History
Schools
The first record of a school was in 1728. It was situated near the Rectory and run by Frances Mansel.This was
replaced by Saville Road School in 1961.
There are records of a Gents Boarding School in Moorgate, in 1834, owned by Sarah Eversfield and conducted by Jas.
Appleton. In 1849 Elizabeth Davison, ran the Boarding School
The National School
The National School was built in 1873 at a cost of £850 to accomodate 220 scholars
In 1849 William Dixon, was teaching at the National School, in 1856, William Bywater and in 1862 Mary Brown;
in 1890 alterations were made costing £258, by Rev. Thomas Atkinson; the school had a population of 210 and a
clerical income of £268. The attendance was 158.
In 1891 teachers were:
- Alfred E. Butland
- his wife, Elizabeth J Butland
- Ada Shaw
- Eleanor A Harrison
Old Board School, 1901
Church Gate, Old Board School, 1901
From 1929 to 1935, Oliver Evans, pictured below, was a teacher, at the primary school, Whiston. He moved to teach at
Wickersley Secondary in the early 50s
Alice Foulstone 1st left - back row.
Oliver Evans, teacher
Back Row: Jessie Fieldsend, Jessie
Rodgers, Gladys Hibbert,
Mabel Williamson, Florence
Hudson, Ivy
Hill, Marjorie Wraith.
Second row: Dennis
Bartholomew, Charlie
Lilleyman, George Kingston, Stanley
Hitchen, Jack
Rodgers, Jack
Askew, Eileen Beasley.
Third Row: Florence
Adams, Noreen Cass, May
Bartholomew, Kathleen
Roddis,
Joyce Howlett, Lilian Lowe, Marjorie Pateman.
Front Row: Walter
Greaves, Ron Andrews, Desmond Page, Enoch
Round.
Whiston Girls, early 1930s
Back Row, 1st right Alice Foulstone
Whiston Girls, mid 1930s
Back row, 1st left: Eames? Alice Foulstone second from the right on the back row.
Front row 3rd from the left: Gladys Hibbert?
During the 1940s and well into 1950s, Miss Rhodes was the Headmistress of the
village infant school, she was a terror as she would patrol the village and any child up to mischief would know about it at
school next day!
Can anyone identify date and people? One of the children is possibly a Yeardley
Old School, Whiston
The wedding of unknown and Miss Townsend, school teacher about 1955
At the back Mr Pike
Back Row: Peter Townsley, M Cooke, M Crossland,
Peter Burgin, the Groom, Miss Townsend, Geoffry Emeny, John Shaw, Andrew Ling
Front Row: Michael Clark, (?) Wilkinson, David Townsley, (?) Murton, Roy Gilberthorpe, Stuart Green
Miss Townsend was also cub mistress. Peter and David Townsley were twins, they had a brother Michael. Peter Burgin had a sister called Pat who worked on
the buses, she married Michael Howley from Catcliffe then went to South Africa. Geoffry Emeny had an older brother,
Charlie and a sister Jacqueline. Roy Gilberthorpe's older sister was Anne, Michael Clark had an older brother Alan and
younger sister Susan.
They lived next to the shop run by George Clark (the cousin of their father William) and
his wife who had a shop on High Street at Hungerhill bottom. Their Great Grandfather George Clark was the Innkeeper of the
Chequers, listed in the 1891 and 1901 census.
1955
Mrs Winspear, teacher and Mr Merriman head teacher.
Next to Mr. Merriman is Stephen Wraith, son of Geoff who
played cricket for Whiston. Middle row third left: Roy Hitchen
1957
Whiston Junior School
Back Row:
Headmaster, Mr Merriman, Michael Allan, Eric Shipman, John Elliott, Colin Davies, Stewart Shaw,
Peter Burgin, Brian Walker Frank Cox, Colin Scothern, Class Teacher Mr. Moran
Center Row:
Beryl Holmes, John Bartholomew, Derek Hawley, Michael Round, Marilyn Brown, Pamela Roddis, Janis Harper, Malcolm Hudson, John Schofield,
Elaine Bower.
Front Row:
Susan Jackson, Linda Garrow, Pamela Shaw, Susan Lister, Jane Boothroyd,
Christine Bradley, Janet Roach, Jacqueline Emeny, Kathleen Eames, Pamela Knapton,
Sat on Floor:
Bobby Ainsthorp, Tommy Briggs, Dennis Hill, Bert Bramhall
Savile Rd School was founded in 1961 with Mr Merriman as Junior School Head
Miss Rhodes continued as Headmistress of the infants also Miss Rowbottom who had taught infants at the old village school.
This is the site of the old school taken in 1988
Whiston Worry Goose School opened on 3rd September, 1969 when there were 4 teachers, including Mr. Davies, Mrs. Hern and Mrs. Bissell and 160 pupils. Mr. Crossley
was headmaster from 1969 until 1978. Later teachers were Mr. Norton and Mrs. Fox.
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