23rd December 2007 (UD07/24)
I have recently stumbled upon a site where some items of local interest to the Sherborne area are to be found - these include postings from Barbara Farmer and one from Edward Jewell who has written a book called "A Cotswold way of life" which he says has references to Sherborne House. Link to the site of Francis Frith, where you will be able to see 8 photos of Sherborne circa 1960.

17th November 2007 (UD07/23)
Alwyn Hawkes wrote me the following: 'One of the great comic (though nearly tragic) Old Boy events from the late 50’s or early 60’s was when Otto Lai Kiaow overturned his father’s car on the KS drive when he arrived for an Exhibition Weekend (some Exhibition!) The passengers turned out to be relatively unharmed but it must have nearly given a heart attack to the Moseys who witnessed the accident. David Gaze was one of the Passengers and here is his account.'

26th October 2007 (UD07/22)
You will no doubt recall the Post Office in Sherborne. The shop was run by Harry Taylor and his wife and his parents before him. Sadly, Harry died recently. For those of you who may be interested the funeral will be in Sherborne on 1st November next week at 2.30 pm.

Some of you who were at the Sherborne Reunion in April may have met or remade your acquaintances with Harry who attended the meet at the Reading Room.

I say you will no doubt remember the post Office as this was the place so often visited to purchase illicit alcohol often in the form of Woodpecker Cider. For some it was also a source of schoolboy treats such as sweets and Fussell's condensed milk. The latter one generally accessed with the aid of a jack-knife and the contents eaten with ones finger.

16th August 2007 (UD07/19)
John Carter says:
I attended Kings School from January 1950 and left (December) 1955, Those years it was very difficult for Mr and Mrs Mosey, the country was on the end of food rationing and keeping an even balance with 100 plus highly active young boys was certainly a tricky job. The Mosey's broke all records by having 14 + boys plus Kate Mosey in hospital all within 6 months with apendicitus.

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Monday 23rd July 2007 (UD07/18)
Welcome also to Stephen Heard (1964-67). He says "I am the boy standing next to Graham Beaumont as he is placing his bags into a car, (here). I wonder if anyone remembers a haystack getting burned on the Windrush side of Sherborne and the school being blamed, or Thomas wrecking his DB2? driving back from Burford or Northleach one winter?"

Sunday 17th June 2007 (UD07/15)
Memories of Teddy Moss and others:
Tim Prestage recalls:

"When Teddy Moss was Head Boy I was one of the Prefects together with Clifford, Papworth and others. Moss was a kind and jolly character with a good sense of fairness. It was a pleasure working with him."

Alexander was already at School when I started in Sept 1955. He was a senior and I think must have been in Form 5 or 5X. I would believe he left School in Summer 1956. He was a fairly quiet sort of chap, he would have been John Bunting's era.

Teddy Moss was of course David Moss 1, nicknamed Teddy because of his curly hair. He had either 1 or 2 younger brothers at school too. He was prefect with myself and one of his jobs was to do the weekly House points (HP) Report, such that the boy with the most HP received the Weekly Award (by way of the little cup to put in the classroom) presented by the Headmaster (of the day) or JHM at Saturday morning Assembly. Teddy Moss was a bit of a pal of mine at the time, he went on to be Head Boy 1960-61 I think. Thoroughly nice chap, but I think it was reported through the system that he had passed away not too long ago. I think he was from Lancashire. [You may recall I posted a while back that Nick Sweet had informed me that Teddy Moss had died.]

And in response to Robin Penrice's anecdote:
Robin asked if anyone remembered 'the English Teacher who had dyed hair...etc' this was Miss Green and she taught Maths (and as Robin said she lasted about a term) and she must have 'smoked' 50/day.

Peter Thomas' Lagonda 2.6 was a saloon (lovely motor) it was his previous Alvis 14 had the tatty red coloured soft-top. I remember JHM's 48/49 era Standard Vanguard and the replacement Morris Isis.

I never cease to be amazed each time I come across another business initiative of JHM. In the 1962 magazine the chicken population is up to 20,000 birds and at Easter they had 30,000 eggs awaiting collection! Consequent Chicken Manure was sold country wide! Also a Christmas tree project had some 6,000 Norwegian Spruce planted round Top Pitch and in the Gardens. All allegedly funding the Scholarship Fund.

Again some pretty reasonable poetry. More clubs or societies for recreation than you could shake a stick at. I would have liked to have thought the School went downhill after I left but have to admit that certainly for a time things seemed to improve a great deal!

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Thursday 29th March 2007 (UD07/11)
The 1962 King's School Old Boys' Association Supplement. He notes:
"Tony Hanks makes reference to Israfil during his epic journey to Istanbul by car in 1960!! Israfil was one of the boys to receive a Public Caning in front of the whole school and Staff....I cannot remember the insignificant reason, but I recall it had something to do with copious quantities of Tuck! Israfil was a big lad I remember, he would have needed copious quantities to survive!!"

Sunday 25th March 2007 (UD07/10)
The 1960 Magazine I liked the Editorial on Science - more specifically 'Che-mystery' and the final 2 pages whose story contains all the names of the boys in school at the time. Page 12 sees the introduction of television, the building of the Skating Rink or Hard and development of chicken and mushroom production.

Saturday 17 March 2007 (UD07/08)
William StAubyn asks, "Does anybody have info on Mr Clemo the french master in 63/64? I was his sole A level student and I would like to let him know that I passed the year after I left Kings. We had rather an irreverent name for him but I think his real name was Michael." [I have him down as H Clemo in my Attendance list and Clive Perkins referred to him as J Clemo - Ed]

Sunday 21st January 2007 (UD07/04)
Nick Sweet (1956-60) comments:

Interesting to read Robin Penrice's anecdotes. I think the female teacher with the red hair that only lasted a term was Miss Green. I remember when she was on swimming pool duty she would wear a green plastic/pvc coat for protection. Someone in the shallow end would call and distract her and the ace bombers, Merret and Hawkins, would come off the top board landing perilously near to the edge of the pool where she was standing and soak her. On reflection I am surprised she lasted a full term!

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