The story of a successful town and gown project
Reminiscences of Wartime COHS Schooldays and Beyond by Ernest (Em) Ames (1941-46)
Firstly I was not an outstanding student academically but the “Oxford Education” has stood me in good stead through the years opening doors that would have been otherwise closed to me.
Continue reading “COHS in the early 1940s”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”Alan Trinder (1944-51) has submitted the following poem by Ronnie Barker, which appeared in a school magazine in the late 1940’s. Possibly his first foray into print? It was printed originally as one long text and we have taken the liberty of dividing it up into sense groups, as this makes it easier to read on-screen.
Continue reading “Poem by Ronnie Barker”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”
The blue plaque to commemorate comedian Ronnie Barker – who was an Old Boy of the OHS and lived at no 23 Church Cowley Road – was inaugurated on 29 September 2012. The late Mike Chew, who was then Chairman of COSA, was invited to say a few words:
Continue reading “The Ronnie Barker Blue Plaque”