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Tanfield School (formerly Alderman Wood Secondary School)

Reference: E/St Catalogue Title: Tanfield School (formerly Alderman Wood Secondary School) Area: Catalogue Category: Education Records Description:

Covering Dates: 1937, 2024

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Tanfield School (formerly Alderman Wood Secondary School)

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Tanfield School (formerly Alderman Wood Secondary School) (Ref: E/St)Tanfield Association (Ref: E/St)

These records were collected by the Tanfield School Association

Laurence Whittle, 1919-1941 (Ref: E/St/G 103-104)

Laurence Whittle was born in October1919, son of Florence and John Whittle. The family lived at 1 Railway Street, Craghead. He attended Alderman Wood Secondary School (later Tanfield School), where he met May Colledge, who he married in 1941. He was killed during an RAF bombing raid on Hamburg on 30 June 1941, when they had only been married for two months.

Ref: E/St/G 103

Notes compiled by Ethan Siou re the life of Laurence Whittle (a member of his family), including copies of photographs (1937-1941) of his school life and his time in the Royal Air Force, together with some loose family photographs, 2024

(16 papers, printed)

Ref: E/St/G 104

Digital copies of photographs from Laurence Whittle's photograph album, 1937

Ref: E/St/G 104/1

Digital copy of photograph of Laurence and girl, titled 'Genesis 1937 Sports Day A.W.S.S.' [Alderman Wood Secondary School], 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 55KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/2

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'A.W.S.S. Cricket Team, 1937' [Alderman Wood Secondary School], with head teacher William Carr (left) and P.E. teacher (right), 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 97KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/3

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Cricket Team A.W.S.S., 1938' [Alderman Wood Secondary School], with head teacher William Carr (left) and P.E. teacher (right), 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 77KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/4

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Form V, A.W.S.S., 1936-7' [Alderman Wood Secondary School], Joan Charlton back row 2nd left, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 73KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/5

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Form VI', pupils outside the school yard showing the rear of Alderman Wood Secondary School, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 72KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/6

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'School v Old Students', on the school field, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 61KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/7

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'First Men In, J.Vickers, R. Jeffrey', cricketers on school field, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 51KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/8

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Gentlemen of Leisure', cricketers standing on a grass roller, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 60KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/9

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Shakespeare 1936 edition (Mr Westgarth)', teacher standing in front of fence and building, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 77KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/10

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Gentlemen of Leisure', cricketers sitting leaning against a wall eating ice cream, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 94KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/11

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Hockey Team A.W.S.S., 1937', [Alderman Wood Secondary School], girls with hockey sticks, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 75KB)

Ref: E/St/G 104/12

Digital copy of photograph, titled 'Schooldays', showing five girls on school field on Sports Day, 1937

(1 digital image, JPEG, 50KB)