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January to February 2003

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Date: 08 January 2003
Time:  12:10:31
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my name D. G. Mitchell I was at Goldings from 1945-48.its been quite a shock. to see the place now. Mr Wheatley was headmaster. Patch was the gym teacher very hard task master??? Mr East. Mr Geen, Mr, Woodhouse ( exe officer). went to Australia. Mr Geen a Middlesbrough man. Totie Jones toilet man and hair cut man. my house was (Buxton)

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Date:  26 January 2003
Time: 15:25:36
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Great site – brings back a lot of memories, good and bad. Does anyone out there know the whereabouts of Tony Lydford? He was in the printing department in the early 60's If so please email me on bjball@solutions-inc.co.uk  Now considerably older at 59 and living in Worthing, West Sussex
Brian Ball (Miggy)
 

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Date: 17 February 2003
Time:  22:54:18
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This is a list of the young men in the Aberdeen House photo that I sent to you earlier.

Back Row. L-R. "Polly White", Norman Tasker, Tod Hird, Gordon Toule, "Nobby" Clarke (1), Jack Johnstone..Housemaster, "Nobby Clarke,(2), "Willy" Warner, Ivan Snow, "Dinga" Bell, Bill Cotton, Jack Coomber.
Middle Row. L-R. Peter Squires, Dennis South, Mervin Lusty, Frank Roberts, John Hunt, Arthur Aldwinkle, Tom Cotton, Fred Aldwinkle, "Lefty" Wright, Johnny Leach, Edward (Kit) Carson (House Captain)
Front Row. L-R. Brian Lawrence, "Bosky" Wright, J.Barlow, M.Ali, "Wacker" Walker, Charlie Carson, "Gozzy" Snow, "Buck" Brice.
I apologise for the use of nick names but this was the best I can do after more than fifty years. I was helped by Tod Hird, Tom Cotton, Bill Cotton, John Hunt and Johnny Leach, at the 1998 Reunion.

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Date:  18 February 2003
Time:  15:39:28
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I frequently browse through the Goldonian site,  just to see if I know any of your correspondents. One little thing has been bothering me. I don't remember houses names "Pelham" or "McAndrew". I was at the school in the late 40's and early 50's. Did these names come after my time? Jack Johnstone. (One time House master, Aberdeen House.)

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Date: 18 February 2003
Time:  18:34:48
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Regarding the house names while I was at Goldings the houses were listed, as on site but in 1953 the houses that were listed were as Follows Cairns - House Master Mr. H. Gratwick - Kinnard - House Master Mr. G White - McCall - House Master Mr. G. J. Cruikshank - Mount Stephen - House Master Mr. H. S. Randall - Somerset House Master - Mr. Tempest - Buxton - House Master Mr. E. A. Patch

Then my archive jumps to the 1960s I would think the new names for the houses would have been formed when the first Head Master of Goldings was appointed in 1945 Mr. R. F. Wheatley B.sc. or Pinhead as the boys knew him.  So if anybody can fill in the gaps please send the information to Goldonian Web and please leave your name so if we add the content to the website, we can then also add your name. If anybody has old copies of the school mag gathering dust why not put them to good use share the information.