Normanby Local History Group - Photo Directory Display I

Eston Grammar School - 1963 Year Book

Photo 2
Page B - Teaching Staff

Headmaster: Mr. Arnold Frederick Kilner Senior Master: Mr. George Mace Senior Mistress: Miss Pearson
Names of known teaching staff (left to right) -
Back (3rd) Row:
1.Pete Verrill (History) 2.Neville Morales (French) 3.John Collinson (Metalwork & PE?) 4.Daryl Fryer (Biology)
5.Bill Hugill (Woodwork & Tech Drawing &) 6.Ron Stapley (History) 7.Ken Wood (English)
8.Arnie Harker (Physics, Scout Master & Football Coach) 9.John Carter (Art & Architecture & 1st XI Soccer Coach)
10.Ted Morley (Maths & Hockey Coach) 11.Mr Lees (English)
Middle (2nd) Row:
1.Margaret Weatherill? (Domestic Science & Badminton) or Mrs Mark?
2.Niven McMaster (French & Soccer Coach 1st & 2nd X1)
3.Bill Readman (Music) 4.Mr Harrison (Maths) 5.Tony Alsop (Chemistry & Basketball Coach)
6.Doug Brown (PE & Games) 7.John Michael Sykes (Geography & Soccer Coach) 8.Edwin Belton (Physics)
9.Andrew Fox (History & Football Coach) 10.Mrs Patricia Tate (nee Rhodes)
11.Miss Maureen Lumley (Domestic Science & Dressmaking)
Front (1st) Row:
1.Mrs Kennedy (Secretary) 2.Miss Lee (Latin & Greek) 3.Mrs Hewitt 4.---???---
5.Miss Pearson (Senior Mistress) (French) 6.Mr. A.F.Kilner (Headmaster) (Latin, Greek & Classical History)
7.Mr George Mace (Senior Master) (Geography) 8.Mrs Nora Allison (Latin) 9.Mrs. Chapman (French)
10.Mrs Johnson (English) 11.Shirley Tomlinson (Girls PE & Games).

26 October 2017 - Jack Ryan says:-
"Pete Verrill (B-1) - was always rumoured to be Father Christmas at Newhouses in Middlesbrough on Saturdays!
Niven McMaster (M-2) - frequenter of the Woodman in Normanby - lived over the road from the school in Teesville.
Bill Readman (M-3) - dad of my best friend all the way through school and lived at 40 South Park Ave, Normanby.
Mr Fox (M-9) - my tutor in the 1st Year in 1969 and sang bass directly behind me in the school choir!
Mr Kilner (F-6 known as Alf or The Boss) - taught me Classical Greek at South Park 6th Form College 1974-76.
Nora Allison (F-8 known as Aunty Ally) - was Senior Mistress in my time. I met her in the late 80s or early 90s
when I was a teacher myself on a school residential trip to Osmotherley Youth Hostel from Nottinghamshire
and we both knew each other instantly!"
07 November 2017 - Trevor Longstaff (M-7 Photo 10 Page K) recalls:-
"Mr McMaster (M-2) gave me a 1000 word essay in French on the subject -
’The Great Fire of London’ - for striking a match in his French lesson !"
14 February 2018 - Lesley Pattinson provided Front (1st) Row No.9 as Mrs Thompson? (French).
20 February 2018 - Alan Pengilley (M-1 Photo 20 Page U 1st Form 1 Alpha) added four names:-
(B-5 Mr Hugill (Woodwork & Tech Drawing), M-4 Mr. Harrison (Maths), M-5 Mr. Alsop (Chemistry),
M-6 Mr. Doug Brown (PE & games), M-7 Mr. Sykes (Geography) )
Alan was certain that:-
"Front Row No.9 was Mrs Chapman (French) not Mrs. Thompson -
- as Mrs Chapman was my form teacher in first year 1 alpha.
Mr Brown(M-6) played cricket for Normanby Hall."
19 Sep 2018 - Linda Helman nee Motson (F-11 Photo 15 Page P Class 4) identified M-10 as Miss Rhodes and said:-
"She got married sometime before 1965 but no idea when and I cannot remember her married name." [but see later!]
23 Sep 2018 - Cecilia Jones (F-8 Photo 12 Page M Class 4R) & (F-2 Photo 26 Page 1 Girls Netball Team) provided
M-7 teacher’s full-name as John Michael Sykes and said:-
"Mr Sykes came from Sheffield and EGS was his first teaching post. He and his wife Hazel lived in Spencer Rd ."
29 Sep 2018 - see comments on Photo 21 (Page V 1st Form 1A) regarding M-10 Mrs Patricia Tate (nee Rhodes).
30 Sep 2018 - Cecilia Jones (F-8 Photo 12 Page M Class 4R) & (F-2 Photo 26 Page 1 Girls Netball Team) said:-
"F-2 Miss Lee taught Greek.
At the first signs of winter she had chains fitted to her car tyres -
- and we could hear her clanking down Normanby Rd as she approached the school."
9 Nov 2018 - Doug Brown (M-6 above) added many more names & details of staff:-
(B-2 Neville Morales (French), B-3 John Collinson (Metalwork), B-4 Daryl Fryer, B-5 Bill Hugill, B-7 Ken Wood,
B-8 Arnie Harker (Football Coach), B-9 John Carter (1st XI Soccer Coach) B-10 Ted Morley (Hockey Coach),
M-1 Margaret Weatherill (Domestic Science & Badminton) or Mrs Mark (English),
M-2 Niven McMaster (Soccer coach 1st & 2nd X1),
M-5 Tony Alsop (Chemistry & Basketball Coach), M-7 Mike Sykes (Geography & Soccer Coach),
M-8 Edwin Belton (Physics), M-9 Andrew Fox (Football Coach), M-11 Maureen Lumley (Dressmaking)
F-11 Shirley Tomlinson (Girls PE & Games).
Doug said that:-
"Hi, I was appointed PE boys teacher in July 1962 and can add names and occasional details missing viz Staff photos.
Hope this fills in a few spaces. Good luck and best wishes. Happy memories !"
27 Mar 2019 - Peter Tarn (M-3 Photo 16 Page Q) said:-
"I believe Mr Mace’s first name was Geoff, not George.
F-10 is Mrs Johnson, English teacher.
M-1 is Mrs Mark, Science teacher not Pat Weatherall who arrived somewhat later"
9 Apr 2019 - Allan Metcalfe said:-
"Bill Readman (M-3) - was also choirmaster at St. Johns Church, South Bank."
4 Jun 2019 - George Brook (B-5 Photo 6 Page F 5th Form 5T) said:-
"John Collinson (B-3) my metalwork teacher managed to lose a finger while using the circular saw in the woodwork shops.
Bill Hugill (B-5) thought it was hilarious and never let him forget it."
8 Mar 2022 - Tony Lyons (F-9 Photo 6 Page F 5th Form 5T) said:-
"John Collinson (B-3) taught me Engineering Workshop Theory & Practice (not Metalwork) as
well as Engineering Drawing."
28 Jul 2022 - Judith Pugh said:-
"I remember Arnie Harker (B-8) used to sing tenor in the school choir.
I particularly remember him singing ’Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar’ in Eston Church, i think !"
20 Nov 2022 - Lynn Lamport nee Routh said:-
"I attended the school from 1956 until 1962 (I was Lynn Routh then). It was the most well equipped school
which I remember well if not affectionately - not my finest experience!
I would like to correct an identification on this photo.
Mrs.Thompsett (F-9) not Chapman was the lady on the front row who taught French and when exasperated
with any pupil would roll her eyes heavenwards and stare at the ceiling while berating! When I married in 1966
and moved to Hartburn, Stockton I am sure I spotted her living around the corner, but she would not have
known me by then not being one of her star pupils!
[WebMaster: F-9 was originally identifed as Thompson then corrected to Chapman so I have left unchanged for now.]
Mr.Morley (B-10), the maths teacher gave up on me and sent me to see [the Headmaster (F-6)] Mr. Kilner
(which was frightening in itself as [the Senior Mistress (F-5)] Miss Pierson usually dealt with the girls). To my intense
joy it was to announce that Mr.Morley no longer wished to try to inculcate anything mathematical
into my dull brain - a most unexpected result!
On the other hand I somehow seemed to impress John Carter (B-9) who I loved. I remember the Elderfields
who were in classes above little old me and I was not surprised that John became a great figure in the art world.
Mr.Carter wanted me to apply to the art college but being a bit of a scaredy-cat I couldn’t see myself
joining the motley arty types at all. I was pleasantly surprised on a very recent visit to James Cook Hospital
to see that a corridor is lined with his paintings. I checked him out online which is how I came to discover this
[school] photograph.
Incidentally I have been involved with Teesside Archives for almost 20 years and still volunteer every week
doing anything required mostly from home now but occasionally getting my hand in at Dorman Museum."
24 Jun 2024 - Alan Prest (B-2 Photo 3 Page C Prefects) & (B-1 Photo 4 Page D Upper 6th Form) said:-
"I was born in South Bank in 1944 and went to Cromwell Road School and then to Eston Grammar School
in 1956 and left in 1963.
The Headmaster Mr. Kilner’s (F-6 above) nickname was ’The Round’ coming from his habit when he came across
anyone not necessarily doing what they should he used to say ’Remember, I’m always around!’
I have no idea why the Senior Mistress Miss Pearson (F-5 above) was referred to as ’P O’.
Arnie Harker (B-8 above) used to get very cross if he heard anyone calling him Arnie.
Bill Readman (M-3 above) was the Director and Arnie Harker a singer in the choir of St.John’s Church, South Bank.
Interestingly the Prest in one of the photographs is just a distant relation.
Of more interest to your group maybe that my Grandfather was local South Bank ’celebrity’ footballer John
Arthur Prest who was always known as Ginger. He played for South Bank between about 1908 and the outbreak
of war in 1914. My father also played for South Bank in the Northern League in the 1930s. Your football members
may be interested to know that my Grandad’s international cap is kept in Kirkleatham museum.
Please contact me if you think I can contribute anything else.
PS. Although I never lived in Normanby my parents as pensioners moved to Rossbeck Terrace and I had relatives there.
At one stage my Great Grandparents lived in Normanby. Ironically they were called Priest and it was said that
when my Grandmother married all she had to do was drop the ’I’ !

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