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- On arrival
at the School, aged 8. being taken in
hand by the dragon, Nanny Huckle;
- That Jack
of All Trades, Beesley. who lived by the
side of the school in Cross Street;
- The rolling
pin lovingly made in Woodwork, classes.
Not given to baking;, it comes into its
own for tenderising steak and dealing
with burglars;
- The 'Hall'
trebling as assembly room, gymnasium and
theatre:
- The trip to
Paris (year ?) Highlights: the top of the
Eiffel Tower and Versailles. A model of
Sacre Coeur still stands on the
sideboard. London at yet unknown!
- The whole
School lining the then private road
inside Knowsley Park gates at the other
side of St Helens Road from the school -
waving flags and cheering as King VI and
Queen Elizabeth drove by during their
visit to the north-vest in (?) 1937;
- Being
caught during misbehaviour on the trolley
bus outside Taylor's ironmongery shop on
the Liverpool to Warrington road. The
shop has gone.........wh«t happened to
Taytor?
- Wondering
what the grass quadrangle was really for?
- The use of
the wooden ramp, the 'inclined plane' of
the obstacle race, as an apron stage in
the Hall. Was this a coincidence of
dimensions or a 'deep finesse'?
- Sykes, who
taught French briefly ...and left;
- Tennis on
the concrete playground and being
handicapped by the diagonal slope and
sore feet;
- Nerissa's
scene-closing speech being cut by the
operator of the lighting dimmer; (the
author played Nerissa and Andreas
Priestland must accept responsibility as
Chief Grip. Ed.)
- The slowly
spreading smile of Eddie Wood (almost
conveying disbelief} on hearing of a
certain pupil's 'Credit' in Maths:
- The
Prefects' Party given by Mr Briggs at his
house. Cities or towns were to be
represented cryptically on a label worn
on the breast. John Chant sported, 'A
Piece of Wood', (Deal)
- After being
officially refused permission to organise
a rugby team, participating in the 1st
XI's proud record of: Played 8, Won 7.
Drawn 1 in the season 1939-40 with 'Roly'
Turner as Trainer/Coach. The Liverpool
Shield Competition had been suspended for
the duration of hostilities;
- Jack Smith
arriving always 'very well turned out'
wearing a chalk-striped, double-breasted
suit; the elegance - the only possible
word to use in view of the stark
utilitarianism of the rest of the school
- the elegance of the new library, and
the sheer delight of using it for private
study.
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