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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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