Monthly Archives: September 2011

Michael Breslin sent an aerial photo of Cleobury Mortimer c 1963. The school is in the top left. Thanks Michael.. And from c 1966 / 7 – an aerial view of the school 

Robert Rowland Robert Vickers ROWLAND was head teacher at the City of Coventry Boarding School 1961 to 1964. UPDATE – January 2012 In this revised post, Alison Rowland has kindly provided a photo of Robert Rowland, some corrections and further … Continue reading →

Mr Pearce with B/Row Mansell, Hudson, ? , Worsley, Norman, Rees F/ Row Dubziek, Mason, Storer, Lovatt, Pickering, ? Stan Webb (Bursar’s Son) Comments on Cricket – I’m not particularly proud to admit it, but I have found in an … Continue reading →

In 1966 the Coventry Evening Telegraph visited the school and took a number of photos. If anyone has the press cuttings pleased upload them and let us know. Paul Norman added this photo to Facebook of the Common Room in … Continue reading →

Thanks to Adrian Rosenlund Hudson for uploading this photo of the school of 1980 on City of Coventry school Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/15757026730/ In this photo Adrian Rosenlund Hudson, Mark Beetson, Mark Romanov Adrian Rosenlund Hudson  with Mark Beetson, Ravinder Bains, Aubrey Wood, … Continue reading →

I did a quick Sunday morning search of Google Books. There are many out of copyright and searchable books on the site which can be viewed or downloaded as a pdf file alongside many with only a preview or snippet … Continue reading →

Some of you remember the snow drifts at the school in 1963. Here are some photos via the BBC site of the snow in the area, mostly from 1947. 

The Cleobury Mortimer Local and District Society website is well worth a visit for those of you interested in the local history beyond the school. You can find them here http://www.cleoburymortimerhistory.co.uk/ In particular, the group have made available The History of … Continue reading →

The team 1966 – from Paul Norman The team of 1966. Back row: Rishworth M. Sadler. Omernick. Lund. Revell. Underwood. Wan. Front row – Wilson. Norman. Rees. Mason. Storer. Dzuibek. Taylor Seated – Hymers. Packham. Lovatt. Arsenic and Old Lace … Continue reading →

Michael Breslin “ I just found out from Herbert Art gallery and Museum that they have all of the old School records as shown here. I also found out that the school was sold by Coventry City 9/7/85 for 20 000 … Continue reading →