PHOTO IDENTIFICATIONS

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Note: AYLAI means "As you look at it"

If you go to the online library you can look at the school photo and ID yourself to the rest of us. Personally, I would find it very helpful if members chose, wherever possible, to I.D. themselves on school photos in the library. I am far more likely to recognise a face from the past than a name. There is an established convention in these matters (i.e. 3 from the left aylai) but perhaps Andy would be kind enough to reprise the system for the benefit of new members. (GAL)

This afternoon I was whiling away a boring hour at work and I found myself perusing the School Photographs on the web site. An old memory arose, entirely unbidden. I recall that the first of the photos in which I feature ( the 1964-65 photo ) was also the first School
Photograph which was taken during Jake Coles' reign. Possibly Jake had not taken the trouble to closely examine those which were taken at the end of Newth's reign, but at any rate we all assembled on the benches and tables in the playground, the man wound up his clockwork camera and the photo was duly taken. All was sweetness and light until the first proofs of the photo were returned to the school. These Jake DID examine thoroughly , and promptly suffered a major sense-of-humour failure due to the amount of gurning and general tomfoolery that had been going on when the photo was actually taken!
The result of this was, if I recall correctly, punishment for several of the identifiable miscreants, a sermon for the entire school, and the poor old photographer being dragged back to re-do the whole thing. Unfortunately I do not know of any surviving print of what would be a remarkable item for the library - unless of course any H.M knows different. Do any of you guys out there remember this incident, or is my memory playing tricks on me yet again? (John Bailey 1963-70)

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Your memory is spot on. God, when I think back to the pettiness and fuss over nothing behaviours I saw exhibited during those school years (all by Masters whom, I swear, had more on their agendas than fitting us out for society at large), it seems both Victorian and Vaudevillian. (Malcolm Seddon)

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Mr. V. F. Slade? 1962? or later? Isn't the teacher on the far left of row 3 in the 1962-63 staff picture the lovely Mr Baxter ? He is down as Mensinck, but I recognise him as the maths teacher Baxter. Any views ?? (Steve Byrne 63-70)

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Andy asked where Vic is on the 64-70 photos. Tim already replied about 66, can't find him on 68, but in '70 (http://snurl.com/photo1970), see photo 2, last "complete" teacher on the right.
BTW - Following my message 24480 re identifications on the 66 photo, Ash responded with some corrections, comments and asked for further corrections from the membership. A question for our esteemed librarian - as no further comments have been received, any chance of posting the identifications to the site? I will send identifications of 66ers on the 2 subsequent photos, 68 and 70, soon (Pete Isaacs)

1948 RLS SCHOOL PHOTO ...looking at my print of the 1948 photo, I make the masters' names, reading from left to right on the picture, to be: Wilson, Melnick, Tait (I think), Marshall, Schofield, French Assistant (name unknown), Newport, ANother, James (Geography), Russell-Jones, Walters, Whitmarsh,  Brooks, Fox, Ellwood, Newth, Minter (occupied Room 1 before JS Smith), Kittle, Clark (?), Saunders (Spanish), Morley, Mold, Pilling, Graham, Miss Bibby, WC Smith, R. Smith, LeMin, three secretaries, Richards, Reekie, Jenkins. Perhaps others can confirm and identify ANother. (Graham Jackman)

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1952/3 SCHOOL PHOTO; : 1952/3 photo: Picture 01 front row sitting,11th from left is D.J.Polgreen 4th row up,20th from left is Barry Middleton. Picture 02 Isn't the pr*f*ct next to the lady, Ken Saxby? (Reg Catton)

I think I can identify 20 + boys from my year ( 3rd. form), and will suggest some names next time. I assume that it's relatively easy to identify masters and pr*f*cts. The prefect sitting next to the lady is not K. Saxby ( maybe Llewllyn ?). Although Ken S. was a big lad, he would only have been about 14 at the time of this photo. I believe the eal KS can be spotted in photo #2, 5th. row, 20th position from left. Admittedly he appears to be smiling; a rather uncharacteristic expression....I wonder why. I also believe that our own great poet and raconteur MM can be identified....photo #1, 4th. row, 13th from left. Pls. note scruffy collar - I rest my case. (Terence Turner)

1952 SCHOOL PHOTO; : Photo 1: 3rd. row,from left: 11. Iverson,13.: Ken Cracknell,17.: Llewelyn? 4th. row 1.: Geoff Smith?,( Geoff, pls. correct me if this is wrong ), 3.: Alan Rendell, 8.: P.J.(Pudge) Smith, 9.: Trevor Norman, 10.: John Ainger, 14.: Jimmy Brewster ?, 15.: Mike Merry ? 6th row: 8.: James Green,14.: Richards Back Row: 5.: David Pettit Photo 2: 3rd row: 3.: Harris, 4.: Ken Parker 4th row: 5.: Alan Futter, 9.: Dave Seddon ?, 23.: Adrian Parsons. 6th row ( 3rd from top, the rows are a bit complicated here): 9.: McLean ?, 10.: Peter Mitchell ?,12.: Peter Tilbrook,13.: David Hale,(and Townsend behind his left shoulder),17.: John Durham, 20.: Ken Saxby, 21.: R. C. Holmes. Photo 3: 2nd. row; 6.: Dave Douglas, 7.: Morphew (light jacket) 4th row: 2.: Adrian Parsons, 5.: Peter Dawson, 6.: Tilbury, 7.: Peter Green, 8.: Robin Staines, 9.: Malcolm Snow 12.: Henderson ?, 13.: Ashpole, 14.: Roger Ball, 15.: Alan Williams, 18.: Ian Calvert, 19.: J. Cloke, 20.: Barry Wade ( and Weller behind them?) 21.: Tony Perry. Photo 4: 4th row: 2.: Derek Batchelor, 5.: Franklin, 9.: Ken Lawrence, 10.: Mick Bunney ?,11.: Adrian Shepherd, 14.: John Russell, 15.: Jeoff Jenkins, 20.: Terry Turner ( I feel that digitalisation has not done me justice ), 21.: Michael Knight. Teachers: starting in photo 2 with: Bell, ? , Walters, Le Min, Marshall, Schofield, ? , Brooks, Fox, Pilling, Newth, W.C ( Boggy) Smith, Morley, Holmes, Graham, Richardson, Reekie, Jones, Stan Smith, Nicholson, Lawson ?, R. Smith, Askew, Wilson, Pride, Bradshaw?, Pezey?, Thomas, Guy. (Terence Turner)

1952 SCHOOL PHOTO:: With reference to the photograph recently donated by Reginald Caton, I have my own copy and can remember the names of some of the boys and masters shown on it. This is a list of the names that I can remember, they are mostly first year boys. Front row from left: 7 R J Smith, 8 Everett, 13 Hewlett, 16 Butler, 17 A P Carter,19 Hunter,20 Fraser, 21 Barker, 22 Thorne, 23 Fretwell, 24 Barker, 25 Clifford Jolly, 26 Newman, 27 Romano, 28 Gerald Cusdin, 29 Robinson,30 Hardy, 31 Stennett, 32 Ray, 33 Trenear, 35 David Williams, 36 Peter Winder, 37 D E H Clarke, there is a gap in front of G H R Newth, the headmaster, 40 Ward, 41 Elliman, 42 Mick Jelves, 43 Neil Brookes , 44 Ian Peek, 47 David Hawkes,48 Booth, 49 Mike Tilstone, 50 Torrington, 52 Cook, 53 Robert Mills, 58 Harris, 60 Phillip Harries, 61 Keith Griffiths, 62 Van der Velde, 63 Paul Downer, 64 John Humphries, 65 Melvin Tommy, 77 Morris (2nd year) Row 2 from left: 6 Brian Hall, 34 Colin Andrews, 36 Roger Strong (second year), 47 R. Hall (between Mr. Reekie and Mr. Jones), 48 Webb, 49 Bridgeland, 50 Fraser, 51 Kingham?, 56 Robin Grady, 74 Paul? Wagstaff, 75 Peter? Wagstaff,76 Thomas. Row 3 from left: 11 Iverson(6th form), 13 Dockrell?(6th Form) Row 4 from left 19 Reginald Caton, 20 Barry Middleton, There is a short row 5 in the centre: 5 Lefley,6 Millard ,7 Seymour The masters from the left, after the ladies: Bradshaw, ?, Bell, Russell-Jones Walters, ?, Marshall, Schoffield, ?Brooks, Fox, Pilling, Newth, Smith, Morley, Holmes, Graham, Richards, Reekie, Jones, Smith, Nicholson, Wilkerson, ?, Askew, Wilson, Pryde, ?, Pezey, ?, Guy (Peter Winder)

1952 Picture 02 the prefect next to lady is not Ken Saxby (Ken Saxby)

1953/54 SCHOOL PHOTOS:  1 Grubb is correct Harris is wrong Harris is on Photo 4 3rd on left from Schoffield. 3rd on right of Grubb is Glazebrook, 5th on right is Dockerill not Cracknell

Photo 2 left of R Smith are Webber,Faithfull, Tug Wilson.   Right of Lemin Nicholson   _   _ Holmes Brookes Photo 3  Staff L to R Graham, Fox, Morley, Pezey, S.Smith, Richards,

Reekie, Melnick, Bradshaw,  Woodwork Teacher, Franklin,  _, Thomas, _, Bell

Photo 4  3rd on left from Schoffield in prefects is Harris next to him Iverson and right of Rowe is Lowe (Ken Saxby)

1953/4 SCHOOL PHOTO; I've found myself on the school photo 53/54 photo 3, 3rd row from the top 10th boy in from the right. 52/53 photo is not so clear on the site so will have to check on the original. (Walter Norton)

53/54 FRENCH SUMMER SCHOOL PHOTO:: In that picture #2 - 2nd row up 5th from left (as you look at it) John Ainger (in front of girl with check skirt) 3rd from left in first row (by side of girl with smaller check shirt) (Mick Marsden)

1953/4 FRENCH SCHOOL PHOTO: In that picture #2 - 2nd row up 5th from left (as you look at it) John Ainger (in front of girl with check skirt) 3rd from left in first row (by side of girl with smaller check shirt) Mick Marsden. (Mike Merry) I am sitting next to Ainger,and behind Mick Marsden. A few others... Photo 1: 2nd row from back,about 5th : Wynn Photo 3: 3rd row from back, 4th from left: Colin Brazier (incidentally there is a political reporter on Sky News with the same name, and I wonder if it's his son,as there seems to be a resemblance); 6th from left: Ken Lawrence. (Terence Turner)

1954 SCHOOL PHOTO; If anyone can locate 'Tug' Wilson on the 54 photo - the master with a neat moustache and a lady seated on his right, then you see above his left ear my old friend Dave Bradbrooke. Directly above Tug (i.e. above Bradbrook's right ear) is Frank Pooley. The right of Pooley is the illustrious Peter Benson. At two removes from Benson to his right in the same row is Malcolm Pattrick. But who is the card two persons to the right of Patrick -a very evocative face indeed?
In the second row from top, 11 places from the left is Malcolm Beck (who was killed in a car accident, I heard from Pete Benson). Jackman is in the 3rd row from top, 4th from the left. Firstly, the face ringed as (Harris?) is not he, in my view. But Harris is almost certainly the one in the top row directly above that 'ringed' face. All these were pupils from the 47 intake (except Harris, who was '49 & also perhaps Pooley).
How I would like to see the remainder of that photo - but even more so the photos from 1952 and/or 53. Can anyone help, please? (Robert Priddy)

1954 SCHOOL PHOTO Does anyone (e.g. MM?) remember 'Goofy' Watson ? He shows up in the second row from the back in the 1954 photo at position # 15. He always seemed rather strange, was large and irrascible, frequently in fights, and not a character to take lightly . This second last row starting at 5th from right and moving left goes like this:
RC Holmes ,Jimmy Brewster, Peter Green, Mick Marsden, Ken Saxby, Peter Mitchell ( Head Boy in 56/7), Michael Austin, Peter Loney, Moulds, Jessup, the aforesaid Watson, David Hale, Peter Tilbrook,Roger Beeching,John Georgiadis,?, Adrian Shepherd,TT,P. Friend,Mike Bunney,?,Chris Snowsill,Morphew,?,?,van Prag; behind him....Trevor Norman,Bill Ashpole,John Weston,MJ Knight,KC Knight,Jeff Jenkinson,Ian Calvert,?,Alan Bradbury,Cliff Mullett,Bob Davis,etc,.. If you look carefully, you can see that Watson is doing sth. behind or to the back of Townsend. (Terence Turner)

ID and family shame: 1954(2) - 2.4 - 1956-7(1) - 6.10 ! (Roy Wooley)

1954 SCHOOL PHOTO; In the 1954 photo I see you (Cliff Mullet) are standing in the back row between Bradbury and a chimney and then Davis,and 5 positions behind our leader. (Terence Turner)

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1954 (May) School Photo: I dug up my souvenir May 54 school photo (now,like me,somewhat worn and bedraggled!) - hoping for a memory attack. I didn't recognise John (perhaps, in view of the dates indicated by Terry and Andy, he'd left by then. However some names which were recalled after nearly 50 years, with some related memories, may be of interest to certain HM's. I'm scanning from left to right across the 2nd to 4th row from the top. Me, Sporting a full windsor knot! (The older I get, the better-looking I was!). ? Jones: Dave Brody - Excellent soccer defender and with whom I used to watch the Borough play at Brooklands. I last saw Dave in the 60's at a Howards Rotary Hoe social function at Laindon Community Centre. He was living at Stanford le Hope at the time and married to Brenda (nee Dredge) who previously lived at the Corner of Havering Road and Pettits L Nth - one of the girls with whom we associated with during evening a weekend soccer and cricket knock-abouts in Lawns Park) John Fancourt - Ist XI cricketer. I banged into John in Debenhams in the mid 80's, where we chatted over a coffee. I later saw him at KG Playing fields where he had just started a bowling spell. Attempting a 'caught and bowled' he severely damaged a hand. My last sight of him was being stretchered into an ambulance! ? Abrahams. who worked in the LB Havering Tech Dept: ? Nicholls. There's an anecdote there which I won't share! 'Goosie (or Goozie)Bruce: David Asby. Last saw Dave at my 1959 21st Birthday bash and with whom, now living near Toronto Canada, I've recently established 'Friends Reunited' contact - he's another Gooner!: ? Bowyer: Wilf Fancy, who lived in a Crow Lane small holding: Dougall Ridley, whose mather taught my wife at London Rd Primary School. I understand that Dougall's older brother, also ex-RLS, is a surgeon somewhere in Australia. Brian Peaty: ? Agar, who's Dad, I recall, was a Vet: ? Jenner, who joined the Hong Kong Police, I think; Eric(?) Chitty - another 1st XI cricketer. Bruce Radley - who I saw boarding a train I was on, at Emerson Park, but couldn't catch up with him as he dashed for s City-bound train at Romford. Mick Horton, another 1st XI criketer. Mick, as a Landscape Technician, was a LB Havering Colleague of mine. He died of a heart-attack in about 1990 and, having been advised, I was able to subscribed towards a memorial tree, which was planted in Haynes Park, Horchurch, near to where Mick lived and the lanscaping of which owed much to Mick's skills. (SHOCK! HORROR! What is the school coming to? There's someone in the ranks WITHOUT A TIE! and apparently wearing a prefect's badge!!!) But, moving on...Dave Towson - 1st XI Goalie and Wicketkeeper! John Bixby - a fellow 12th Romford scout. I saw John with his wife, again in Debenham's in about 1988. After a brief chat there was talk of meeting up but, soon after, I had the chance to move to Australia and the get-together didn't materialise. Due to a medical condition, John was walking with the aid of stick and was, by then retured, I think, from the Bank of England. John's name appears in 'Friends Reunited', but I haven't made contact again yet. Barry Wheeler is the only other person I recognise! Sad isn't it - only 19 names recalled, and some only vaguely! (Terry Hadert)

1954/5 SCHOOL PHOTO: I can identify some of the individuals in (1954/5 photo) the back rows of photos 2 and 3. Photo 2 starting tenth from the left AYLAI 10 - me, , 1 - Eric Neale, 12 - David Cooke, 13 - ?, 14 - ?, 15- Derek Murray, 16 - A., Wibberley, 17 - ?, 18 - Wayne Perryman, 19 - Tom Pead, 20. - Brian Laker, 21 - David Yeo, 22 - Trevor Barker, Photo 3 from left AYLAI: 1 - Trevor Barker again, 2 - ?, 3 - ?, 4 - ?, 5 - Robert Harrison, 6 - Mick Lee (Hon Member), 7 - David Williams, Brian Laker is also in the 1963/64 Life Savers picture and is in the back row 3rd from the right AYLAI. (Tony Wiltshire) Check this one for rpeat!!!! 1952 photo  Photo 1:  3rd. row,from left: 11. Iverson, 13.: Ken Cracknell,17.: Llewelyn ?  4th. row  1.: Geoff Smith?,( Geoff, pls. correct me if this is wrong ), 3.: Alan Rendell, 8.: P.J.(Pudge) Smith, 9.: Trevor Norman, 10.: John Ainger, 14.: Jimmy Brewster ?, 15.: Mike Merry ?  6th row: 8.: James Green,14.: Richards  Back Row: 5.: David Pettit  Photo 2:  3rd row: 3.: Harris, 4.: Ken Parker > 4th row: 5.: Alan Futter, 9.: Dave Seddon ?, 23.: Adrian Parsons.  6th row ( 3rd from top, the rows are a bit complicated here): 9.: McLean ?, 10.: Peter Mitchell ?,12.: Peter Tilbrook,13.: David Hale, (and Townsend behind his left shoulder), 17.: John Durham, 20.: Ken Saxby, 21.: R. C. Holmes  Photo 3:  2nd. row; 6.: Dave Douglas, 7.: Morphew (light jacket)  4th row: 2.: Adrian Parsons, 5.: Peter Dawson, 6.: Tilbury, 7.: Peter Green, 8.: Robin Staines, 9.: Malcolm Snow  12.: Henderson ?, 13.: Ashpole, 14.: Roger Ball, 15.: Alan Williams, 18.: Ian Calvert, 19.: J. Cloke, 20.: Barry Wade ( and Weller behind them?)  21.: Tony Perry.  Photo 4  4th row: 2.: Derek Batchelor, 5.: Franklin, 9.: Ken Lawrence, 10.: Mick Bunney ?,11.: Adrian Shepherd, 14.: John Russell, 15.: Jeoff Jenkins, 20.: Terry Turner ( I feel that digitalisation has not done me justice ), 21.: Michael Knight  Teachers: starting in photo 2 with: Bell, ? , Walters, Le Min, Marshall, Schofield? , Brooks, Fox, Pilling, Newth,  W.C (Boggy)Smith, Morley, Holmes, Graham, Richardson, Reekie, Jones, Stan Smith, Nicholson, Lawson?,  R. Smith, Askew, Wilson, Pride, Bradshaw?, Pezey?, Thomas, Guy. Terry, the identifications are quite difficult to make. You have done an impressive job as far as our year is concerned. You asked me to confirm if the guy on the end of the 4th row is me. All I can say is that I think so! That is also the opinion of other members of the family. It is without doubt Alan Rendell next but one. Apart from half a dozen or so of the others that you have identified I found it very difficult to be sure about who is who. The whole school photos of 54 and 56 are much clearer. I wonder, however, if you have confused Goofy Watson with Eddie Gray? I am not sure but the person that you describe as Goofy looks more like Eddie Gray to me. (Geoff Smith)

1954-55 There's "A rather foggy photograph of Mr. John 'Dan' Reekie" and a picture of cavers doing something about which I'm very suspicious ... and plenty of opportunity for further identifications. See ... School Years ... 1954-55 (Andy)

1954 CRICKET PHOTO: Bill or Colin wrote of Roger Phillips: "If I remember aright, he is standing behind me in the 1954 cricket photo??" Yep! That's the guy! On the subject of photos I've just had a look at David Chester's Sports Daypix for the first time. I can't come up with too many identifications but the athlete wearing number 35 in the hurdles 1 picture looks like the ubiquitous Ken Saxby again!...and talking of the hurdles causes me to question the date of this Sports’ Day. I remember SEEING these old, highly dangerous, non-toppling hurdles stored at the back of, and inside, the groundsman's huts but never seeing them used on Sports Days. Compare them to the ones in use in the photo of John Steele that Bill has dated at around 1955. Is it possible that the Sports Day photos are earlier than 55-56? I reckon that Discus ? 2 should be Shot putt 1. The iron footstop is the clue - apart from the shot disappearing out of the top of the picture! The photo of the high jumper in High Jump 2 is amazing! Look at the height he's clearing using the scissors style! Marginally less than the black-vested straddle jumper in picture 1! And they're both neck-high to Mr. Webber!
Note also the careless positioning of rake-wielding Boy Scouts actually IN the pit while the jump is in progress! I think that the straddle jumper is Eric Robinson (I trained with him (in his company!!!) at Hornchurch Harriers and he was fond of the all black kit.) The scissors jumper looks like Dawson?
Incidentally I think that the black-clad triple jumper walking back in picture 1 could be Eric Robinson rather than either of the two pictured jumpers. But I stand to be corrected on this!!
And in Hurdles 2, number 34 is dressed in black - he's wearing spikes, he's the only one showing any hurdling technique...Robinson again?
Track 1 photo - relay - leftmost (leading?) athlete - M.J. Course? Did they talk you into it Mike? (DGM)

1954/5 AUSTWICK PHOTOS: David Chester sent photos to the library:
#03 is I believe is Mike Course ... it does show the deluxe accommodation we were subjected to in the Austwick village hall. The first task on arrival, after the all night trip in a very much under powered coach along the pre-motorway highways, was to tuff the sacs we had bought as mattresses, with hay and straw.
#05 is botany in action, we appear to be all dressed up in blazers etc, must be just before departure for home.
#06 was taken of a float in Romford street procession,the future of space travel 1955 style.
#07 is a self picture at home in Gidea Park.
#08 is another shot for the bikeclub, with me being second from right
#09 is of an unknown at the daily task of sarnie manufacture,a huge quantity of jam butties were required to power us up the local mountains.
#10 is of same unknown doing something I don't remember.
#11 is scrambling about a waterfall somewhere in Yorkshire.
Not all the photos relate strictly to the Austwick trip, but nevertheless I've filed them all under ... School Years ... 1954-1955 (Andy)

AUSTWICH PHOTOS Austwick field trip,Photo # 1: fair hair, middle front: Peter Tilbrook,to his left Mike Austin,back row,2nd. from left (with glasses)..Peter Loney

Photo # 6: Alan Rendell.All these guys would have been Vth. formers, so I suppose the trip was Vth/VIth forms.
Chemistry lesson ( where I have already proposed some names)...on the right of I. Calvert is K.C. Knight ( the 3rd. Knight in the group).
The 1956 school photo...the boy who apparently appears twice in the photo; could this be Harry Fancy ?

??(1950s) SCHOOL PHOTO: A quick first squint reveals the following Old Boys (mostly not Hon, Members): Picture 1 Bottom Row AYLAI from the Left, #6 Mick Everett; #13 P.A.G. Hewlett Next Row, " " ", #16 Bev Curtis Next Row-but-one (Row 4 from bottom), #22 appears to be a Wagstaff Picture Bottom Row #10 from Left is ? Cusdin Picture 3: Second Row up Second from the RIGHT this time is George (aka Mike) Butterworth Picture 4: 4th Row from Bottom #13 from left is Charlie Bayley. To my chagrin I cannot identify either myself or Hon. Member Kingham! Help, please! (David Gregory) On the School Photo of 1956/57, I can identify: Picture 1: Top Row #6 from left "Yours Truly" Next Row Down, #1 from left is Mick Everett, #2 is Jim (Barny) Barnard Picture 2: Top Row #12 from left Phil Kingham AND.....THE MAN IN BLACK WHO APPEARS TWICE IS A CERTAIN JOHN(?) HUMPHREYS. HE ALSO CLAIMED THE DISTINCTION OF THE BIGGEST PRIVATE PARTS I'VE EVER SEEN ON SUCH A SCRAWNY LOOKING WEED (COURTESY OF THE SHOWERS AFTER P.T. I HASTEN TO ADD!) (David Gregory)

1954 MOLD CHEM. PHOTO: From: "Terence Turner" Subject: re. new photo (#3) in chem. lab....This would have been 4th form , set 1. I can identify some of the pupils.Far corner,face partly hidden: Michael Knight To his left: Anthony Perry To his left: Malcolm Snow To his left & behind Geoff SmithTo his left: myself To my left; Victor Knight (with glasses) Chap with fair hair: John Ainger In front of him : Bob Davis The others are more difficult to identify.The one in front of Vic. Knight & smiling might be: John Russell Front row with glasses: might be Bradbury. To his left: might be Cliff Mullett. To his right: might be Gorman Back row, 3rd. from left : might be Ian Calvert.

1954 MOLD CHEM. PHOTO: Back Row from the left AYLAI #5 is Bill Bowman, #10 is My Modest Self & #16 is Bev Curtis (A H**d B*y a few years later). Hon Member Kingham is in touch (OOPS!) with all 3) (David Gregory)

1957 SOCCER TEAM In support of my contention (about Saxons and sports) I point you to the library photo of the 1957 U14 Soccer team. Front row Rob Horsnell - Dane, Peter Marshall - Saxon, Tom Cracknell - Saxon, Chapman - Can't remember, Chris Rawlings - Saxon. Back row Mick Pidgeon (Can't remember - Norman I think), Mick Sanders - Saxon, Steve Cuthbert - Dane, David Maltby - Roman, Joe Lane - Saxon and Dave Cox - bloody Saxon!!! By any reckoning six out of eleven is hogging it a bit when the other five places have to be shared by three!! (DGM)

1956/7 SCHOOL PHOTO; : I am fortunate (sad?) enough to possess an original of the 56/57 photo, so here is my interpretation of it as a whole. Back row, AYLAI, all from left: 5 R Cusdin, 6Gregory, 10 and 11 Peter & Paul Wagstaff, 16 J Humphreys (of the big tojjer),17 Ted Peke,18"Ginger" Ayres, 20 Pete Millest,25 Philk!,29 ?Ricky Cowling, (please confirm bro.) 2nd row down: 1 M Everett, 2 Jim Barnard,5 PAG Hewlett, 3rd row down: ignore the 1 halfhidden at start.5 Tony Schutz,6 D Wilson,18 D Stennett,19 A Webb,21 B Curtis,23 Cook,24 "Ernie" Matthews,25 Rob Wallace,44 Chas Bailey 4 row 22 R Grady, 56 M Butterworth, 57" Scourge" Bowman, 58 Reg Caton, Going left from Scruff: Pilling,Fox,Morley,Walters,Schofield,Askew,*, Lemin,Richards, Reekie,Marshall, Pezey,Webber, Hardy,*,(M or H)allett,Tydeman,Franklin,Nicholson,Jennings, then Richards(Head boy) Right from Scruff:Graham, Mold,Brooks, Stan Smith, Pryde, Holmes,3 office girls,Melnick,*, *, *,Guy, Pender,*, *,Ron Smith,*. (Phil Kingham)

1956 & 1958 SCHOOL PHOTO; The gents either side of me (David Silverside) are left AYLAI Yer Honour Tom Cracknell and right John (Tubby) Taylor. Going left from Tom is Joe Lane, Colin Horsepole and Andy Bowman. Back row, 17th from left looks like Dick Stokes - I'm sure he'll confirm or deny, and between Bob Horn and Derek Mould is John Orbell. In the Staff/pr*f*ct row in picture one, Headboy is Brian Hoad, Deputy was Dave(?) Morris(?) beside him is a cycling enthusiast whose name eludes me, ?, ?, Bev Curtis. Staff from Hoad are Vic Bulbeck, Scrooge Morris, LeMin, Franklin, Hardy, Sus Pender. Seated on the front row 5th from left is Rodney Harrington. 2nd row, extreme right is Rod (Sos) Stacey with Rob Peters left of him AYLAI. Standing two rows behind Head boy Hoad is Mike Course. Picture 4 the continuation of the staff is Ron, David (Batman) Wells, Sam Pezey, Madell, Enoch. Then Bill (Scourge) Bowman (brother of aforementioned Andy), one of the Wagstaffs, ?, Polgreen, ?, Mike (George) Butterworth. Two rows above Mike, with the big grin is Eddie Hawkins, three left of him AYLAI is Alan Richards (later Headboy), three left of him is Dave Steed then Goodchild?, then John Steele. David's ? between Sus and Kendal in picture 2 is Johnny (Spider) Tarrant and either side of Doc Atkinson is Taffy Oh 'Ell Thomas and Sid Mincing (Mensink). In the second row from the back of picture two, 11th from the left, is that Geoff Smith I see? (David Silverside)

1956 SCHOOL PHOTO; Many thanks for offers of help - I've now cracked it! I can say for a start that top row of Photo 01 starts with Andy Watkins, followed by Steve Marshall then, I think, Ian Kendal. I'll take the time to feed in some more a.s.a.p., since there are a number I can identify. By the way, in the meantime, I'm twelfth in from left on front row, same photo, showing a bit of leg above sock (!) and looking horribly brylcreemed (hair, not leg I hasten to add). On my right pulling strange expression and looking towards me, is Pete Ackers and on my left, next but one to me, is my old mate, the sadly late Dave Smith. (Bob Tucker)

1956 CCF PHOTO; Ad. photograph of the CCF 1956, which I remember being taken, trying to find myself (I failed), when I found Doug Fisher with the very smart beret that Ian Davidson mentioned. He is in the standing row immediately behind those sitting down; from the right he is the first one in basic section uniform (no white belt). (Bill Groves)

1957-58 SAXON HOUSE PHOTO; Which House was proud enough to publish a photograph of its entire membership, displaying its prestigious sporting and other trophies? A: Why, Saxon House of course - courtesy of Bill Groves.
See ... School Years ... 1957-58 Alan Smith 1951-59 (identified) Bill Groves 1953-61 (identified) Dick Stokes 1955-1962 Alan Journet 1957-64 Dick, Alan J. ... can you spot yourselves? (Andy)

Andy's 5550- Hiking I took a look at the pictures and can identify Mr. Faithful. The only other person I knew is Tillbrook in Picture #1. He is immediately to the left of the fellow holding up the hammer. (MJM)

1956 CCF PHOTO; I came across Roy's photo of the 1956 CCF contingent. Willya just look at the SIZE of that glider wing!!!  They had both Bill and Bert out of shot holding it upright! Identifications are a bit tricky but seated beside the naval officer (who is almost certainly Don Jennings) is that Geoff Smith or do my eyes deceive me? And between him and the naval cadet is, I believe, Loney (can't recall first name). The officers are, of course, L-R Jennings, Guy, Askew, Webber, Tydeman. I wouldn't want to quibble with Bill's identification of Doug Fisher except to comment that Doug would seem to have promoted himself to the Army section.  The Basic Section are those unfortunates who are aux genoux in the front row! On the left-hand side drum in the rubber dinghy can just be detected the squat shape of the Gotaas Cup for Musketry!  (David Maltby)

1956 SCHOOL PHOTO: In the 1956 panoramic photo, and 2 rows back from Mr Marshall (Woodwork). Pilling you all know; (Phil Kingham)

1956/57 SCHOOL PHOTO: Identifications: Geoff Smith has written noting that:There are a few ? among the "guilty" names. Thought that you would like to fill them in. R to L from Alan Richards are Roy Woolley, John Russell. Peter Dawson, Peter Loney and Charlie McLean.
At the other end it is David Hale between John Ainger and Peter Tilbrook (Geoff Smith )

1956-7 Sports Day member of staff talking to Brooks is Faithfull (Ken Saxby)

1957/8 Football team - missing member back row is Eddie Hawkins I believe Bunny Groves will know. (Ken Saxby)

1959 GYM TEAM PHOTO The photograph of the team shows a person resembling Barry Newman, but I didnt think Barry was that athletic to join but perhaps I am mistaken. He was a scrapper and would fight anyone at the slightest provocation. (Brian Coan)

1959? Is that Barry Newman on the gym team photo in the library? tp://www.btinternet.com/~ali.lee/andy/library/1959_gym_team.jpg Back row second from left AYLAI? The guy on his left was also in the same form. Any identification Brian? (DGM)

I have re-loaded the 1960 photos, annotated with names of staff, list members, a selection of my classmates (including the infamous Chips Carpenter [photo 1] and Ian Pawley [photo 4]) and other names recalled in your messages. What the heck - we might as get them all down for posterity before the brain cell finally gives up.Andy, I've only just got round to downloading these and I obviously did not make myself clear. Micks Golding and Tanner are the blond and black haired boys on the BACK row in picture 1. The line runs right through MG's face and MT is to the right of him.
I have a feeling that the teacher between Tiddles and Cholmondley on picture 4 was called Saunders! I hope he's not the Mick Saunders Graham described - it would spoil the fun! But this guy definitely had no barrel chest and Graham said nothing about glasses! We live in hope.Picture 3, directly above Pete Bensons head but on the back row (that's the BACK ROW) is the bespectacled individual who featured in the Gotaas Cup story. I hesitate to identify him... ...but I just can't resist it for the (how was it Graham put it?) "lower" school humour. The guy probably won't read it anyway - certainly not until our membership increases! His name was Bates - and as I (honestly) can't remember his first name, we will just have to call him "Master"!!!
(You see? The warnings were true! It DOES affect your eyesight!) Two places to the right of me is John Groom, my "partner in crime" already
mentioned and three places to the right of him is Chris Rawlings (on the U14 football photo) who is shortly to get a mention when I get round to that
particular anecdote! More identifications later - but I don't want to overload you! (David Maltby)

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1960 AUSTWICK PHOTO: Austwick Field Trip 1960 - 61: I can identify most of those on the picture currently labelled "?". They are: 1. Ray Tabor 10. Dave Smith 11. Bob Horn 12. Dave Butler 13. Dudley Nash 16. Philip Bedford 23. Laurence (Los) Sayer 25. Ross Smither 26. Me 28. John Phillips (Bob Tucker)

?year? Andy wrote: "Hom Member (I presume that indicates he is a French man?) Silverside has completed our set of School Photographs...a number identifications, including himself and Hon. Members Norris, Maltby and Boswell."Yup!  He's got me bang to rights.  The gents either side of me are left AYLAI Yer Honour Tom Cracknell and right John (Tubby) Taylor.  Going left from Tom is Joe Lane, Colin Horsepole and Andy Bowman.

1960 SCHOOL PHOTO 'Pob' or 'Pobbles Sharp{e) is on the 1960 school photo!  Section 4, between but three rows behind Jet Morgan and Fred Holmes. Arms folded and wearing a tweed jacket rather than a school blazer. Does any ex-scout with an Observers badge recognise him? I also found Stan Saunders on that photo - section 2 between but three rows behind Jim Heaton and Polly Pender - V-neck pullover and big grin! gree Stan? (David Maltby)

1961/2 FOOTBALL PHOTO; Football team: Identification of these worthies: Back row: Bobby Green, Pete Ayres, ?, ?, Bill Peet, DGM, Keith Sanderson, ? Front row: Stimpson?, Dave Cox, Tom Cracknell, John Orbell, Neil Hammond. I think the goalie might have been Andy Kwak! (DGM)

SCHOOL PHOTOS; …seem to have hit a rich seam of archived material and I appear in the following archived photos :-
1962-3 No. 1 (2nd year) 2nd row up from the front (I know you're meant to count down, but I lose count) 13 from left (chin hidden by boy in front row)
1964-5 No. 3 (4th year) Back row - 7 from left: To my right (left of photo) is Mick Just To my left (right of photo) are Bob Berry, Steve Ayres, Ian Giles, somebody Monkhouse, ?, John Wilshire, Mick Holtom
1966-7 No. 5 (Lower 6th): 4th row from back - 4 from left
1968-9 No.1 (3rd year 6th): 6th row from back: 7 from left (1st pr*f*ct from left!)1962-3 Swimming team 3rd from left going up steps.
1963-4 Swimming team: 6th from left going up steps (ignore boy in shirt & tie), (foot up on step)
1965-6 Life savers: 2nd row, 7 from left (David G. Maltby)

1961-62 PR*F*CTS PHOTO: Dick (Stokes) can you help me with the names of some of our contemporaries in the 1961/62 pr*f*cts pic? : I don't recognise the two on either end of the back row. (Is the one on the right Gulliver?)  The others are Derek Mould, Colin Horspole, your good self, Andy Bowman, John Taylor*, John Orbell, Peter Marshall, Clive Joel and Green? (Can't remember first name!). Front row - Keith Sanderson, Pete Ayres, presumably the next one is either head boy or deputy head boy and the one on the other side of George is whichever he isn't? And I can't place either of them! The Tom Cracknell and Dave Cox.
Identification of Pr*f*cts; I am all behind and have only just read it. The boys on either side of George are J Smith and Roger Trail. I am not sure about the boys at either end of the back row. I believe the one on the left is R A Ellis but I have no recollection of the other. I’m sorry, but I cannot remember, though having thought about it all day I feel increasingly sure that you are right about his name being Gulliver. I regret having to confess that I cannot recall Green’s forename. His initials were C. D. and I only remember him ever being called 'Seedy' Green.
If R A Ellis is Roger Ellis then I agree with David S - this is not he. Roger had darker hair (still had as of July 8th 2000!) without the marcel wave! Seedy Green! Yes! I think his name was Christopher. If extreme right IS Gulliver I ought to recognise him! We stood toe to toe in the 6 stone boxing final in our first year!(DGM)

1960/1 SCHOOL PHOTO I can be located in the 1960-61 school photo (02) - second row from the back and 7th from the left - string tie and pompador. To my right are Dave Matthews and then Roger Walsh. (Russ Martin)

1961-62 PR*F*CTS PHOTO Dick can you help me with the names of some of our contemporaries in the 1961/62 pr*f*cts pic?
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I don't recognise the two on either end of the back row. (Is the one on the right Gulliver?). The others are Derek Mould, Colin Horspole, your good self, Andy Bowman, John Taylor*, John Orbell, Peter Marshall, Clive Joel and Green? (Can't remember first name!)
Front row - Keith Sanderson, Pete Ayres, presumably the next one is either headboy or deputy head boy and the one on the other side of George is whichever he isn't? And I can't place either of them! The Tom Cracknell and Dave Cox (David Maltby)

1961 AUSTWICK PHOTO: group photo. #4 ? Mould - the ? stands for Derek John (DGM)

1961 AUSTWICK PHOTO: a record of the School Field Trip to Austwick March/April 1961: See ... School Years ... 1960-612 Peter Morgan3 Roger Ellis8 Willy Griffiths (was he really known as Mal?)15 Dennis Flaxman18 Ray Pilkington19 John Smith20 Brendan O'Dwyer21 Ian Chamberlain22 Alan Bryan? (I don't find his name in the Alumni so perhaps not)27 David Silverside (I think, can't see my full face but it is the sort of position I would have stood)30 Derek North

AUSTWICH FIELD TRIP PHOTO 1960/61: I can identify most of those on the above picture currently labelled "?". They are:1. Ray Tabor 10. Dave Smith 11. Bob Horn 12. Dave Butler 13. Dudley Nash 16. Philip Bedford 23. Laurence (Los) Sayer 25. Ross Smither 26. Me 28. John Phillips (Bob Tucker)

1962/63 1st FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO: adding a couple of missing names from the photo

nbr 2 is myself nbr 5 I believe is Bob Southward. (Brian Mutton)

1962/3 STAFF PHOTO: I concur with David's identifications of messrs Heaton and Hardy. I do believe the gentleman in the 3rd row identified only as #6 could well be Reg Hill. (John Bailey)

Re: Academic Staff 62/3: could this be Tony Sharp (A# - Music)?and #13 is my choice for Dim Jim Hardy (GAL)

1962-63 STAFF PHOTO; Academic staff: I beg to argue with some of the names given to the photo:
Back row: Benson, 2?, Pease, Pender, Woodhouse, Heaton (NOT Hardy), 7(is the column I think!) ?, Atkinson, Bulbeck.
2nd row: Pope, Morgan, Franklin, Guy, Tydeman, ? (NOT Backhouse), 7?, 8?, Evans (which one?), Wells.
3rd row: Smith R., Reekie, 3?, 4 is BULL, 5?, 6?, Armes, Webber, Madell, 10, Morris, McWilliams, 13 is HARDY, 14?, 15?
Front stalls: Walters, Schofield, Morley, Brooks, Graham, Newth, Fox, Mold, Holmes, Smith J., Richards. (Peter Robinson)

1962-63 STAFF PHOTO: ...some of the masters were not identified on the 62-3 school photo. Mr. A Sharp, music teacher of beloved memory, sits between Messers Armes and Morris in frame 3. If you look at frame 1 of the same photo you will see, 7th in from the left, front row, the future head boy Dave Butler, and 5th from the left, yours truly (Steve Jones)

1962/3 CCF Peter writes: "Attached is a jpeg of the CCF army camp 1962 or 1963. To the right of Aggie Guy is Sergeant-Major Rob Peters and to his right is Sergeant yours truly. "I can add "to the left [As You Look At It - Ed.] of Aggie Guy is 'Scrooge' Morris, and immediately above him is Rob Peters' brother Russ [of my vintage - Ed.]".

1963-64 PR*F*CTS PHOTO; I am now able to identify some of the rogues in the 1963-64 Pr*f*cts Photo.I'll run from left to right:
Back Row...I can add only a little: From Left . ?, ? Thurlow , G was Graeme, I think it was White, Chris Starr, Dave Gannan, ? Davids, Tony Bayfield.
Middle Row: From left: Alan Journet, George Taylor, Barry Brown, ? Mike Ramsey, John Rowland (= Poid), Chris Rowe (a subsequent Heady Boy), Chris Stokes?
Front Row: From Left: Hugh Dickers, Bob Southward, Malcolm Damon, Bobby Green (HB), Tim South (DHB), Bernie Cope, Bob Knight, ? (Alan Journet)

1963-64 PR*F*CTS PHOTO:The Librarian has brought to my attention the photograph and notes filed under 1963-64 'The Pr*f*cts'.What's this? In the middle row, at the far right as you look at it, is one identified as ... 'Journet'! (Andy)

Mick Lee: I appear in the following archived photos :-
1962-3 No. 1 (2nd year) 2nd row up from the front (I know you're meant to count down, but I lose count) 13 from left (chin hidden by boy in front row)
1964-5 No. 3 (4th year) Back row 7 from left: To my right (left of photo) is Mick Just To my left (right of photo) are Bob Berry, Steve Ayres, Ian Giles, somebody Monkhouse, ?, John Wilshire, Mick Holtom.
1966-7 No. 5 (Lower 6th) 4th row from back 4 from left-
1968-9 No.1 (3rd year 6th) 6th row from back 7 from left (1st pr*f*ct from left!)
1962-3 Swimming team. 3rd from left going up steps
1963-4 Swimming team 6th from left going up steps (ignore boy in shirt & tie), (foot up on step). 1965-6 Life savers 2nd row, 7 from left (Mick Lee)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO: Right, I've had the magnifying glass out and can offer the following:

Photo 1, look at the figure (in profile) in the back row roughly in line with the middle of the tuck shop (collar undone and tie loose!). Now look at photo 3, face in back row (low) in line with first window to left of the door. Yes, it's the same chap, he waited until the camera had moved from the left (AYLAI), jumped down and sprinted around aiming to make the far right (AYLAI). It was only Mr Baxter hissing a "stop it" message through clenched teeth which thwarted a perfect double take.

Photo 2, master to right (AYLAI) of Morris is Baxter (Lt Army CCF, later Captain), only member of staff without a degree but a brilliant maths master. Lived in or near Goodmayes and drove an MG. Student in front of him (3S) pulling face and holding lapels was notorious for this sort of stunt and received (yet another) "whack" for this, Japser was _not_ amused.

Two rows in front of the unnamed staff and hiding behind a convenient 1st former is Keith Joels (Upminster), on his right (AYLAI) is Kevin Johnson (?)

Two rows in front of "Bongo" Benson, on left and right hand (AYLAI) are Rick Blackburn, get those ears!, (Goodmayes) and Malcolm Cooper, get that haircut!, (Chadwell Heath/Gidea Park, now Vancouver) and to his right (AYLAI) is the recently joined honorary member, Mr Herbert.

Photo 3, two rows down under "Spider" Webber, that's me with the awful haircut. On my left (AYLAI) is John (?) Pearce, cycle and car mad. Lived somewhere near RLS and was the recipient of God knows how many free mail offers from the Reader's Digest, one, I recall, was a Linguaphone course in Swahili for cyclist! I dread to think what was his parents' postage bill to return all these "gifts". Two to my right (AYLAI) is (I think)

Mick Fulcher (Kelvedon Hatch) who joined as a 13+ pass.

Two rows down from Mr Woodhurst is Roger Bass wearing glasses (Gidea Park), note the happy look on his face!

Photo 4, the staff member in the dark glasses was the Spanish assistant. He once got so pissed off with 2S's antics that, after telling all of individually to "put a sock in it" he issued a decree to the class as a whole to "put ze box of socks een eet".

Hey, ho, there's a whole raft of faces I recognise, but putting names to them..... (Chris Broadbridge)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO: : The gentleman's name was Copsey, I believe. Complete nutter so far as I remember. Once found wandering the playground yelling "Testicles!" repeatedly, for no easily-discernable reason. This is also the guy who GAL describes as "kissing Len Kite" in the same photo.  Ah yes, Len Kite - the only goalkeeper ever to make Bruce Grobelaar look a paragon of calmness and competence.

Chris also went on to identify a few of "our" year, i.e. 1963 intake and expressed regret that there were mant more faces he recognised but was unable to put names to.   Right Chris - I've been trying to avoid this, but you started it (if other Hon members would bear with us for a few moments)

Photo no 1:- First form (1964 intake) in front row: Second row L to R AYLAI :- Malcolm Tungatt, Ray Parkins, Cedric Hemmings (looks like he's ion the front row), Willy Sheratt, Steve East (hon mem), Jimmy Pollock, ?Roger? Hunnable, Paul Hardern, Ian Hardern, ? , Rich Everett, John Moody, ?, Roy Lester (?) , Tony Oliver,?

Photo no 2:- Second row L to R AYLAI :-  ?, Trev Boone, Keith Joels, Kevin Johnson, Ian Johnson, ? , ? , Dave Jolly, Nigel Root, Rick Blackburn, Malcolm Cooper, Peter Herbert, Dave Wiffen, ?, Roger Cressall, and Keith Clark sat directly in front of JPC - lucky boy!

Photo no. 3:- Second Row L to R AYLAI :- Andy Williams, Tim Hignett (?), ? , Chris Broadbridge, ? , Steve Lane, John White, Neil Walden, Roger Bass (who I'd totally forgotten until you reminded me), Paul Hillman, Richard Ikin, Chris Putt, Richard Burch, Mike Allen, Dennis Shrives, Alan Culley, half of Keith Darby.

Third row L to R AYLAI, starting behind Mike Allen:- Neil Richardson, Martin Jacobson, Malcolm Bryden, Roger Philpott.

Photo no. 4:- Second Row L to R AYLAI :- Keith Darby, Chris Brooks, Chris Casswell, ?, ? (both obscured), Ray Rands (?), ?, Chris Eeles, Roger Harlow, Steve Byrne. [Looking between Keith Darby and Chris Brooks - yours truly. Looking between Chris Brooks and Chris Caswell - Alan Golding.]

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO; (?) Moving back behind Steve Byrne and starting one place to the right AYLAI :- Stuart Daltrey, Mick Cosson, Keith Rowland, Steve Poulson, Martin Ferguson, Paul Chapman.

Front row , last seven L to R AYLAI :- John Waller, Rob Davies, Dave Mehmed, ?, Paul Baker, Alan Holey, Graham Watts. Hope that jogs your memory a bit, old chap! (John Bailey)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO; I am tempted to do the first row of the 1966 photo now. Perhaps Richard Hall

can help (but I am not sure because he got the name of the boy who went from Edwin Lambert wrong - it was Chris PRENTICE) - I went to the Manor, which was just across the Brentwood Road from the Edwin Lambert. The only other boy that went to the RLS in my year was Brian Murphy. (Chris Fribbins)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO ...well done. Apparently missed, and I can't remember what they looked like either, Steve Bell ('aroldill & slightly to the left of

Stalin), ? Belsham, Rob Odling (Shenfield although he'd tell you it was Hutton Mount). (Chris Broadbridge)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO; : RLS School Photograph 1964; front row: (Left to Right) Mick Hollow(?), Mick Stevens, *?* , Chris Watson, Ian Duncan, *?* , *?*, *?* , *?* , *?* ,*?* , Les Farrow, P Coathup, *?* , *?* ,*?* , *?* , *?* , John Constable, Ken Pullum, *?* , *?* , *?* ,*?*,*?* , *?* , *?* ,*?*, Min Caldwell, *?* , Norman Owen (?), Andy Duggan, Pete (Sam) Hughes, *?* , Pete Brown, Graham Layer, Peter French, Robin Hackshall, (?) Chadwick, Paul Harrison, *?* , Dick Wells, *?* , Paul Johnson, Ian Hill, Phil Dines, Rick Tolbart, Colin Coxon, (?) Francis, Graham Poulntney, and then I'm even more lost! If I could find one of my Blue Books (somewhere in the loft in a box with my old school books) then I'm sure I could fill in some more gaps. I would, of course be happy to be corrected. As time permits I'll have a bash at my other photos (the school ones framed and hung above my monitor to remind me that I really should have worked harder at school). Maybe the reports were right! (Robin Hackshall)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO: Chris (Watson) is the "sour-faced" blondie about 3 or 4 in from the left (AYLAI) in the front row of the 64 school photo. (Les Farrow)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO: Whilst looking at the first line for 1964 again I think that the lad 7th in from the left (AYLAI) (1964 A 7) was 'Mac' McGowan, then *?* , then ? Jacobson and then? Pearce. (Robin Hackshall)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO; John's memory is amazing, however I can fill in some of the gaps. Photo 1: The boy between Hunnable & Paul Harden is Graham Bellinger.Kev Belsham is between John Moody & Roy Lester. Photo 2: Roger Biggs is between Dave Wiffen & Roger Cressall. He left in about the 3rd form. His dad was a vicar and moved to somewhere in the Midlands.  Photo 4: To the left of Ray Rands (AYLAI) is Si Ridley The boy between Ray Rands & Chris Eeles is Bell (not sure of his first name but it may be Steve). I think the boy to the left (AYLAI) of Paul Baker is Graham Smith. He was brilliant at art and sometimes so distracted Franklin that he forgot to hit one of us. (Roger Harlow)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO; We're doing v. well identifying our year on the 1964-65 photograph, I was idly wondering how many names we are still missing.  I can think of four; Jack Waxman, Alan Wands, John Steadman and  ?Andrew? Bourne, plus Rob Odling (unless Chris B decides he didn't join until after the photo.)  Are there any more we haven't thought of or mentioned??

This would all be so much easier if we had a blue book to consult, but there's no danger of that unless Griswold decides to join us........ Funnily enough I would actually have preferred to "do" one of the later photos as we all looked so much more like our adult selves.  Identifying 12/13 year-olds who changed enormously in the next two years is not always easy! (John Bailey)

Looks like I'm in photo 4, top row, and 4 places in from the left (AYLAI) as a very young, quiet and blonde 14 year old. (Steve Howe)

(1964ish SCHOOL PHOTO??) Back row, 17th from left looks like Dick Stokes - I'm sure he'll confirm or deny, and between Bob Horn and Derek Mould is John Orbell. In the Staff/pr*f*ct row in picture one, Headboy is Brian Hoad, Deputy was Dave(?) Morris(?) beside him is a cycling enthusiast whose name eludes me, ?, ?, Bev Curtis.  Staff from Hoad are Vic Bulbeck, Scrooge Morris, LeMin, Franklin, Hardy, Sus Pender.

Seated on the front row 5th from left is Rodney Harrington. 2nd row, extreme right is Rod (Sos) Stacey with Rob Peters left of him AYLAI. Standing two rows behind Head boy Hoad is Mike Course.

Picture 4 the continuation of the staff is Ron, David (Batman) Wells, Sam Pezey, Madell, Enoch. Then Bill (Scourge) Bowman (brother of aforementioned Andy), one of the Wagstaffs, ?, Polgreen, ?, Mike (George) Butterworth.  Two rows above Mike, with the big grin is Eddie Hawkins, three left of him AYLAI is Alan Richards (later Headboy), three left of him is Dave Steed then Goodchild?, then John Steele.

David's ? between Sus and Kendal in picture 2 is Johnny (Spider) Tarrant and either side of Doc Atkinson is Taffy Oh 'Ell Thomas and Sid Mincing (Mensink).

In the second row from the back of picture two, 11th from the left, is that Geoff Smith I see? (David Maltby) However you mention the infamous Bert Pead who gets a fair ol' slating here, mainly because of his over protective nature to "his" windows but I thought the attached photograph may bring back the odd memory or two. It was taken at Sports Day 1964 (I think) and the usual VIP's were waiting to present the cups. Of course, Bert was in attendance, presumably looking after "his" tables, and we felt it would be more appropriate if he would do the presentation rather than the Chairman of the Governors. We therefore got him to do a mock presentation and the photograph shows John Stanford (who later went on to be Head Boy in 1965) graciously accepting the "prize" from a rather earnest looking Bert Pead.J.P. Coles was presiding so I am pretty sure it was 1964. It definitely wasn't later. I can't help in identifying the person that appears to be"making a grab" but the receding hairline and edge of glasses above John's outstretched arm, must surely belong to Alan Pender. It must be an optical illusion, or maybe someone else is involved, but he would appear to have a very long neck judging by the position of the jacket showing beneath John's arm. (MPL)

? year ? Many thanks for offers of help - I've now cracked it!   I can say for a start that top row of Photo 01 starts with Andy Watkins, followed by Steve Marshall then, I think, Ian Kendal.   I'll take the time to feed in some more .s.a.p., since there are a number I can identify. By the way, in the meantime, I'm twelfth in from left on front row, same photo, showing a bit of leg above sock (!) and looking horribly brylcreemed (hair, not leg I hasten to add).  On my right pulling strange expression and looking towards me, is Pete Ackers and on my left, next but one to me, is my old mate, the sadly late Dave Smith. (Bob Tucker)

1964 SCHOOL PHOTO: Photo 4 2nd Row 9th in from left (ID Roger Harlow)

1963-64 First Eleven Cricket Photo Re. GAL's suggestion: I found a photo of myself in the gallery: the1963-64 First Eleven Cricket Photo .....seated on ground - left ofphoto..the nerdy looking kid. (Alan Journet)

Sadly, after agreeing with all of Dick's identifications, I have only two to offer, both on the "Outside" picture -#2 looks as if it could be Keith Sanderson.#7 is (I think) M.J. (Mick?) Knight

1965-66 FOOTBALL TEAM I think I can identify all the individuals in the 1965-66 Under 14 Football Team photo: Anyway here goes, using the normal convention for identifying people in photos:-
Back Row L to R: John White; Dave Wiffen (goalkeeper); John Moody; MickCosson; Richard Everett; ?Tim Hignett? ; Tony Oliver; Andy Evans (Master in Charge)
Front Row L to R: Keith Darby; Ray Parkins; Kevin Belsham (Capt); JackWaxman; Richard Ikin.
Tim Hignett I'm not totally sure about... (John Bailey)

1966 SCHOOL PHOTO: photo 4 - 2nd row 2nd in from left (ID Colin Sibthorp) next to me - to the right is a gentleman called Poulson (I think it was Ray) 1968 - 5th row 2nd in from left - again Poulson to the right (Colin Sibthorp)

1966-67 SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPH With standard convention of reading from left to right:

Front row (seated): Gary Duggan, Steve Jones, next 7 seem a bit big to be in our year and

neither CJF nor myself offer identities, Rog Burrows, Stu McCreddie, Les Rose, unknown, Steve Hennessey, Andy Thompson, Dave Leversedge, Mark Fey, Al Edmonds, Graham Poulteney, John Bright, Dave Wickington, Johnny Bosdet, Alan Sinclair, Tony Harrison, Rob Knightley, Mark(?) Wright, Steve Turner, Steve Denmark, Pat Sayer, Greg Cooper, unknown, Michael Peter Langley Smith (thanks CJF for remembering that full monicker), Collins-Tooth (Christian name?), Tom Saunders, Chris Victory, Jeff Randall, Colin "Nessy" Shaper, Chris Fribbins (the man himself), Nicky Roberts, Steve Everington, John "Miniced" Hemmings (he of badger fame), Stephen Biggs, Alan Weddell, Steve Taylor, Ian (?) Covington (here disagreeing with CJF vote of Norgate C), Philip Pike, Ian McCormick, Richard "DD" Hall (correctly self-assessed as looking rather p*ssed-off), next is identified as White N by CJF but I have a White N elsewhere so unless there are two I'm confused, Andy Townsend, Brian Calver, Tom Spencer, Dave Norgate

Row relegated behind pr*f*cts and teachers (standing): Graham Leigh, Dave Stamp, well-hidden but could be John Overstall (?), unknown, Brian "Timo" Murphy, unknown, Terry Hunt, Chris Stratford, Geoff Butler, Dave Clarke, Mick Diver, Keith Parker, Nigel White (see comments above re White N), Pat Willows, Frank Etherington, Tony Guest, Steve Wykes, Graham Lloyd, Derek Marston, Andy Copp, unknown, Tony Fisher, Jerry Sivyer, Rich Landen (thus disagreeing with his brother Trevor's view), Rob Thomson, Chris Prentice, Dave Townsend, the mighty Ash Howe (write his name in blood), Henry Roy, unknown, Ian Boud, Steve Southgate, Steve Walton, unknown, Pete Isaac, Brian Barrow, Keith Robb....and then from the JPC point on it would appear to be class of '65.

Here endeth the votes of the Hampshire jury - still some gaps and omissions, and no doubt errors also. Would any hon. Member like to critique the above, such that we can actually post a full and accurate list to the website that we are all happy with?

I would also suggest we do the same for the 1968-9 and 1970-1 photos that are in the archive. Full social history should be the order of the day!! But would somebody else care to start, as I'm O.D.'d on nostalgia for one day - Hon. Member Dave Norgate, I believe, expressed an interest, so...your turn!

ash howe, 66-73, RNG, looking forward to seeing as many of the above-named as  possible on the 15th (Ashley Howe)

1966 SCHOOL PHOTO:  When you say "on my right AYLAI"  I am assuming you mean the guy sitting between you and Steve Lane, since you've already identified ?John? Pearce on your actual right.  I'm buggered if I know who that one is, mate.  I don't think it's Mick Fulcher though, as there's an infinitely better picture of Mick in the 1966-67 photo and he looks nothing like that.  The guy we're looking at here looks like a shabbier version of Chris Caswell, and I don't remember anyone looking like that. Rob and Mick , in theory, joined us at the beginning of our 3rd year which would have been September 1965.  The mystery deepens...(John Bailey)

1966 SCHOOL PHOTO; My first stab at the front row in the 1966 Photo is:- Gary Duggan, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,Burrows R, McCreddie S, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?, John Bright, ?,?,?,?,?,?,?, Steve Denmark, ?,?,?,Michael Peter Langley Smith, Collins-Tooth (died a year or 2 later), Tom Saunders, Chris Victory, Jeff Randall, Colin Shaper, Chris Fribbins, Nicky (PNB) Roberts, Steve Everington, ?, Stephen Biggs, Alan Weddell, Steve Taylor, Norgate C, ?, Ian MacCormick, Richard Hall, White N, ?, ?,?,? Others got relegated behind the PR*F*CTS/Teachers (from the left :- Leigh G, ?,?,Brian Murphy,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?, Andy Copp, Tony Fisher, ?,?,? Chris Prentice, ?,?,?,?,? I seem to have lost Chris Heath and John Hunt. (Chris Fribbins)

1966 SCHOOL PHOTO : Although it is quite blurred I belive the boy 5 along in the line behind the teachers previously identified as beginning with Graham Leigh is my brother Richard Landen. (Trevor Landen)

1966 Photo 4 Back Row 12th in from right (ID Roger Harlow)

1966 SCHOOL PHOTO: As part of the analysis of yesterdays sad events in the USA, Jeff was on air to discuss the business impacts. If you look at the 1966 school photo, Jeff Randall is 18 from the right (AYLAI), just 2 spaces to the left of an angelic Chris Fribbins. Obviously the years have not been kind. With reference to our new member Norman Collins-Tooth, the 1966 one is just 3 places to the left of Jeff, almost in front of Hon. Member Mr Broderick. (Chris Fribbins)

1966 SCHOOLPHOTO: GREAT THANKS TO Hon Member Ash Howe for the identifications

I agree ( or am not in a position to disagree) except where I have asterisked **. I have added christian names where asterisked **

Front row (seated): Gary Duggan, Steve Jones, next 7 seem a bit big to be in our year and

neither CJF nor myself offer identities, Rog Burrows, Stu McCreddie, Les Rose, unknown, Steve Hennessey, Andy Thompson, Dave Leversedge, Mark Fey, Al Edmonds, Graham Poulteney, John Bright, Dave Wickington, Johnny Bosdet, Alan Sinclair, Tony Harrison, Rob Knightley, **Malcolm ( not Mark) Wright, Steve Turner, Steve Denmark, Pat Sayer, Greg Cooper, unknown, Michael Peter Langley Smith (thanks CJF for remembering that full monicker), Collins-Tooth (Christian name?), Tom Saunders, Chris Victory, Jeff Randall, Colin "Nessy" Shaper, Chris Fribbins (the man himself), Nicky Roberts, Steve Everington, John "Miniced" Hemmings (he of

badger fame), **Simon (not Stephen) Biggs, Alan Weddell, Steve Taylor, Ian?

** or Michael? or Chris? Covington (here disagreeing with CJF vote of Norgate C), Philip Pike, Ian McCormick, Richard "DD" Hall (correctly self-assessed as looking rather p*ssed-off), next is identified as ** Richard (Dick) White not N by CJF but I have a White N

elsewhere so unless there are two I'm confused, Andy Townsend, Brian Calver, Tom Spencer, Dave Norgate.

Row relegated behind pr*f*cts and teachers (standing): Graham Leigh, Dave Stamp, well-hidden but could be John Overstall** I think I agree (?), Terry Hunt, Chris Stratford, Geoff Butler, Dave Clarke, Mick Diver, Keith Parker, Nigel White (see comments above re White N),

Pat Willows, Frank Etherington, Tony Guest, Steve Wykes, Graham Lloyd, Derek Marston, Andy Copp, unknown, Tony Fisher, Jerry Sivyer, Rich Landen (thus disagreeing with his brother Trevor's view), Rob Thomson, Chris Prentice, **Dave Tydeman ( not Townsend), the mighty Ash Howe (write his name in blood), Henry Roy, unknown, Ian Boud, Steve Southgate, Steve Walton, unknown, Pete Isaac, Brian Barrow, Keith Robb....and then from the JPC point on it would appear to be class of '65.

There appears to be no Steve Menzies or Terry Smith in the photo . Were they away that day or could they be one of the unknowns?  I am seeing Andy Copp this weekend so will enlist his help to identify or corroborate existing suggestions, if I get time. (Dave Norgate)

66/67 SCHOOL PHOTO; I would say to Chris Fribbins that he has identified me incorrectly. I believe that the person who is sat next to Steve Taylor is Covington not Norgate C. I am in fact the person on the far right of the front row, sat next to Tom Spencer (who so inspired Hon M. Cooper)

1966-67 UNDER-13 FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO supplied by Hon. Member Stratford is now in The Library. Thank you Chris. I spy also thereon Hon. Member Steve Jones (that's the 1965 one (#106) rather than the 1962 one (#115)). (Andy Lee)

I will now go away and try and complete a full list of names. (Dave Norgate) 

1966 ??) SCHOOL PHOTO; photo 3. 3rd row down, seventh from left, (up and to the right of Alan Pender). That row has... ?,?, Jeff Hughes (no idea where he went),?,?,?, Me, Adrian Cubitt... (Peter Robinson)