20 November 2012 (UD12/20)
1) Peter Stern says:
I stand corrected with regards Bourton Station being a through station. My recollection from my school days was that it was a terminus. This was compounded by the fact that the map I was looking at was post Beeching and showed it as a terminus.
2) Chris Marx:
Regarding 3) below, trains to Bourton: travelling from/to KS each term was, of course, done through Cheltenham or Kingham according to the best available connection. On either station one usually met other boys returning to school. See my movie in (my) Personal Collection (Thread now closed. Ed)
Also updated links from Chris' entry on the Then and Now page.
3) Barrington Lawes says:
I will put the 18th May in next year's diary and do my best to be at The Fox.
One or two comments on stuff that has been written about KS:
a) In your list of school captains, I would be surprised if Whiting came before Hallam but I could be wrong.
b) I do remember Dashwood and at a guess he would have left around 1948. I remember him well as he had a hilarious habit...
c) I think Delaney might have got names confused. As I remember, it was George Lucas and not Veverka who was blamed for fighting Trimby and had the offensive sign hung around his neck. George was a good friend and came to KS straight from Armenia. A sound cricketer, footballer and hockey player and an excellent boxer.
d) Alan Evans who taught French was a pleasant guy but was far too laid back to be an effective teacher. After he left KS he became a mobile librarian in Devon and then lived in Cologne. I bumped into him in London in the 60's but have not heard about him since.
4) Many thanks to Angus McLellan for more photos.
2 November 2012 (UD12/19)
1) To avoid confusion I have removed the category of "Teachers" from the Index ribbon. All the information is still in place but accessed via the names of the staff in Attendance, Staff; then click on the hyperlink from the name of the person if there is more information about them. I have placed John Mann's Staff Autograph link at the bottom of said page.
2) After reading Peter Stern's comment, Patrick Delaney corrects himself as I have indicated in bold on his last contribution. (Ed)
3) Alwyn Hawkes writes to me by 'snail mail' (no doubt wishing to sharpen up my typing skills! Ed.):
"Peter Stern in 'Anecdotes' (Item 3) attempts to correct Christopher Marx (2nd paragraph) over his memory of coming to Bourton by train from Cheltenham, but Christopher may well be right. There were two possible routes from London Paddington. One went to Cheltenham St James (now closed) and the other to Kingham (on the Wocestwer/Hereford line). St James Station and Kingham were joined by a single track line which went through Bourton, so Bourton could be accessed from either direction. Bourton was never a Terminus." (I personally remember having to walk some distance at Cheltenham from one platform to another in order to catch the local train to Bourton. Ed)
4) Alwyn also says:
Apart from the Moseys in their flat, were all the teaching, nursing and secretarial staff on the top corridor? Did they all have single rooms? Was there any segregation of the sexes? (I can't imagine what he is getting at. Ed.)
5) Prompted by Alwyn, for people interested in the families of ex-staff I have obtained further information about Peter Pfaff and Nurse Anne Languth. Free search of Births, Marriages and Deaths (FreeBMD) website.
6) I have been contacted by Peter Cotton (I), he was at school with his twin brother David Cotton (II) 1956-60. They are interested in the site and will be adding some photos etc in due course. Meanwhile if anyone would like Peter's email address, please let me know.
7) Barrington (Barry) Lawes says:
(Unfortunately) John Crook is uncontactable. And regarding Leo Forte (for those few of you who were at Kingsholme he was there from 1941 till 1944 when he was called up into the army.)
23 October 2012 (UD12/18)
1) Patrick Delaney reflects further upon Alwyn Hawkes recent Anecdote.
2) Peter Stern says:
I have just looked in my School Report Book!!, in which he has signed himself as D.N.Thompson, BA. Hons. Sad to hear about Patrick Crook. (It appears to be a case of mistaken identity; under the circumstances I will consider this 'thread' closed and have removed the picture from the site. Thanks to Peter for clarifying the issue. Ed)
3) Dieter Marx says:
"I remember Barry Lawes very well. My brother Christopher who was at KS at
the same time with him took him for a holiday to Switzerland to our house in
Engelberg at one time in 1950, just before I myself went to KS. I think you
have the films which my brother took of the sports-days in which Barry is
shown, collecting most of the first prices awarded. I also remember John Crook who was made Prefect in my time in 1951 (I think)." (I had been led to understand it was Pat Crook - does anyone know if they both held post around that time? Ed.)
4) Angus McLellan has sent me pictures from an unofficial Reunion and visit to the school in 1968. I would be grateful if anyone can give me some of the names.
5) In line with the above I have added a Pre-1998 Reunion page where you will find a little more informationabout early reunions.
6) David (Nee) Ngai sent a picture of the blue Songs of Praise book which some will remember.
9 October 2012 (UD12/17)
1) Richard Statham: "Does anyone remember the initials of Mr Thompson. Apparently Mr Thompson the teacher spoke of his time at Arnhem. (Does anyone have any evidence to support this please? Otherwise see item 2), UD12/18 above for conclusion. Ed)
2) I have also added 2 more photos to Richard's Personal Photo page, of digging the Swimming Pool - 3rd row, 1st and 2nd pictures.
3) Clive Arnold (KS 1955-59) joins the membership bringing my total KS Old Boy contacts up to 91. He will be writing a few Anecdotes for the site - please watch this space. If anyone would like his email address please let me know.
4) Laurie Markes:
I was reading your latest site update the other day and it occurred to me that the letter in question to Andrew Tillett could well have been written by Philip Wilson, otherwise known as Noddy. He was at Kings from around 1960 until 1966. As I recall his father was with the RAF stationed in Malta. Apart from being one of the fastest short distance runners in the school, he had a great flair for imaginative writing and had aspirations to be a thriller writer. He was never without a paper back book in his pocket, usually a detective story, and his essays were always expressive and well crafted compared with what most of us churned out. The letter to Andrew would seem to bear all his hallmarks.
Noddy also featured in the famous " murder trial" we put on in late 1965, recalled earlier on the site by Fred Thomas (Update of 8 July 2011). I can't remember whether we cast Noddy as the actual murderer of Hugh Mort or whether he was the surprise eye witness that ultimately denounced geography teacher Chris Saville for the dastardly deed! Maybe Bob Curtis remembers. Bob was also closely involved in staging "the plot" that seems to have taken in at least some of the school at that time!
5) I have been contacted by Barrington (Barry) Lawes he left KS in 1950, possibly a few of the older Old Boys will remember him. He says:
"Only recently have I become aware of the Kings School website. Unsurprisingly, none of your informants are contemporaries of mine as I left the school in 1950 although there are names I remember.
I was at Kingsholme in Weston Super Mare for a couple of terms before moving with the school to Sherborne where I remained until taking School Cerificate in July 1950 at the age of 16. I have numerous memories from those years of which many are happy ones.
Regarding old boys, I can be of little help as I have kept in touch with very few. I can tell you that John Crook is still alive and living in Bristol but sadly his younger brother Patrick, died last year from cancer. Also I can confirm Michael Appelbee is going strong and living somewhere near Spalding in Lincs. And that's about it.
I read that one of your correspondents was asking what happened to Anne Languth the lovely nurse. I did see her after Peter was killed and she had married one of his friends in Weston. Subsequently I was told she had moved to East Anglia but that information is about fifty years old!"
16 August (UD12/16)
OK I am back! So let's get started:
1) Due to some ambiguous search words appearing in the Search box from time to time, I have added an item to the FAQ page - reached from clicking on the red "Hints" alongside the "Find!" button. I hope this is usefeful.
2) Just for fun I have also added a Counter to the bottom of the Index page - it should over time display every unique visitor's country of origin. Just to show many countries are represented by visits to the site.
3) Since quite a lot of the material in Alwyn Hawkes' Reports of 'fact finding missions' at Reunions is anecdotal, I have put links to them from his page. He reported as told, so there could be errors or ommissions. Please let me know if you find any so that these can be fixed prior to, possibly typing them ready for PDFs by any volunteers - either willing or pressed.
4) Andrew Tillett has found this gem. The 'essay' of a noisy boy in Prep'.
5) Alwyn Hawkes has added a further collection of anecdotes; this time on James H. People may have differing opinions about JHM and his literary work - I for one quite like the sonnet that appears in Alwyn's anecdote.
31 May 2012 (UD12/15)
1) Please be advised that Updates will be fewer for some time due to my needing to spend time and focus on a project that supports my employment. If I receive something that I deem urgent I will however do a short Update; I will also send out the July edition of the members emails list.
I have in hand many photos from an album that Anthony Hanks has loaned me, which I hope to have on site later in the year.
I will do my best to reply to emails from you, though possibly more briefly, but there may be a delay and I will have to simply 'ear mark' stuff for later inclusion in Updates; I hope to be able to devote more time again in a few months time. I take this opportunity to thank you all for your support over time. Conrad
2) Patrick Delaney:
About Richard Statham's anecdote: the Kukri was a sword used by the Gurkas of Nepal. During WWII we saw a lot of them in Ceylon. It's lucky that Old Man Mosey didn't get hold of it! (For those of you who may be interested in helping to support the Gurkhas who fought in WW2 you may like to visit the Gurkha Welfare Trust. Ed)
3) Chris King says:
Following an enquiry from Richard the Forenames of Westhorpe was Douglas and the other one was Ken Bridges. (I can confirm these from the Attendance Register and the deceased from the Memoriam page. If anyone is unsure of something please do a search on site first. Ed)
Like Richard I too would like to track down Ted Edwards. All I can remember about him was that his father had a bicycle factory in Wolverhampton. I seem to remember the bike's name was Elswick.
4) Richard Statham - a new thread:
How many remember the showing of the film, "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" with Malcom Sargent conducting? This film was discussed on Radio 4 the other day and although I've never seen it since I remember it well.
I remember also that Bob Marshall was able to make a very fair rendition of the brass section following the film, just using his voice as a horn. I wonder if he remembers that also.
And Samuel Barber's "Adagio For Strings" was played on a gramophone, yes, one of those, in the Great Hall which was the first piece of classical music to give me such pleasure that I never forgot it. That too, is played regularly on Classic FM.
And the film, "Hedging and Ditching" was obviously considered such an uplifting and educational film - boring, I should say - that we were shown it as was the girl, later to be my wife, in a girls' High School in Surrey at much the same time. Anyone else remember these items?
5) Patrick Delaney informs me that his old friend of KS days, Gian Piero Padulazzi had died. It is always with sadness that I add another name to the Memoriam page. He died in Stresa, Italy on 28th May this week
21 May 2012 (UD12/14)
1) Deleted as obsolete.
2) Richard Statham has added another anecdote about the incident with the Kukri. If anyone else remembers this please can they add any details?
3) David Nee has sent pictures of his school uniform.
09 May 2012 (UD12/13)
1) Thanks to Nick Sweet for adding David Mossman as a School Captain.
2) Thanks to the person who suggested using the Staff names from John Mann's set of signatures - I have filled in a few more gaps.
3) Thanks to Chris King for his donation of a Sports Fixtures 1950/51 card.
4) I now have the photograph of the Lea Marston Reunion group with names. If I have any wrong please let me know so I can amend them. Also if anyone else was at the Reunion but missed the picture will they too let me have their names?
5) Thanks to Keith Lewis for donating boys and Prefect's scarves, ties, badges and some pictures. They will be appreciated by many at Reunions. Keith is still an avid follower of the site.
6) I have included a link from the Reunion 2012 Report to a few pictures I have selected from some Patrick Delaney sent me.
7) I have adedded links from School Documents 7 to a Scout Card of Colin Fry, letters to Manos Ignatiadis father and Iain Cameron's letter to his parents.
8) Fahim Ahmad joins us bringing membership up to 80 Old Boys and 5 Friends of KS. He and his younger brother Fazal were at KS 1963-66. Please let me know if you would like his email address in advance of the KS July email list.
He says: "One major benefit of school was compulsory sports Sat & Wed afternoon plus cross country runs. This helped my stamina and fitness. I still play squash with my coach, a 22 year old No 6 ranked national champion who says I give him a tough time after beating me! Also strict regimentation helped discipline my life."
01 May 2012 (UD12/12)
1) Alwyn Hawkes answers Chris King (UD12/09) below:
Apart from yourself, the late Terry Smith and David Willis, the other members of the trip to France were Roger Davis, Bennett and Al Hawkes.
2) Thanks to Angus McLellan for giving me a dozen more names to add to the Register, plus a little more information about others. This brings the current total to 624.
3) The April 2012 School Reunion was another success. Please see my Reunion Report with photos of the day.
20 April 2012 (UD12/11)
1) Thanks to Laurie Markes, Bob Curtis, Manos Ignatiadis and Angus McLellan for helpful comments on Malcolm Stacey's photographs. I have amended the pictures. Still a few names missing. Ed
2) Thanks also to Patrick Delaney for clearing up some errors & ommissions.
3) Alwyn Hawkes would like to know the surnames of the masters whose initials were:
HLB Art 1949
JHG Geography 1952
JNW French 1947/48
What the actual initials were for "Wat" Tyler - Maths 1953-56
4) I have added a few more names to the Attendance Register and some forenames - taken from the Friends Reunited website - hopefully the people concerned have not added to the wrong school!
5) Added picture of Tony Hanks to Personal Collections.
6) Added a picture in Colin Fry's Personal Collection - an advanced Exam Results letter. (I found Mr. Scott's name in this and some teaching subjects. Ed.)
7) Leafing through the Staff Attendance Register! I found a "Miss O Stenson-Stenson", who was allegedly a Housekeeper. Someone must have told me this at some time, but I have no recollection of it - can anyone help please?
8) Just out of interest there are now a massive 1700 pictures (not counting the 'thumbnails') and 300 pages of information on the site - some of the pages being very long if they are for example a year's worth of Updates.
9) I have added in a page for the School Captains/Head Boys from within the Attendance Register.
15 April 2012 (UD12/10)
1) Malcolm Stacey has found a number of interesting photos of his time at KS. He mentions a School Photo taken perhaps 1964/65 - does anyone recall this and if so do they have a copy please? Can you suggest names for any not shown, especially the 5th form picture and the Swimming? It would be interesting too to identify the lad eating the jam tarts in the Great Hall! Ed
2) Alwyn Hawkes has been comparing names of boys on School Photos and from his memories against the Attendance Register. I have made these corrections and where the person has died made a link to the Memoriam page. The result is that we have over 600 people listed including 26 new ones suggested by Alwyn. A few years ago Alwyn estimated that there must have been about 700 pupils over the 20 years at Sherborne.
If you find that one of your contempraries is not listed please give me their names - even if you cannot remember their forename or their dates of attendance and I will include them. Also if in looking in the Memoriam page you can fill in any gaps it would help.
3) I have also amalgamated Alwyn's list of teachers and other staff with the sheet I had previously. I would like to see them in a Time Line if anyone is up for that!
4) Peter Stern says:
"With regards to the 1950 photo...(it is) Whitting in the seated row list...
At some time during my stay at KS, JHM introduced 'Monitors' to 'police' day-to-day activities and ensure proper behaviour in school. For some unknown reason, I was selected to be one, but after a while I was told that I had not separated my association with my friends sufficiently, and it was Whitting who was given the task of "persuading" me to resign!"
08 April 2012 (UD12/09)
1) Chris King responds to (UD12/07 item 3):
I must agree with Patrick Delaney - he (Mr Brooks) never had control in any French lesson at all. When I left school in the summer of 1951-he took the first school trip to France. As the only pupil that had left the school completely - he had no control of me at all. The only people that I can remember that went on that trip were the late Terry Smith and David Willis from Malmesbury - the latter not at all interested in joining the ranks of the old boys.
It was a disaster - it was organized by an Italian company (whose father had a boy at the school). I remember one night somewhere in the Loire region of France when we had no beds to spend the night in. Is there anyone within the old boys net that went on this trip that I cannot remember?
2) Richard Hole asks:
"Does anyone recall the fight between Bennett and Smith - one was attempting to wrestle and the other to box?"
3) Bill Marshall says:
"Fascinating to see how the tone changes with time. I was fortunate in that my experience was of a beautiful place in perfect order and staffed by some excellent people. I recall many very contented times and good fellowship, although I rarely met anyone from there after leaving."
4) Thanks to the many people who made suggestions for School Captains:
Kingsholme:
1943 John Sweet
1944 -?-
1945/46 Peter Pfaff
1946/47 -?- Forcey?
1947 -?-
King's School:
1947 Peter Miles
1947/48 JB Whiting
1948/49 (Anthony) "Bollom" Hallam
1949/50 John Crook 1
1950/51 Albert Isseyegh
1951/52 Pat Crook 2
1952/53 Tony Barnes 1
1953/54 Alwyn Hawkes
1954/55 Peter Cayton
1955/56 John Bunting & Peter Lishman
1956/57 John Cato??
1957/58 Jean Ades
1958/59 Keith Lewis
1959/60 Brian Bolton & Peter Russell
1960/61 David Moss
1961/62 Brian Clifford
1962/63 Pano Ignatiadis
1963/64 T/Dan Chitravimol??
1964/65 Anthony Prestage 2
1965/66 M Webb
1966/67 R Johnson
1967 Charlie Spragg
I based many of the above on their appearance in the school magazine of that year, however from talking to 2 of Head Boys/School Captains (Alwyn Hawkes and Brian Bolton) a couple of facts came up that make the above list just a little bit iffy:
1- Magazines were not produced at the same time of year, that is some were in Autumn, others in Spring or else in Summer Terms; due to not having enough contributions.
2- A Head Boy/School Captain did not necessarily serve for a whole year. I know of one appointment where the boy was sacked, as were Prefects from time to time.
Should anyone have further suggestions please let me know.
4) Bob Main has changed his 'Now' picture on Then and Now page.
5) Just in time for the 2012 Reunion I now have a picture of the 2011 Reunion photo! Hopefully I have most of the names right!
26 March 2012 (UD12/08)
1) For anyone interested in the history of Sherborne House and its earlier inhabitants, there is an eBook with many pictures about the Lords Sherborne. "Lord Sherborne" By E. K. Vyhmeister
2) I have had contact from David Nee (Ngai) (KS1964-65). He has a number of memories under Anecdotes, a few photos in Personal Collections, and a recent photo in Then and Now. He adds: "My family name is Nee, based on Mandarin and while I was at King's, it was spelled Ngai, as was pronounced in Cantonese." When at school David came from Hong Kong, he now lives in Toronto, Canada.
I wonder if any of the boys who were there in 64-65 had any anecdotes to share? (If anyone would like David's email address please let me know. Ed.)
3) I am going to have a list of Head Boys - not because they had that status - but because their names may prompt other memories. Can anyone fill in the blanks please. They may also know which years they spanned eg. "43/44". Ed.
See amended list above (UD12/09)
19 March 2012 (UD12/07)
1) David Wright:
I was at KS the same years as Peter Stern and remember Mr Brookes. He was a tall man, as far as I remember, seemed to have little confidence in himself and yes, he was the French master. I was not invited to see his TV.
As to the Pampas Grass, boys were banned from the farmland on the far side of the weir after the grass was set alight. I got the blame for it and it wasn't me that set it on fire! I wonder if whoever did set it alight would own up now!
I remember Peter Bailey, was he a 'Peter?' And someone being taken from class one afternoon because his parents (and he) were emmigrating to Bishop's Aukland, New Zealand.
Then there was Fred Bates, forever mowing the lawn with that Allen Autoscythe machine with the reciprocating blades.
Was there someone other than Peter Stern whose surname was David (possibly Martin first name) and who became a gardener in the Nursery after he left the school? I remember this guy had the surname David and he was Welsh, dour; large in a muscular sort of way like a rugby forward, had curly hair and was sunburned. Maybe he was a hired hand. Perhaps he rented a bit of the garden off JHM.
2) Richard Statham:
"I do also remember the pampas grass incident and was also one of those involved, though I don't remember a caning for it."
3) Patrick Delaney:
adds a couple of Anecdotes about Mr Brookes. He begins:
"Yes, I remember poor Mr Brooks. He had no control whatever..."
26 February 2012 (UD12/06)
1) Dieter Marx says:
I just found a photo which was taken during a trip to Scotland together with my brother Christopher and one of his friends when he came to fetch me at KS the day I left the school. It was the autumn 1951. The car was a WW2 amphibious Volkswagen! I was wearing the Scouts outfit then (I had joined the Scouts under Mr. Thompson). Actually I`m still looking for a cap with the Scouts insignia as I`m wearing on this photo. Can anyone help?
Something else I remember: We had a teacher by the name of Brooks who taught French. He had the first television set, and when good notes were produced, we were invited to his room to have a look at the new wonder. Anybody remember Mr Brooks?
2) Peter Stern (1949-52) adds his name to the site membership. I have opened an Anecdote page for him. He says:
Of Alwyn Hawkes - Sport and Leisure: "I was not very sporty but I can remember the agony of the Cross-country run!"
Of Alwyn Hawkes - Organisation and Discipline: "Has anyone ever considered that the intercom wires could have been cut by a member of staff!"
A mention of Chris Marx's vehicle in his own Anecdote.
Does anyone remember a situation when someone cut or broke down some Pampas Grass down by the weir on the Sherborne Brook? I can remember that several boys, including myself, were interrogated by JHM which resulted in some canings.
Bailey from the 1949 School Photo (front row) was related to the inventer of the 'Bailey Bridge' - can anyone confirm?
19 February 2012 (UD12/05)
1) I have corrected 74 'bad links' on the site - I did this using Xenu's Link Sleuth so if you were one of the people who had clicked on something and only got a '404' - please re-visit the page or picture and hopefully it will be fixed. Please don't be shy, just drop me an email if you cannot link to a picture or page or would like help to find something.
2) Rex Lerego says:
'The McClellen Letters' are a very interesting addition. I remember with vivid embarrassment a heated exchange concerning 'extra fruit' It seemed such a silly thing to argue about and only involved a few pennies, but dad had decided enough was enough...
The letter about the poor French results also rings true, Mosey's statement about bringing in a new Master to improve matters made me smile. I managed a fantastic 3% in my final term in French, awarded by Jaques d'Clem (Mr. Clemo) Anyone remember him? Recently there was a Clemo on University Challenge, looked a lot like Jaques, perhaps a grandson ??
My wife has taken an interest in my last comments regarding my school days, and... eventually found my King's School report book and discovered that my memory is a bit questionable. In mitigation I would say that this is the first time I have actually read the report.
It turns out that I did in fact manage somehow to extricate myself from the primordial soup of 4b and went into 4a where in my final term I was ranked at 4th position out of the class of 19 boys. My first thoughts are that - if I was really 4th, those others must have been especially dim or alternatively (and more likely) Mr. Mosey doctored the report in an effort to convince my dad that another term's fees would be worth the investment. It would be interesting to hear how many other boys were told they were in 4th place. Either way, I prefer my memory to the actual facts!
Between us Andrew Tillet and I conclude that our similar reports containing the magic phrase " Loves his Rugby, could try harder at everything else" was more or less the norm.
3) Deleted as obsolete.
5th February 2012 (UD12/04)
1) Mike Taylor:
Liked Rex's comments - never thought of it like that - his thoughts are probably the same for most of us at that time.
2) Many thanks to Angus McLellan for sending me a series of letters, correspondence between his father and JHM and a few others - 1961 to 66. I have interspersed them within the 'Dear Parents...' as was and renamed the pages simply 'Dear...' I have done this to give a different perspective and preserve continuity at the same time.
I encourage you to read them, including those of you who have already viewed these pages; the letters reveal some interesting points.
27 January 2012 (UD12/03)
1) Laurie Markes:
This is really stretching the memory a bit but as I recall Jack Lee was indeed a US citizen. He certainly travelled on a US passport and his family lived in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. I think his Mother was French Canadian, possibly with Cree blood, hence the connection with Cross Lake in Manitoba. He certainly stressed the French Canadian and Catholic side of his antecedents and was completely fluent in French. He was as I recall also a qualified surgeon (and a FRCS) and came to Kings after a family tragedy. I don't recall Jack ever slapping anyone but that could have been after I left!
2) Rex Lerego (KS 1960-62) joins the list; he says:
I have very mixed feelings about my school days but do have very fond memories of my time at Sherborne. Being a late starter at 13 and being pulled out at short notice by my parents when it was apparent that the School was in severe difficulties; I left in the mass Exodus with my education interrupted again.
I languished in form 4b for most of my time at school and was expecting to 'progress' to 4a or even lower 5c at some stage; alas it never happened and I left school without any formal qualifications...
The disappointment my parents felt over their 'poor' investment into academic education was more than made up for by the self reliance, maturity and confidence I had gained from surviving the system. Anything I had gained from the experience was due entirely to my classmates and friends...
3) Brenda and Brian Wellstead sent scans of the Inventory on Sherborne Park Nurseries (1968.) I have added the scans to the end of School Documents.
Tuesday 24th January 2012 (UD12/02)
1) Stephen Heard informs:
Jack Lee came from Cross Lake, Manitoba. He liked to tell stories about the Cree Indians living in that area.
2) Brenda Wellstead has added some more information. Plus a few photos of the Wellstead family. The pictures circa 1965 may be of interest to those who worked in the Gardens. She also poses a question.
3) I have had an email from Steve Cottle (KS 1967-68) he now lives in Houston TX. He says:
"I was 13 or 14 when I came to Kings School. After the dismissal of the students I went, along with several other boys whose names escape me, with one of the teachers, a Mr Lee (... he was a Canadian, red headed, somewhat short of stature, had a penchant for slapping the students, of which I was the recipient on several occasions!) who secured admission for us to a school in Thatcham, near Newbury, named Crookham Court. He also moved there and taught for many years."
"Mr Humphries (referring to 2 others in his dorm'. Ed) ... We got into an argument on the football pitch and he bloodied my nose. I think we got along OK after that! Mr Karim (#2) played football also. I can hear his constant chatter "If you need! If you need!", because no one would pass him the ball! I knew the feeling--no one would pass me the ball either! Football was a skill I didn't develop until the next school (Crookham Court). I vaguely remember Mr Gorden & Mr Aldridge, but the rest is quite a blur. By the way, is Mr Lee still among us? I would figure him to be no less than late 70's at this time."
4) I note from documents Angus McLellan sent me that in the "Essential Notes" sent to parents seeking to send there boy to KS that the school capacity was 140; but by Summer Term 1967 there were only 56 pupils on the Dormitory List! Also the "Senior Master," has stated "No changes will be made," yet a change has been made! Is this a case of 'do as I say and not as I do?'
5) Researching Crookham Court where some boys went after KS closed, I found this interesting page (I cannnot vouch for links on the page;) 'frying pan' and 'fire' come to mind. Ed
11 January 2012 (UD12/01)
1) Welcome to your first Update of 2012. Thanks to the interest shown by Old Boys, past and present, the site is now in its 10th year.
2) Laurie Markes has provided some new pictures: two in Personal and two in Drama '12th Night (1963)' and 'Julius Caesar (1965).'
3) I had a very interesting phone call today, Wednesday, from Brenda Wellstead, wife of Brian Wellstead who managed the Sherborne Park Nurseries (generally referred to by the boys as simply "The Gardens.") Brenda and her family now live in Canada.
Her relections are quite long so I have given her her own page as a "Friend of KS" under Anecdotes. She fills in a lot of gaps and corrects a few things for us. She has also promised to send some pictures. She is an avid reader of the site and will I am sure respond to comments made by Old Boys.
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