Overstone School

Northampton 1929-1979

Members - Photos and Memories

Back row L to R:  Margaret Hartley, Judy Walton , Clare Baynes, Stella Piercy, Fo Page, Unsure of last girl

Front Row: Jackie Boddington ,  Mary Burney, Linda Rees, Olivia Lodder, Kay Kennedy, Sarah Boddington

Please helpus identify correctly!

Back Row L to R Unsure of first girl, Fo Page Fiona McLean

Front Row : Nicola Rowntree, Lizzie Wilcocks , Helen Newberry

Gathering at the Victoria Pub, Strathearn Place, Bayswater. 1960s Leavers, plus one younger sister

L to R Jennifer House ( Llewellin), Mary Albertini (Shaw), Sue Bates ,Ann Gale, Margaret Bates ( Jones) Julia Stone ( Jelley)

Netball Team 1961/62

Front Row L to R Elspeth Page (Lewin) Erica Finnegan (Hawker) Clare Madden (Conant)

Back Row L to R Lizzie Knights, Anthea Quick ( Coffey) Lizzie Wilcocks ,Libby Hinton

L-R Clare Reffin, Davina Fillingham, Camilla Bascombe, Chris Simpson (Irvine) Fee Anderson ( Burns) Caroline Dempster ( Higgs) Judith Tonry ( Mitchell) , Sue Jordan ( Caple)

Photos sent from a staff member in the 70s

Art Room Sarah Turnock (art teacher) Pamela King, Alison Warman, Patricia Sumner seated on right, Christine Gibbs and Loretta Rose standing, Fiona Maxwell and Susan Chambers centre and right in background. Angela Dickinson is opposite Fiona Jean Brooks behind Alison

Staff Match

70s Girls

Sarah Long, Sue Laverick, Lorraine Chown plus friend

Music Time!

Up at the Lax Pitch

Some of the images are from a photo album dated 1931/32.

Do keep checking back on these pages as new photos are added each month.

Across the lake

Before the dining room was built.

Binkie

Dancing in the Amphitheatre

Drill!

Sue Dickinson and Jan Roberts

Sue Dickinson, Jane Smalley Julie Chowne

Sue Laverick, Sarah Long and Lorraine Chown

Staff Netball match. Standing :Ed Allen, Chris Pelly, Stewart Edwards, Mrs Roberts Sitting with netball Alice Parker

A photo from Jennifer Llewellin ( Jennings) of her confirmation day. We all had to have our veils hairgripped to our skulls.

Summertime in Bristol with the 1963/65 leavers at Babs Peel's House

A gathering of 1963/65 leavers at Babs Peel's house in Bristol

This looks like it was taken near the Walled Garden 1950s

Circa 1979 Getting ready to go to school. Quite new uniform and badge here

Year group reunion ...with fags! 1970s leavers

From Jane Swintek ...sometime in the 1950s

Circa 1965 from Beany Everitt

Class photo from Beany Everitt

These photos were taken at Lambeth Palace in 1999 when Jennifer Llewellin invited old girls to a luch in the grounds

Lambeth Palace 1999

Lambeth Palace 1999

Lambeth Palace 1999

Reunion at Lambeth Palace 1999

A group of 1976 leavers photographed in the same spot, on "The Quarterdeck"  as it was known at one time

Ann Westley

Jackie Wright

Recently girls across the years met at our chairman's house for a very jolly dinner. Back row: Sue Sharland (nee Ennis)Treasurer, Sue Bates , secretary. Seated Roberta Coe (nee Tooke) kneeling Di Meggy (nee Middleton) and seated Elaine Reynolds (nee Ralphs). All the golden oldies were in the same year, and Di and Elaine were in the same year. We all knew and remembered each other. Elaine was so thrilled to meet up again, not only has she joined OA but has also put 12th September our reunion in London in her diary! Hope you have all done the same.

Elaine on top of the Church tower!

Lorrie Lumley ( Graham nee Chown) has identified this as being 27th March 1986 at Sywell Motel ( the aerodrome). The lunch took place after a service in the church where the speaker was Rev. Grant Welch. Lorrie was Chairman, Joyce Peel Secretary and Colonel Clarke Treasurer.

Gymnastics Team circa 1963

Gym display on the terrace

Classroom in about 1962, with Miss Gilson, Gillie to us. Sue Bates is in the back row first on the right. Roberta Coe (Tooke) is against the wall , just under the picture.

Class room with Miss Eastoe ...or Dolly as we called her!

Class room

Class room

Cedar Dorm

One of the early year group Reunions at The Victoria pub, Strathearn Place London.

A Reunion in London to coincide with the Picasso exhibition in 2000

Ladies from the late 50s and early 60s lunching at Marie Hodson's (Baker) house.

A Reunion hosted by Marie Hodson ( Baker)

A Reunion at Lambeth Palace, kindly hosted by Jennifer House ( Llewellin). A great mixture of years were present.

Reunion at Overstone Golf Course, a mixture of years, Roberta Tooke's elbow, Sue Bates, Marie Hodson and Ann Pochin talking across to Judy Knights

A past Reunion featuring girls who left late 50's early 60's

Here are a few memories from the girls in the mid 50s. They all left around 1960, more later when I have worked out who everyone is.

All photos from Jennifer House ( Mrs Llewellin)

The Rep Dress with white detachable collars!

Looking at the new Keystone, with a very helpful member of staff from The Victoria, Strathearn Place W2

Julia Stone ( Jelley) brought pictures of an Ambleside Conference with Mrs Esselmont, Miss Wix and Miss Lynn in attendance.

Photos and chat and wine! More of the 1960's year group photos will be here soon. Jennifer House ( Llewellin)  and Margaret Bates ( Jones) brought past photos to share. Watch this space!

Photo used for prospectus. Rounders on the lax pitch, from Virginia Graham ( Mrs Edmundson)

Picnic on Parents' Day...all parked up on the grass in the park before the cattle grid!

from Virginia Graham (Mrs Edmundson)

Sunbathing at the back of the Gym 1962

From Virginia Graham ( Mrs Edmundson)

 With Mr Urmson Form Va Carol Dewey, Suzanne Lumb, Fiona McLean, Theresa, Sheila Storie-Pugh, Annette Gardner, Anna Gordon and Jane Burrell

24th July 1964 from Virginia Graham ( Mrs Edmundson)

Staff Tennis Match

Front Row: ? Mrs Kerr Alice Parker Mrs Roberts

Back Row: Mrs Steele Baume ? ? Mrs Parrott (Polly) ?

L -R Sue Bates Roberta Tooke Mr Hollowell Helen Bird Babs Peel

Sue Burmaster in front of Roberta.

Far right standing Jill Pratelli with thumb up, Clare Baynes?

Far right seated Olivia Lodder with hand at chin level

Kay Kennedy (draped on chair) Sue? Mary Burney Jenny Berry Jane Cowley

L to R: Sally Pochin (standing) Miss Luff . Roberta Tooke (behind the bars) Sarah Lewis  on bars Rosemary Kemsley balancing, Sue Bates balancing to floor Monica haas and Gilvray Ackernley standing against bars.

Gail Wright on horse.

If you can identify any bottoms or the girl upside down please tell us!

Class room at the Works circa 1961. Front Row: Lerryn Rice, Monica Haas, Kate Kerensky, Heather Peters and Babs Peel

Second Row: Kathy Cockburn, Jane Brown, Lyn Allibone

Back Row: Alison Grant, Maryam Hessabi and Rosemary Crone

1963?  5th Form at Whistlefield. 

Left to Right back row: Joyce Peel, Pauline Cowper, Carolyn Simmonds, Annette Powell, Ruth Coleman, Kirsty Hone

Kneeling: Anthea Quick, Sarianne Durie, Vicky Mather, Sue Relton? Mary Bellwood

1964 ? Supper Party

Seated at the front Roberta Tooke,(Coe) right hand side Sue Bates perched on side of Kathy Cockburn's chair, Babs Peel, Helen Bird Nicky Ashley Linda Baskind

Left Hand side Mina Shadab? ? ? Marion Hindley

I think this was a supper that Judy Knights and Virginia Graham helped prepare for someof their friends and the sixth form.

 Girl Guides near the spinney circa 1963

back row: We can identify Helen Bird, (far left) then Sarianne and Kirsty ( family names lost to us!) Rosie Howden, Heather Peters, Sandra Watson

On the ground Jill Pratelli, ( centre)  Wendy Burn, Frances Lack ,Olivia Lodder, Jill Pratelli. If you can give us more names we would be delighted!

Back row Left to Right : Diana Hay, ? a Danish girl, Penny Sclater, Victoria Howard Smith Middle Row Left to Right: Helen Dixon, Kay Kennedy, Jill Pratelli, Daphne Barnett, Jane Cowling Front row Left to Right: : Olivia Lodder, Gina Clive and Mary Burney

 Whistlefield

Left to right Harriet Hutchings, Lynne MacDonald (standing) Elizabeth (Buffy) Hope Picture submitted by Jane Hoskin

Lacrosse Team circa 1965

Back row:Judy Walton, Sue Bates, Nicky Rowntree

Second Row: Babs Peel,  Angie Orton  Judy Knights

Seated: Ros ? ,Olivia Lodder, Linda Rees, Margaret Hartley, Sally Boddington?

 1937 Photo from a Fieldtrip to Venice. Miss Lynn at the back, Miss Plumptre, second from right seated