Frequently Asked Questions...
Q. Why is my class photo not on the website?
A. I can only put on what I find in Libraries, on the www, what LPS or ex-pupils give/email me.
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Q. You've spelt my name wrong!
A. I can only put on what people tell me, or how its spelt with the actual photo.
Obviously with over 18,500 names in the A-Z and under the photos, there's bound to be the odd typing error! Email me.
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Q. Why are some photos not very clear?
A. The vast majority are from the pre-digital era, and photographs/scans of Newspaper articles can also lose a bit of sharpness during scanning.
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Q. Can you take my name/image off?
A. Email me your name as it appears, which page and image number.
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Q. Can I buy a copy of my class photo?
A. They are not mine to sell!!! You can simply email me and I'll email you one or you can screenshot it and then crop.
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Q. My name is with the photo, but not in the A-Z?
A. There are now over 18,500 names in the A-Z, I have probably just simply missed it out!
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Q. Why dont you put a hyperlink on each name so I can go straight to my photo?
A. Time!
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Q. Why was the 1978 whole school photo taken indoors at the Sports Centre?
A. To be honest, I dont know. Probably raining!
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Q. Where do you get all the photos from?
A. Around 40% were given to me by Lodge Park.
Ex-pupils (see 'roll of honour' ) have sent probably 50%
The rest have come from hours of research in Corby, Kettering and the British Library in London.
Some of the internal and external photos of LPS were taken by me.
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Q. Why does it have www.lodgeparkphotos.com on some of the photos?
A. Its not a copyright mark, its simply an advertisement for the website.
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Q. Do you know where ***** ***** is nowadays, can you contact him/her for me?
A. If I personally know someone, I'll ask them if its OK to pass on their details.
If not, try Google / Faceache etc etc.
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Q. Some of the Teachers in the A-Z were not Teachers, Kevin Keegan for example!!
A. For the pure ease of sorting the A-Z, I've classed any adult as 'Teachers'
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Q. My sister died in ****, can you put RIP by her name like you have for others?
A. Email me.
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Q. Why do you include Woodnewton & Studfall junior schools, but not mine, Hazel Leys?
A. In 'my day' Woodnewton & Studfall were the two main feeder schools for Lodge Park.
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Q. When I was at Lodge Park the school 'house' colours were red, green, & yellow. Why do you use light blue/purple?
A. The 'lower' (1st, 2nd & 3rd year) school tie in 1972 was light blue and purple.
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