansfield in uniform 1942
Photo from James Mansfield

Yvonne Mansfield is about to pass on the baton to ??? in the relay race July 1942. Mr Crompton in the background 3rd from left.

Editorial: N Stevens, M O'Mullane, K Wilmot, J brailsford, Seal, Wright, Roper. - limited in size because of war time paper shortage.
Photos of school railings…

Miss Evans retires after 36 years at school.

Brenda Jarman 1943 or 1944

Yvonne Mansfield with brother Jim Mansfield who also attended The Long Eaton County Secondary School. Yvonne is in her Land Army uniform.

BACK ROW: Graham Stafford, Bill Savage, Donald Bastable, Fred Newsum, Alan Woodcock, Ron Lord, Brian Fuller, John Allen, Alan Salisbury, Peter Head, Mike…

Sports day. (This is also in the 1945 Gossamer)

SKIPPING: Left: Betty Ponton Right; Jean Osborne,
STAFF: Miss Silk, Miss Sykes (later Mrs Noble), Miss Hogan, Miss Allen.
JUNIOR RELAY: Maurice Barker, Pat…