The Staff

Below is a staff picture from 1952.

Back row:
?, Mr. Booth, Mr. Collier, Mr. Noble, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Griffiths,
Les Holding, Mr. Hughes, Mrs. Swift
Second row:
Mr. Gill, Miss Hutchison, ?, Mrs.Williams, Miss. Greer, Miss. Greenhalgh,
Miss. Morrison, Miss. Pearson, Mr. Chapman
Front row:
Mr. Slater, Miss. Lord, Miss Welborn, Mr. Woodhead,
Mr. Marchington, Miss. Kellett, Mr. Hirst.




By 1963 the staff at Ardwick Tech was as follows:

Mr. D. Woodhead......................Headmaster, History
Mr. H. E. Marchington.............Deputy Headmaster, General Science
Mr. T. Allardice..........................Head of Department - Workshop
Mr. W. E. Barnett.......................Chemistry
Mr. H. Booth...............................Commercial Subjects
Mr. A. A. Carruthers.................Mathematics, General Science
Mr. T. J. Chapman.....................Woodwork
Mr. R. A. K. Clarke....................Biology
Mr. W. J. Cornwall.....................Head of Department - English
Mr. L. F. Cox..............................Head of Department - French
Mr. G. J. Davies..........................French, Spanish
Mr. N. G. Donnan......................Art
Mr. D. H. J. Gay.........................Mathematics
Mr. A. W. Hilton.........................Boys P.E. and R.I.
Mr. L. Holding............................Geography, G. & E. Drawing
Mr. E. Hughes............................Head of Department - Science, Physics
Mr. H. Johnson...........................Head of Department - Geography
Mr. W. C. Martin........................Head of Department - Mathematics
Mr. E. G. Noble..........................French, History
Mr. T. Reese................................Metalwork
Mr. W. R. Sykes.........................English
Miss H. Lord...............................English
Miss A. M. Grier........................Head of Department - History
Mrs. O. Medcalf..........................Girls P.E., Geography
Mrs. L. Noble..............................English
Miss C. B. Pearson.....................Mathematics
Miss P. Stone..............................Music
Miss B. I. Turnbull.....................Head of Department - Domestic Science
Mrs. A. E. West..........................Domestic Science
Miss W. M. Williams..................Needlework

Mr. Marchington retired in 1963 and was succeeded as Deputy Headmaster by Mr. W. C. Martin. Mr. A. E. Howard took over as Head of the Math Department. Mr. A. Spencer joined the staff to teach math and some science. In 1964 Mr. Chapman and Miss W. M. Williams retired. They were replaced by Mr. D. G. Thackaberry and Miss A. W. Mucklow. Other new staff members added that year included M. V. C. Sayer, Mrs. H. M. Sawyer, Miss M. V. Whitehead, Mrs. A. L. Dawson., and Mrs. A. Horsfield.



Mrs Turnbull - Mr. Davies - Mrs Leach in Italy.
The photograph was generously contributed by Lee Simpson