Photos from Simon Peter Shirley

Trev Teasdel c 1965 / 66, in our 4th year we moved into the new block aka Senior house. The old cedar wood dorms originally had bunk beds but with the seniors now in the new building, they could spread out a bit and the old bunk beds were replaced by single beds with coloured covers.


Peter Dawson Cant be Mortimer never that tidy.

Raymond Bothwell  Bunk beds went out when I was there. 1965/6 and colour blankets were introduced, looks like my old house / Mortimer.

Peter Cobham Dudley was always tidy with Mr Chopping's regimented style.

Nigel Tuckey Hospital corners aren't very good, can't be Blount!

Peter Cobham your right Nigel, must be Mortimer.

Paul Rees Is this the Dining Hall?

Simon Peter Shirley Yes it is, I also have some new pics taken today I will load them up later.

Adrian Rosenlund Hudson yes...although i really don't remember that mural. I remember doing prep here, and the phone booth just behind where this photograph was taken...

Peter Dawson i remember more tables

Adrian Rosenlund Hudson Must have been taken near to the school closing. When i moved to Senior house, and became a '3rd year', there wasn't an intake of 1st years, and a lot of the lads that became 4th years left for other schools, for the sake of their exams, so we had basically only 2nd, 3rd and 5th years...

Paul Rees Ah, the Ablutions!!!!! Brings back a whole heap of memories!!!

Peter Dawson cold winter mornings having a wash in there

Paul Rees Trudging through the snow to find no hot water!!

Simon Peter Shirley I think this one is 1976, 77 possibly Richard Hull in the fore ground and David Harris in the back ground

Trev Teasdel That must be the metal work room - what was our Gym in the 60's.

Adrian Rosenlund Hudson Wasn't that teacher called Mr Meacham?

Think we had this one on before or if not very similar but in better condition. From the 1970's.

Shows the Gym (later metal work workshop in the 70's), water tanks and back of the dining hall and staff room. far left, the sick bay, in front of the gym / metal work place  - the class rooms and in the top right the headmaster's cottage.

Mixed Photos from the Archive

Peter Cobham In the check Jacket was I think Peter Germaine,

Rosemary Webb Rehill Yes it is! George Parker, Dilys place and Pete Germaine

Gary Marks Who else in a jacket like that lol

Trev Teasdel A regular visitor to school events during the time of Mr Rowlands - 61 - 64 - photos of him on the blog at school events - cross country etc and negotiations were going on towards new school buildings which Mr Rowlands wanted to see (which happened eventually in 65 / 66.

Peter Cobham Sing along with parents after the "it's a knockout" 1977

Steve Webb Gordon Place leading the singing???

Peter Cobham spot on Steve.

George Houguez ‎'that lion 'as eaten our Albert'........

Trev Teasdel Who's the man with the beard?

Peter Cobham Was wondering myself Trev, could he be from the village school as they put a team up too.

Dave Rowlands Yes you are right Pete he was from the school in the village

Christmas 1978 

Peter Cobham Tim Vince of course, and the only other one I know in this is myself, stripped top in the centre, head banging.

George Houguez Malcolm Marshall, far left. Is that Tony Powell in the middle?

Dave Rowlands George I think you are right yes its Tony Powell. He was the tallest in school and was a great mate - had fun in school with him and the old gang Gaz, Mark, Johnny Rotten Simon Hull, Fish, Brez just to name a few if i am right Tony got suspended for setting the fire alarms off when we all cooked toast in the senior house that we nicked from the staff room lol

Michael Breslin Pete to the right of you is Paul Baluch. In front of Tony Powell is "Edna the inebriated" and Paul Fisher in the foreground I think. 1 point for Edna's real name! Dave I wrote about Tony's demise and Trev put it on the blog!

Trev Teasdel Is that Dziubek and Mansell on the right?

Ralph Aldhous Yes and it's Rowsell on the left I think.

Trev Teasdel ‎'Taffy' Powell (Geography) at the back. Obviously camping, but where? Looks like a year or so below my year.

Raymond Bothwell It is Taffy Powell and I (Raymond Bothwell) on near right. Defo Ian Jefferson on left. The Elan Valley, 1964/5.

Trev Teasdel I was 5th form 67, these could be 4th formers.

Trev Teasdel Looks like another photo album and notice the school team pics on the wall. Was this Mr Parker's office? In 1968 Coventry lord mayor was leonard Lamb JP according to Historic Coventry site

http://www.historiccoventry.co.uk/history/mayors.php

Historic Coventry - List of Mayors & Lord Mayors

www.historiccoventry.co.uk

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Games People Played - by Charles Joyce

Charles Joyce has come up with yet another creative contribution to the site as he takes a side-ways glance at a few of the games we played.

John Hesketh 1964 - Coventry Standard

Charles Joyce and Ian Woolridge playing Conquers 1966 

Charles Joyce playing Guitar - Games People Play wasn't quite out then!

There was a chess club - at least in the very early 60's

Dean Revell (The Fonz!), Steve Tearse, Ralph Aldhous, Alan Packham

Trev Teasdel  Table Tennis was another indoor game. Peter Wan taught me to play the Chinese way - ie to hold the bat Pen holder style and do stunning spinners. It made all the difference! holding my bat the 'shake-hand' way, I didn't stand a chance against him, his spinners eluded me everytime but after he taught me the pen hold technique i quickly began to compete. He always had the edge on me but I gave a good challenge!

Here's a video explaining the technique -

Games People  - Joe South 1969

Indoor Games - King Crimson 1971

Games Without Frontiers - Peter Gabriel

Janet kay - Silly Games