Skibo Primary School, 1954

This is Skibo Primary School, which was built in 1936 by Mrs Andrew Carnegie. Originally a two-teacher school it was downgraded in1953. This photograph was taken in 1954. The teacher was Miss M J Graham. Back row – James Miller, George Gunn, John Ross, William MacKenzie, Ian Balfour, John Muir, John Reid. Middle row – Donald Balfour (deceased), Lilian Barclay, Julia Littlejohn, Jessie Littlejohn (MacLeod) (deceased), Ellen Large, Ishbel Miller (Garbutt), Frank Cook. Front row – William Cook, James Leckenby, Sandra MacKenzie, Mairi Lindsay (Balfour), Rosemary Littlejohn, Dorothy Miller (Brown), Christel Cook (Calder) (deceased), Neil Leckenby, James Riddle (deceased). Sent in by Mairi Lindsay (front row) who married Ian Balfour (back row) in 1968.