Neil,
Your recent potted history of some of our old masters was very interesting.I was surprised to see that Mr. Voce was a Jap POW. He was a very kind and caring man particularly to us as a 1st Form. I wonder if he was connected to the cricketing family which played pre war, mainly for Essex. One of the Voce clan played for England as a fast bowler. I am not sure whether this career went back to the BODY LINE days of the early 30's. I seems that many of our masters must have come into teaching under the scheme, which today would be fast track, which enabled non graduates to train as grammar school teachers. I guess another would have been Mr. Wilks, Do your sources give a clue to his history, I also wonder about Messrs Anthony, Wray and Hamer.
We know that Mr. Daws was a Master in War time. Who was the very clever man who taught Physics (Room was next to the Dining Hall) Poor chap was brilliant at his subject but could not control a class. There was another gentleman next door to Hicks Room who taught French and could not keep control. Does anyone one remember the fellow who I think taught English and was mad on Thames Sailing Barges. His room was opposite Mr. Hicks. I cannot remember who was in the room next door and opposite A Packington and the staff room. I can imagine Sluice as a spy or intelligence bod. Interesting that all we have talked about appear to have been in the Army, no naval or RAF types
I found some reports recently which were signed by Cox and were not too complimentary about my efforts. His predictions came true the following year after the O Level results.
I wonder if anyone remembers visiting the Brixton Astoria in its latter days?
Did any of you Bermondsey boys go to the Trocadero, Elephant and Castle?
My parents had ambitions for me to go to Battersea Grammar but this did not work out. As I remember that they applied to Archbishop Tennyson, Wilson's and a school just by Clapham Common whose name I forget. I had friends who attended Battersea Grammar and one who was at Battersea Central and went on to the grammar later. He probably got in since his brother was ex 6th Form and went on to St. John's College, Cambridge.
Enough of this rambling its dinnertime. Regards Ian
Your recent potted history of some of our old masters was very interesting.I was surprised to see that Mr. Voce was a Jap POW. He was a very kind and caring man particularly to us as a 1st Form. I wonder if he was connected to the cricketing family which played pre war, mainly for Essex. One of the Voce clan played for England as a fast bowler. I am not sure whether this career went back to the BODY LINE days of the early 30's. I seems that many of our masters must have come into teaching under the scheme, which today would be fast track, which enabled non graduates to train as grammar school teachers. I guess another would have been Mr. Wilks, Do your sources give a clue to his history, I also wonder about Messrs Anthony, Wray and Hamer.
We know that Mr. Daws was a Master in War time. Who was the very clever man who taught Physics (Room was next to the Dining Hall) Poor chap was brilliant at his subject but could not control a class. There was another gentleman next door to Hicks Room who taught French and could not keep control. Does anyone one remember the fellow who I think taught English and was mad on Thames Sailing Barges. His room was opposite Mr. Hicks. I cannot remember who was in the room next door and opposite A Packington and the staff room. I can imagine Sluice as a spy or intelligence bod. Interesting that all we have talked about appear to have been in the Army, no naval or RAF types
I found some reports recently which were signed by Cox and were not too complimentary about my efforts. His predictions came true the following year after the O Level results.
I wonder if anyone remembers visiting the Brixton Astoria in its latter days?
Did any of you Bermondsey boys go to the Trocadero, Elephant and Castle?
My parents had ambitions for me to go to Battersea Grammar but this did not work out. As I remember that they applied to Archbishop Tennyson, Wilson's and a school just by Clapham Common whose name I forget. I had friends who attended Battersea Grammar and one who was at Battersea Central and went on to the grammar later. He probably got in since his brother was ex 6th Form and went on to St. John's College, Cambridge.
Enough of this rambling its dinnertime. Regards Ian
