Philip E Nash died in 1968 from heart trouble, which had caused him to retire early from Denstone College in 1967.
Continue reading “Philip Nash”H N N Waterman
Laurie Bates, apparently an Old Boy but of whom we have no record, wonders why no mention is made of Mr Waterman, who was a Latin Master at the School. Anyone remember him?
Continue reading “H N N Waterman”Ben Atkin
B C (Ben) Atkin died in 1966.
Continue reading “Ben Atkin”A V Kiley
Mr A V Kiley taught Metalwork for some years at the School until leaving in 1966 was appointed Headmaster of an Infant and Junior School in Rochester in 1970.
The School Song
by John Gaskin (c. 1955)
John Gaskin writes:
The precise origins and authorship of the School Song (see Newsletter 4) were never known to more than a tiny handful of people: F C Lay and Jimmy Soulsby are long since dead, and it would be a pity for the knowledge to perish unrecorded with me.
Continue reading “The School Song”Malcolm Williams’ Rare Poetic Talent
by Richard Coleman (1953-60)
Richard Coleman (53-60) writes:
In my memory Malcolm’s most singular claim to fame came during an English lesson in 2A.
Continue reading “Malcolm Williams’ Rare Poetic Talent”Introduction of Rugby into the School
by John Everett (1927-36)
John Everett (1927-36) writes:
“I joined the School (aged 7) in September 1927, when the main sport was Association Football and the School had a strong 1st XV. This continued to be the case until the early 1930s, when Mt T H Fallows, a mathematics teacher, decided to try and introduce rugby.
Continue reading “Introduction of Rugby into the School”The School in Wartime
Writer unknown (1941-45)
When originally published Mike Chew apologised that he had temporarily mislaid the name of the author of this item, but would acknowledge its provenance in due course, which he never did. “Sua culpa”, as he said at the time.
Continue reading “The School in Wartime”COHS in Wartime 1940-45
by Brian Gumm (1940-45)
Brian Gumm (1940-45) writes:
Looking back over some sixty years or more, my recollection of the COHS in war time was surprise that the process of education proceeded in a more or less orderly fashion with few interruptions due to the war raging across Europe.
Continue reading “COHS in Wartime 1940-45”Three Memories
from Jim Fleetwood (1946-51)
Jim Fleetwood (1946-51) writes:
“I was just looking, quickly, over the COSA website and thought I would pass on a few memories from my schooldays. These are, in fact, culled from correspondence with Mike (Jeff) Jeffery. The vague “We” is used to protect the not-so-innocent.
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