Further photos from Goldings
1950 - 1954

This was taken in the summer of 1951 at Dymchurch camp. Back left to right is Snowy Payne, Mr Maslin (office manager during the ‘50s), Skipper Culver, Derek Newham and Ostle. Middle is Len Brotherwood, Jim Booker and Simmonds. Front middle looks like Sid Whitbread and on his left is the other Ostle twin. Can’t remember the boy on his right.

Below left by the looks of things this is Dymchurch again, taken about 1952. Standing is Johnny Woods, Goode (I think), Ivan Snow and Bill Cotton. Kneeling is Tommy Cotton and Whacker Walker. I think Whacker gave me this photograph. Tommy Cotton I knew from New Lodge, Windsor. I was given to understand that his brother Bill became a missionary.

I recently learned that Tommy is no longer with us. It came as a bit of a surprise but it shouldn't do, as all the lads in these photographs are cracking on a bit now!

Above right not a very good photo, but on the back I have written Battersby, Hornby and Warren. It would have been taken around 1952-53 on the parade ground. You can just about see the canteen to the left and the ablution block to the right.

The photo of Maurice seems a bit like a school photo, perhaps taken just before he left New Lodge. I knew him at Windsor before I left for Goldings.

This photo of Clive was taken along North Road near one of the bridges just outside Goldings gates.

For Derek, this is a typical pose. He was very keen on the choir. Received a Christmas card from him this year. Inside was a little message telling me that this was the 55th year he had sent me a Christmas card! He is retired and lives near Ipswich.

 The cricket team 1954

From right to left it is: (1) Vic King, (2) Tony Fox, (3) Tony Williams, (5 and 6) the Brierley twins, (9) Les Fripp, (10) Graham Ferris, (11) Maurice Munson.

I am not sure if these two photos of the School football team are from the same season of 1951-52 or if one is from the following year. In the team above left I recognise Peter Tabor (goal), Bert Bumford (left back), Murphy Mott (centre half), Thompson (left half), Ostle (right wing), Whacker Walker (inside right), Alan Blackburn (centre forward), inside left not recognised, Williams (outside left).

I met Len “Murphy” Mott in the 1980s when I was working in Fleet Street. He was a Linotype operator on the Sunday People. Last I heard he had retired and was living in Epping.

There are only a couple of different faces here from the team above, but I think this is the later of the two. On the other hand, maybe there have just been a couple of substitutions!

Best wishes, Richard (Dick) Davies. 114 Aberdeen House

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