Reader’s appeal answered by former St Mary’s classmate

Denise Matthews (née Burke) sent in these photos after seeing Mike Lelliott’s appeal, in Looking Back, for more childhood pictures to add to his collection.
Miss Carroll's class at St Mary's, 1954Miss Carroll's class at St Mary's, 1954
Miss Carroll's class at St Mary's, 1954

Denise and Mike are both featured in the St Mary’s Infants 1 class photo, which has been featured regularly in Looking Back over the past few months; Denise is third from left on the middle row, and Mike is third from right on the front row.

Denise sent in the photo above, which shows Miss Carroll’s class from 1954, at St Mary’s.

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She said: “Mike is turning his head, at the centre of the middle row, and is next to Arthur Murray.

TA party, c1953TA party, c1953
TA party, c1953

“I am first girl from left on bottom row, next to Eileen Fitzgerald.”

The other photo Denise sent in was taken at a TA party, at the Forest Road headquarters, in around 1953.

Denise added: “Mike is pictured blowing up a balloon behind the cat, at the centre. I am left of the cat, as you look at the photo, and my sister, Marion, is to his right, blowing up a balloon.”

Can you name any of the other children in Denise’s photos?

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If you would like to share your own photos and memories, please get in touch.

• Send your memories and photos to James Connaughton, via email to [email protected], send them by post or pop into Cannon House, Chatsworth Road, Worthing, BN11 1NA. Telephone 01903 282351.

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