1964 Panoramic School Group Photo - City of Coventry Boarding School

Previous attempts to put this very long photo on line is sections have resulted in 'missed out' bits.

Here, thanks to Dean Revell, is the photo in 7 sections and some additional zoom-ins on the staff.
Each sections is a little bit overlapped at each side to avoid missing anyone out or only showing half of them!

Pic 1

Back Row L to R 1? / 2? / 3? / 4? / 5? / 6 Frank Dutton / 7? / 8 Ian Woolridge

2nd Row Down L to R 1? / 2? / 3? / 4? / 5? / 6 Brian Duynstee / 7 Stuart O'Halloran / 8 ? / 9 Christopher Burrows.

3rd Row down L to R 1 David (Texas) McGarry / 2 Hamish Wilson / 3 David Partridge / 4? Terry Hobson / 5 Alfred Novak / 6 Graham Baker / 7 Martin Lumley / 8 Roger Andrews / 9 David Allen /

Botton Row L to R 1 Martin Pickering ? / 2? / 3? / 4? / 5? /

Pic 2

Top Row 1 L to R Frank Dutton/ 2? / 3 Ian Woolridge/ 4 John Hesketh / 5 Dragan Gajic? / 6? / 7? / 8? / 9? / 10? /

2nd row down L to R 1 Brian Duynstee / 2 Stuart O'Halloran / 3 Chrisopher Burrows / 4 Charles Joyce / 5 Richard Clarke/ 6 Bosworth? / 7 David Mansell / 8 Julian Starling (Spadge) /

3rd row down L to R 1 Martin Lumley / 2 Roger Andrews / 3 David Allen / 4 Wallis / 5 ? / Robin Hemer / 7 John Owen / 8 Mrs Judith Chopping School Nurse /

Bottom Row L to R 1? / 2 ? / 3 Keith Wallis? / 4 Paul Stanislaws  / 5 /  / 6 ? /

Pic 3

Back Row L to R  1 ? / 2 ? / 3 Stephen Hymer / 4 Paul Tranter? / 5 ? / 6 ? / 7 Jerzey Dziubek / 8 Donald Worsley / 9 ?

2nd row down L to R 1? / 2 Terrence Woods / 3? / 4 Michael Rowsell / 5 ? / 6 Alec Hudson/ 7 Omerick /

3rd row down STAFF L to R 1 Mrs Chopping Nurse / 2 & 3 Mr & Mrs Webb (Bursar) / 4 Mr Hudson (German)/ 5 Ronald mathews Maths and Biology & Scout Master / 6 Mr Harper English / 7 Rev. D A Williams Divinity, English, History, Librarian, Deputy Housemaster.

Bottom Row L to R 1 ? / 2 ? / 3? / 4 ?/ 5 ?

Pic 4

Top Row L to R 1 Donald Worsley / 2 ?/ 3 Michael Storer / 4 ? / 5 Malcolm Carroll / 6 Stuart Cochran / 7? / 8 Roger Taylor ? / 9 Roland Beresford / 10 ?

2nd Row Down L to R 1 Omernick / 2 ? / 3 Peter Lund / 4 Glen Marsh / 5? / 6 Lech Wicikowsky / 7 Dean Revell / 8 ? 

3rd row down L to R STAFF 1 Rev. D A Williams  / 2 Rev James Lovett Divinity & Music & Cross Country / 3 Kenneth Williams History & Deputy Head/ 4 George Parker - Headmaster/ 5 Gordon Place Woodwork Deputy House Master / 6 Alan Thorne Maths Physics Housemaster - later Deputy Head/ 7 Glyn Roberts PE/ 8 Terry Walker Art

Bottom Row L to R 1 Chrisopher Appleby / 2 ? / 3?  / 4 Stephen Tearse/ 5  ?

Pic 5

Top Row L to R 1 Peter Land? / 2 ? / 3 Richard Ward / 4  Mick Lovatt / 5 Anthony Rogers / 6  Trevor Teasdel / 7 ? / 8 ? / 9 ? / 10 ?

2nd Row Down L to R 1 ? / 2 ? / 3 Peter Wan / 4 Nigel Underwood / 5 Phil Stevenson / 6  Trevor Williams / 7 ?/ 8 Ralph Aldhous / 9 ?

3rd row down L to R STAFF mostly 1 Terry Walker Art/ 2 Taffy Powell Geography / 3 ? / 4 Matron Mrs Richardson / 5 Mrs Williams / 6 Cook / 7 Colin Eades headboy / 8 ?

Bottom Row 1 ? / 2 ? / 3  ? / 4 Alan Packham / 5 Francesco Fasulo  / 6 ?

Pic 6

Top Row L to R  1 ? / 2 ?/ 3 ? / 4 ? / 5 ? / 6 ? / 7 ?

2nd row down 1 Mick Bridgewater / 2 Stuart McDonald / 3 Peter Shepherd / 4 Michael Burns / 5  Anthony Shuttleworth

3rd Row Down 1 Colin Eades / 2 ? / 3 David Hayden / 4 John Thomas / 5 Michael Holland / 6 ?

Bottom Row  1? / 2? / 3 Roy King? / 4? 

Pic 7

Top Row L to R 1 ? / 2 ? / 3 John Vark? / 4 ? / 5 ? / 6 ? / 7 Mark Mattocks 

2nd Row Down 1 Anthony Shuttleworth /2 Ian Jefferson? / 3 ? / 4 ? / 5 ?  / 6 ?/ 7 David Woodward / 8 ?

3rd Row Down 1 ? / 2 ? / 3 David Knight / 4 Adrian Gatterell / 5  ? / 6 ? / 7 Michael Berry / 8 Roger Mason

Bottom Row 1 Graham Jones ?/ 2 Paul Stanislaws / 3 ? / 4 ? / 5 ? 

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Additional shots of the Staff etc.

Old School Photos Given by The Pioneer Centre

Keith Ison and Dragan (Mick) Gajic visited the Pioneer Centre ( what used tobe City of Coventry Boarding School in February 2013 and came back with a pile of old school photos. There maybe more to come and if so I'll add them in, so check back time to time for possible more photos and update on comments made on the school facebook page. Enjoy.

We think this school sign must have been a temporary one in 1957 when both the name of the school changed from Wyre Farm Camp School to City of Coventry School and also the Coventry Coat of Arms changed to reflect the idea of the Phoenix rising from the ashes after the war.

Rosemary Webb Rehill  That's the 50's. I remember the verandas looking like that and I remember that half the road was shingle in front of the ablution block.

Paul Nicholas Williamson  That's the end of the woodwork shop. The night that Dilys 'performed' on there and bless him, Gordon crept round and came into the Annexe and caught about ten of us making lewd remarks. We were only eleven but Dilys was a looker - trust me. We all got the whack as it was ten at night.

Mr Chinn - Director of Education and behind him Mr Morris - Headmaster until 1960, in the main hall, at a Sports Presentation 1958/ 60

If this is the school, it's a very early photo - no library block and and the end of the Woodwork building before they added panels to the end of the block. Possibly the school holidays when they had children from Coventry to holiday at the school during the summer. But some have questioned if it was our school. Nonetheless the photo was found at the Pioneer centre.

Keith Ison A few People have mentioned Robert Boyce on this site, he was on crutches, and one of the strongest swimmers at the school. Also on this photo front row middle Steve (spud ) Taylor
Middle row L TO R Second from left William Mcmenamin, Kevin Carolan next to Rob Boyce, Richard Harkin, back row with glasses Tony Kemp, I need some help with the other names.

Peter Melhuish Kevin Messenger on the right of Steve Taylor. Tierney to the left of Steve Taylor ????

Richard Gilhespy Me, holding the shield, to my right, I think it's Julian Ormanik (or Ormarod), to the right of Tony Kemp is Chris Burrows. I still have those swimming certificates, I'll dig them out and put them on here shortly.

Chris Burrows Just in front of me, Gary Coulter and at the other end one in, John Vark

Put this on before - Found on the Shropshire Star site from 2010 (date of the article not the picture.)

Rosemary Webb Rehill It's the original pool and that looks like Mr Morris. That water was cold!!!

Steve Webb That's Reg Morris standing near the steps at the shallow end. You had to keep your mouth closed while swimming in that water as it was a breeding pond for strings of maggots! No chemicals, (that I was aware of anyway) in those hardy days! Things improved once the new pool appeared about 1964????

Rosemary Webb Rehill Actually there were chemicals! I remember the bog glass bottles ! They kept them under Mr Morris office. I used to play under there. I remember them clearly.

Trev Teasdel - Could be the 50's but it looks like Ray Bothwell's year to me - early 60's, but i can;t be sure.

Trev Teasdel Mr Morris - (Head) on the right back.

Mick Gajic looks like Martin Hawthorn, head boy when i was there, sitting in middle blonde hair.

Paul Nicholas Williamson Martin Horobin, Trev Dodd. Trev, Martin Horobin was House Captain for Mortimer, could have been your first year at Cleobury ? Sitting, second from right. The chap with the glasses on is Stuart Graham, younger brother of Richie.

Chris Burrows To Rick's left are - I think - Stuart McDonald and Keith Hogben. To Rick's right, me and Brian Dunstee. Below Rick are Gary Coulter, then John Vark, then Gavin Ross. At the end of that row to the right is Martin Pickering and at the other end, Paul Blundell. Scout Masters, Fishy Place and Geoff Hinchliffe. Apologies if I've mis-identified anyone!

Could this be early 80's after the school closed before it was reused as a camp?

Early 80's?

Headmaster's Cottage

Early 80's?

40's or 50's - maybe these were the female teachers we've heard about.

The Kitchens.

Bryn (Taffy) Powell - Geography in the new block - possibly Coventry Evening Telegraph photo c 66 / 67

70's?

Agnes at the back - School Kitchens

A Young Mr Place squatting at the front with hat on. Back Wally Clarke pre 1955. Canoeing trip.

Michael Billings I believe this was a canoeing trip down at Stourport on Severn. Don't recognize anyone on the photo so probablly taken 1953-1954 ish.

Mr Terry Walker - then and now

Mr Place - then and now

Mr and Mrs Chopping - then and now

Mr Place singing

The Bursar after Mr Webb left in the 70's

Mick Powers This is my eldest Brother Martin doing the Long jump on the Top field where the Rugby & Athletics were held 62-63

Trev Teasdel That must have been just before i started in oct 62 as the long jump was on the bottom field by then I think. Before that Soccer was the main sport and held on the bottom field. It changed to Rugby about 1961 according to the school magazine and all athletics were held on the top field which yielded in 61 to Rugby.

TexasDave McGarry Pretty sure I came 3rd in that one.

Rosemary Webb Rehill  That looks like Terry Walker...

Michael Breslin - at the school in the 70's

Trev Teasdel - at the school in the 60's

School dance in the 70's

Even More Photos!

1958/9/Football Team 

George Forrester  - R.T.Morris, Derick Lambley, Mr Snell and Geoffrey Oxendale at the back. Second row from the left hand side:- Grant, McGee, Me, Shepard, Livingston and Graham. Front Row :- Yates, Willis, Jones, Flynn, Merry, Shipman and Wally Browning.

Paul Nicholas Williamson back right, isn't that Ritchie Graham, future head boy, Mortimer.

George Forrester - Ritchie Graham it is, and a good cricketer he was too.

Paul Nicholas Williamson and a good footie player, played in the same team as him after I left school, The Phildown Dynamoes, a few more played Barry Shipton, Ian Peebles, Chris Elkington, Brian Slater and loads more, Del Elmer who became a super star when they changed there name to Phildown Henley.

Another sports photo - possibly 1956 - 7 also with Headmaster Mr Morris in the middle back. Who are the teachers?

Paul Nicholas Williamson  Archie Lambley on the left !! That would have been the junior cross country team, under 13's as we would run in an A race and a B race in teams of 8.  Mr Tinsello (PE Teacher).

Trev Teasdel Can you explain what an A race and a b race was - ie was the younger ones and older ones and was it a different route - ie senior and junior ?? And why teams of 8 or was that arbitrary?

Paul Nicholas Williamson The A team would have the best runners in the team, as the first six from each team would count in the scoring, being clever you would put your best six in with two others, leaving you 7th and 8th runners in the B team as there star runners.Scoring would be as follows, first would be one point,second two points,third three points and so on, using your first six runners the team with the lowest points would win the team event.

Michael Billings I'm back row on the left. Between Mr Lambley & Mr Morris is John Richardson. In front of Mr Tinsello is Noel Richards & Lucas. Also in the team Yates, Snell, Browning & Pebbles.

Paul Nicholas Williamson That would have been Ian Peebles, his younger brother Alistar was in our year,both Dudley boys.

Brian Slater I rented my first colour tv from Merilect. Salesman was Alistair . I remember Ian ( think he was known as Jan) he was a good footballer and hard as nails too.

George Forrester Bottom right, kneeling down in Mick Faulkner. Tom Merry behind him, and John Bolster, right hand side back row.

Michael Billings Middle, kneeling is John Snell.

John Slevin - Kiran Naik, Willy Brown, Tim O'Grady, Mark Charlton, Mark? Bevan, Pip Hawkes, ? Kelvin Cowie, John Slevin, Pete Jennings, Johnny Castle, John Bricknell (Stanford), Ged Ostick, ? Can anyone fill in the blanks?

Peter Dawson - Paul Davies second from right back row.  Nick Bevan.

The name of the last person in the Cricket photo above is Morrissey. I think his first name was Kevin, but may be wrong. Regards, Peter Jennings.

Nigel Tuckley

Chase me Comrade 1973

Back Row L- R: Mark Harrison, Jeff Stockdale, Stephen Hill, Robert Griffin, John Harvey

Front row L-R: Nathan Johnson, Phil Herd, ?, Chris Hill, Mark Jeffery — with Nath Johnson at City of Coventry School.