I Remember...
All those old Ravens attending reunion dinners or making contact are asked to record their own particularly strong memories of the school. Here are a selection of the memories recorded so far...
Jimmy Angus’s Bridge Club.
Martin Bennett 77
The Passage Game - played in the passage between the New Hall and the Stable Theatre. Laska. Napoleon.
Rob Henderson
Woodworking with Mr Poulter, his smelly glue in the basement (I still have those bookends). Wonderful summers of cricket. And great drama productions.
Jeremy Miller
Trips to Surbiton Lagoon with 6d to spend in the shop. Trips to the Natural History Museum. The interest in the Kennedy election in America.
Chris Williams 64
A boy called David farting and Mr Bevan saying “you little stinker go and have a clean up”.
Peter Horitz 63
Hadman when he was fair.
Christopher Nicholls 83
Lewis in the front row of the 1968 school photo – yawning! In front of the new headmaster Graham Hill. Not a good start!
Guy M 68
Major Herrick who was the Geography Master from about 1961 to 1963. As my father was in the Army I got on very well with him. He was fanatical about cricket and used to refer to the cricket square as the ‘holy of holies’ on to which you trod at your peril – even it seemed during a match! He unfortunately had false teeth and back in the 60’s dentistry was not what it is now; as a result he suffered from excessive salivation. In the library there was a book called ‘Eric or little by little’ by Frederick Farrar; some wise guy, who is now probably a scrabble expert, had very carefully altered the title on the red spine of the book to ‘Herrick or Spittle by Spittle’! The book remained on the shelf unaltered, and probably unread, until I left in 1964.
David Clinch 64
Mr Murdock being my form teacher in his first year!
Tim Hubbard 98
Mrs Collard’s country dancing classes. Short tennis in the New Hall – SHED! Miss Beynon - just great – still!
Clare Glover 84
Megan Harvey calling Mr Murdock ‘daddy’. Releasing the hamsters in Mr James’s class. The Cook Outs!! The bubble over the pool…whaaaat!!??
Alexandra Foot 90
The boys pinging my bra strap during geography with Mr Turner. Then taking it off and hoisting it up the flag pole! Many many good times had by all.
Lucy Schiel 83
Monsieur Moll teaching French every week using a French town plan…. ‘la piscine’ was the highlight of the lesson. Ski trip to Zell am See…ask Willie, it was awful!
Kate Bevan 92
Mr Bolan telling me his ruler was a guillotine.
Alexis Vernon 89
Breaking my arm on the Leavers’ Trip! Turner’s clogs. Defley’s extra strong mints.
Dan Stocks 87
The Rugby spirit!
Sam Collard
Mrs Parker (J3) – Prize Day every Friday for pupils who had excelled that week. J3 outings – Outwood Mill, Commonwealth Institute, Natural History Museum.
Nicholas Langston 88