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.
Continue reading “May 1966 The Final Concert”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.
Continue reading “A Rubbing of the War Memorial 1939-45”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”“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””“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.
Continue reading “George ‘George’ Wright”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 carried quite a bit more detail on Old Boys who were still alive at the time.
We reproduce his work here:
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.
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:
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