Category: Schooldays

Longer reminiscences by Old Boys

Mr McCready

by Bryan Beames (1945-50) Bryan Beames (1945-50) of Fielding, New Zealand 5600, writes: “Thanks for the update on the web. I had hoped to see a reference to Mr. McCready at some stage and also to the student teachers about whom I wrote some time ago. As I said at the time, one of the… Continue reading Mr McCready

COHS in the late 1940s

by Bryan Beames (1945-50) Bryan Beames (1945-50), now living in New Zealand, reminisces: Living in Cowley (I knew Alan Trinder who lived in the next street) I attended St. Christopher’s School and passed the scholarship exam, the last time it was held I believe before it became the 11 plus exam. My parents duly received… Continue reading COHS in the late 1940s

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

The COHS Double Bass

by Philip Gammage (1947-54) Philip Gammage (1947-54) writes: “Does anyone know what happened to the COHS Double bass? I played it (on loan from school) until 1954, when I left school. It was a plain ‘German style” four string bass, with sloping shoulders and a flat back…no provenance inside. It had been played before me… Continue reading The COHS Double Bass

Playground Cricket

by T E Lawrence (1896-1907) T E Lawrence (1896-1907), writing in the OHS magazine, July 1904This is the earliest piece of writing that can definitely be ascribed to Lawrence, although a companion piece titled ‘Playground Football’ and signed ‘Goalpost’ had appeared in the March 1904 issue of the O.H.S. Magazine, and was written in a… Continue reading Playground Cricket

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