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BORN IN THE 50’s – A COVENTRY TALE – A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS

I wrote this for my Coventry Music Archive site – Hobo – named after a music magazine I ran in Coventry in the early 70’s. Although its not directly related to the school, it should resonate with those of you … Continue reading

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Graham Spencer and a Sponsored walk

Someone also mentioned Graham Spencer on the school Facebook page. Graham was my table head at school and a musician – trumpet and guitar. After school Graham became an apprentice electrician at DF Gibbs (next to the General Wolf on the Foleshill … Continue reading

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Brian Duynstee

Keith Ison mentioned Brian Duynstee the other day in conversation. I remembered I had a photo of Brian. It’s a great photo of him and shows off his sideburns which he first grew at school and which didn’t get removed … Continue reading

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Cleobury Mortimer – video

More photos from Keith Ison in the form of a video.

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Even More Clee Hill

Tenby Rd from Clee Trev Teasdel  I think this must be the church / chapel on the far end of Clee Hill where Mr Thomas took a group of us in a minibus in 1965 for a special service in … Continue reading

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War Years

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/70/a6764970.shtml Lionel John Aubrey” In October 1940 there were short periods of intense bombing on the City of Coventry, followed by the blitz of November 14 ~ 16 ~ OPERATION MOONLIGHT SONATA. Over this 2 day period over 500 tons … Continue reading

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Photos from Friends Reunited etc.

Mike Donoghue says of this photo – Cleobury Mortimer circa 1974 From L to R: Lyndon Harris, John McKay, Darren Mulcahy, Paul Fisher, (sorry name escapes me?), Michael Breslin and me! All aged about 12. I seem to recall that … Continue reading

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The School Webb-Site!

Steve Webb  (The Bursar’s son) This photograph was taken in August 1957. That’s Rosemary in the middle, me on her left, and one of our older brothers, Chris, on her right.

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More Places Around Cleobury

Some more photos from Facebook mostly from Michael Billings. This time of places around the Cleobury area – mostly from 1995 Where the trackbed to Cleobury crosses Neen Savage Road Photo  – Michael Billings Trackbed from Neen Savage crossing towards … Continue reading

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Reports and miscellaneous material – Michael Billings

Michael Billings Having dug out my copy of the School magazine is was called “The Boarder” not “The Recorder”. Very interesting to read again. It was produced July 1958. Michael Billings I’m top left on the photo. Mr Lambley, Mr Morris & … Continue reading

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