Snapshots of Christ Church School found in attic

A PHOTOGRAPHIC record of an old Chester school has been unearthed in Newtown.

Roland Waite was clearing out his attic in Talbot Street when he found a photograph album in the rafters.
Put together by the Scholastic Souvenir Company in Blackpool, the album captures life inside Christ Church School in Gloucester Street, which closed in 1960.

Roland, 70, said: "The album is in pristine condition and if I could find out who it belongs to I would gladly give it to them."

Roland's wife Shirley, 57, who has lived in the house for 25 years, recognises a number of faces in the photographs. This dates the album to the 1950s.

The photographs now form part of an exhibition called Newtown Remembered at Chester History and Heritage Centre until November 29. It features pictures and memories from the area from the 1920s onwards.

Christ Church School, which opened in 1842, is now home to Chester Little Theatre.

If you have photographs or memories to add to the exhibition, e-mail Elaine Pierce Jones at Chester History & Heritage at e.pierce-jones@chester.gov.uk or telephone 01244 402110.