1953 intake as 1A, about 1954
From back, l-r:
Laurence Brundrett
Mr Dennis Brannan, Anthony Gresty, Vincent Marsland, Anthony O’Connor, Paul Donlon, John Lee, Michael Turner.
Michael Atkins, Terence Reynolds, Patrick Moore, Michael Conlan, Terence Chappell.
Glen Hughes, Vincent Toomer, Malcolm Trippier, Thomas Leake, Francis Worrall.
Bernard Carroll, Michael Blundell, Anthony Bohan, John O’Hare, Barry McCaffery, Gerald Horner.
Peter Lawton, Michael Loftus, Peter Megram, David Kelly, Paul Fitzpatrick, George Corr.
The photograph was taken in Room 5. As you went up the stairs in the main building and turned right into the corridor on the first floor, it was the first room on the right, a corner room. There were wood panels at the bottom and frosted glass above. The photo was taken from the front of the classroom, with the panels at the back. The lower glass was frosted and the higher ones clear.
1953 intake as 1A, 1953-54
Back row, from left: David Kelly, Paul Fitzpatrick, Anthony O’Connor, Terence Patchett, John Lee, Michael Blundell, Paul Donlon, Anthony Nuttall, Peter Lawton.
1st row from back, from left: John O’Hare, Sylvester Parry, Francis Worrall, Michael Geldard, Malcolm Trippier, Vincent Toomer, Unidentified, Parkinson, Patrick Moore, Mr Michael Callaghan, Terence Chappell.
Seated, from left: Thomas Leake, Anthony Bohan, Vincent Marsland, Anthony Gresty, Laurence Brundrett, Michael Conlan, Barry McCaffrey, Geoffrey Lane, Michael Turner.
Front row on mats, from left: Michael Atkins, Eamon Kenny, Kevin Gorman, Michael Loftus, Terence Reynolds, Bernard Carroll, George Corr.
1953 intake as 1B, 1953-54
Back row, from left: Blackett, Kennedy, Gibbs, Riley, Dunkerley, Christopher Fee, Anthony Maclean, Renshaw.
1st row from back, from left: Kerridge, Sharpe, Peter Gribbin, Tomlinson, Michael King, Purcell, Anthony Smart, Kottman, Bradley, Brian Hulme, Mr Denis Brannan, Terence Lawton.
Seated, from left: Michael Delargy, Killroy, Gregory, Burrows, Unidentified, Hubert Crowley, Unidentified, Neil Easdon, Unidentified.
Front row on mats, from left: Alan Tipping, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Warburton, Anthony Grimsley, Unidentified, Koroski.
1953 intake as 1C pictured with Mr R. Berken, 1953-54
(Photo donated by Mike Lindley)
1952 intake as 2C with Mr M.W. Peers, who is pictured on the first row from the back on the extreme right, about 1953-54
Names given include the following:
Thomas Kelly – back row second from left.
Anthony Walsh – back row, third from left.
Thomas Lavin – back row, fourth from left.
Vincent Thorpe – first row from back, extreme left.
John Mahoney – first row from back, fifth from left.
Geoffrey Davies? – front row, extreme left.
Paul Alfred Massey
1951 intake as third-year class, about 1953-54
Back row, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Kennedy, Unidentified, Hannigan, Unidentified.
Ist row from back, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Kenny, Jackson, Ince, Anthony Burgess, Unidentified, Mr Bernard Clough.
Seated, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Goodwin, Sivori, Neylon, Unidentified, Unidentified.
Front row on mats, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, McGuinness, Murphy, Keigher, Blundell.
1950 intake as 4A, 1953-54
Back row, from left: Jordan, Gormley, Dawson, Aystock, Joseph Bradshaw, Thomas.
1st row from the back, from left: Mr A. Rocca, Terence Hanlan, Joseph Smith, John Gribbon, Terence Wright, John Cassidy, Burke, John Murphy, Mr W. Hannon.
Seated, from left: Jack Kirwan, Hodgkin, Anthony Hinch, Brian Cashinella, Dugdale, McKeen.
Front row on mats, from left: Kevin McKenna, Kaye, William Hall.
1950 intake as 4B, 1953-54
Back row, from left: Murdock, Unidentified, Sleater, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
1st row from back, from left: Mr A.J. Rocca (Headmaster), Unidentified, Unidentified, Hernon, Michael Molloy, Jack Kirwan, Lawrence Glazier, Jim Lennon, Unidentified Booth, Unidentified, Mr Harry Avery.
Seated, from left: Broomhead, Unidentified, Bailey, Haslam, Peter Wright, Unidentified, Unidentified, Farr, Turner
Front row on mats, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, John Swords.
1950 intake as 4C, about 1953-54
Back row, from left: Unidentified, Geoffrey Haughty, Flynn, Alan Lee, Unidentified, Kevin Nolan, Atkinson.
1st row from back, from left: Mr A.J. Rocca, Wilkinson, Unidentified, T. Dean, Unidentified, David Garrity, Terence Ryan, Peter Caley, Unidentified, Philip Sharp, Mr B. Berry.
Seated, from left: Thomas Reddy, Unidentified, Unidentified, V. Seddon, Norbert Sutcliffe, Unidentified.
Front row on mats, from left: Farrell, Francis Hargreaves, Unidentified, Ray Allen.
Other pupils in this class may have included: Gerard Crag, Furnell, T. Milligan, Ludlow, C. Zimbassy, C. Halligan, Philip Ashton.
1949 intake as Form 5, 1953-54
Back row, from left: Gormanley, David Rafferty, Rowarth, Joseph Riley, English, Kevin O’Connor, Kevin Barry.
1st row from back, from left: Mr A.J. Rocca (Headmaster), Whitehead, Johnny Poole, Patrick McGlynn, Herdman, John McKeown, Grotty, John Willis, Peter Ashton, Kevin Horrocks, Albert Kirwin, Mr E. Corney.
Seated, from left: Ber, Paul Bell, Rogan, Thomas Gormley, Laurence Radcliffe, Kennedy, McCarthy, Peter Garvey, Kevin Quinn.
Front row on mats, from left: Welch, Des Gallagher, Peter Richardson, Joseph Hunt, Brian Downey, Francis Evans.