by Tony Phelps (c.1946) Tony Phelps writes: “I met Ronnie on the (non-professional) stage in Oxford in 1946. That was the year when I returned from war service. Having acted a bit during the war, I joined a drama group calling themselves the Theatre Players, somewhere in East Oxford. Ronnie Barker was a member, and… Continue reading Memories of Ronnie Barker
Category: Old Boys
Lists, Individual profiles of or references to Old Boys
Don Bennett (1940-45)
I left school at the end of my lower 6th year, and after working for a short time I volunteered for the R.A.F, where I trained for a number of years in electronics, Radar specifically. I can still remember freezing on top of a Valetta, changing an antenna at the time of the Berlin Air… Continue reading Don Bennett (1940-45)
The Wilson Boys
by Chris Wilson (1951-57) Chris Wilson (1951-57) writes: “I am particularly pleased to read the list of School Officers 1958-59 on page 11 of N1 featuring my younger brother, Peter Gradwell Wilson, as School Captain and House Captain of Lawrence House. Peter and I were born in India and set sail with our parents from… Continue reading The Wilson Boys
Tony Howkins
TONY HOWKINS & TONY (ARCH) ARGYLL IN OZ Arch writes: Tony Howkins lived near to me at Cumnor Hill. We worked together at the Sir Wm. Dunn School of Pathology under Lord Florey. We came to Oz on the same sloop in the same cabin to work at the Australian National University. We were both… Continue reading Tony Howkins
Who did what?
Earlier in this century, Mike Chew tried to construct a list of Old Boys still alive, in association with Malcolm Williams, that could serve as a base for the reconstitution of the school register for 1929-1966. He constructed two lists: a short one with just names and perhaps a job title, and a second which… Continue reading Who did what?
First Eleven Cricket
Extract from the School Magazine for July 1960: Captain: P V Strongitharm; Vice Captain: K Moore; Hon Sec: R Weaver. Played 10 Won 2 Drawn 6 Lost 2…. The best piece of batting was Jefferies’ 54 out of a total of 93 in the Past v Present match….. Moore and Burke have proved an excellent… Continue reading First Eleven Cricket
The School Play
1949 A production of “Journey’s End” by R C Sherriff, produced by Mr George Wright, was performed with the following cast: Captain Hardy – Alan Stokes; Lieutenant Osborne – John Robinson; Private Mason – James Higgins; 2nd Lieutenant Raleigh – Howard Jones; Captain Stanhope – Paul Groves; 2nd Lieutenant Trotter – Michael Sommerlad; 2nd Lieutenant… Continue reading The School Play
Lord Salter (1890-99)
March 1961 Lord Salter, after whom Salter House was named, was at the School from 1890-99, and was the first Treasurer of the Old Boys Club between 1903 and 1906. He was a Scholar of Brazenose College and took a double first. He became an Honorary Fellow of his own college and Fellow of All… Continue reading Lord Salter (1890-99)
Professor A E Jolliffe (1882-1891)
From the School Magazine, March 1961 Professor A E Jolliffe, after whom Jolliffe House was named, was a distinguished mathematician, having been an Open Scholar at Balliol. He was an Honorary Fellow of both Jesus and Corpus Christi, and in 1920 he became Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Holloway College, University of London. He… Continue reading Professor A E Jolliffe (1882-1891)
Jack Halliday (1923-33)
December 1945 We regret to report the death in an aircraft crash near Rochefort im France of Wing Commander Jack Halliday on his return home to be demobbed after service in India. A well-known figure in Oxford sport, he was captain of our School football and cricket teams, and even before leaving school had found… Continue reading Jack Halliday (1923-33)