1914-1918 The Great War
Tag: Boys/Pupil Lists
May 1966 The Final Concert
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, iii JULY 1966 No. 186 On the whole this has been a very successful year for the School as far as music is concerned.
A Rubbing of the War Memorial 1939-45
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ii APRIL 1966 No. 185 The photograph below is a wax rubbing of the Second World War memorial tablet which is situated on the landing of the main staircase of the School next to the First World War memorial tablet.
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.
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).
“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:
“The Forum Presents”
by Malcolm Williams (left 1960) “The Forum Presents” is mentioned twice on the “News of Old Boys”, once by Malcolm Williams (left 1960) and once by David Green (left 1953). How many versions of the Forum Presents were there? Malcolm Williams has responded very quickly:
George ‘George’ Wright
COHS in Wartime 40-45 Brian Gumm writes: “It is strange the things that stick in one’s memory after sixty years.
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 Vol LII iii July 1960 No 169 Captain: P V Strongitharm; Vice Captain: K Moore; Hon Sec: R Weaver.