1955 intake as Upper 1, 1955-56
Back row, from left: Michael Riley, Unidentified, Michael Lyons, Danny Hewitt, Kershaw, Terry Brennan, Unidentified, Peter McDermott, David Holt, Mr A. Martin.
1st row from back, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, Peter Surdevan, John Glennon, Christopher Postles, Boyle, Michael Sankey, Unidentified, Alan Tweedale, Peter Heap, Jack Taylor, Michael Porter.
Seated, from left: Arthur Peplow, George Middleton, Chelvin Hibbert, Terry Marsh, Bernard McGrath, Tom O’Brien, Michael Nicholson, Alan McIndoe, James Smethurst, Bernard Wilder.
Front row on mat, from left: Peter Thompson, Unidentified, Michael Shaw, Peter Kerr.
1955 intake as Lower 1, 1955-56
Back row, from left: James Cregan, Brian Glazier, Leo Joyce, Unidentified, Peter Greatorex, Unidentified, John McNamara, Cedric Howard, Unidentified.
Middle row, from left: Mike Reid, Mr R. Berken, Peter Fagan, Malcolm Leigh, Peter Murtagh, Peter Coghlan, Anthony McHale, Williams, Dennis Hardman, McKenna, John Baldwin.
Seated, from left: David Connor, David Halford, Unidentified, Peter Yorke-Robinson, Anthony Reynolds, Philip Kennedy, Anthony Anderson, Michael Collins, James Blaney, Tom Marley.
Boys’ toilets partly visible back right corner.
1954 intake as 2A, 1955-56
Back row, from left: Hugh Mitchell, Unidentified, Paul Conlan, Peter Henry, Michael Klusky, David Hartwell, Thomas Gannon, Robert Arrand, Vincent Markowicz.
1st row from back, from left: Mr A.L. Smith, Newby, Kevin Thorpe, Michael Fields, Unidentified, Peter Alford, Unidentified, Terence Jordan, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
Seated, from left: Unidentified, Keith Ferguson, Michael Donovan, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Curran?
Front row on mats, from left: Unidentified, Terence O’Neil, Unidentified, Unidentified, Barry Keyworth, Michael Bramwell, Philip Maddocks.
Note the old buildings in the background. Behind Mr Smith can be seen bicycles which were parked in the old horse-and-cart archway.
1954 intake as 2B, 1955-56
Back row, from left: McGrath, Francis Riley, Statham, Michael Andrew, Ray Black, Michael Bowers, Murray, Michael Morris, Paul Tamburro.
1st row from back, from left: Whitfield, Thomas Murtagh, Terence McClean, Arthur Kelly, David Eccles, Martin Makin, Murphy, William Higginson, Syd Chesney, Mr René Travers.
Seated, from left: Mulligan, Anthony Sutcliffe, Lofthouse, James Quinn, Michael Dooley, Tim Feldon, Anthony Challoner, William Hennighan, Kevin Mackie, Hargreaves.
Front row on mats, from left: Kevin Kay, Eric Armstrong, Paul Shiel, Soye, Thomas Timon, Hickey, Ray Ellis.
1953 intake as 3A, 1955-56
Back row, from left: Patrick Moore, Gerald Horner, Geoffrey Lane, Anthony Maclean, Malcolm Trippier, Vincent Toomer, Terence Chappell, Francis Worrall, Michael Blundell.
1st row from back, from left: Anthony Bohan, Anthony O’Connor, Michael Turner, Michael Conlan, Thomas Leake, Brian Hulme, Laurence Brundrett, Michael Atkins, Hubert Crowley, Bernard Carroll.
Seated, from left: John Lee, Paul Donlon, P. Delargy, Terence Reynolds, Mr J. O’Malley, George Corr, Peter Megram, Vincent Marsland, Peter Lawton.
Front row on mats, from left: Michael Loftus, David Kelly, Paul Fitzpatrick.
1953 intake as 3C, 1955-56
Back row, from left: Edward Parker, Robert Rodgers, Gary Bradley, Michael Lindley, Bernard Burke, Patrick Gilbert, Peter Devine, David Goddard, Peter Connor.
1st row from back, from left: Patrick Lyons, Unidentified, David Cooney, Samuel Grundy, Unidentified, David Holmes, Unidentified, Bernard Power, Melvin, Holmes, Mr Brian Makin.
Seated, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, David Ribchester, Geoffrey Little, David Ward, Peter Finnegan, Malcolm Reid, Unidentified, Unidentified.
Front row on mats, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Kerridge, Unidentified.
This picture gives an interesting view of the old, disused and derelict buildings in the background, where loose slates, crumbling walls and rotten gutters posed a safety problem to pupils and were of great concern to Mr Rocca. Note the light, circular patch on the brickwork, left, where a clock was once positioned. To the right can be seen the open-sided former gymnasium.
1952 intake as 4A, 1955-56
Back row, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Francis Leponis, Roy Podesta, Unidentified, Terry?, Daniel Neill, Kevin O’Reilly(?).
1st row from back, from left: Mr D. Brannan, Peter Caine, Unidentified, Unidentified, John Haughey, Unidentified, Unidentified, John Monaghan, Unidentified, Stephen Hughes.
Seated, from left: Denis Martin, Paul Varetto, Unidentified, Paul Massey, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, David Faulkner(?).
Front row on mats, from left: Unidentified, Unidentified.
1952 intake as 4C pictured with Mr B. Clough, 1955-56
John Mahoney on back row, third from left.
5th year class, about 1955-56
Back row, from left: Unidentified, F. Aston, McGever, Bowker.
1st row from back, from left: Anthony Burgess, Ramsbottom, Payne, Blundell, Connor, Mulgagh, Darbyshire, Neylon, Unidentified.
2nd row from back, from left: Mr Bernard Berry, Lally, Howard, Wilson, Kane, Murphy, Burn, O’Neill, Conlon, O’Marny, Dillon, Mr Terry Sheridan.
Seated, from left: Unidentified, McGuinness, Unidentified, L. Hanaghan, Keigher, Marmian, Parslow, Unidentified, Mazza.
Front row on mats, from left: Newton, Dairy, Sivori, Goodwin, Thompson.