Help needed with photo please

[peterwarr]

Another possibility for the "C" is "Council". They were all Council schools rather than the church schools labelled as such.

Peter

[tozzin]

If you look at the metal grills in the background in Great Aunt Lillie's photo they do resemble the grills on this photo in the yard of St Mathias that was just of Summerfield St.

[tozzin]

Does the C stand for Christian?

Two national days of celebration were declared following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The main event, for the whole population, was to be on Saturday 19th July 1919. But before that, on Thursday 17th, there was a children's day. In Sheffield all 90,000 schoolchildren took part in some way. There was a central event in Town Hall Square, and 5 others in city parks or open spaces.

This is a rather murky picture from the Sheffield Daily Independent (18 Jul 1919):

Children...ebration.jpg

This is taken at the central event in Town Hall Square. The main characters portrayed are the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress, but the three girls are wearing a familiar style of dress. In fact, (and this is probably wishful thinking) compare the girl on the left with the girl third from left in the third row in the main photograph!

The children assembled first at their schools. Each was at that point to be given a peace medal (though in the end some didn't receive their's till after the event). Here is a photograph of the medal...

Sheffiel...ce_Medal.jpg

Although representatives from every school were present at the Town Hall there wasn't room for everyone, so contningents would have headed for the 'satellite' events, which were held at Meersbrook Park, High Hazels Park, Crookesmoor Recreation Ground (?Ponderosa), Hillsborough Park, and Firth Park.

For a school group from the area of Hermitage Street I am guessing that they might go to Meersbrook Park. This is a list of the schools represented there:

Gleadless Road C.
Heeley Bank C.
Norton Lees C.
Norton C.
Meersbrook Bank C.
Woodseats C.
Heeley C.E.
St. Barnabas' (Cecil Rd)
St. Barnabas' (Alderson Rd.)
St. Simon's C.E.
St. Silas' C.E.
Abbeydale C.
St. Mary's C.E.
Valley Road Myope
Sharrow Lane C. (Junior)
Duchess Road C. (Junior)
Lowfield C.
Carter Knowle C.
St. Wilfred's R.C.
Pomona Street C.
St. Marie's R.C.

I am not sure what the 'C' on its own is - county?! City??
...

Hugh

[vox]

For a school group from the area of Hermitage Street I am guessing that they might go to Meersbrook Park. This is a list of the schools represented there:

Abbeydale C.

St. Mary's C.E.

Valley Road Myope

Sharrow Lane C. (Junior)

Duchess Road C. (Junior)

..

Hugh

Valley Road Myope ?

[vox]

Abbreviations: C. = County, C.S. = County Secondary, C.E. = Church of England, R.C. = Roman Catholic, B = Boys, G = Girls, J = Junior, I = Infants, SB = Senior Boys, SG = Senior Girls, JB = Junior Boys, JG = Junior Girls, M = Mixed, SM = Senior Mixed,

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

[hilldweller]

Valley Road Myope ?

School for children suffering from Myopia ?

I hope they fared better than I did when my eyesight went at about age 10.

I was sent to the school clinic at Leopold Street where I was interrogated by an old geezer who looked like Kaiser Bill.

He told the nurse to cover one eye and barked at me to read the chart. I couldn't even see the big letter at the top. The same with the other eye !

When the report got back to school I was told off for shirking, the report said I had perfect eyesight. Eventually a note from the doctor allowed me to see an optician, (it was required in those days).

I came out of the opticians wearing NHS milk bottle bottoms, but at least I could see again.

HD

[vox]

I presume you have written something interesting HD but I can't read it without mi glasses.

[hilldweller]

I presume you have written something interesting HD.

There's got to be a first for everything !

HD

[Dickdioxide]

Teacher's Registration Council Registers 1914-1948 in Find My Past have 5 teachers with the surname HILLIER.

My subscription has lapsed but it might be worth a look.

[syrup]

Dickdioxide, on 23 May 2013 - 08:21, said:

Teacher's Registration Council Registers 1914-1948 in Find My Past have 5 teachers with the surname HILLIER.

My subscription has lapsed but it might be worth a look.

Not necessarily teaching in Sheffield. Dates Year of First Position. Year of Registration.

HILLIER, Charles Sheppard 1893 1920

HILLIER, Christine Evelyn 1915 1920

HILLIER, Harry Attwood 1911 1920

HILLIER, James Loten 1912 1920

HILLIER, John Charles 1923 1931

HILLIER, Leslie Reginald 1907 1919

HILLIER, Mabel Agnes 1910 1920

HILLIER, Mabel Jessie 1911 1920

HILLIER, Marie Constance 1909 1920

HILLIER, Rowland Edward Ellis 1926 1928

HILLIER, Ruth Holborow 1917 1920

[syrup]

Frances Elizabeth Charlesworth.

Vague possibility..

[syrup]

HughW, on 05 May 2008 - 22:14, said:

And if there are two moths, you are are thinking, "which stupid moth is going gets its wings burnt off first?"

HOLLELY only has one 'e':

HOLLELY Marjorie (GRO Births MAR Qtr 1906 Ecclesall B. 9c 481)

HOLLELY Winifred (GRO Births DEC Qtr 1908 Ecclesall B. 9c 481)

FREDLIEB is a mis-spelling (is it like that in the original?):

FREDLEIB Dora (GRO Births SEP Qtr 1907 Sheffield 9c 533)

There is this Directory entry:

White's 1919/20

Lansdowne Road

103 Fredleib Bernard, traveller

One more:

HUDSON Isabel (GRO Births DEC Qtr 1906 Ecclesall B. 9c 380)

Shame we can't identify the teacher/adult - that might lead to the school.

We can have more fun with these when the 1911 census is released!

Hugh

Here are some of the addresses from the 1911 Census.( Same names similar age )

Back Row L-R:

BLISS, Marion B1907

73 Blair Athol Road Sheffield

Florry Heald ?

BEADLE, Winifred B1906

5 Pembroke St Sheffield

MITCHELL, Marjorie B1907

7 Plymouth Road Sheffield

Florry Lomas ?

ATKIN, Doris B1904

334 Coleridge Road Sheffield

FOX, Hilda Mary B1902

71 Edmund Road Sheffield

2nd Row:

SAYWELL, Rhoda B1907

88 Napier St Sheffield

BROOKES, Beatrice B1905

Court 2 House 2 Trafalgar Lane Sheffield

Edith Barry ?

LISSAMAN, Gertrude B1908

8 Summerfield St Sheffield

COLLINS, Lucy May B1906

35 Fentonville St Sheffield

Winnie Plant ?

SCHOFIELD, Mary Ruth B1902

47 Firth Park Avenue Sheffield

Winnie Harpham ?

SLATER, Nellie B1906

Bk 25 Powell Street Sheffield

HOLLELY, Frances Marjorie B1906

93 Fentonville St Sheffield

3rd Row

DAVENPORT, Doris Almieda B1906

21 Bangor St Sheffield

NEWTON, Alice B1906

148 Lanedowne Road Sheffield

OR

NEWTON, Alice B1905

9 /4 Woodside Lane Sheffield

WRIGHT, Elsie B1906

4 Court 4 Summerfield St Sheffield

OR

WRIGHT, Elsie B1906

46 Furnace Hill Sheffield

OR

WRIGHT, Elsie B1906

6 Ball Road Sheffield

OR Maybe

WRIGHT, Elsie Winifred B1903

45 Thoresby Road Sheffield

BRIGGS, Edna B1906

8 Egerton St Sheffield

FULLER, Winifred B1908

Court 12 4 Moore Cemetery Road Sheffield

Miss Hiller ?

Edith Smith 25 Possibles

Florry ?,

Lydia Wood ?

WALTON, Sybil b1909

343 Psalter Lane Sheffield

Front Row:

Isabell Hudson ?

Lily Battersby B1906

5/10 Hermitage Street, Sheffield

LONGMUIR, Lily B1909

192 Cemetery Road Sheffield

HOLLELY, Winifred B1909

93 Fentonville St Sheffield

Evelyn Venables ?

GIBBS, Martha B1906

Court 4 5 House Solferino Street Sheffield

BRIGGS, Priscilla B1909

8 Egerton St Sheffield

Dora Fredlieb ?

NASH, Lily B1906

30 Hurst Road Sheffield

Perhaps the Map experts can surround the building ??