I love old photos. This was sent in by a lady called Janette who wonders if anyone else can recognise some of the kids from Pedley Street School back in the 1920s. Long shot, but you never know. I particularly like the elephant (bottom right), the kid that moves as the photographer clicks (top right) and the lad wearing a white tie (centre, top).
Anyway, some info from Janette: "My father was born in 1921, so this photo would have been taken around 1926. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of anyone else on the photo. I believe my dad is on the back row, 4th from the right in a light coloured cardigan. His name was Albert Shaw, born in Amy Street, and he lived with his parents and three siblings - Joyce, Mona and Gordon in Barnabas Avenue. He attended St. Barnabas Church in West Street, then left Crewe when he joined the army, met my mother and married in 1941 before living in Tamworth, Staffs. My dad's father was also Albert Shaw, and he was born in Crewe in 1889. He also had siblings - Alice, Minnie, Charlie, Jim and Harry. He worked all his life for LMS, working his way up to become a train driver. He was the fireman on the record breaking run by Princess Elizabeth 6201. His wife was called Lillian. She had siblings Annie, Nellie, May, Bill. One of her sisters, Annie, had triplets which I think was very unusual in those days."
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