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This must be the first school photograph of the formative Francis Bacon school community. It began, as so many schools did, in the premises of the former Alma Road Board School. The picture is probably of 1961 vintage and therefore undoubtedly its very first full school photograph. Until its opening there had been a serious shortage of grammar school places in St Albans, and by opening it as a mixed school, it satisfied the requirements of both girls and boys on the same site. I count 70 pupils and 6 members of staff in its opening year. The small contingent of staff in the front row includes Head Teacher Ralph L F Sexton (4th teacher from left) who remained in post until his retirement in 1988.
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By recognising a few students in this photo you may be able to identify the year the picture was taken.
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The teacher in the front row is recognised as Mr Bowley, biology. By recognising a few students in this photo you might be able to identify the year the picture was taken.
In an update on August 7th, 2020 the teacher was identified as Mr Marston, rather than Mr Bowley.
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The girls in this netball team joined the school in 1975 and left c1980..
BACK ROW L-R: ? , ? , ?
FRONT ROW L-R: Liz ….. , Sue Shortman, Heidi Lever, Sandra Goodband .
Updated September 14th, 2020.
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This, and the photo below is undoubtedly the combined sixth year, between 1978 and 1980 and possibly taken in 1980, unless you know different. How about telling us who you are in this line-up!
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This, and the photo above is undoubtedly the combined sixth year, between 1978 and 1980 and possibly taken in 1980, unless you know differently. How about telling us who you are in this line-up! We understand that Malcolm Hyde is in one or the other half, or lucky enough to be in both!
Photo supplied by Len Bell.
BACK ROW L-R: Gerald Moody, Stephen Brindle, Jim Alley, Jonathan Pigeon, Gareth Williams, John Ruffhead, Paul Scarborough, Jeremy Lock.
THIRD ROW L-R: Dereck Wallace, Andrew Tudbury, Colin Baldock, Helen Gardener, Susan Firth, Stephanie Slee, Helen Stanbury, Sue Storey, Brian Curzon, Peter Langley, Brian Chapman, Chris Sharpe.
SECOND ROW L-R: Heidi Wortley, Fiona Douglas, Sarah Barnes, Karen Foster, Gloria Ascona, Dawn Forsythe, Michaela Mason, Ann Forsythe, Claire Russell.
FRONT ROW L-R: Steve Sunbar, Paul Farrer, Rogan Day, Christopher Whickham, David Silvester, Michael Bentley, David Barnes, ??
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