A very early photograph on the school entrance steps from the time of Headmaster Ballard
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Norway honours composer
OXFORD MAIL – Wednesday January 8th, 2003, p13 by Monica Sloan
Noted musician wins knighthood
AN ACCLAIMED musician and composer from Oxford has received a knighthood from the King of Norway.
Continue reading “Norway honours composer”Ronnie Barker joins the school
A fascinating snippet of school history.
Alan Trinder (1944-51) submits photos of these 2 pages of the school acceptance register for September 1940.
Continue reading “Ronnie Barker joins the school”The WW2 Memorial
The school’s WWII Memorial is located in the Oxford Community School (previously the Oxford School, previously to that Southfield School and now the Spires Academy).
Continue reading “The WW2 Memorial”John Drinkwater (1899-1903)
John Drinkwater (1888-1937) was born in Leytonstone, the son of an actor.
Continue reading “John Drinkwater (1899-1903)”“Journey’s End”
by Ron Baker (c.1949)
Ron Baker (c.1949) writes:
Further to Ted Bown’s reference to “Journey’s End”, the play was produced by George Wright and performed on 2nd to 5th February 1949. The cast:
Continue reading ““Journey’s End””A Memory of Mike Winters
by Derek Jeffs (1940s)
Derek Jeffs (1940s), at the School during the war, reminisces in the Oxford Mail about a disastrous night when he took part in a gig with the future comedian Mike Winters:
Continue reading “A Memory of Mike Winters”Memories of Ronnie Barker
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.
Continue reading “Memories of Ronnie Barker”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 Lift.
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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.
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