CHARNEY HALL Photographs 1937 and 1947-52

Post updated 3 March 2023 Airviews enlarged photograph keyed, CH Classroom abt.1953 keyed


A visit to Barrow Archive Centre, Cumbria County Council has yielded 4 files of photographs. There are many that have already featured in previous posts but I thought that it would be best to post them together, as found, in collections as well.

I have included in this post re-photographed/enlarged sections of some of the photographic prints to provide better detail.

I have ‘spotted’ and improved the photographs wherever possible.

Many thanks to the Barrow Archive Centre, Cumbria County Council, who are credited with the following photographs. 

File Ref : BDS/16/2/1-10 and BDS/16/3/1-30

Aerial Photograph by Airviews Ltd



Keyed Enlargement

Enlargement

The School Main Building (1888-1889)

Featuring the new Dining Room extension (1947)

1929




Views over the Bay


Arnside Knott and Holme Island



The lower Football Field where inter-school matches were played


The Grounds

Featuring the Monkey Puzzle Tree!

The Drive

The Cricket Field



View down the Drive

The New Extension (1952)

Enlargement



School Interiors

The Dining Room



School Class Rooms

Keyed Classrooms abt. 1953

I’m sure that the boy on the front row is asleep!




The Memorial Hall (1924)*



Dormitories




A School Cricket Match


Enlargement

Enlargement


* Ref John Cranna’s research in ‘Comments’ : Cumbrianwarmemorials.blogspot.com






















































Comments

Unknown said…
In photo 25, boys in classroom, I think second from left front is Pickles, on his left Frobisher and over left shoulder of sleeping boy Nicholson Smith , and on his left, Simpson. Kenyon there in glasses and Baker Bates minor under the window
5 March 2023 at 04:10
Keith Smith said…
Thanks to David R Johnson for input in the above post: Confirmation and keying of pupils. I’ve also keyed Airviews enlarged view of the school grounds…and kept the flag flying!
5 March 2023 at 14:32
Unknown said…
I believe I count up to 16 heads in this photo, and using the 1953 autumn term set 2 list, in addition to the 6 readily recognizable , the rest must have been Clucas ( wore specs), Lawson, Alexander, Morley, Fletcher, Lloyd ,Harbottle and myself - DR Johnson.
5 March 2023 at 22:59
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