if so when was you there

i didnt but my fiance did, well he is 21 next month, so i would say he went in...2002???
why, did you go there? x

i didnt but my fiance did, well he is 21 next month, so i would say he went in...2002???
why, did you go there? x

i'm a little older than him, i'm 30

Again I didnt go, but my hubby did.. he is 27

if so when was you there
I didnt go there.....my educational advisors had a look at it and decided it wasnt up to standard.

Ohhhh look at you!!

I did. I've not been away for too long (I'm 20). It wasn't the worst school and there were some legendary teachers! It's weird now it's changed though. I went to visit it on an open day it just ddin't feel like my old school anymore...too used to having to walk over to Mercia in the rain and snow!:roll:

I did. I've not been away for too long (I'm 20). It wasn't the worst school and there were some legendary teachers! It's weird now it's changed though. I went to visit it on an open day it just ddin't feel like my old school anymore...too used to having to walk over to Mercia in the rain and snow!:roll:

yeah walking between both buildings day in day out, smokers ally way inbetween.. fights between years.. o they were the days

I did 87-92 Class G Mrs Ferdinand then Mr Wilson then Mr Margetts as class form tutors, Mr Smiles as yr Head.

I didn't go there but I had a lot of friends who did. I'm 32 now, so most of my friends who went there would be around the same age.

I went to King Ecberts and am also 30, Mr Smiles was my year tutor. God do I remember smokers wall, spent more time there than in lessons

I went to Ecgberts and my 2 older brothers I left in 86.Great school lots of good memories.

Hi
Went there when the school first opened 1957.the headmistress was Miss Coates known as Kitty Cotton.Coates was a well known firm selling cotton items and most weeks she asked everyone to bring in some money for the school kitty!
There was an article about her last month when she celebrated her 100th Birthday
In 1957 it was state of the art in schools,all girls and just one male teacher Mr Shaw who taught Commerce Shorthand and Typing.

I went to totley all saints school (C of E) which was a feeder school but went to meadowhead secondary...... I left ttley all saints in 1993/94 I think...?

Centenarian Miss Coates - congratulations. I knew them both when I joined the staff in '74. I rather liked Mr.Shaw and I remember how placid he remained when I reversed into his bumper on one of those regular treks from King's Croft/Upper School/Lower School.

Does anyone remember mr Wade he played that big base thing in assembley, i think he drove a three wheeler.

Does anyone remember mr Wade he played that big base thing in assembley, i think he drove a three wheeler.

Quite correct, he taught Latin. He's a former pupil of High Storrs Grammar School and was a good singer, being part of Dore G&S Society.

Hi
Went there when the school first opened 1957.the headmistress was Miss Coates known as Kitty Cotton.Coates was a well known firm selling cotton items and most weeks she asked everyone to bring in some money for the school kitty!
There was an article about her last month when she celebrated her 100th Birthday
In 1957 it was state of the art in schools,all girls and just one male teacher Mr Shaw who taught Commerce Shorthand and Typing.


My daughter went to King Ecberts in 1962, left in 1968. I know that she would love to read the article about Miss Coates, is it possible for me to obtain a copy for her ?.

Cynthia, Ontario, Canada.

Posting to keep King Ecgberts thread alive as I am hoping to get some details on the Miss Coates article for my daughter.

Cynthia, Canada.

Hi Cynthia, probably easier to approach the school?
www.ecgberts.sheffield.sch.uk

Hope this helps.

I went to KES left in 2000, Mr Bristow's form:thumbsup:

Thanks Nan, I have had a PR from a lister and she has very kindly offered to scan the article and email it to me.

Cheers from a great Nan, Cynthia.

Spoke to someone in the office (it was holiday time) understand the whole school has been rebuilt - anyone tell me when and why?

I would love to see that article on Miss Coates too - can you send details to my PM?

I did, but only for year 7 until end of year 8. :rolleyes: I had a bit of a disagreement with a few of the teachers and we thought it best I left. :o I'm 23 now, nearly 24. Can't be bothered to work out what years that would have been.

Hi Cynthia, probably easier to approach the school?
www.ecgberts.sheffield.sch.uk

Hope this helps.
Nanrobbo - when where you there? and Where in Australia do you live?

I left in 1982

My son attended between 1990 & 1995 and didn't care for it. I think I know what he meant as it appeared very bland and without any soul to me. He attended Totley County prior to moving up and that was a very friendly and welcoming place.

He made a lot of friends at Ecgberts that he keeps in touch with and none of them have fond memories of the place. What I noticed is that on leaving Ecgberts most of his male friends (himself included) went through a multitude of career changes before settling on a job that they liked. So from a parents pespective I consider it to have been lacking in direction, things may be different now.

i go to king ecgberts now :) i'm in my last year though. i just realised, our school has been open for 50 years this year :) i reckon it should be celebrated somehow :) does anyone know anything on the history of our school?

and p.s. it is a bit of a crap school but ther are some AMAZING teachers :) that makes up for it

i left in '84. i remember ...Mrs Carlson - history teacher , Mr Smiles -RE. Miss plumtree- PE, Mr Applehoff- Maths. Mr Bowen - Geography, Mr Nuttall - head of Isolation unit ( not sure whether he actually taught any particular subject)Mrs Barr and Mrs Lewis both taught French if i remember correctly. Great days, i just didn't appreciate it at the time .

oh my gosh mr smiles taught RE!! he teaches history now! mr applehoff is still there, teaches ICT now insted of maths and Mr bowen still teaches history. he is also head of upper school. :)

i often wondered if Mr Applehoff was still there he often gave me detention in a lesson then took it back at the end of the lesson . Mr Smiles was many a girls crush ,including mine .bless him ! who is the head teacher/s now ?

head of lower school i mean :)

i left in '84. i remember ...Mrs Carlson - history teacher , Mr Smiles -RE. Miss plumtree- PE, Mr Applehoff- Maths. Mr Bowen - Geography, Mr Nuttall - head of Isolation unit ( not sure whether he actually taught any particular subject)Mrs Barr and Mrs Lewis both taught French if i remember correctly. Great days, i just didn't appreciate it at the time .

You will have been in the same year as my brother.If I remember right our RE teacher went on to marry a pupil out of your year,and Mrs Barr was going out with the geography teacher (his name has slipped my mind)

yep i was in the same year as D and A was 2 years above me . ( don't want to say their names here ) did Mrs Barr marry the geography teacher while we were at king Ecgberts? i vaguely remember her getting married or maybe she married someone else ;)

Mr Smiles is a wonderful man!

He is still the Head of the Lower School.

Maybe anyone who has contact with the teachers mentioned could suggest to them that they should visit the sheffield forum so we can all catch up with each other ? i wonder if teachers actually remember their ex pupils? i suppose they can't forget some lol

I dont think that Mr Smiles is an internet user :hihi:

He is perfect in every way except for using computers.


I was a teacher at Ecgbert's if that helps

please don't tell me you are Mrs Barr ???*blush* what years did you teach there ? And do you keep in touch with any of the above mentioned teachers?

I went there from 78 to 80 Mrs Rawlings was head, Mrs Perry and Mr Salway head of lower Mr Cartwright and Merrills head of upper. Mr Rodgers form teacher i also remember Mr Nutall Mr Shaw (biology) Mrs Plumtree, Mrs Garrison, Mr lee, Mr Smiles my history teacher

I only taught there last year and the year before.

i left in '84. i remember ...Mrs Carlson - history teacher , Mr Smiles -RE. Miss plumtree- PE, Mr Applehoff- Maths. Mr Bowen - Geography, Mr Nuttall - head of Isolation unit ( not sure whether he actually taught any particular subject)Mrs Barr and Mrs Lewis both taught French if i remember correctly. Great days, i just didn't appreciate it at the time .

guess we were there about the same time, what was the name of the chemistry teacher (bald head if i remember correstly)? :huh: Saw Mrs Carlson :rant: in the supermarket recently, she looks v well but still puts the fear of god in me!!!

You will have been in the same year as my brother.If I remember right our RE teacher went on to marry a pupil out of your year,and Mrs Barr was going out with the geography teacher (his name has slipped my mind)

Not sure about Mrs Barr but you are right about the Re teacher
Littlepink is that you?

Not sure about Mrs Barr but you are right about the Re teacher
Littlepink is that you?

i'm not sure i understand the question..........is what me ?

guess we were there about the same time, what was the name of the chemistry teacher (bald head if i remember correstly)? :huh: Saw Mrs Carlson :rant: in the supermarket recently, she looks v well but still puts the fear of god in me!!!

can't remember chemistry teacher at all .i am sure it was Mr solway that took us for chemistry and i know he wasn't bald at the time . Mrs Carlson didn't scare me ( but then i was a bit of a rebel ) i just got the impression she didn't like kids , a bit strange really being a teacher !

guess we were there about the same time, what was the name of the chemistry teacher (bald head if i remember correstly)? :huh: Saw Mrs Carlson :rant: in the supermarket recently, she looks v well but still puts the fear of god in me!!!

Mr Spires

("Hey you boy..................." etc)

I went there in 1958. It was lovely to read that Miss Coates had celebrated her 100th. I think my form teacher was Miss Coles. It was an all girls school then and there were strict rules on how to wear our uniform and how to behave. The school sent us for our first job interviews.

did any of you know martyn wall?

Name rings a bell what year was Martyn at Ecgberts?

he would have been 35 last sept, martyn passed away 31/1/06 age 34 from cancer did you know him?

I am beginning to remember some of my classmates. Memory a bit erratic now being a senior. They were Elizabeth Harrison, Helen Wilkinson, Sandra Bonnet, Elaine Jones Will keep thinking!

It was an all girls school then and there were strict rules on how to wear our uniform and how to behave.

Ah yes, I remember girl friends wearing white ankle socks. Happy days!

i didn't go to this school but my next door neighbour is a good friend of miss coates and i have seen some lovely photos of her 100th birthday party , she looks wonderful for her age. i will pass on your best wishes if you like . ps.
my partner went to this school he left in 1979.

does anyone remember adrian pearson or timothy twigg left around 1979 ?

I went, was there in the days of Mr Appelhoff, Mr Cowen, Mrs White, that scary one who taught business studies who looked like Kenny Rogers.......

Woohoo!

I was there between 1971 and 1978. Wonderful to remember these old names again! I remember Mrs Frankish who used to teach English. I also had a HUGE crush on Mr Nuttall who taught English at the time. I remenber Mr Seeds and Mr plant I think it was who tought Biology. Mr White, Mt Cartwright, Mr Appelhoff and....... Mr White. He thought French I think! Mr Salway just scared me to bits. Miss Rawlings who was lovely but I always got the feeling she should have been at home knitting. Miss Groves and Mrs Garrison PE teachers. The was a really...no...REALLY enthusiastic music teacher but I can't remember her name......

What a lovely turn of phrase about the headmistress - couldn't have agreed more! The school would have been much better with 'Ben' at the helm. I think the music teacher escaping your memory is Jackie Williams. Carol Grove was the PE mistress who was joined by Elaine Wrigley. I am surprised John Wade wasn't mentioned along with Harry Butler. Any more?

Yes! Harry Butler! Thank you and John Wade. How could I forget.......slow senility setting in I think. For some reason I also remember Mrs Porteous but I don't know what she taught. Mrs Berry who taught art, and married another art teacher.....Mr Shaw I think....

Dave Shaw married June Berry and along with John Martin, we were all re-united at High Storrs circa 1980! John Wade, a former pupil of HS.
Mrs Porteous taught Maths with Flo Smith, John Mee, Roger Ray, Miss Griffiths, my kindred spirit Mr.Watson - what jolly band! Apologies, I've just forgotten Judith Chesterton. Any more departments?
You didn't by any chance go on any of Ian Johnston's skiing trips at Christmas did you? He was a golfing pal of mine.

No, I remember a couple of mates went on one of the skiing trips, and I was incredibly jealous!! A jolly good time was had by all acccounts. John Mee...now there's an image. I remember him as being very intense, serious, but he got me through my maths o'level when I was pretty much a lost cause at the time! Mr Watson! Yes! I liked him. There was also a teacher who was affectionately nicknamed catweazle but I can't remember his real name. Also another who taught me english in his own time after school, isn't it awful but his name escapes me. He had long curly hair and looked a little like Martin Shaw from "The Professionals".

I have no idea who Martin Shaw is but - and I'm dealing off-the-cuff over 30 years ago - English-teaching males; Tebbut, Warburton, Nuttall, Martin and Waller. There was a lady, Di Merrill(s) whom I think went to Silverdale to a management-team job? I've got to an age when names appear in the head at 4am! John Mee - well described - I nicknamed him 'Bertie' after the successful Arsenal coach but I don't remember the teacher answering to "Catweasle". Another music teacher I remember Mrs Eliff.
Pupils I remember - Janet George would have been about your age and a pleasant lad called Peter Fletcher. Clare Horton, son of the late-councillor Peter, was there. The Kinsey family, Sandy Harrison was one of the hockey stars and I recall a girl called Karen Gledhill whose granddad I knew as timpanist of the Halle! He'd be younger than you but Martin Scriven (Totley greengrocer) was one of my pupils. I came in 1974 and had a first year Set 1 with some absolute treasures. If all classes were like that one, I remember them with fond memories and hear most are doing very well in life, they'll be in their 40's now. Heartening to remember there were some success stories.

Whilst taking Photographs outside the Totley Brook Road side of of Wessex Building. (Before it was demolished). I took a photograph of a plaque dedicated to a former pupil.
Can anyone enlighten me upon this please?

Wow. You've certainly a better memory than myself! Thank you for all the information. Loads of memories flooding back. I think it was Mr Waller who was the teacher affectionately known as "Catweazle" by the pupils. I can't remember Mrs. Eliff. I do remember a music teacher called Miss Bell though. The only one of the pupils names you've mentioned that I recognise was Karen Gledhill. She also had a brother at the school Mark Gledhill I think. There was another English teacher who taught me for A level. Mr. Routh I think? Thin chap VERY into the subject. Massively influential into getting me passionate about all manner of things. T.S Elliot etc. Didn't appreciate it at the time though.
As you say, it was a very long time ago!

I was at King Ecgberts between 1967 an 1971 travelling one and a half hours to get there. Two buses across the city changing in the town centre. I remember the school as a girls only school for the first two (three?) years and then merging under the comprehensive system with Abbeydale Sec. I remember Mrs Frankish, Mrs Carlson and a fiercer Biology teacher that had a habit of throwing the board rubber at anyone that disrupted the class. Sorry I don't remember his name. I also remember a timid Maths teacher.
I also remember Miss Coates and her attempts to make us into young ladies.

I have many fond memories of the school and would love to hear from some fellow class mates, Molly Barton, Elaine Adams and Sandra Cargill.

Wow. You've certainly a better memory than myself! Thank you for all the information. Loads of memories flooding back. I think it was Mr Waller who was the teacher affectionately known as "Catweazle" by the pupils. I can't remember Mrs. Eliff. I do remember a music teacher called Miss Bell though. The only one of the pupils names you've mentioned that I recognise was Karen Gledhill. She also had a brother at the school Mark Gledhill I think. There was another English teacher who taught me for A level. Mr. Routh I think? Thin chap VERY into the subject. Massively influential into getting me passionate about all manner of things. T.S Elliot etc. Didn't appreciate it at the time though.
As you say, it was a very long time ago!

Mrs Eliff came from Abbeydale Grange. Yes, apologies for the forgotten English staff as there was Mike Routh and Ian Rouse. Routh used to run through Endcliffe Park and provided reviews of the Halle concerts for The Morning Telegraph (as it was then). Rouse, a tad younger, was a Derby County supporter. Just remembered a girl who was called Lynn Richmond whose dad was a Star photographer and I think her family now do wedding photos with a base Chesterfield/Dronfield?
One of the drawbacks of the school was three sites. Staff to leave one building at 9.55 get into a car and drive to Upper School or King's Croft to start another at 9.55am! Then to claim a derisory petrol amount when the car had been on the choke! I once bumped into Fred Shaw's car in my haste to get to a lesson! He took it very well, nice man.
Just remembered a junior member at the time, of the English Dept. I think she was called Helen Howling? and I liked her as she spoke her mind.

Mrs Eliff came from Abbeydale Grange. Yes, apologies for the forgotten English staff as there was a Routh and Rouse. Routh used to run through Endcliffe Park and provided reviews of the Halle concerts for The Morning Telegraph (as it was then). Rouse, a tad younger, was a Derby County supporter. Just remembered a girl who was called Lynn Richmond whose dad was a Star photographer and I think her family now do wedding photos with a base Chesterfield/Dronfield?
One of the drawbacks of the school was three sites. Staff to leave one building at 9.55 get into a car and drive to Upper School or King's Croft to start another at 9.55am! Then to claim a derisory petrol amount when the car had been on the choke! I once bumped into Fred Shaw's car in my haste to get to a lesson! He took it very well, nice man.

I don't remember Lynn Richmond I'm afraid. Yes, I never thought at the time, but it must have been somewhat impractical for the staff to get to each of the three sites. Also, I'm trying to work out who you are, and whether or not you had the dubious pleasure of teaching me......
I do remember feeling incredibly grown up when we went to to Kings Croft....and had a common room! We were allowed to play music in there, go to the chip shop at lunch times, and generally create mayhem....good memories.

I was at King Ecgberts between 1967 an 1971 travelling one and a half hours to get there. Two buses across the city changing in the town centre. I remember the school as a girls only school for the first two (three?) years and then merging under the comprehensive system with Abbeydale Sec. I remember Mrs Frankish, Mrs Carlson and a fiercer Biology teacher that had a habit of throwing the board rubber at anyone that disrupted the class. Sorry I don't remember his name. I also remember a timid Maths teacher.
I also remember Miss Coates and her attempts to make us into young ladies.

I have many fond memories of the school and would love to hear from some fellow class mates, Molly Barton, Elaine Adams and Sandra Cargill.

Before my time but Mrs Frankish and Mrs Carlson were still there. I suggest the timid Maths' teacher may be Margaret Griffiths - very knowledgable - but perhaps more suited to a girls' grammar school?
I'm trying to put some science names into the mix (without board rubbers!). I remember Mrs Foster, Miss Hickie who became Taylor, Mrs Ferdinand, Mrs Ibbotson, Ted Croot, Mr.Spiers, Colin Bargh and Mike Short whom I believe died some time ago as he had regular dialysis. Very sad, I liked Mike - one of the 'old school'. Mike Marsh was also in the Physics dept. There were also two Mrs Coopers, Margaret and Sheila.
magsjean - I think you'd remember Miss Littlewood (Home Economics) and Mrs Shipley?

miss coates will be 101 in September she is doing very well , my next door neighbour visits her quite often so i'll let her know she is mentioned on here. :|

Some names from my Maths set 1 group of 1975 - sorry if you aren't listed, it was a pleasure to teach you. Luscombe, Lant, Crookes, Gill, Ginn, Kinsey, Fry, Scriven, Kirton, Jacques, Houldsworth, a small lad who was a golf fan who lived on St.Quentins ?, Davies, Susan Mower, Fiona Fyfe, Shelley Cooper and Liz Mottram.
Other random names: Sophie Harvey whose mum taught French, the Cadmans - Mark, Trudi and Heidi - whose late father was a personal friend through cricket. Catherine Round (her dad another cricket friend). Russell Hague whose granddad Tom was a regular contributor to the Star Letters' Page. Jenni Woolbridge?, Shirley Bingham, Corinna Button, Gillian Bradbury and there was a very good athlete called Helen Glossop.
I remember a V1 form Commercial Maths group I took with a very pleasant girl called Suzanne and a Persian lad who was a real charmer. That proved to be a successful group.
Were any form pictures ever taken at King Ecgbert's, if so, can they be uploaded? They would help me recall more names of 30 years ago!

Before my time but Mrs Frankish and Mrs Carlson were still there. I suggest the timid Maths' teacher may be Margaret Griffiths - very knowledgable - but perhaps more suited to a girls' grammar school?
I'm trying to put some science names into the mix (without board rubbers!). I remember Mrs Foster, Miss Hickie who became Taylor, Mrs Ferdinand, Mrs Ibbotson, Mr.Spiers, Colin Bargh and Mike Short whom I believe died some time ago as he had regular dialysis. Very sad, I liked Mike - one of the 'old school'. Mike Marsh was also in the Physics dept.
magsjean - I think you'd remember Miss Littlewood (Home Economics)?

Yes it was Miss(Mrs) Griffiths, I always felt very sorry for her when she lost control of the class. I suppose you can guess that I was one of those strange people that enjoyed Maths. Home Economics was not my thing, sorry. At the beginning of year three you had the opportunity to drop some general subjects, Home Economics being one of them and concentrate on languages or sciences and maths. I chose Science and maths, not that I used any of those subjects in my career.
Its great to hear that Miss Coates is still going strong. King Ecgberts gave me a different outlook on life and despite Mrs Carlson who I found very scary I now have a keen interest in Social history.

Some names from my Maths set 1 group of 1975 - sorry if you aren't listed, it was a pleasure to teach you. Luscombe, Lant, Crookes, Gill, Ginn, Kinsey, Scriven, Kirton, Jacques, Houldsworth, a small lad who was a golf fan who lived on St.Quentins ?, Davies, Susan Mower, Fiona Fyfe, Shelley Cooper and Liz Mottram.
Other random names: Sophie Harvey whose mum taught French, the Cadmans - Mark, Trudi and Heidi - whose late father was a personal friend through cricket. Catherine Round (her dad another cricket friend). Russell Hague whose granddad Tom was a regular contributor to the Star Letters' Page. Jenni Woolbridge?, Shirley Bingham, Corinna Button, Gillian Bradbury and there was a very good athlete called Helen Glossop.
I remember a V1 form Commercial Maths group I took with a very pleasant girl called Suzanne and a Persian lad who was a real charmer. That proved to be a successful group.
Were any form pictures ever taken at King Ecgbert's, if so, can they be uploaded? They would help me recall more names of 30 years ago!
I was in the same form as Jennifer Wooldrige and Shirley Bingham, there was also Cathrine Fisher, Tina folley, Julie Fells but to name a few. Does anyone remember the Warburton sisters? Allison and Lisa, and maybe Julie? Happy days.

I was in the same form as Jennifer Wooldrige and Shirley Bingham, there was also Cathrine Fisher, Tina folley, Julie Fells but to name a few. Does anyone remember the Warburton sisters? Allison and Lisa, and maybe Julie? Happy days.

Hi only me. Nice to hear from you. Thought a few names would generate a bit of interest, keep them coming. Shirley will know who I am as I'm a good friend of her sporting uncle! Catherine Fisher was in my Maths set.

I have in my possession a Christmas/Leaving card of 1976 with the following verse.

Although you got on our nerves,
We are sad to see you go,
We didn't like the Maths you taught,
Sorry we had to let you know.

You are not so bad after all
We hope you'll miss us too,
You always picked on Jeanette
But she's now forgiven you.

So with a sad goodbye
And a tear in your eye,
You were no good at Maths!
But we all had our laughs.

GOODBYE SIR!
* Not true about the nasty bits!

Sally, Jeanette, Heidi, Jackie and Jane.

------------------------------

Now I know Heidi Cadman but can't remember the names of the other kind pupils. Step forward if you remember all those 30 years ago!
Fond memories. Thanks.

Spoke to someone in the office (it was holiday time) understand the whole school has been rebuilt - anyone tell me when and why?


Haven't had a response to this? any comments?

I have some class photos from 1966 and will try and upload them this week.

they include pictures of Mrs Newbury (French teacher) Miss Garrison, Miss Bowater (HE teacher) and girls from 1x and 1M). Including Mahala Griffin, Linda Barker, Frances Walker.

Anyone know any of these pupils?

Helbo-I was there when they were building the school. (2003/2004)

They never really said why they were building a new school. The school was pretty bad though it had holes in it which you could see what looked like chicken wire... t

The ceiling used to lift up in mercia when it rained and very windy. Its so weird seeing the school being on one site now though.

Lovely to read the memories. Isn't anyone out there from my school days? I am sure it was around 1958 when I attended the all girls King Ecgberts. I too had to catch two buses and then have a long walk up to the school from the bus stop. I remember Miss Coates of course in her black gown and Ms. Walton, Ms Jones, Ms Coles (Geography) and Mrs Sinclair.

Haven't had a response to this? any comments?

I have some class photos from 1966 and will try and upload them this week.

they include pictures of Mrs Newbury (French teacher) Miss Garrison, Miss Bowater (HE teacher) and girls from 1x and 1M). Including Mahala Griffin, Linda Barker, Frances Walker.

Anyone know any of these pupils?

I've taken a series of Photographs of the Old Schools (Wessex & Mercia) along with them being demolished and the New School being built.
When I've finished the project, I will be giving the School a CD-Rom with them on.
If you want a copy along with anyone else, at the this time, you will be welcome to one.
Let me know and keep reminding me so that I don't forget you.

I was at Eggies (now 31!). Mrs Shipley for RE (Bless you sweet child!), Mr Foster absolutely brilliant for Economics and politics, scary Mrs Carlson, Mr Margetts for Chemistry I think, and the lady with the drawn on eyebrows for German - whose name escapes me...Mr Johnson counting in Spanish in PE, and poor textiles teacher, to whom we gave a really hard time - Mrs Fitzpatrick. Sorry! Have strange memory of stamping round a mobile classroom shouting "THUNDER" whilst studying Shakespeare with Mrs Williams...

I was at Eggies (now 31!). Mrs Shipley for RE (Bless you sweet child!), Mr Foster absolutely brilliant for Economics and politics, scary Mrs Carlson, Mr Margetts for Chemistry I think, and the lady with the drawn on eyebrows for German - whose name escapes me...Mr Johnson counting in Spanish in PE, and poor textiles teacher, to whom we gave a really hard time - Mrs Fitzpatrick. Sorry! Have strange memory of stamping round a mobile classroom shouting "THUNDER" whilst studying Shakespeare with Mrs Williams...

Oh the memories, Think you may have been in my year.

Ok - who was the physics teacher (male) who reckoned we'd all be driving electric cars by 2000, and was quite barmy? His name escapes me...

Ok - who was the physics teacher (male) who reckoned we'd all be driving electric cars by 2000, and was quite barmy? His name escapes me...

Not by any chance Mr Short was it ? ( i was there in the 70s)

It could well have been Mr.Short but I would say he was far from 'barmy'. He certainly didn't suffer fools and I wish there were more teachers of his ilk.
Sadly, he wasn't a well man and had an advanced form of diabetes and I'm fairly certain somebody told me he had died - many years ago? The other Physics teacher of that time was Mr.Marsh.

Mr Marsh! That's the one. Always grinning & doing things with ticker tape...But who was the German teacher with the pencilled on eyebrows?

Mr Marsh! That's the one. Always grinning & doing things with ticker tape...But who was the German teacher with the pencilled on eyebrows?

Are you thinking of Mrs Dillamore who taught French and Spanish? Mr.Wade taught Latin. Mrs Harris taught German. Other French teachers were Mrs Harvey, Mrs McCanna, Ted White and Miss McDowell - subject to my memory of 30 years ago!

Yes, Mrs Harris. Wow this is taking me back. Forummers really are an oracle of information...

I was once caught running along the corridor by Mr Short and he punched me in the abdomen and winded me, so my memories of him are not good.

I did not go to King egberts School, but I do remember it being built I think it was in the late Fifties. There was a P.E teacher called June Walton. Anyone remember her.

I did not go to King egberts School, but I do remember it being built I think it was in the late Fifties. There was a P.E teacher called June Walton. Anyone remember her.

I don't know of June Walton but that's not to say there wasn't. It has kick-started my memory as I think there was a Kath Walton whom I omitted from my list of French teachers along with Ted White.
The girls' PE staff comprised Miss Garrison Miss Grove and Mrs Wrigley.

I was at Eggies (now 31!). Mrs Shipley for RE (Bless you sweet child!), Mr Foster absolutely brilliant for Economics and politics, scary Mrs Carlson, Mr Margetts for Chemistry I think, and the lady with the drawn on eyebrows for German - whose name escapes me...Mr Johnson counting in Spanish in PE, and poor textiles teacher, to whom we gave a really hard time - Mrs Fitzpatrick. Sorry! Have strange memory of stamping round a mobile classroom shouting "THUNDER" whilst studying Shakespeare with Mrs Williams...

haha I was taught GCSE textiles by Mrs Fitzpatrick and am about to be taught A level Textiles by her too lol. poor woman seems to get a lot of greif off students but shes a great teacher!

Hi Aries22 I went to King Ecgbert's in the late fifties and there was indeed a PE teacher called June Walton. Miss Coles was the Geography teacher and I think Mrs Sinclair was Science teacher. Miss Hall taught French.

Yes! Harry Butler! Thank you and John Wade. How could I forget.......slow senility setting in I think. For some reason I also remember Mrs Porteous but I don't know what she taught. Mrs Berry who taught art, and married another art teacher.....Mr Shaw I think....

I went on the Latin trip to Italy with John Wade, still see the occasional car around with 'The John Wade singers' sticker in it.

I remember Mr Nuttall (English & PE) he has been in our shop within the last year and looks well. Miss Williams the music teacher bashing hell out of a piano singing 'Salway's got a head like a ping pong ball' as though it were the craziest thing she had ever done.

Miss Rawlings, what can you say, mad as a ships cat and completely obsessed with the 'classic's', fine if you were descended from the Fauntleroys but she was a bit lost with some of the kids bussed in from the other areas. I was in the second year of comprehensive intake and some of the teachers were in complete shock having spent their previous years teaching 'young gels' how to be ladies. Looking back it was hilarious, Mrs Jackson the history teacher was particularly funny. Mr Shaw ran what was the 'secretarial sixth'.

Mr Williams (art teacher at the upper school) was my form teacher for the last couple of years.

Owing to a complete lack of academic talent I had a laugh but hated school if I'm honest.

I went on the Latin trip to Italy with John Wade, still see the occasional car around with 'The John Wade singers' sticker in it.

I remember Mr Nuttall (English & PE) he has been in our shop within the last year and looks well. Miss Williams the music teacher bashing hell out of a piano singing 'Salway's got a head like a ping pong ball' as though it were the craziest thing she had ever done.

Miss Rawlings, what can you say, mad as a ships cat and completely obsessed with the 'classic's', fine if you were descended from the Fauntleroys but she was a bit lost with some of the kids bussed in from the other areas. I was in the second year of comprehensive intake and some of the teachers were in complete shock having spent their previous years teaching 'young gels' how to be ladies. Looking back it was hilarious, Mrs Jackson the history teacher was particularly funny. Mr Shaw ran what was the 'secretarial sixth'.

Mr Williams (art teacher at the upper school) was my form teacher for the last couple of years.

Owing to a complete lack of academic talent I had a laugh but hated school if I'm honest.

John Wade was one of the leading lights in the Dore G&S Society which held many of their shows in the Lower School hall. Mrs Porteous taught Maths as did dear old Harry whom I found to be a real kindred spirit. I believe Miss Rawlings came from the old Grange GS and you seem to have sussed out some of her shortcomings! How embarrassing were those end of term assemblies?
Thank goodness there were people like Harry who took the bottom sets and took it all in his stride - an introduction to Maths via table tennis!

John Wade was one of the leading lights in the Dore G&S Society which held many of their shows in the Lower School hall. Mrs Porteous taught Maths as did dear old Harry whom I found to be a real kindred spirit. I believe Miss Rawlings came from the old Grange GS and you seem to have sussed out some of her shortcomings! How embarrassing were those end of term assemblies?
Thank goodness there were people like Harry who took the bottom sets and took it all in his stride - an introduction to Maths via table tennis!

How embarassing, I was in that chorus line in HMS Pinafore. Must have marked me for life as I ended up in the Merchant Navy for 10 years!!!

:) If you went to King Ecgbert's around the time you mentioned then you were possibly at Greystones or Rowlinson before going to the newly built 'King Ecgbert's Tehnical School for Girls' to give its full name. If so you'll remember we girls from the two Intermediate schools mentioned above went to our brand new school in the September after finishing our third year,as it was then called. The teaching staff was made up of (mostly women) from our former schools. I only remember one man, the wonderfully informative and entertaining Commerce teacher. The man had such charisma! Wisely I thought, Miss Coates was an outside appointment. The deputy head Miss Varah came from Rowlinson. She shared A level English teaching (with Mrs Ridley whom everybody loved.) I was never quite at ease with Miss Varah and I don't think she liked me very much. Always said I had too many irons in the fire to get through the exams. (I did get through and got the prize for English A level.) And the irons: Drama, in the school plays and produced one myself when we were in the 5th form; formed the school music club and organised outside recitals and was a prefect and House
Captain of St. Hilda's. Judith Turley, Pam Bentley and I were mad on the Halle and went every week to the City Hall to hear them. Other girls I remember? Judith Curnow, Sylvia Fife, Winifred Earnshaw, Elizabeth Tuck, Elizabeth Brown. And staff? Miss Cole, Geography and my house mistress; Miss Lant, history; Mrs Carey who went to High Storrs and Mrs Fuller, French; Miss Benton, Art; Mrs Singleton, Biology; Miss Alexander, P.E. and Miss Byard, Religious Knowledge. I kept in touch with her until she died a few years ago.
Lots of wonderful stories and memories will have to wait until next time I post.
King Ecgbert's was a wonderful school and at the cutting edge of educational developments in our city, thanks to a forward looking Sheffield Education Committee. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Hope you and others will get back to me

The commerce teacher to whom you refer was Mr.Fred Shaw. You mention Mrs Cary going to High Storrs, quite a number of staff, including myself, made that very move and a further name you mention, Joy Alexander who later married and added Hall to her name, also went to High Storrs.
I made a post recently on a High Storrs' thread that Margaret Cary, who is now 90, had been in NGH suffering from a fractured skull and broken wrist after a fall. The last I heard on the grapevine was that she was recovering so hopefully she'll be even better now?

Thanks for quick reply Chairboy. How could I have forgotten to mention Fred's name. 100 lines Mossy - not that he My parents knew him well. They said he'd been emergency trained during the war and was walking proof that teaching needed something more than Oxbridge honours. Fred had it in bucketl loads. I'm most grateful to know that Mrs Carey's still alive and sorry about her recent fall. I lost touch with her when my mother died in 1997. They had been firm friends at High Storrs. My mother taught Needlework there and was friendly with Joy too, although of course she was much younger. I don't know when you went to High Storrs but it's rather creepy to think that you may have met my mother!
Thanks again. More about King Ecgbert's the next time I post.

Hi Mossy I went to King Ecgberts straight from Grimesthorpe junior. I was born in 1947 so it was probably 1958. An older girl called Valerie Barratt took me on the two buses to show me the ropes. I was very grateful. Your post brought back many memories. Going with school to see the Halle. My first time ever. Having to sing a solo in one of the school productions. Miss Cole was my form mistress too. Can you remember the name of the Music mistress? I remember Mrs Singleton scared the hell out of me. In a previous psot I mentioned that Miss Coates would not hear of any of her girls going into hairdressing. Appointments were made for inverviews and the school arranged your first job. My class mates were Helen Wilkinson, Elizabeth Harrison, Elaine Joyce, Sandra Bonnet, Diane Gould etc.

I was in Miss Griffiths class in 1961.Miss coates used to scare everyone to death.Fellow pupil Vicky Rawlins, does anyone remember her?

Hello Morty, I was born in 1943 so I've worked out from the dates that you must have been in the first year when I was in the fourth. I'll give a few more details so you may remember who I am. I used to read the lesson at Harvest Festival and at Christmas Carol services. There was a house Drama competition when St Hilda's put on the first scene of Bernard Shaw's St Joan, I produced it but you know I can't remember whether I played St Joan or Robert de Baudricourt, probably the latter because I could lower my voice; I played Scrooge in 'A Christmas Carol' (oh dear, those mutton chop whiskers and spirit gum to hold them on, and the pain when taking them off; I produced the comedy 'The Happiest Days of Your Life' when you would have been in the second year. I was Mr Pond, the headmaster in that.

Mrs Singleton was a friend of my mother, also a teacher, (at High Storrs) but I too found Mrs. S. a bit forbidding, maybe because I was frightened of Science! I can't remember the music teacher's name at the moment but I do recall she wore quite heavy makeup and had a stylish close cropped hairstyle. I think she may have been succeeded by a Miss jacqueline Williams but I'm not sure.
Yes, I remember about Miss Coates and the hairdressing. Somebody else has posted that she was scary, but you know, a feminist heart beat under all that straight-laced stuff. She wanted the best for her girls and she made a success of the place.
Let's keep exchanging the memories.
All best, Mossy

Hello Mossy I am amazed at your memory. I think I maybe mixing up my teachers. I didn't think the music teacher was young or I am thinking of the RE teacher? I just cannot remember things as easily as you do. I agree that Miss Coates brought out the best in her girls. We had good basic training - typing, bookkeeping and remember the little flat we had for domestic science? We were taught the basics of housework, ironing, how to set out a teatray correctly and of course how to cook meals etc. All things which stay with you forever. I still insist on the cup handles facing the same way!.I remember the assemblies and although I cannot recall all the school productions as you do I am now remembering the wonderful stage we had and how I nervously stood to sing "Once in Royal David's City". I never did follow in the footsteps of my late cousin, the actor Gary Bond! I did however work with various groups of young children and enjoyed putting on productions with them. Do you remember we once had a particularly bad winter and we had to walk up the school path with very steep snow on either side? Quite spectacular. I will keep on trying to jog the old memory.

i was at ecgberts from 82-87.remember comrade frank abel( the headteacher) banning the national anthem.mr goodwin(r.e.)nervous breakdown then marrying one of his pupils.mr white(loon), mr spires(spitfire), mr solway(tweed suit lover),mr appelhoff the short bearded genius)mr ray and mrs fells having a bit of hanky panky,mr waller(big red nose).still see mrs ferdinand and mr agar whos just retired and seen the mad old mrs carlson a few times too.she still looks the same now like a bulldog chewin a wasp1.and mr johnson p.e has retired due too bad knees but hes ok hes havind new ones.

mr johnson p.e has retired due too bad knees but hes ok hes havind new ones.

Passing over your other discourteous references, I am pleased to hear that Ian Johnston is still well - perhaps paying the price now for all that golf?
Gosh, it's thirty years since he persuaded me to go on one of his Christmas skiing trips for the staff and V1 form. We were playing at Sickleholme and by the second hole, I was on the trip to Aprica (Italy) - such were his selling powers! Hated skiing but the apres, 11am onwards, was very good. Cheers Ian.

he would have been 35 last sept, martyn passed away 31/1/06 age 34 from cancer did you know him?
jessiet My brother was good friends with Martyn and attended his funeral.My brother is called Darren and he was friends with Martyn from Lowfields School.I remember his mum worked at the bakery on Lowfields .

Hi there did you go to king ecgberts school in the past or present? We are making a memorial garden to celebrate 50 years of the school being open and also to create a memorial for people who have passed away whilst at the school, like the recent death of Ryan Parry who was an absolutely lovely person. it is also to celebrate heritage of the school too!
We would like to put names of old pupils and also memories of old pupils/teachers into use in the garden and memorial. I was wondering whether you could tell me your name and what years you were in the school. Also what your memories of the school were :) feel free too PM me if you don't want to put information on here

It would be very much appreciated by all
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read this,
Samantha T
Y12 pupil(6th form)at King Ecgberts

Hi
Anyone out there go to King Ecgberts 1975-1980......???

Come on. 3 months...someone must have something to add...

Eggy's 78 to 83
Oh my, lots of great memories came flooding back, all those teachers...a few to add to the list: Mr Mackenzie who married Miss McDowell, Mrs Taylor, The Bowens, Mr Taylor, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Gore, Mr Agar, Mr Adams to name but a few...sure I could think of a few more. I remember Miss Griffiths, she was my form teacher in year 7 and was a nervous wreck most of the time,I seem to remember she was off for quite a while "maybe some sort of breakdown" was the rumour...hope it wasn't anything to do with our class!!
Remember lots of class mates but don't keep in contact with anyone really, lost touch when I moved away in '85. Back in sheffield and loving the forum.
Take care all you ex Eggy's.

Blimey....what a lot of evocotive memories, 1984 to 91 myself...I'm suprised how many staff seem to have stayed in the same place..I wonder was it a good school to teach at relative to others...Strange to think of all those teachers at differing stages of their lives and careers, witnessing all the changes. As a seven year old I watched my eldest brother playing footie with his mates on the bit between the infants and Kings croft, he was about to leave the sixthform. I remember hearing the names of teachers, with varying degrees of dread and enthusiasm..Mrs Carlson was particularly feared for some reason...I grew up in the area.. Why that is of any interest to anyone Im not sure:loopy: Could never afford to live there now!!:rolleyes: I think the walk between sites had its plusses and minuses, exersize yes, and on a sunny day, last lesson friday afternoon, you'd just daudle along... and if you fancied a lass, the anticipation of seeing her walk towards you in the other direction... but if someone was after you, that walk could be very scary, you might just get chance to hide in the conifer trees before you got spotted...I could probably go on, but i guess alot of the memories involve funny incidents with teachers, and I guess they put up with enough ****....I do remember mr Mee ramming a ruler down the back of Martin Oldfields' trousers repeatedly... it was so random, he'd been sitting there almost asleep in his chair, while said pupil was pokeing the girls bums in the row in front , and then all of a sudden he just got up and performed this bizarre manouvre. What he was trying to achieve I'm not sure, but I for one couldn't stop laughing about it for days.:hihi: More funny stories from past pupils and teachers please...;):cool:

trawled the aged and tired memory and un-earthed a few more names, Mrs Neal who was a really nice biology teacher, Mrs Storey, Miss Gillott who both worked in Housecraft with the very scary Mrs Higginbottom, Dr Opie who introduced us to the age of computers ( oh my it was huge ), Mr Bowers ( of ginger beard fame ), Mrs Jeffries, Mr Meakin - mad music maestro. Do you remember Mr Routh playing the piano for the lower school assembly? Between that and the clatter of Miss Rawlings high heels approaching it was difficult to keep a straight face.

Can anyone remember the name of the latin teacher, I can only remember him during the first year. He had this thing where he used to bang on the desk before telling one of his stories. I didnt much get the latin but his stories were really good, also Mrs Shipley I sure she had quintuplets or whetever the name is for 5 babies. Mr Agar was the best teacher he used to get me out of detention alot. There was also a scary art teacher who looked like a witch but spoke really quiet. I think the thing that I remember the most was the bloody cross country till we cottoned on that we had to come back on our selves and started to hide in the bushes till everyone else was on the way back. Mr Johnston caught us and made us do it all again at dinner time and took our cigs off us.

Latin teacher? Mr Wade maybe? Socks and sandals? I remember mr Johnston's cross country too - Uno, dos, tres...GO!

Mr Wade ...could have been, werent there that often.

yep, definitely mr wade. did anyone actually chose to do latin? I did, it was a right nightmare subject, i was rubbish at languages, but latin, man, for every word you had to learn about ten different endings. I dreaded it. Mr and Mrs Williams, not married or related were the two art teachers.. I did art A level so got to know them really well, both great people, used to let us listen to music in the lessons while we were painting or drawing or whatever.:cool:

I remember Mr Wade, he used to bang on the desk, wave his arms in the air and sing Jackanory, Jackanory before he began his story...legend!!

I was there 75-80..I remember Perry and Solway were heads of lower school and Cartwright and Merrills head of upper school. I loved school discos in the lower school hall and it was 2p to get in and they closed all the curtains!!!! Also waggin it at the bottom of the playing fields, smoking at the back of the housecraft building, walking between lower and upper school.....Abbeydale grange school apparently coming up to beat our heads in....school dinner tickets that you had to write your names on the back but if you got short of cash you could sell them and someone would rub your name out and put on theirs...I could go on and on....joined friends reunited and got in touch with some friends...there quiet a lot of people on there from various years....Not the best school for education but definately set you up in life and certainly a good laugh....

trawled the aged and tired memory and un-earthed a few more names, Mrs Neal who was a really nice biology teacher, Mrs Storey, Miss Gillott who both worked in Housecraft with the very scary Mrs Higginbottom, Dr Opie who introduced us to the age of computers ( oh my it was huge ), Mr Bowers ( of ginger beard fame ), Mrs Jeffries, Mr Meakin - mad music maestro. Do you remember Mr Routh playing the piano for the lower school assembly? Between that and the clatter of Miss Rawlings high heels approaching it was difficult to keep a straight face.

Mrs Neal was ace :cool:

Ahh yes, Mrs Elliff...how on earth we ever learnt anything about music is beyond me, this woman spent the whole lesson either filing her nails or applying copious amounts of make up. Wonder what happened to her??

i went to king ecgberts left in 1996. Dont remember many names but here goes. Mr Adams, Mr Marsh, Mrs Neal, Mrs Nicolson, oh god that really bad I cant remember any more!

i went to king ecgberts left in 1996. Dont remember many names but here goes. Mr Adams, Mr Marsh, Mrs Neal, Mrs Nicolson, oh god that really bad I cant remember any more!
Mr Adams was pure evil I remember he once pulled me behind and made me write lines for ages because he thought I called him a nazi...I think paranoia got the better of him towards the end I'm sure he must have left by now.

Mr Adams was pure evil I remember he once pulled me behind and made me write lines for ages because he thought I called him a nazi...I think paranoia got the better of him towards the end I'm sure he must have left by now.

I thinhk he probably has!!

Mr Adams was my form teacher and i can always remember him saying "hell's bell's and buckets iof blood" if some one did something stupid. He also told a ammusing story about railway sleepers and toilet seats. Strange what we remember.

When were you at Eggies?

I thinhk he probably has!!

Mr Adams was my form teacher and i can always remember him saying "hell's bell's and buckets iof blood" if some one did something stupid. He also told a ammusing story about railway sleepers and toilet seats. Strange what we remember.

When were you at Eggies?

Think he was still there then or possibly left while I was in upper school. Do you remember derrick Bageley aswell or mrs parsonage?

I only left about 2 years ago! Think he was still there then or possibly left while I was in upper school. Do you remember derrick Bageley aswell or mrs parsonage?

I do remember Mr Bageley he was a CDT teacher...was't he?

Mrs Parsonage i diont think that name rings a bell. Was Mr Agar (i think he is a geography teacher) and Mrs Winter (the music teacher) still there?

I do remember Mr Bageley he was a CDT teacher...was't he?

Mrs Parsonage i diont think that name rings a bell. Was Mr Agar (i think he is a geography teacher) and Mrs Winter (the music teacher) still there?
Yep Baggeley (sp?) did CDT he was always alright with me but left while I was still at KES.
Mr Agar was still there stinking of fags and a cupboard full of black sheep ale if I remember correctly not sure about mrs winter when I was there it was Miss lightowler and one James nesbitt's sisters had just started.

"Mr Agar was still there stinking of fags and a cupboard full of black sheep ale if I remember correctly"

ha ha ha it was Newcastle Brown Ale when he tought us!

"Mr Agar was still there stinking of fags and a cupboard full of black sheep ale if I remember correctly"

ha ha ha it was Newcastle Brown Ale when he tought us!

Obviously his pallet matured! Do you remember the Bowens? I always liked Mr Bowen good guy :thumbsup:

Wow, CDT with Mr Baggley. We made bendy plastic photo frames, and a wooden maze. He used to go bananas if you forgot your apron though!

Wow, CDT with Mr Baggley. We made bendy plastic photo frames, and a wooden maze. He used to go bananas if you forgot your apron though!

My mum still has that frame, I used the love the perspex bending machine.
Can anyone remember when they stopped us wearing shell suits (they were all the rage in my day) and hair gel after I think it was Stuart Green set himself on fire in chemistry.

Wow, CDT with Mr Baggley. We made bendy plastic photo frames, and a wooden maze. He used to go bananas if you forgot your apron though!

My Gran still has my wooden ball bearing maze :D

metalwork with Mr Bowers, we made a mud scraper for shoes and my Dad still uses it.

Caitsmum - think we may have been in same year! Remember the "no hairspray/ shellsuit rule), but didn't remember it was Stuart Green who caught light! Ah, the heady days of shellsuits, and trainers with tongue sticking out. Classy!:hihi:

Caitsmum - think we may have been in same year! Remember the "no hairspray/ shellsuit rule), but didn't remember it was Stuart Green who caught light! Ah, the heady days of shellsuits, and trainers with tongue sticking out. Classy!:hihi:

Was Mr Smiles your year tutor?

Have PMd you!

Obviously his pallet matured! Do you remember the Bowens? I always liked Mr Bowen good guy :thumbsup:

Was he a geohgraphy teacher and her a history teacher?

I also so remember the teacher making us stand up when the entered the room..wonder if they still do that?

Was he a geohgraphy teacher and her a history teacher?

I also so remember the teacher making us stand up when the entered the room..wonder if they still do that?

Yep that's the Bowens. And no only Mr Smiles still enforces that rule

Yep that's the Bowens. And no only Mr Smiles still enforces that rule

He always made the kids stand up. he also referred to him self as TDS. Mrs Bowen took me for history in my final year.

Both good teachers.

Yeah Mr smiles was a very good teacher, I was never taught by Miss Bowen but Mr Bowen was a really great bloke. My favourite fact about mr Smiles was that he's an ex jordy street fighter.

Yeah Mr smiles was a very good teacher, I was never taught by Miss Bowen but Mr Bowen was a really great bloke. My favourite fact about mr Smiles was that he's an ex jordy street fighter.

ha ha ha that was going around when i was there! Somehow i cant see it!

Wow, CDT with Mr Baggley. We made bendy plastic photo frames, and a wooden maze. He used to go bananas if you forgot your apron though!

i think the CDT teachers insisted people did the same stuff year after year, we made Totum ploes of all things!

Does anyone remember the art teacher...Mr Winter i think he was called. Then a Ms Winter joined and the roumer was that they were having an affair..of course they wern't but you know what kids are like:loopy:

Aswell as the rumors I also spoke to a teacher at the school and she confirmed it to me. I really can see it! Does anyone remember a horrible french teacher called miss harvey who swore she used to be nice until her husband ran away with a 6th former? I remember some upper school kids made a spying device in electronics and put it in her handbag they got some brilliant stuff from the staff room etc but I think the tech teacher was forced to rat them out (he was a good teacher though really).

i think the CDT teachers insisted people did the same stuff year after year, we made Totum ploes of all things!

Does anyone remember the art teacher...Mr Winter i think he was called. Then a Ms Winter joined and the roumer was that they were having an affair..of course they wern't but you know what kids are like:loopy:

when i was there mrs winters was the music teacher and the art teachers were mr and mrs williams!:hihi:

when i was there mrs winters was the music teacher and the art teachers were mr and mrs williams!:hihi:

and did you know that Mr Smiles was a street fighter:hihi:

I think there may be some confusion over the art teachers. There was Mr Williams, Mrs Shaw and MISS Williams, both ladies had very long hair, I seem to remember they were both pretty cool too.

Mrs Shaw had been Miss Berry earlier at KE and then married Dave Shaw who was also an art teacher.

Hi
Went there when the school first opened 1957.the headmistress was Miss Coates known as Kitty Cotton.Coates was a well known firm selling cotton items and most weeks she asked everyone to bring in some money for the school kitty!
There was an article about her last month when she celebrated her 100th Birthday
In 1957 it was state of the art in schools,all girls and just one male teacher Mr Shaw who taught Commerce Shorthand and Typing.

I have brought this thread forward as there are lots of posts re- going to King Ecgberts School, and Miss Coates 100th. birthday.

my partner went there he is 40 toay so if my maths are right thi nk he left about 83/84 im prob wrong :hihi:

my partner went there he is 40 toay so if my maths are right thi nk he left about 83/84 im prob wrong :hihi:

your math skills are good ;) I'm 40 and i left King Ecberts in '84 .

and did you know that Mr Smiles was a street fighter:hihi:

:hihi::hihi::|:rolleyes:
I wonder if anyone knows where this rumour comes from, it was circulating during my days in the mid eighties. Mr Smiles was a great teacher, probably one of the best, I was well into history, and always did well cos i was interested in it...He once demonstrated a little known teaching method on me, which was part of his arsenal no doubt. It consisted of coming down like a ton of bricks, in a really severe and scary fashion, on a pupil who was actually well behaved. In this case it was me, and i was a shy and timid kind of person at this stage. All i did was quietly laugh at a fellow pupil, during a period when everyone was talking anyway. He shouted at me in such a harsh over the top way, I was mortified. It was only later I discovered that as a teaching method, doing this to the most well behaved pupil in a class is a technique that is designed to control the worst behaved, cos they all think, "**** I better watch myself in this class, look how he's just come down on eagleweb!".... I found it hard to forgive Smiles for that at the time....:cool:

Thank you chairboy fot the link to this thread. I left in 1969 just after the school went comprehensive.
List of teachers pre that date that I remember
Miss Garrison - hockey and PE teacher, always losing her contact lenses on the hockey pitch
Gerard- french student teacher, had an old 2CV with deck chair seats, all the girls were in love with him.
Miss Griffiths - Maths teacher - minus 100 housepoints every lesson
Mrs Wilson and Miss Benton - art teachers extrodinaire
Miss Smillie - housecraft
Miss Ainsworth - deputy head
Mr Rigby -science

Just been reading through and loads of other names have come up that I recognise. Lovely to hear Miss Coates got to 101, is she still with us. I remember her in her cloak and gown, a little woman with a force of iron, and the deputy head was a larger lady, like Little and Large really.

Yes, they tried to make ladies out of us, failed mostly but at least it was a good grounding.

I remember the following pupils names from different forms
Jane Dickson - has anyone heard from Jane she is my sons godmum and we have lost touch.
Elizabeth Hobson
Renata (polish name)
Leonie Plumtree
Robina Marsden
There were two sets of twins in our class - Sandra and Susan but dont remember their surname
The others were Jane and ? (who transferred from Grange Grammer when we went comprehensive
Susan Crapper (older than me- she lived near me though, she was either head girl or a prefect and went into the police force)
Jean Goodrum - again older than me but lived near me

From 86 to 91

:hihi::hihi::|:rolleyes:
I wonder if anyone knows where this rumour comes from, it was circulating during my days in the mid eighties. Mr Smiles was a great teacher, probably one of the best, I was well into history, and always did well cos i was interested in it...He once demonstrated a little known teaching method on me, which was part of his arsenal no doubt. It consisted of coming down like a ton of bricks, in a really severe and scary fashion, on a pupil who was actually well behaved. In this case it was me, and i was a shy and timid kind of person at this stage. All i did was quietly laugh at a fellow pupil, during a period when everyone was talking anyway. He shouted at me in such a harsh over the top way, I was mortified. It was only later I discovered that as a teaching method, doing this to the most well behaved pupil in a class is a technique that is designed to control the worst behaved, cos they all think, "**** I better watch myself in this class, look how he's just come down on eagleweb!".... I found it hard to forgive Smiles for that at the time....:cool:he had a nasty temper that surfaced at times. I was on the recieving end once also. Not nice

Thank you chairboy fot the link to this thread. I left in 1969 just after the school went comprehensive.
List of teachers pre that date that I remember
Miss Garrison - hockey and PE teacher, always losing her contact lenses on the hockey pitch
Gerard- french student teacher, had an old 2CV with deck chair seats, all the girls were in love with him.
Miss Griffiths - Maths teacher - minus 100 housepoints every lesson
Mrs Wilson and Miss Benton - art teachers extrodinaire
Miss Smillie - housecraft
Miss Ainsworth - deputy head
Mr Rigby -science

I was there between 61 and 66 and remember some of these teachers. Remember my first form mistress in 1M as being Mrs Priestley who taught history. Another history teacher was Miss Crowther a glam lady compared to most of the others. Mrs Palmer taught languages and was a member of the Sheffield Library theatre. She had grey hair although quite young and tried to dye it black for a role in a play. She ended up with green hair. Quite good fun though. Mrs Singleton was a tyrant and scared the hell out of everyone. Remember hiding at lunch so we did not have to go out when it was cold. Remember going to school in th sheffield gales and walking to school from the bus stop dodging the bending trees and half the windows had blown out. They did not send us home though.
The long bus journeys to and from school and it was 10 min walk to the bus stop and we could not get on early buses because of the Dore and Totley High School pupil used those. Very difficult for me as 2 of my cousins went there.
Happy Days and good news that Miss Coates reached 101. I remeber her iron will and the very strict uniform rules that I once broke and had to face her. I never got the underskirt back.
Also remember the Constable picture outside her office as you had to stand and wait with fright thinking what punishment would befall you.

Mr Spires

("Hey you boy..................." etc)

"Dont play please"

I think there may be some confusion over the art teachers. There was Mr Williams, Mrs Shaw and MISS Williams, both ladies had very long hair, I seem to remember they were both pretty cool too.
Miss Williams was abit kooky

he had a nasty temper that surfaced at times. I was on the recieving end once also. Not nice

i really cannot imagine Mr smiles angry. I was a real pain at school but never once saw him really angry. I'm not saying he didn't, i'm simply saying i cannot picture him angry.

i really cannot imagine Mr smiles angry. I was a real pain at school but never once saw him really angry. I'm not saying he didn't, i'm simply saying i cannot picture him angry.

Maybe it was as time went on he got stricter? When I was there he was always very strict (but I respected him for it), I was a pain in the ar*e and all and was on the receiving end of a few of his coldblooded rampages lectures.... He did seem like he'd be a nice bloke outside of school though.
Just remembered a phrase he used to use a lot "it's not my job to teach you manners, but if your parents won't do it I'll have too" [cue humiliating/scary punishment] luckily I don't think he ever directed that one at me but I witnessed it quite a few times, smiles was never a force to be reckoned with.

i was worse than a pain in the ar*se but then maybe being a girl made a difference but i was far far worse than the boys. ( not something i'm proud of btw) i often wonder how old these teachers are now because they seemed old at the time and i'm talking about 24 years later and some of them still teach there.

Did anyone go on the french trip in 1980...Lion Sur Mer and Paris, the former being one of the grottiest youth hostels in all of France!!
Great day out at Mont Saint Michel tho'

i really cannot imagine Mr smiles angry. I was a real pain at school but never once saw him really angry. I'm not saying he didn't, i'm simply saying i cannot picture him angry.
it was for the crime of not doing the homework he had set me,not that I was misbehaving as such.

Homework? what's that? ;) i'm sure i was the nightmare of most teachers but you live and learn. Mr Applehoff was a top maths teacher . I think they were all good teachers with hindsight except Mrs Carlson i'm sure she was in the wrong job !!

Homework? what's that? ;) i'm sure i was the nightmare of most teachers but you live and learn. Mr Applehoff was a top maths teacher . I think they were all good teachers with hindsight except Mrs Carlson i'm sure she was in the wrong job !!

Applehoffs a decent bloke, teaches IT now though! :cool:

I went to Jordanthorpe from Totley Primary, many moons ago, but my children are at King Ecgberts now, in Y8 and y12 (6th form.) I have nothing but praise for the place! :D

Bump! Anyone there 87-92?

I was there until 1994 (end of Mrs Ferdinands 6th form), so couple of years below you...

i started in 92 and left in 96 so i was a few more years below

I went to Jordanthorpe from Totley Primary, many moons ago, but my children are at King Ecgberts now, in Y8 and y12 (6th form.) I have nothing but praise for the place! :D

wasn't it called Totley County then though???

wasn't it called Totley County then though???

Yep. It was nicknamed Totley Cowsheds :hihi:

Sugarpuff...I think I know you!

Sugarpuff...I think I know you!

Hmmm... have you got 3 boys and a girl? :D

my twe daughters went in the late 70s and early 80s they were called SARHA JAYNE ALLEN AND COLLEEN ALLEN

some of the teacher i remember, i left in 97 i think or maybe 98! Mr evans, mr duke, miss parsonage, mr spears, mrs barr, mar agar, mr waller, mr rouse, miss allen (think she started asa asupply teacher but tought life skills or something like that, she was the best teacher in the world) see mrs white quite a bit, mr bristow, mrs fitzpatrick, don't think i can remember anymore

:thumbsup:some of the teacher i remember, i left in 97 i think or maybe 98! Mr evans, mr duke, miss parsonage, mr spears, mrs barr, mar agar, mr waller, mr rouse, miss allen (think she started asa asupply teacher but tought life skills or something like that, she was the best teacher in the world) see mrs white quite a bit, mr bristow, mrs fitzpatrick, don't think i can remember anymore

Miss Allen :thumbsup:

My son went from 1990 to 1995, he got poor GCSE results and has since spent time working his way around Australia and doing all manner of jobs.

He now admits that he didn't try hard but has just been accepted for a Foundation Course at Sheffield University. What he did was to make some very good friends that he is still very close with.

Better late than never.

Is he called Andrew? I think i might know him, i was in the year below and was friendly with some of his lot. I started in 1991 and left in 1998, there were a number of fantastic teachers (Mr Waller, Mr Rouse, Mr Smiles and Mr Baggaley) and some who were not so good! All in all, an excellent school for a well rounded education! Bob Evans was a constant source of amusement and i've no doubt he still is!

I'm a student there now, actually, in Y9. It's so interesting to hear you talk about your old teachers - who now teach me!
One example is Mr Appelhoff. He's my IT teacher, and he is such a legend. Theres also Mrs Williams, Mr Evans [clearly] Mr Smiles, Mr Rouse... so many more !
I personally have nothing but praise for the school, either, and I'm supposed to hate it. The only fault I have with it is it's.... selective tendancies towards bullying, but I won't go into that.

And oh, about Mr Evans amusement - He is still pretty amusing, and I have to praise him on the fact that he doesn't mind gentle teasing (not long ago we were shouting at him for not being very environmentally friendly - did you know he lives in Newcastle? So does Mr Bristow!) and he does care a lot about the school.

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Hi
Went there when the school first opened 1957.the headmistress was Miss Coates known as Kitty Cotton.Coates was a well known firm selling cotton items and most weeks she asked everyone to bring in some money for the school kitty!
There was an article about her last month when she celebrated her 100th Birthday
In 1957 it was state of the art in schools,all girls and just one male teacher Mr Shaw who taught Commerce Shorthand and Typing.

I went to King Ecgbert as a new school. Remembered Miss Coates. We called her Tinkerbell cos she rang a bell when you went to her office to let you know to go in. We had R.I. teacher, Miss Byard and when I met her 10 years ago at a bus stop she remembered me !! Must have been because I was naughty. Our form teacher was the music teacher, cant remember her name but she was horrible. Mr. Shaw was nice - he took us for commerce. We learnt to type - has pennies on our hands - spent all lesson chasing pennies around floor. Had a good laugh - we hid in cupboards at playtime , played tricks on teachers- but was glad to leave in 1960.

Ahh yes, Mrs Elliff...how on earth we ever learnt anything about music is beyond me, this woman spent the whole lesson either filing her nails or applying copious amounts of make up. Wonder what happened to her??

I have been scratching my head today to try and recall a blonde-haired Geography member of staff, young with moustache, around 1975. You seem to remember several of that vintage BILLY? It has come into my head now and I propose Mr. Klammer, who worked alongside Miss Rowlands, Bowen, Agar and Mrs Taylor? I think Mr.Klammer was from Dorset but his name seems to have escaped reference?

I did but a long time ago, it was for girls only and was called King Ecgbert Technical school for girls.
It was situated in Furniss avenue Totley.
Those were the days.I'm going back to the wonderful 60's
I too remember Miss Coates the head and Mr Shaw our art teacher

I started at King Ecgberts in1958. Having lived overseas for many years I have only just logged on to this site, interesting to read and I understand the young ones now get bussed onto campus, no walking from Totley Brook Road bus stop in the pouring rain or snow and when the bus strike was on we had to walk from the station.
1958 my form tutor was Miss Turner - bright young thing
then there was Miss Hopwood who was the music teacher that people have had trouble remembering her name,
Miss Benton & Mrs Wilson - Art classes
Miss Walton and Miss Garrison - PE
Mrs Singleton - the dreaded Biology
Mr Selway - Science I think Physics
Mrs Rodgers - fantastic History teacher with red painted nails much to Kitty's dismay
Miss Cole - Geography
Miss Lant - History the total opposite to Mrs Rodgers
and who can forget the formidable Miss Essenhigh for English we were terrified of her!
Miss Hall - French - who was the little guy that joined later?
The lovely Mr Shaw
Miss Varah
Kitty - I am amazed she is still with us, I remember having to climb out of a ground floor
classroom window because I had forgotten my beret and she was stood between me and the main door out!

Fond memories yes - anyone else from Class of 58 Form 1X

:)Hello Linnet
Yes I was in 1X with Miss Essenhigh as the dreaded dragon
We were truly terrified of her weren't we.
I wonder why Mr. Shaw was everyones favourite, and dear dizzy Miss Jones.
Oh and that awful beret we had to wear, and what colours maroon and blue.
Never wore maroon again.

C'mon Smuffin who are you? Glad you remember too, I am not in my dotage just yet.

Hi Linnet and smuffin - I too started the school in 1958. Remember all the names you mentioned but I am not so good at remembering everything. I think my last class was 5C and Miss Coles was our form teacher. I remember Miss Coates orgainising interviews for us all when we were due to leave and setting us up in jobs. Don't get that nowadays.

:suspect:Well Who Am I? You may not remember me. I can remember a few names.
Deirdre Bottom, Kathleen Nettleship,Margaret Buck, Marcia Hancock,Lavinia Barnett,Sandra Bullivent?? Jaqueline Starsmore.Hazel Duckworth?Janet Spackman
I'm in there somewhere
Do any of these names ring a bell
My memory is not what it used to be.:confused:

Liz Harrison, Helen Wilkinson, Sandra Bonnet

Elaine Joyce, Jose Naylor

Morty and Linnet
Do you remember the rather large panoramic photo of the whole school that was taken in our 1st year? It was about 3ft long.
I gave mine to the Central Library.
Those were the days---------

Yes I do. I still have mine upstairs in the loft somewhere. Do you remember walking up the route to school and having snow stacked high at each side. When I tell my family that we had a little flat at school to practice our domestic things they think I am mad. I always remember being taught how to lay out a tea tray with the handles all facing the same way etc and even how to iron.. We had good basic training didn't we?

Hi you 2

Yes remember all lining up for that pic it took ages to actually take.

OK list of names in addition to those you have mentioned.
Barbara Ackroyd
Barara Cotterill
Betty Bower
Susan Coupe - who lives in the States and we still email
Susan Worth
Susan Levesley
Ann Royston
Vicky Milton
Lynne Gummer
Lynne Goodison
Lynne McClaren
Vanya Thompson
Glenys Childs
Susan Atkinson
Anne Fielding
Joan Bullivant - who always came top
Apologies to anyone I have forgotten

Didn't we all get streamed after 2X. Sue Butcher became my best mate then she and her family went to Oz on the £10 ticket. We have seen each a few times since then.

I am the first Lynne, married now 40 yrs next year married name Whiteley.

Wow How do you remember all those names.?
I remember that long walk from the bus stop, and we had to let the girls from Dore High school get on the buses first.We started later than them and finished later too.
We walked a long way in that bus strike didn't we from the station!!!
I remember the little flat We were well taught. I still remember ironing a hankie and learning how to make a bed.
I didn't really do very well in the GCSE's too busy with pop music and places like The Mojo and Black Cat.::cool:

Neither did I do very well but it made no difference as later in life I got a really good job so something must have sunk in somewhere! What a memory Linnet. I have been married 41 years this year. I was Margaret Mortimer. Not really one of the "in crowd" but used to go to Liz Harrisons house sometimes.

Strange that, I wasn't 'in' with them either I think I just sat on that side of the class! Have to say no I didn't overreach on O levels either, in fact Sue Butcher and I went to see Elvis Presly in GI Blues at the ABC instead of swotting on they day off we had! History was the best because of Mrs Rodgers, she was great so it was easy learning. Think we all learnt more after we left I know my maths improved. Think we would all look good in the uniforms today?? - perish the thought.

I for one would definitely not. I was so thin in those days and always wanted to be more curvy. My Mum used to say that I would regret wishing that and I did! I became much more curvy than I wanted!!

Let's not go there, when I am back in Sheffield we will have to meet up and wear a maroon beret on old Coles corner!
Just keep your sense of humour Morty.
L

my sister went to King Ecgbert's school sometime in the seventies

1981-1986
xx

I am 40 and i went to this school!!!! I saw Mr Agar in Tescos recently !!! Its lovely to read all the comments about the teachers Mrs Carlson has not aged at all she walked past me at Bannercross still looking very angry !!!!!!

I went to King Ecgbert's when it first opened and was an all girls school.One of my form room teachers was Mrs. Kay she taught sewing.

I was in the air cadets based there - does that count?

I'm 40 too, Mrs Carlson.. I'm speechless.

I see Mr Goodwin walking through Woodseats dropping kids off at school, he seems to have aged well too.

I went to King Ecgberts in 1958 when it was an all girls school and Miss Coates was our Headmistress. I can't believe she has just celebrated her 100th birthday. I remember being hauled in front of her because my fringe was covering one eye - it was immediately gripped back!!!

You must have been there the same time as Smuffin, Linnet and Morty. Miss Coates certainly liked her girls to be dressed properly.

i left in 2001 i think it was. remember Mr (finish his) appleoff ha ha he used to love that one. what was the name of that teacher with the twitch used to wink alot. miss white the maths teacher who was a larger lady and kept multi pack kit Kat's in her desk. Mr smiles was cool and he used to be a street fighter lol that was what people said anyway. remember caretakers smoking room in Wessex and the apple orchard before they cut it down. Mr rouse looked like a man in 70s fancy dress with his shirt half open hairy chest and medalion.

what was the name of that teacher with the twitch used to wink alot

Electronics teacher?

ye he played the guitar sometimes and let us watch the football in euro 98 i think

Mr Akers - he's still there, saw him a few weeks back.

Bob Evans (head teacher) has been suspended recently for diddling money for his hyundai and supply of gloss black spray paint by the sounds of things.

yes thats his name. i always knew bob evans was on the fiddle. i never trust a man with hair like his

I'm 40 too, Mrs Carlson.. I'm speechless.

I see Mr Goodwin walking through Woodseats dropping kids off at school, he seems to have aged well too.

The teachers couldn't have been as old as we thought when we were at school . i would swear mrs carlson was in her late 5o's at the time i was there ,over 25 years ago and mr applehoff must have been mid 40's . everyone over 18 was mega old at school ;)

I went there and left in 1980. I remember the Deputy Head was Mr Cartwright and the Headmistress was quite an old lady. Mr C also used to teach maths and administered the cane to me on more then one occasion!

I was there 78-82. Weird how many of the teachers I remember from then are still being talked about much later. They obviously weren't as old as I thought they were! ;)

Had a trip to the old upper school at the weekend. Very sad to see it all flattened but you can still make all the rooms from the concrete bases. Looked much smaller than I remembered. Took some photos if anyone is interested but not much to look at other than a lot of concrete and overgrown shrubs. Quite sad but bought back many happy memories.

Had a trip to the old upper school at the weekend. Very sad to see it all flattened but you can still make all the rooms from the concrete bases. Looked much smaller than I remembered. Took some photos if anyone is interested but not much to look at other than a lot of concrete and overgrown shrubs. Quite sad but bought back many happy memories.

Hi, yes ive done the same..a surreal place now aint it?
Kind of hear the echoes of a million kids shouts and laughs
on the breeze. Sad I guess but I like the way that vegatation and
young saplings are startying to re colonize. Ihope they dont suceed in buildig a load of new houses on that land. It would be nice for it to become a wild place again. I doubt that the forces of 'progress' and the dosh to be made from the land will allow that though..:rolleyes:

Hi eagleweb. Yeah I hope they leave it the way it is too. You're right about the feeling there. Like being amongst ghosts of my childhood. Even the long jump is still there! I could almost feel that cold damp sand. :hihi:

check out this group on facebook, (if you re on it that is..)
There's some classic photos of mercia..
King Ecgberts alumni

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I went, left in 2001 i think. I drifted along in my own bubble...
I do remember most teachers didn't have time for you if you were an under acheiver. My favourite teacher taught DVE and I can not for the life of me remember his name!

dve? i left in 2001

DVE....Diploma of vocational Education I think it was.

wasnt mr rodgers was it?

wasnt mr rodgers was it?

MR rodgers is still there, could be mr duke canadian bloke.

Does anyone remember Kathleen Wright, about 1956 to 1961, although we did not go to the same school, we have been friends for over sixty years now.

MR rodgers is still there, could be mr duke canadian bloke.
oh ye i remember him

I am 40 and i went to this school!!!! I saw Mr Agar in Tescos recently !!! Its lovely to read all the comments about the teachers Mrs Carlson has not aged at all she walked past me at Bannercross still looking very angry !!!!!!

I’m 40 years young and went to King Ecgberts so I probably knew you really well back then, nice to speak to you again. Do you remember Spitfire (Mr White -French) and who could forget our year tutor, Mr Ray (ex copper bully boy, but was quite good on the trampoline)?

I'm 40 too, Mrs Carlson.. I'm speechless.

I see Mr Goodwin walking through Woodseats dropping kids off at school, he seems to have aged well too.

I’m 40 years young and went to King Ecgberts so I probably knew you really well back then, nice to speak to you again. Do you remember Spitfire (Mr White -French) and who could forget our year tutor, Mr Ray (ex copper bully boy, but was quite good on the trampoline)?

I didn't but my wife, then Theresa (Terry) Jubb did, but it was a long time ago sometime around 1960 to 1966.

if so when was you there

when was you there then?:roll:

Hi

I was there between 1970-73 and hated every single minute. Some of the teachers you were talking about were there: Mr Solway, Mr Cartwright, Miss Rawlins, Mrs Murray taught art, Mr Butler taught history, maths and english and was our form teacher. Does anyone remember Mrs Langley who taught Domestic Science? Some of the people in my class were Sue Wade, Michael Stasi, Richard Bridgens, Elaine Coburn. A lot of them are on the Friends Reunited website.

I left in '84 having stayed on at 6th form-waste of time really as didn't go on to university. I married another ex-pupil from 2 years above called Paul ( nickname Shrimp). I don't remember him at all from school as I don't think he went much ( his last report said "presumed left")!!! The teachers I remember the best are Mr Smiles(History), Mr Agar(Geography),Mr Murphy,Mr Marsh, Mrs Neal, Mr Bowen, Mrs Barr (hated her as she was such a bitch - made you stand up on the table and speak French),Mrs Lewis (French) Mrs Carlson was my first form teacher, I was in S. Think it was for SCARY. I remember the other forms were ;L,G,H,E,M,O and X-think I've got that right. Remember John Wade's different coloured eyes but I don't remember any Latin.
My daughter is now a pupil there and some of the teachers are still there Smiles, Applehoff,Mrs Bowen,Mr Lancaster, Mr Agar retired last year and Mr Bowen this year ( I think). She loves most of her teachers and is doing so much better than me or my ex- husband ever did. Enjoyed 6th form best of all- managed to gain a bit of confidence by then!

Barneysbabe, you've got me wondering who you both are now. I left in 82 after a year of 6th form. You must have been in the same year as my brother or my other half. Your memory os so much better than mine! I remember the names of the teachers but not much else. Mr Applehoff was my form teacher in the 3rd year I think. Would be interesting to find out who you are!

Wow, what an amazing trip down memory lane. So many familiar names!
I was there in the early 1970's - Mrs. Jackson's class in Commercial Room 1, then Barry Williams in upper school. He taught some of us to play rugby with the team that played on the fields behind Dore Moor Inn.

The drama productions were fun too. "Zigger Zagger" and "Close the Coalhouse Door" which I think were both directed by Peter Warburton and his drinking buddy Fil Tebbutt.

I live in the USA now but returned to Sheffield right before they tore down the old school. I'll post the photos online if I can find them.

I'd love to know what happened to Peter Jackson, Simon Elliott-Kemp, Geoff Riley, Tricia Carty, Lynn Wilkinson, Jane Clegg, et al.

I was there 71 - 76, Mrs Carlson (saw her in homebase yesterday - still scary) Gary Tebbutt (top teacher) and Barry 'I wrestled a shark once' Williams. My form teacher was Mrs Merrills in year 2 and Mrs Berry during first year. Just came back to Shiny Sheff last August after being awol for a few years and the place has er... changed somewhat!

Hi yes I went to King Ecgberts from '69 - '73, some great times there, does anyone remember Mr. Hoyland, he was my form teacher in my last year, great guy

My dad went to king ecgberts hes 48 now (bday jan) dunno what years he was there though, when he actually turned up and didn't get into trouble that is.

My dad went to king ecgberts hes 48 now (bday jan) dunno what years he was there though, when he actually turned up and didn't get into trouble that is.

I would have been there same time as him. Ask him who he remembers.

Hey Cypress, yes I remember 'handlebars' Hoyland, moustache like a privet hedge! He used to teach us history nice guy if I remember rightly...

Wow, what an amazing trip down memory lane. So many familiar names!
I was there in the early 1970's - Mrs. Jackson's class in Commercial Room 1, then Barry Williams in upper school. He taught some of us to play rugby with the team that played on the fields behind Dore Moor Inn.

The drama productions were fun too. "Zigger Zagger" and "Close the Coalhouse Door" which I think were both directed by Peter Warburton and his drinking buddy Fil Tebbutt.

I live in the USA now but returned to Sheffield right before they tore down the old school. I'll post the photos online if I can find them.

I'd love to know what happened to Peter Jackson, Simon Elliott-Kemp, Geoff Riley, Tricia Carty, Lynn Wilkinson, Jane Clegg, et al.

Are you Keith Challenger? The only one for some reason I know of across the pond, and I don't know why I know that. Well I'm Peter Jackson and I am seeing Tricia Carty the week after next we meet up every now and then, along with Gillian Hallas and occasionally Sue Jackson and we all still hear from Rosemary Orme.

Simon Elliot-Kemp - last heard of living near Hunters Bar, working at Northern General Hosp, think married with children. If you 'google. Lynne Wilkinson (Dronfield), she is on there and is quite a well respected artist.

I run a Cookshop on Abbeydale Road www.abbottscookshop.co.uk with my partner Jim, so yes if you wondered at school you were probably right!

Hello Peter,

Yep, you guessed, Keith Challenger. I responded to you by email. Great to hear from you.

i didnt go there.....my educational advisors had a look at it and decided it wasnt up to standard.


woo la di da di da i went to oxford lol//

I have just discovered this site and was thrilled when I saw some of the names of my old school friends. Like Mossy I went there in the first year King Ecgberts opened. I went from Greystones. I was in the same class as Judith Curnow, Winifred Earnshaw, Jacqueline Snelling, Carol Billard, Elaine Grey, Elizabeth Thompson, Joan Clay Pauline Copeland, Jane Mossendew, the Wright twins and a few more I can still name. I was in Fred Shaw's commerce class and remember with trepidation Janet "Kitty" Coates and most of the other teachers of that era. I remember Mrs. Grandison as the english teacher there and Miss Essenhigh from Greystones - I'm not sure she went to King Ecgberts. I now live in Calgary, Canada and I am still in touch with Judith, Jacqueline and Carol. I tried to get in touch with others from school through Facebook but have not been successful. I would love to hear from others in my class.
Christine D.

Yes I did go on one of the skiing trips. I also feel that I was at the school at the same time as you. I would have taken O-levels in 1980 and A-levels in 1982. I remember many of the names you mentioned although I do remember Mr Murphy (Physics) particularly well. I am sure he though I would be a complete failure academically and I would love to let him know that I have a 1st class honors degree (Leeds) and a Ph.D from Cambridge!
Rob

Texas01 - I left in 82 after two years in 6th form. I may know you.
Rob.

Barneysbabe, you've got me wondering who you both are now. I left in 82 after a year of 6th form. You must have been in the same year as my brother or my other half. Your memory os so much better than mine! I remember the names of the teachers but not much else. Mr Applehoff was my form teacher in the 3rd year I think. Would be interesting to find out who you are!

Some names from my Maths set 1 group of 1975 - sorry if you aren't listed, it was a pleasure to teach you. Luscombe, Lant, Crookes, Gill, Ginn, Kinsey, Fry, Scriven, Kirton, Jacques, Houldsworth, a small lad who was a golf fan who lived on St.Quentins ?, Davies, Susan Mower, Fiona Fyfe, Shelley Cooper and Liz Mottram.
Other random names: Sophie Harvey whose mum taught French, the Cadmans - Mark, Trudi and Heidi - whose late father was a personal friend through cricket. Catherine Round (her dad another cricket friend). Russell Hague whose granddad Tom was a regular contributor to the Star Letters' Page. Jenni Woolbridge?, Shirley Bingham, Corinna Button, Gillian Bradbury and there was a very good athlete called Helen Glossop.
I remember a V1 form Commercial Maths group I took with a very pleasant girl called Suzanne and a Persian lad who was a real charmer. That proved to be a successful group.
Were any form pictures ever taken at King Ecgbert's, if so, can they be uploaded? They would help me recall more names of 30 years ago!

I was probably taught by you at some point as I remember almost everyone you mentioned.

Texas01 - I left in 82 after two years in 6th form. I may know you.
Rob.


I left in 82 after one year of 6th form so we would have been in Kings Croft at the same time for a year. Trying to think what the 'K' could stand for!

I left in 82 after one year of 6th form so we would have been in Kings Croft at the same time for a year. Trying to think what the 'K' could stand for!

Stands for Kieschke

Stands for Kieschke

Doesn't ring any bells but my memory gets worse with age. Who did you hang around with back in 1982?

No r u sure

Has Anyone got any up to date news about Miss Coates. My daughter went to King Ecgberts from 1962 and is hoping that Miss Coates is still well.

As I didn't receive any answers to this question, I am bringing it forward hoping that I get a reply.

I was in Miss Griffiths class in 1961.Miss coates used to scare everyone to death.Fellow pupil Vicky Rawlins, does anyone remember her?

I remember Vicki, she was in my class along with Ann Rawdon, Vivienne Bell, Susan Barrett, Ann Pitts, Denise Keogh. I was the one who ran down the classroom and flew into the air and broke her leg just before the GCSE exam were due. I remember Miss Garrison, Miss Singleton, who I found very scary, Miss Byard, Miss Griffiths, who did have a problem controlling the girls most of the time, and I can remember one year we had a new glamourous History teacher whose name I forget who wore really tight, short skirts and make up and made all the others look dowdy. She was very nice though. Wasn't very academically clever but still lived to tell the tale.

Ah,Eggies - I can still remember Wessex and Mercia now. Not only did I spend an eventful 5 years of my life there between 1985-1990,but had further links with the place because my mum both cleaned and for a time was a dinner lady there too. I was even in "Our Day Out" too! Although people move about,out of the 220+ people I have as Facebook friends,I can safely say that a large percentage of them are people that were either in the same class,the same year,or the one below. I'm even out for a pint with one of my mates from school tonight - we worked out recently we've known each other almost 25 years,and being going out for a regular ale every Saturday for at least 20 of them!

Frank Abel was Headteacher at the time - his deputy being Peter Salway (who I never really saw eye to eye with),then Stan "The Man" Duke , but during my time there , there were a lot of the names that have already been mentioned here plus a few others besides...

Roger Ray - Someone I wish I'd had time to thank for his support as my head of year throughout my time,an excellent teacher,and all round good man when off site (anybody who went to La Clusaz and Le Pradet will know) and only guy who thought having a 2CV was cool...

Iain Johnston - Never known a man who went ski-ing so many times a year!

Malcolm Rogers - Mr "Athletics" himself. The only qualified long jump official I can think of who teaches in Sheffield!

John Mee - Form tutor of a class that gave you an number of Ecgbert legends and a Top 40 recording artist (worked out who she is and who I am yet?)

David Wilson - Science?Fun?You bet your bottom dollar...

Ron Margetts - the only guy I know that quit teaching to go and play with Lego (literally! He got a job with them!)

Tom Smiles - Ask him about his love for Sunderland FC and you had no need to do History for the rest of the afternoon !

Peter Warburton - The man who made English Language that worthwhile I got an "A" in it for GCSE

Ted Croot - Old school Biology teacher but a top man to boot

Derek Bagguley/Geoff Bowers/Tony Adams - CDT legends! Do you remember Adams pride and joy - his immaculate Mk4 Ford Cortina?

John Wade - my mate used to go out with his daughter !

Derek B Spiers - affectionately known as "the Bad Young Brother" after the rapper of the same name in the late 80's.Bore a remarkable resemblance to the Skeleton in the Scotch Video Tape Adverts!

Plus John Applehoff,Derek Agar,Christine Flack,Mr Bowen,Mrs Withers,Miss Sara,Mrs Ferdinand,Mrs Fitzpatrick,Mrs Pass,Mrs Richardson,Mr Robson,Mr White (Spitfire),Mr Lancaster (Bomber)(which meant we had a Spitfire and a Lancaster at the same time!),Mr Goodwin,Mr Rouse,Mr Waller,Mr Hodgson,Mr Marsh,Miss Bari,Mrs Carlson,Mrs Beach,Mrs Harris,Mrs Plant,Mrs Lewis ...the list could go on and on....

As I didn't receive any answers to this question, I am bringing it forward hoping that I get a reply.

the last time a saw a post about Miss Coates she had hit 100 years (and that was a couple of years ago)