1968 Intake Staff
My time at the school was spent from 1968 to 1973. Looking at this picture of most of the teaching staff taken in 1970 still conjures up some vivid memories some forty years later.
Back Row:
01. John Andrew (Tinman) – [Metalwork], 02. Colin Bagshaw (Bogwash) – [Physics], 03. John Long – [Latin], 04. David Wyatt – [Spanish], 05. John Sneyd – [Physics], 06. Alan Brewerton (Doc) – [Chemistry], 07. Robin Langton (Bumble) – [English/Literature], 08. Graham North – [History], 09. John Armstrong (Louis) – [Maths], 10. Alan Cure – [Geography], 11. John French (Frenchy) – [PE], 12. Chris Aylott – [Maths], 13. Michael Green (Ma) – [English/Economics]
Middle Row:
01. Barningham – [Office], 02. M02, 03. M03, 04. Chris Shepard (Shep) – [English], 05. Peter Dawe (Jackdaw) – [Music], 06. Harry Smith (Brab) – [Maths], 07. G.Davis (Taffy) – [Woodwork/Eng.Drawing], 08. Alan White (Chalky) – [English], 09. Brian Luckett (Chinner) – [Chemistry], 10. Robert James (Jessie) – [French/Latin], 11. Coates – [Office]
Front Row:
01. Walter Chadbourne (Walt) – [Physics], 02. Victor Roebuck (Vic) – [PE/English], 03. Ellick Ward (Ernie) – [French], 04. Hugh Wood (Woody) – [French], 05. Geoffrey Henton (Gaff) – [Geography], 06. Bill Gillion (Beak) – [Maths] *Headmaster, 07. Ron Illingworth (Ronnie) – [Geography], 08. Norman Jones – [Chemistry], 09. Ray Crowther (Joey) – [Biology], 10. Percy Barratt (Butch) – [History], 11. Elizabeth Radford (Fanny) – [Divinity/French]
Teacher |
Name |
Nickname |
Subject |
Andrew | John | Tinman | Metalwork |
Armstrong | John | Louis | Maths |
Aylott | Chris | Maths | |
Bagshaw | Colin | Bogwash | Physics |
Barratt | Percy | Butch | History |
Brewerton | Alan | Doc | Chemistry |
Chadbourne | Walter | Walt | Physics |
Crowther | Raymond | Joey | Biology |
Cure | Alan | Geography | |
Dawe | Peter | Jackdaw | Music |
Davies | David | Taffy | Woodwork |
Gillion | William | Beak | Headmaster |
Green | Michael | Ma | English |
Heath | Lewis | Chippy | Art |
Henton | Geoff | Gaff | Geography |
Illingworth | Ronald | Ronnie | Geography |
James | Robert | Jesse | |
Jones | Norman | Chemistry | |
Langton | Robin | Bumble | English |
Long | John | Charlie | Latin |
Luckett | Brian | Chinner | Chemistry |
Mart | David | Maths | |
Meadowcroft | X | Modern Maths (assistant) | |
Moore | James | Jomo | Maths |
Morgan | Dil | Wingco | Geography |
North | X | History | |
Playll | Jack | Pleb | History |
Radford | Elizabeth | Fanny | RE / French |
Roebuck | Victor | Vic | PE |
Shepard | Christopher | Shep | English |
Smith | Harry | Brab | Maths |
Sneyd | John | Sam | Physics |
Ward | Ellick | Ernie | French |
White | Alan | Chalky | English |
Wood | Hugh | Woody | French |
Wyatt | David | Spanish |
* grey simply donates that they did not teach me in the ‘B’ Class.