Monthly Archives: August 2011

Rosemary Webb Rehill Ah Hems the butcher. It’s still Hems. Dad went in there every day to buy meat. Next door used to be a grocery store. Barrets?? or something like that. Trev Teasdel There was a little record shop … Continue reading →

For German, in 1965, we had Mr Hudson aka Herman the German. Freshly out of teacher-training he encountered a tough time at the school. Constant taunts and books poised above the door as he walked in marred his time there. However I thought … Continue reading →

Michael Billings wrote – on  I Survived Wyre Farm School – ” Who remembers Castle Toot? Castle Toot was the site of Mortimer’s Castle from where the village gets it’s name Mortimer’s Cleobury now of course Cleobury Mortimer. Castle Toot is … Continue reading →

As most of you will know, the City of Coventry Boarding School is now the Pioneer Centre. Here’s a video and some photos –

” William Langland 1330 – 1400 Piers Plowman – father ‘Stacy de Rokayle,’  born in Mortymers Clibery”  The east window in St Mary’s Church, Cleobury Mortimer, dates from the 19th century and celebrates William Langland, the author of Piers Plowman. He … Continue reading →

We take a little tour from Cherry Orchard, past the school, down to Cleobury and back up to Cherry Orchard! Cherry Orchard to Cleobury Mortimer Cherry Orchard Cleobury Golf Club Nr School View from Cleobury to 6 Ashes Road Short … Continue reading →

Dean Revell, who was at the school 1962 – 67, has kindly sent some photos taken on a recent visit to the school. Dean now lives in Texas and has been involved with High Energy Physics and the Texas Collider. … Continue reading →

Photo by Keith Ison St. Mary’s church in Cleobury Mortimer is renowned for its crooked spire. It dates back to the 13th Century. The twist and lean was caused by the spire being placed on the tower without any tying or flashing. … Continue reading →

It may have been the mini-skirt but one Saturday I cycled all the way to Kidderminster to buy Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra. What i didn’t realise at the time was that Kidderminster itself was a ‘Sugar Town’! Ok, songwriter … Continue reading →

I bought the single I Feel Fine by the Beatles in Cleobury one Saturday Dec 1964. Back at the dorm only a mate and I were in after lunch. We played the single on my record player and thinking the … Continue reading →