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The School and School House, 1967.

Miss Crookes, Rev. & Mrs West and Mary Brown, outside School House c. 1899.

Infant Class, c. 1916. In the photograph are Ernie Richmond, Flo Morgan, Len Cox, Ivy Ashton & Jim Lamb.

School pupils, c. 1920. Flo Morgan, far left.

Collecting wood during the coal strike, 1921.

Collecting wood during the coal strike, 1921.

Outside School House, c. 1905. The teachers are Miss Crookes & Miss Furnival.

Gertie Voce-Monitress (standing back left); Miss Furnival (seated left); Miss Crookes (seated right). Back row includes: Bill Hemming, Jack Pugh, Joe Pugh, C. Coldicott. Middle row includes: Nellie & Alice Hemming. Front row includes: Dick Hemming & Mary Pugh. c. 1905.

A postcard, c. 1910. The teachers, Miss Albrighton and Miss Crookes can be seen back left.

A postcard showing the School and School House, 1920s.

Schoolchildren, 1925.

Schoolchildren, 1925.

Schoolchildren, 1927. Back row: ?, Ron Holton, ?, Marjorie Cox, ?. Middle Row: Dereck Richmond, Nellie Richmond, Vanella Taylor, Betty Course, Violet Foster, Mary Bell.

Schoolchildren, c. 1932. Back row: Denis Holton, ?, Jack Perks, Howard Parker, ?, Martin Lewis, Eric Reader. Fourth row: Lloyd Gould, ?, Bill Honeybourne, Bill Harris, Tom Taylor. Third row: Elsie Hancocks, Betty Honeybourne, Gladys Taylor, Eileen Parker, Mary Bell, Vanella Taylor, Violet Foster, Laura Taylor, Olive Bell, Joan Robins, Lorna Cartwright. Second row: Winnie Harris, Winifred Archer, Olga Gould, Rose Scragg, Molly Course, Kathleen Lydiatt, ?, ? Ayres, John Lydiatt. Front row: ?, Kenneth Hancocks, Harry Course, ?, Jimmy Harris, Sutherland Holton, ?, Peter Richmond.

Country dancing on the School lawn, 1935.

In the School garden, 1930s.

Schoolchildren, 1940s. Back row: ?, ?, Susie Salmons, Barbara Hunt, Elizabeth Hunt, Brian Ross, Trevor Jones?, ?, ?, ?. Middle row: Margaret Tomlin, Richard Smalley, Carole Watton, Johnny Cleaver, Beverley Humphries, Rosemary Summers, Barbara Ross, Frank Forster, Marie Allcott, Leslie Taylor, Sylvia Smith. Front row: Maurice Tomlin, Jim Salmons, Judith Humphries, George Rogers, Kelvin Humphries.

Schoolchildren, 1940s. Front row: Michael Smalley, Carole Watton, John Cleaver, Rosemary Summers, Barbara Ross, Beverley Humphries, Frank Forster. Back row: Jim Salmons, George Rogers, Marie Allcott, Kelvin Humphries, Margaret Tomlin, Leslie Taylor, Sylvia Smith.

School trip. Back row: Mrs Joan Clayton, Mrs Millward. Front row: Raymond Millward, Jean Clayton, John Clayton.

Mrs. Friend's retirement, 1963. Miss E Bird, Mrs Wild, Mr R K Jones, Mrs E Barrat, Miss F Morgan, Mr G A Hooppell, the Rev H D Jackson, the Rev J D Worsley. Mr G W Siddall-Jones shaking the hand of Mrs E M Friend.

Mrs. Friend's retirement, 1963. Back row of children: Susan Earle, Anne Mole, Lorna Skinner, Adrian Barton, Martin Johnson?, Roy Holton, Simon Barton. Front row: Liza Price, David Allcott, Stephen Worsley, Diana Salmons, Malcolm Earle.

Mrs. Friend's retirement, 1963. Back row: Adrian Barton, Martin Johnson?, Roy Holton, Simon Barton, Ivor Johnson, Jeffrey Clayton, Pat Gould, Jeannette Clack, ?, Elizabeth Roberts, ?. Front row: David Allcott, Stephen Worsley, Diana Salmons, Malcolm Earle, ?, ?, ?, Guy Chamberlain, ?, ? Humphries, Miles Chamberlain, Peter Wilkes, Julia Clack.

School Speech Day? Mrs Wild (Governor) and Mr Barlow (Headmaster).

Sports Day, 1965-66? 1st Simon Barton, 2nd Peter Wilkes, 3rd Mark Knight.

Sports Day, 1960s. Christopher Cooper and Brian Ross.

Sports Day, 1960s. Sally Branscombe & Ruth Worsley.

Sports Day, 1960s. ? Johnson, Lisa Price, ?, ? Ross, Debbie Bates.

Sports Day, 1960s. ?, Edna Wilkes, Joceline Branscombe, Gladys Price, ? Johnson.

Sports Day, 1960s. 1-4 Church Hill in the background.

Maypole Dancing on the School playground, 1960s.

Sports Day, 1960s.

Sports Day, 1960s. Mr Barlow and Rev. Worsley.

Maypole Dancing on the School playground, 1960s.

Maypole Dancing on the School playground, 1960s.

Sports Day, Harry Knight.

Sports Day.

Ullenhall School, 1975. Back row: Paul Hind, Anthony Haimes, Cerian Henshaw, Jackie Chapman, Mark Dyson, Mair Hughes, Anoushka, Nigel McKentee, Sam Hughes, Mark Everiss, Joanna Evans. Fifth row: Tim Smalley, Andrew Tisor, Howard Abbey, Loretta Fletcher, Mandy Hemmings, Susie Peet, Joe Tomlin, Nicholas W.J, Helen Sillitoe, Rachel Marshall, Mrs Hays. Fourth row: Mrs Turner, Joanne Spencer, Carolyn Abbey, David Mole, Christine Holt, Janet Fowler, Thea Hughes, Louise Cunningham, Elizabeth Harris, Janet Evans, Lucy Ann Evans, Debbie Smalley, Mr Barlow. Third row: Mrs Ashby, Nola Thursfield, Joanna Beven, Tanzey Earle, Jodie Sumner, David Plummer, Lani Ruben, Sarah Barnard, Rachel Tomlin, Kirstie Cunningham, Mrs Price. Second row: Gillian W.J., Maureen Knight, Bizzy Earle, Meera Khosla, Jenny Peet, Ruth Marshall, David Henshaw, Nigel Rogers, Jamie Brain. Front row: Alex Hartley, Ian Ross, Peter Taylor, Stuart Tisor, Mark Stevens, Dorothy Turney, Tracey Hodgetts, Jason Spencer, Darron Mitchell.

Celebrating the School centenary, 1976. Headmaster Reg Barlow holds the school plaque while Evelyn Sparrow, the school's oldest surviving ex-pupil, prepares to cut the cake with a little help from Dorothy Turney, Joanna Evans and Christine Holt.

Decorated for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1977.

Ullenhall School, 1981. Back row: Jane Ollis, Stuart Tisor, Jason Spencer, Brig Price, Nola Thursfield, Tracey Waters, Rachel Tomlin. Fourth row: Ian Ross, Andrea Hind, Mark Stevens, Martin Rudge, Tansy Earl, Sara Peacey, David Henshaw. Third row: Sheila Ashby, Andrew Stubbs, Nicola Rudge, Peter Taylor, Julie Clayton, Tracey Hodgetts, Liz Roberts, Jason Hemmings, Nicholas Russel, Sheila Latham. Second row: Martin Russel, Craig Quinney, Anthony Peacey, Kate Ollis, Darren Mitchel, Mr Barlow, Rachel Evason, Justin Mitchel, Russel Clayton, Richard Taylor, Jeremy Cunningham, Philip Pearsal. Front row: Rajan Khosla, Richard Pipe, Scott Hemmings, Danny Bennett, Ian Pipe, Mark Edmunds, Jacqueline Taylor, Katie Tisor, Sarah Evason, Paul Edmunds.

Infants dressed in red, white and blue on the occasion of the Royal Wedding, 1981. Back row: Philip Pearsal, Craig Quinney, Anthony Peacey, Ian Pipe, Richard Taylor, Martin Russel, Jeremy Cunningham. Front row: George Turney, Scott Hemming, Sarah Evason, Rajan Khosla, Richard Pipe, Paul Edmonds.

Royal Wedding celebrations, 1981. The infant performance.

Royal Wedding celebrations, 1981. The junior performance.

The infant classroom during the Royal Wedding celebrations, 1981. Mrs. Latham.

Royal Wedding commemorative certificates, 1981.

Royal Wedding celebrations, 1981. Mr. Barlow handing out commemorative coins.

Royal Wedding celebrations, 1981. Ian Ross, Sara Peacey, Rachel Tomlin, Jane Ollis, ?

Mr. Barlow's retirement, 1981. Mrs Barlow, Mr Barlow, Sara Peacey, Rachel Tomlin.

Mr. Barlow's retirement, 1981. Sarah Evason, Mrs Barlow.

Mr. Barlow's retirement, 1981. Mrs Barlow, Mr Barlow.

Royal visit, 1983. Ullenhall School at the top of Gorcott Hill watching the Queen pass on her way to open the Kingfisher Centre in Redditch.

Junior Christmas performance, 1983. Anthony Peacey, Russel Clayton (with balloon), Danny Bennett, Scott Hemming, Jacqui Taylor, Roy Cross, Katie Tisor, Jason Hemmings, Richard Taylor, Craig Quinney, Rajan Khosla.

Junior Christmas performance, 1983. Oliver Turney.

Infant Christmas performance, 1983.

Christmas performance, 1983.

Demonstating outside Shire Hall against School closure, 1986.

Ullenhall School, 1987. Back row: Mrs Allday, Mrs Latham, Robert Taylor, ?, Adrian Beech, ?, ?, Nichola Rauer, Mrs Thursfield, Miss Keen. Middle row: ?, ?, ?, Keely White, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. Front row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.