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Photograph of pupils of Hook School, 1928

Photograph of pupils of Hook School, 1928
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Photograph of pupils taken outside the schoolhouse on Hook Street. Children from Greatfield, Greenhill and Hook attended the school.

Headmaster, Mr. Leighton, can be seen at the back of the picture. A fierce disciplinarian he was known as "Gaffer" by the children and chewed tobacco.

Year:
1928
Type:
Photograph
Owner:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Last updated on:
Monday 29th January 2024

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