Does anyone remember any of the teachers at King Edward V11
School

Any good stories?


Happy Days!

Remember the lower school deputy head Mrs Cooper? Real old grouch - or the Head at the time. Cant remember his name but his white tache was stained yellow from his cigs yum.

Mr Orton with his geeky haircut.

And not forgetting Mr Rodges the PE teacher - probably the most unfit looking bloke ever to walk the earth!!

I was there between 86-92

Are you referring to the lower school up on Darwin Lane, or Colditz in Broomhill?

I was there from 1981 to 1985 and had the pleasure of being taught by at least the following:-

Mrs Balbi, Mr Eost, Mrs Thornton, Mrs Manifield, Mrs Tillotson, Mr Becket, Mr Little, Miss Macdonagh, Mr Rogers, Mr Jones, Miss Robinson, Mrs Stimpson, Mrs Smith, Mrs Mayo, Mr Stittle, oh and many, many others.

Did you notice I made a list and didn't insert any witty comments, digs or insults.

For those, refer to friendsreunited.co.uk where I tell it like it really was!!!!

Could other correspondents state which years they were there?

Originally posted by Ousetunes
Are you referring to the lower school up on Darwin Lane, or Colditz in Broomhill?


Did you notice I made a list and didn't insert any witty comments, digs or insults.



Only one lower school I know of - Darwin Lane.

Why no digs on here? Cant be arsed to search FR - too long winded.

I remember Mr Eost - the scariest music teacher ever. He was also a tw@t!!

I was the colditz site at broomhill 1977-1980. So thesse are circa 77-80

The place was stalked morning noon and afternoon by deputy head, evil bald headed sadist called Mr Jackson.....nasty little shrunken man who took pure joy out of making lives a misery. Looked like a vulture ready to pounce.

The head was a retiring and shy bloke called SHarrock....never saw him much he kept himself to his office and rarely made a public appearance. He was rumoured to be dead a few times until someone saw him in the corridor making a sharp exit from the staff room.......(now really dead)

English was taught by 4 guys, Mr Watkin, very strict discipline character but with a sense of humour and always went on about reading crime fiction....mr Jones, looked exactly like Mr Guffy off Grange hill, a 70s throwback.......Mr Ferretti, part italian and a hit with the girls.....and some old cranky geyser called Jack North who should have been pensioned off in 1950.....very funny man with a suit far too tight for him and who never stopped cracking bad jokes..

Art was Mr Peter Owne Jones, a nice enough guy at times but a bit of tyrant if he took a dislike to you. He painted trains all day in the art room and sometimes would teach, but preferred to paint his own stuff. There was a Mrs Sellers who did history of art, and a Miss Bye who left in 1980.

Maths....cant recall any lessons so proabably never went to any. geography was a blond babe who all the lads fancied the pants off........Miss Robinson I think she was called with long blond hair and very swedish looking.......

Mr Stittle did music I think, not sure, cant recall the subject. yes I recall someone called Tillotson but not the subject area.

Politics and British Goverment A Level was taught by a funny bloke called Mr Hall, who went on to be an MP I think.......he was a liberal supporter in 1978 anyway. ZZ Topp type beard at one point and then he cut it down to reasonable size!!!! ALways used to go off in a huff when no one could answer his questions in class.......

There was Dr Martin who taught science and was headof the 6th form, he was OK. Mr Anderson was our form teacher for 1 year in 79/80, a very traditional and newly pressed suited walking bore......

Mr Baker, a very camp Caryy on film Charles Hawtrey type, he got sacked for fiddling the school funds in the early 80s. Went to Oxford and a bit of an academic in a black gown and mortor board. yes, they used to wear them in 77 to 1980 there......Well the Head, Mr Jackson and Mr Baker anyway....


er......there were others.....Mrs Hughes was deputy head of 6th form, very prim and proper and public school type. Always raving on about filling your UCCA forms correctly and getting to sit Oxbridge entrance exams.

Oh, the list goes on, anyone from 77 to 80 at king Teds Broomhill?

tillertson was a french teacher. cresswell was a science teacher but really sarcastic he was good. mrs thornton was lovely old lass taught chemistry. but id like some feed back on the sticktist nutters ever to work in our school eost and wells they were MENTAL they taught music. what planet was eost from ican still take him off now nowwww

Originally posted by spikey
tillertson was a french teacher. cresswell was a science teacher but really sarcastic he was good. mrs thornton was lovely old lass taught chemistry. but id like some feed back on the sticktist nutters ever to work in our school eost and wells they were MENTAL they taught music. what planet was eost from ican still take him off now nowwww

Mr Eost, even the way he PWONOUNCED words, his eyes became part of his mouth, because with eveWy 'W' he blinked as though trying to shake the word off his head. Yeh, off his head he certainly was.

In the first music class we had, we all entered the room and sat down and he made some kind of intWoduction, sorry, introduction. Everyone looked at each other, thinking WHAT is this? He then left the room without a word.

The class, obviously having never seen anything like it before, absolutely fell about the place and all the jokes flew AWOUND the WOOM. (Suffice to say, talk of a sexual nature seemed prevailent.) Mr Eost - taking obvious pleasure in this discourse - stood outside listening (IIRC with 'friend' Mr Wells). After around 20 minutes he flew back in the room and went stark, raving bonkers. I've never seen a class of 30 kids with their mouths wide open sat in such horrified silence.

Mr Eost once again vacated the room, the bell rang and we all went our separate ways onto our next class.

Should Marshall and Cavendish republish The Unexplained, I expect a sizeable article on Mr Eost.

Mr Eost

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I went to King Teds from September 1970 to April 1974. Before that I was at Western Road Junior School.

Off the top of my head these are the teachers I remember. Please forgive the spelling but I think you will guess whom I mean.

Darwin Lane

Mr Ruding - head
Mr Towers ¡V geography/history teacher
Miss Layzomby ¡V my form teacher in 2T
Mr Ben ¡V woodwork, metal work and tech drawing
Mr Tompson ¡V Slug as we called him ƒº
Mr ¡§Nippy¡¨ Corthorn ¡V him and John Wayne won the war you know ƒº

New Bould Lane

This is where my memory really fails me, but I was in the same class as John Shearstone, Roger Rose, Ian Lister, Paul Gilbert, Glyn Clarkson¡K.I could go on and on.

Our physics teacher was nick-named ¡§short back and a crack¡¨ because of his hair style, which was soon shortened to ¡§crackhead¡¨. This has a whole new meaning these days.

Mr Sharrock ¡V head
Mr Jackson ¡V deputy head
Miss Brown ¡V biology
Mr Watson ¡V geography ¡V a big banana splits fan
Mr Corkhill ¡V geography ¡V very left wing as a remember

I must make a very special mention of Mr Finch. IF ANYONE WAS DAFT ENOUGH TO MISBEHAVE IN HIS PRESENCE YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED. This man was very hard but fair. He even used to let you choose what he was going to hit you with. These ¡§weapons¡¨ (as I called them) were always neatly placed, in full view for all to see, on his desk. If you misbehaved during his motor mechanics classes you got a whack with the shovel. Again, this man very fair, you had the choice of going for a cane and slip and receiving ¡§three¡¨ or one of the shovel.

I wasn¡¦t in Mr Finch¡¦s classes that often, but when I was I didn¡¦t step out of line.

I have an old ¡§Kes mag¡¨ from 1973 in the loft. I¡¦ll have to dig it out.

forgot about mr Benn what a super teacher he was. back to mr eost I wittnessed one such flakey. I still remember every detail 18 years later.

Mr Constadine(sp) chemistry teacher. I was at Darwin Lane from 77-79 and remember him well.

He once gave me a thousand lines to do for speaking when i should have been listening " disobeying instructions may lead to unpleasant consequences".

This was his regular punishment so pupils would pre write them in thier spare time. I had to buy in loads to make up the thousand, all different writing styles and coloured pens etc. When i handed them in the next day he laughed and tore them up and threw them in the bin.

What a Guy

I think that he taught well past retirement age too.

Surprised no one mentioned Mr. Price ,lower school Maths teacher.He kept a pair of wooden tongs ( like those used to get washing out of the old twin tubs) and if u crossed him he would make u bend over towards the bookshelves saying "bow to Mecca" then give u 6 of the best.Needless to say i avoided this punishment but promised to give him a sorting after I left school....Im still after him.Talking of t***ers,Eost,Rodgers,Constadine and Towers the alco all give me grim memories although there were some nice ones.....the late P.O.Jones-Sheffields finest tram and train artist,Mr Parkin and Mrs Maxfield.Now I wonder if old Priceys still going.....

hi im at king edwards school now in Y10 at the broomhill site, was mr mills the pe teacher there when any of you lot were, hes teaching history now but many will remember him as a pe teacher.

I was at KES 1948-1955 so I expect no one will remember
the teachers I do.

I was at King Ted's in the 60's and it seems like some of the teachers went on for a while after I left.
Head Mr Sharrock
Dep Mr Jackson
French Mr Thompson (Slug, one of the worst nicknames ever)
R.E. Mr Baker
Geography Bert Towler
Music Mr Barnes (Norman)
English Mr Cook
P.E / Swiming Mr Harrison

I'm sure that more will come to mind when the old brain gets into gear.

Originally posted by dowkeruk
I was at KES 1948-1955 so I expect no one will remember
the teachers I do.

A friend of mine was there at that time, Tony Wood, may have been yr below you. And Barry Rutledge was there too at the same time. We all went to our various schools together on the tram

hazel

surprised Mr Gallacher never got a mention, and I'm surprised no one mentioned Nick Jones' alleged kiddy-fiddling...

Mr York was a sadistic idiot, like a bully child trapped in a middle aged man's body. Also he supported Arsenal even though he was from Tickhill! If he's still there, I advise anyone who has to deal with him to never ask him about the incident on the school bus when he was a kid.

I rather fancied Miss McParland; she was my form teacher as well as my maths teacher and she looked a bit like Helen Slater from Supergirl. Mmmmm... Miss McParland.

I was at both lower and upper. I remember:

Mr Towers - Mr North - One Arm Bandit Mr Stead - Stenchy Worrel - Mrs Ward - Headmaster Batman Mr Sharrock - Mrs Perry was Headmistress at the lower school.

There was a hippy looking bloke with long hair and beard can't remember his name and another teacher who was a real push over it was a male quite young and he couldn't control our class - mind you not many could could it was 5A!!!

Just remembered the really bad maths teacher called Mrs Batty who spoke so fast you couldn't get a word she said - I blame her for me having to use a calculator!!

who was the sports teacher who was a professional cricketer - also in charge of swimming pool i believe

Mrs. Perry- English and also became head of King Teds Darwin Lane 1972 ish Ooohh she was mean.
Mrs Winifred Kinnear - Divinity - battle axe
Didn't Mr. Ferretti drive a beat up old VW Beetle?
Miss Smith - PE teacher :? Don't slip in the showers girls!

I was there from 1973 to 1979
I am so glad to hear from former King Teds people.

I remember both Mr Gallagher (white moustache headmaster who clearly liked a fag) and Mr Gallacher (english teacher who had a liking for his pupils). I was at King Teds same time as Coopster but cannot remember either of the music teachers, then again it was never my favourite subject. The best teacher was that nutty woman who did religious education and PSE, can't remember her name but she was a day release patient and should never have been allowed to teach such innocent minds.

Heh Heh Mr Mills (PE) was seen hand in hand with a girl pupil many times, as was Mr Ghallacher.

Also a German teacher in lower school we used to reduce to crying (Can't remember her name either)

The German teacher, (who also taught me French) was I think Mrs Tebbit. I don't remeber one lesson when she didn't cry, kick a bin or storm out. The woman who inspired me not to become a teacher!

That's the one!

Does anybody remember Mrs Timmins Goegraphy and Archaeology?


Happy Days!

Didn't Mr. Ferretti drive a beat up old VW Beetle? [/B]


Yes he did, and he thought himself something of a 'ladies man'. All the girls used to fancy him and we could never quite figure it out.....the part Italian pedigree perhaps?? The dashing good looks? The freshly pressed fawn coloured suit with the leather patches on the elbow? His unsupassed knowledge of Shakepeare?

Maybe the girls were after some of his dad's excellent ice cream?


Happy Days!

I was at both Darwin Lane and Glossop Road before we went posh and went to Lady Manners (Bakewell). I recall Mr. Benn for metalwork....he had a pale blue VW beetle with a Durex sticker on it!.....Mr. Stead for latin....armles fella he was :P ...the fierce Miss Perry for french.....Mr Stittle for history who was more concerned about your drawings to compliment your written work than the written work itself....the hairy / hippy bloke was Mr Pardoe....a real Bill Oddy lookalike if ever there was one. I think he taught the err not so clevers. I think it was Mr North who was head at Glossop Road....very twitchy due to being tortured by the Japs during WW2 I think.

Originally posted by FilthFan
hi im at king edwards school now in Y10 at the broomhill site, was mr mills the pe teacher there when any of you lot were, hes teaching history now but many will remember him as a pe teacher. a right sarcastic ****

The is a very good KES webpage now available.
Principally for the 'Clapton Years' but getting 'younger' all the time, so most ex-pupils will find something of interest. As I'm a recent subscriber to the forum, I'm prohibited from posting links but if you search Google for 'KES the Clapton Years' you will soon be there!

does anyone remember mrs shooter maths teacher.pe mills is he still cutting about with that young bit of stuff or has he traded her in for a younger model. ps john eyes history top bloke.

In recent times some of these stones have been re-fitted into their original positions.

Some had been used to repair walls, thrown into ditches and some even fitted in another location.

The Bradfield council has done some good work restoring these stones along with stone troughs in their jurisdiction, that is the one's that have not been stolen.


Happy Days

Sorry folks
Posted a contribution in the wrong place!

Evening all,

I was there between 1989 and 1994.

Mr Aughton - geography - what a great bloke

Mrs Smith - maths - a bit nutty but an absolute inspiration

Mr Edge - Design Technology - Papa Smurf

:hihi:

I can remember others but they are the ones which stand out the most.

Originally posted by BILDEBORG
.the hairy / hippy bloke was Mr Pardoe....a real Bill Oddy lookalike if ever there was one. I think he taught the err not so clevers.

Hey, easy there. I had Pardoe for maths. I remember him teaching algebra. I did move up from 1A to 2Z so I must have learned something. (or is it learnt? :confused: )

Originally posted by coopster1974
Remember the lower school deputy head Mrs Cooper? Real old grouch -

I went to school with her son Daniel. Are you related coopster1974?

ay yo..!

i was at king edwards lower at crosspool then moved up to king edwards upper near the hallamshire hosp...i left in 1986 and can remember most of the teachers...mr ben,mr gallager,miss cooper,mr mills,mr rodgers,mr sharock all taught me too!

mmmmmmmmmmmm and not forgetting the delectable Miss Lewis for art

Was she the one with the short hair?

Saw Mr. Ghallacher today (English media) in Tesco's at Upperthorpe.

Looks exactly the same, just a bit greyer!

Do you Mean The Mr Gallager Who Was Head At The Lower School On Darwin Lane? When I Took A ride Round Sheffield And Stopped Off There Someone I Spoke Too Told Me Mr Gallager Had Died?

Anyone remember Mr Cochrane / Cockrane - Music teacher?

dinkychink..
no I mean the English teacher from the upper school.

Hey -

I left a year and a half ago...

From the names I read while reading the thread - Mr Eyes is still there, Mrs Timmins is still there, Mr York is still there, Mr Gallcher is, he's fab! There is a Mr Jones who teaches English, tall guy - you always think he's gonna knock his head on the top of the doorframe.

Who else, Mr Mills is still there,

Miss Lewis in art is the biggest bitch of the school! what a cow! She told my mum about how I didn't try hard enough and my mum told her that art wasn't important in the whole scheme of things, so she knew where she could stuff it!

Does anyone remember Mrs Hutchinson?? She's supposed to have retired and left, but she's always there! She was fantastic - she was my French teacher for a while and in the first year she locked a lad in a cupboard for being stupid!

Anyone remember Mr Friggins? More recent but he's a short australian guy.

Mr York - now then... I had my fall outs with him, as did mr Gallacher (Mr York upset me, Mr Gallacher had a go at him), but I made him cry before I left! so my goal is acheived!

Mr Gallacher's a great guy - and I'm sorry but he's NOT dodgy. I did drama and he was fantastic - he was just as friendly with lads as with girls and people think he's a perve because he's a typical 'luvvie'
'Wonderful darling - keep it up you're gorgeous!' that type of thing - that's just the luvvie in him!

Mr Mills wasn't dodgy either, just some silly girl making silly accusations - but yes... very sarcastic!

edit: Ceevee, yes - I spend a lot of time in Tesco's and seen him there a lot, he gets stalked though by a girl who can't believe teachers have lives outside of school!

Hey Lotti

I wasn't knocking him!! He happened to be the best teacher there when I went in the 80's, BUT he did go out with a lass in my year. Frequently saw them in my local pub (yes we were underage) hand in hand....:heyhey:

Originally posted by ceevee
Hey Lotti

I wasn't knocking him!! He happened to be the best teacher there when I went in the 80's, BUT he did go out with a lass in my year. Frequently saw them in my local pub (yes we were underage) hand in hand....:heyhey:

No I know, I think it was somebody else mentioned him, if not must have read something the wrong way!

He's still the best teacher there now! Always looking out for pupils and just happens to really care.

It's a shame because people do think that teachers who care, are dodgy but we won't go into that!

But then, it's still pretty impressive he should get such a young lass, if they're both up for it, why not? LOL! (We'll not go into this one either please people - I know why not!)

I remember Mr Cochrane, he used to tell us stories of all the popstars he had written music for. Inspired me so much I cannpt remember any of them!!!

Bet u can suss that I was at King Ted's. 1963 to 1969. Some real characters from the teaching profession! 'Red Fred' for maths; 'Bert' Towers; 'Slug' Thomson; Norman Barnes - music, topped off by 'Shrapnel' Sharrock. Also had a biology teacher (think his name was Holford?) who used to punish you by making you squat with your back straight against a wall. I can remember that well! Got caught for smoking under the scout hut by 'Lucy' Lockett and sent to Shrapnel's office for the cane. best bit about it was he reeked of Woodbines as you walked in.:evil: Also forced to join scout troop. Went on camp to Isle of Man in summer of '66 - special treat was being allowed to watch World Cup Final. Scoutmaster was 'Piggy' Anderson who seemed to like helping all the boys take a shower:suspect:
Not much good academically but enjoyed cricket! Towards the end, we got GIRLS!! and had mixed school discos.

I remember all those names, left in 65, was also in C troop.

I remember all those teachers, as well as Charlie Cook (English) Athur Jackson (diminutive evil Deputy Head) and Mr Baker (dodgy sadisitic R.E Teacher). I heard rumours about Anderson too.

Mr Constadine(sp) chemistry teacher. I was at Darwin Lane from 77-79 and remember him well.

He once gave me a thousand lines to do for speaking when i should have been listening " disobeying instructions may lead to unpleasant consequences".

This was his regular punishment so pupils would pre write them in thier spare time. I had to buy in loads to make up the thousand, all different writing styles and coloured pens etc. When i handed them in the next day he laughed and tore them up and threw them in the bin.

What a Guy

I think that he taught well past retirement age too.




I remember Mr Constadine very well, yes I got thousands of those famous lines and would sit doing them in other lessons. He was actually a really great guy once you got to know him. I think he enjoyed being an ogre like many other teachers of that time.

Mrs Ward was the Girls head, always sending us to the loos to remove our make-up, 5 minutes later it was all back on again!

I was at KES 1948-1955 so I expect no one will remember
the teachers I do.
Well, I was there then too; AW Barton was headmaster, and Sam Carter deputy head. As I moved up the school, Mr Vernon taught us Chemistry. At University, chemistry was a minor subject in our course; on what I learnt from Mr. Vernon's teaching, I got 78% in the first term's exam, against a class average of about 30%; the Uni teacher was so brilliant at his subject that he couldn't teach it. Next term I was back in the average group!
Mr Redstone taught physics; we called him Trotsky.
Billy Epstone (?) taught divinity, but could easily be led off to tell tales of his younger days in South America.
There were 2 Cummings, Chalk & Cheese.
. Mr Harrison took sport, PE, swimming; I fell off the gym ropes so much, I wasn't allowed to play "Pirates"
.

I wasn’t at King Ted’s. Went to High Storrs instead, and was probably treated much better. Redlionblade mentioned a Mr Price. Was it the same Mr Price who during the war was I.C. Swimming Pool? If so, he’s long gone. So too, alas, is his son Peter who beat me at diving in practically every swimming gala in which we competed. Fortunately, he couldn’t beat me in the 100 yards freestyle, the 200 yards breast stroke and the 100 yards backstroke. I was still annoyed at his prowess on the diving board though!

I was there up to 1981....... here's a few I remember:

Mr Sharrock, Mr Gallagher, Mrs Manifield, Mrs Cooper, Mr Mills, Mr Towers, Miss Boulhol (French), Mr Watkin, Mr North, Miss Boon, Mrs Maxfield, Mr Stead, Mr Rawson (Now at Hinde House), Doc Marcer, Mr Hewitt, Mr Powell, Miss Smith, Miss Martin, Mrs Langley, Mr Eost (Music).

Come on you must remember Mr Eost lol

Caz

The two things that stick in my mind from my time there were the flour bomb incident, straight on Flink Jackson's head and the minah bird in the Botanical Gardens that was taught to say "Russ (Sharrack) is a c**t."
I also remember the sadistic Charlie Baker (R.E.), Adolf Stittle (History), Sneck Allen (Chemistry), Slug Thompson (French), Red Fred (never seen so much dandruff), Norman Barnes (Music).
Something else has just come to mind, in assembly, any hymn with the word grace in it, the ssssssssssss was always over emphasised in tribute to Mr. Grace.

Hi i was at king Teds until 1980. EOST was a psycho ,hit me with edge of metal ruler on knuckles,Pardo caned me for spitting on playground floor. Mr Gallagher was headmaster with fag stained tash.Finchy used car aerial for punishment,you could smoke in his class but he'd knick em off you sometimes.Mrs BOON ,old french teacher, board rubber throwing was her speciality,usually hit wrong person though. Used to be in same class as civil, rastrick,wrighty,gelly,gardiner,naylor,mitto,bland ,everidge, good memories:hihi:

Well, I was there then too; AW Barton was headmaster, and Sam Carter deputy head. As I moved up the school, Mr Vernon taught us Chemistry. At University, chemistry was a minor subject in our course; on what I learnt from Mr. Vernon's teaching, I got 78% in the first term's exam, against a class average of about 30%; the Uni teacher was so brilliant at his subject that he couldn't teach it. Next term I was back in the average group!
Mr Redstone taught physics; we called him Trotsky.
Billy Epstone (?) taught divinity, but could easily be led off to tell tales of his younger days in South America.
There were 2 Cummings, Chalk & Cheese.
. Mr Harrison took sport, PE, swimming; I fell off the gym ropes so much, I wasn't allowed to play "Pirates"
.

Thank god someone remembers, but don't get me started. 7 years at school
is a long time. I think it was Billy Efron who would recount his South America experiences. He taught a number of things - geography etc. He took us for
French and German reading in the sixth, just to keep them up. We were scientists. His punishment was `on the seat boy!' and sometimes there would be three or four up on their seats at once. I did physics and maths. Mr Wallace was the maths master who set me off. I could go on, if pushed.

The two things that stick in my mind from my time there were the flour bomb incident, straight on Flink Jackson's head and the minah bird in the Botanical Gardens that was taught to say "Russ (Sharrack) is a c**t."
I also remember the sadistic Charlie Baker (R.E.), Adolf Stittle (History), Sneck Allen (Chemistry), Slug Thompson (French), Red Fred (never seen so much dandruff), Norman Barnes (Music).
Something else has just come to mind, in assembly, any hymn with the word grace in it, the ssssssssssss was always over emphasised in tribute to Mr. Grace.
I left king teds in 1976 and i can remember Mr Baker.He once threatened to cane the whole class after someone had broken one of his canes,and to think he was an R.E. teacher.

Did anyone have a geography teacher called Miss Robinson(wot a babe),or Mrs maxfield the french teacher,who i sometimes see ,she's still going strong and in her 90's.

I was there 1954-59. Form masters Tug Wilson, Billy Effron, George Lair, Bert Towers,'Fred' Hetherington, Tom Tailor. Remember loads. Still got my reports. Sad! The dreaded JBAB (Burridge) for history:Clarence for art - can't remember his surname.Sinclair for Spanish.Marcus Gaslampus for Latin.Have his real name somewhere.Billy Effron taught Geography, French, English and was as old as the hills.Used to live at Moscar Top.Travelled on the Bamford bus.Harrison for PE and swimming.Shorty Burns for English.Red Fred - yes -form 5ScT gave him that name in '59.Also known as triplumbic tetroxide (Pb3O4) or red lead to the man in the street.Norman Barnes who tried to get me in the Ranmoor choir.Hemmings(German).E.L. Vernon(chem) and a little baldy bloke with little round specs who taught Physics.Mr Vout for RE.(D.Vout?)I'll have a look thru my reports and dig a few more out.I lived at Crosspool and started off at Lydgate Lane - in the year above Joe Cocker. Local was the Sportsman.Mansfield bitter at 1/6 a pint.

Was only there for a year in 1979 - 80. Remember Mr North the English teacher really well, if you ever visited his office he would just hand the cigs out and expect you to crash back. None of the "I'm a teacher so I can smoke on the premises, and you're only 16 so you can't" bull from Northy. Sound bloke!!!:thumbsup:

was there until 1989....gallacher was a poser man, always had his shirt sleeves rolled up, errrm yep I used to copy him, got me mam to buy me a shirt like his and rolled my sleeves up, gelled the side of me hair etc!!!
I remember Mr Cresswell giving a speech in assembly, makes me laugh even now when he gave the "nah did ah?" award to Paul Reardon!! he was funny, but I was too wet behind the ears to get his irony...

Reply to G18241
I remember Miss Robinson She was my geography teacher and before that Mrs Manifield.
I Left in 1977 to travel the world.

Miss Boon used to slap you on the head she had a renault 5 probably because she was a French teacher.

Mr Towers had his car cut up by Mr Finch for the car mechanics class I belive it was a brown Ford Anglia.
Remember the coughing fit we all had when Miss Keneer started at Darwin Lane.

I went to King Teds from September 1970 to April 1974. Before that I was at Western Road Junior School.

Off the top of my head these are the teachers I remember. Please forgive the spelling but I think you will guess whom I mean.

Darwin Lane

Mr Ruding - head
Mr Towers ¡V geography/history teacher
Miss Layzomby ¡V my form teacher in 2T
Mr Ben ¡V woodwork, metal work and tech drawing
Mr Tompson ¡V Slug as we called him ƒº
Mr ¡§Nippy¡¨ Corthorn ¡V him and John Wayne won the war you know ƒº

New Bould Lane

This is where my memory really fails me, but I was in the same class as John Shearstone, Roger Rose, Ian Lister, Paul Gilbert, Glyn Clarkson¡K.I could go on and on.

Our physics teacher was nick-named ¡§short back and a crack¡¨ because of his hair style, which was soon shortened to ¡§crackhead¡¨. This has a whole new meaning these days.

Mr Sharrock ¡V head
Mr Jackson ¡V deputy head
Miss Brown ¡V biology
Mr Watson ¡V geography ¡V a big banana splits fan
Mr Corkhill ¡V geography ¡V very left wing as a remember

I must make a very special mention of Mr Finch. IF ANYONE WAS DAFT ENOUGH TO MISBEHAVE IN HIS PRESENCE YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED. This man was very hard but fair. He even used to let you choose what he was going to hit you with. These ¡§weapons¡¨ (as I called them) were always neatly placed, in full view for all to see, on his desk. If you misbehaved during his motor mechanics classes you got a whack with the shovel. Again, this man very fair, you had the choice of going for a cane and slip and receiving ¡§three¡¨ or one of the shovel.

I wasn¡¦t in Mr Finch¡¦s classes that often, but when I was I didn¡¦t step out of line.

I have an old ¡§Kes mag¡¨ from 1973 in the loft. I¡¦ll have to dig it out.

I remember this. I hated Sharrock. He was a snob who did not want to be Head of a comp- tough - he inherited Crosspool Secondary. Ruding was a coward. Finch was always ok with me. Do you remember Mr North ?

Does anyone remember Mrs Worrall I believe she taught languages and maths.She was my ex mother-in-law (passed away now) and I admired her very much.I just would like to get your memories of her.

I was at KES between 1976-1983. I remember Mr Eost, he was a right psycho, he once threw a blackboard rubber at another pupil in the class & his keys & then fell over trying to retrive them:loopy: Mrs Maxfield was the best History teacher & I have alot to thank her for. I have seen Mr Ferretti since at a party I went to with my ex husband, he is married to my ex husband's boss' cousin or was. I see Mr Stead around all the time & he's still as miserable as ever:( Who was that good looking Geography teacher(small with dark hair) who was there at the time? I remember Mr Kidd too, he was good fun
Lois

I left in 78, who was my geography teacher, an old guy who kept getting side tracked when he was talking and always ended up telling us about his part in WW2
Dave..

I can't remember his name either but I do remember always trying to sidetrack him so we didn't have to do any work.:hihi:
Lois

I was at King Teds 1965 to 1972, Ken Chapman thought that I looked like Mickey Mouse and called me Mickey, this got shortened to Mick and now only my wife calls me by my real name - John.

I remember Charlie Baker and Mr Stittle, the first used to habitually nibble his little finger and the second had trousers whose waistband reached his armpits.

I thought King Teds was in the old workhouse at Nether Edge terminus.

well I remember loads of them and yes I remember mr Mills doing p.e. He is head of year seven aswell now, and has been for a while.
Also, Mr Auton (and yes he still has the same hair style, no beard tho now)
and Mrs Auton are to retire at the end of this term. I hope they are remembered by ex pupils of king teds and wish them well

I left in 78, who was my geography teacher, an old guy who kept getting side tracked when he was talking and always ended up telling us about his part in WW2
Dave..Mr Towers?He slurred his words,probably caused by overuse of the spirits he allegdly carried in his old briefcase......:D

Bless Mr & Mrs Auton. They were so lovely, I remember Mr Auton giving me a lift home as I had left my electric blanket on and only remembered after lunch. Good luck to them both.
x

Mr Towers?He slurred his words,probably caused by overuse of the spirits he allegdly carried in his old briefcase......:D

'Bert' Towers was certainly there in the 50's. Took me for Geography in 1958.
I didn't pass my 'O' Level but that wasn't his fault.

The Art teacher's name was Clarence Hallewell (spelling ?).

He died not long after I started in 1965/1966. He used to play classical music in the Art class. Good bloke.

Apparently in the 1950's he occasionally used to come to school on horseback ! - quality.

I just downloaded Google Earth and zoomed in on King Teds. It looked quite good and very clear. No clouds that day. Wow, blast from the past. Looked exactly as I remembered it. I left in 1979.

Hi, I thought I'd resurrect this one...!!!!

I was at KES 1977 to 1983 and remember a few too many of the teachers already mentioned!!!!

Mr Gallagher and Mrs Manifield, heads at Lower school, Mr Kidd, Mr Stittle, Mr Ferreti, Mr Heeley (music teacher before Mr Eost) Mr Eost, Mr Wells, Mrs Langley (PE - I think she left to do sports journalism???) Mrs Maxfield, Mrs Hutchinson, Mr Adams, Mrs Johnson, (davros??:hihi: ) Mrs Ward, Mrs Worrall, the Avon Lady (what was her name??? wore dinner plate sized earrings and taught current affairs type things) Mr Sharrock (of course!!) Mr Jackson, Mr North, Mr Parkin (science) Mr Hubbard (chemistry), Paice Grace and Mace (physics)... and who could forget Miss Batty????? (maths!!!) Mr Finch.....

I'll have to dig out all my od school reports........ :hihi:

Hi To all from KES.

Remember our happy days on Castle Dyke.:huh:

CASTLE DYKE Playing fields are now leased to Birkdale School. There is a fence round the fields now. The locals have been barred from using the fields for recreation.

see web site www.freethefields.co.uk

In the 50's we used to get changed at Whiteley Woods and if not booked to play there would have to traipse up the hill, jomp on a boss (as one teacher used to say) and have a ride to Castle Dyke, a right God forsaken place in the middle of winter. I was always second stream at sports, being the shortest and lightest in my year so I regarded games afternoons as pains in the proverbial. A bit of cricket or tennis in the summer weren't too bad and I did manage to finish about half way down the field in the cross country. Happy days? The jury's out on that one.

I have recently met a chap in Cornwall who said he worked at King Edwards in the late 60's Tony Bray - anyone remember him - I think he taught CDT

I have recently met a chap in Cornwall who said he worked at King Edwards in the late 60's Tony Bray - anyone remember him - I think he taught CDT

We had a teacher called Bray (I think) for technical drawing. He taught in an annex accross from the school down towards Broomhall. He was a thin chap with whispy grey hair. This would have have been around 1977.

That sounds like the chap - sadly he is suffering from a spinal problem is practically bent double - a really nice man

was there until 1989....gallacher was a poser man, always had his shirt sleeves rolled up, errrm yep I used to copy him, got me mam to buy me a shirt like his and rolled my sleeves up, gelled the side of me hair etc!!!
I remember Mr Cresswell giving a speech in assembly, makes me laugh even now when he gave the "nah did ah?" award to Paul Reardon!! he was funny, but I was too wet behind the ears to get his irony...

Hehe , i remember this incident. Cresswell really was a sarky git!

Mr Eost

http://www.doncasterchoralsociety.org.uk/pages/alan.htm

Still occaisionally see this teacher in a real ale pub nr Shalesmoor,he hosts a musical society group or something like that, and they all meet up there.He still looks exactly the same!

And what about Mrs Mannifield in that bloody office on the bridge OMG! Nothing escaped that woman lol. Mrs Langley was nice as I recall (PE).

Caz

mr gallager :o he caught me loads of times trying to escape :D
does anyone remember paul pass or martin zohn who used to go ?
does anyone remember the history teacher grey hair and half round glasses ?

My aunty left King Teds in 84/85 (she's not sure which!)

She hung around with Fiona Littlewood, Jayne Goddard and Lisa Miller mainly.

Doesn't remember too many of the teachers she had, but here are the few she does :

Miss MacDonough? (Later married Mr Rodgers - PE teacher)
Mr Ferretti.
"Chicken neck" a.k.a Mr Cook ?

Hey, easy there. I had Pardoe for maths. I remember him teaching algebra. I did move up from 1A to 2Z so I must have learned something. (or is it learnt? :confused: )

he took a few of us to see one of his favorite bands at the city hall (the incredible string band):loopy:

That sounds like the chap - sadly he is suffering from a spinal problem is practically bent double - a really nice man

Sorry to hear about Tony Bray - he was a very good technical drawing and woodwork teacher. I was at King Ted's from 1959 to 1966 and so I remember many of the teachers mentioned by blue11265, MikeG, exKingted2 and pitsmoorlad. Of those mentioned, apart from J.A. Bray the only ones still around (I think) are Arthur Jackson and Victor "Eli" Vout. I saw Edgar Vernon at his Nether Edge home in 1989 - he died three years later, aged almost 90. Denys B. Harrison (P.E.) died suddenly of a heart attack, aged only 47. "Bert" (Robert Nigel) Towers was a gem with his beloved epidiascope. He retired to Devon and died ten years ago at 83. Charlie Baker might still be around - he "fell from grace" at his next school (ended up in prison for embezzling school funds). So much for "divinity"... Here is a tribute to the inimitable Norman Barnes:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/staff/barnes.html

The main site is worthy of a perusal by Old Edwardians of our generation:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/

I was at KES until 71, we were the first to go to the higher school from Crosspool after the merger, poor buggers didn't know what had hit them. my favorite teacher was mr finch, tough but fair, also mr north, manifield was a cow, we had a mutual dislike, Sharrock aka batman was ok. Also can't remember the guys name but he always stuttered and blinked, we just called him blinky. most of the staff still wore capes and morter boards when i was there and didn't like us "comp scum" and boy did they let you know it. mind most of the lads were like that too.

I was at KES until 71, we were the first to go to the higher school from Crosspool after the merger, poor buggers didn't know what had hit them. my favorite teacher was mr finch, tough but fair, also mr north, manifield was a cow, we had a mutual dislike, Sharrock aka batman was ok. Also can't remember the guys name but he always stuttered and blinked, we just called him blinky. most of the staff still wore capes and morter boards when i was there and didn't like us "comp scum" and boy did they let you know it. mind most of the lads were like that too.

Mr Eost?

I'm presently reading a book on the history of KES and it's an absolutely fascinating read.

Mr Finch was indeed a great guy and I don't think I know anyone who had a soft spot for Manifield. She scared me, that big dot on her forehead like one of those arm things which stick out of a dalek's head.

I recall with fondness someone drawing a huge dot on her door on the bridge at the lower school. How we laughed until she entered the school assembly - talk about cut the atmosphere with a knife.

I was at KES between 1981 and 1985. Strangely, they were good times...,

lol.. I remember that drawing and that assembly :D

It was drawn with a marker pen if I remember correctly:D

I heard rumours Mr Mills had a teenage girlfriend

does anyone remember the history teacher grey hair and half round glasses ?

I think the teacher you mean is Mr Hydes. He taught me History,(albeit in a vveeerrryy boring voice!)

[QUOTE=CarolW;2288291]Hi, I thought I'd resurrect this one...!!!!

I was at KES 1977 to 1983 and remember a few too many of the teachers already mentioned!!!!

Mr Gallagher head at Lower school[QUOTE]

Does anyone know if Mr Gallacher is still alive?

judging by the posts, the teachers I remember from KES were probably long gone before most of you were born. I was there from 1945-1950 - anybody remotely interested?

judging by the posts, the teachers I remember from KES were probably long gone before most of you were born. I was there from 1945-1950 - anybody remotely interested?

Yes - me for one! I was there 1959-66 and so would have been taught by some of the same people. Norman Barnes was my (and almost everyone's) favourite. You may also remember Harry "Trotsky" Redston (physics), Edward "Marcus" Watling (classics), R.N. "Bert" Towers (geography & history) and Edgar L. Vernon (chemistry). Here's a long list:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/staff/mastersList.html

Maybe you knew Richard Lamb who was a contemporary of yours (he also had two brothers at K.E.S.). He is an old friend of mine and lives at Abbeydale.

Yes - me for one! I was there 1959-66 and so would have been taught by some of the same people. Norman Barnes was my (and almost everyone's) favourite. You may also remember Harry "Trotsky" Redston (physics), Edward "Marcus" Watling (classics), R.N. "Bert" Towers (geography & history) and Edgar L. Vernon (chemistry). Here's a long list:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/staff/mastersList.html

Maybe you knew Richard Lamb who was a contemporary of yours (he also had two brothers at K.E.S.). He is an old friend of mine and lives at Abbeydale.

I've just read through the staff list 47 to 68 interesting, I was there either 59 or 60 to 66 I think. One or two names jogged my memory.
I remember Chalmers for latin in the first year, I didn't listen properly to the first lesson and never caught up.
There was another handicraft teacher besides Surguy, Bray and Ernie Green, he was there for about a year in around 61 or 62 I think, he had either worked there before or was an O. E. younger than the others, can't remember his name.
I don't remember Redstone or Watling.
Was Bridgewater on the list.
I seem to remember Bert Towers talking about his uncle or great uncle or someone going to the 1849 gold rush and was never heard of again.
Twyford was a very interesting bloke, I would have loved to have met him in later life.

After my last post I read through again, the name I was after was Jinks I must have seen him in 66 not earlier, so perhaps I left in 1967.
Who was the little gay guy who taught greek probably next door to Eli was it room 27 or 28.

There was another handicraft teacher besides Surguy, Bray and Ernie Green, he was there for about a year in around 61 or 62 I think ... can't remember his name.

That was indeed David Jinks - see http://www.primaryengineer.com/Who_we_are.asp (move the mouse pointer over the photo frame and you might - just - recognise him!)

Twyford was a very interesting bloke, I would have loved to have met him in later life.

Yes indeed - Hector Twyford was a teacher whom I would also have liked to keep in touch with after leaving. He was my form master in 2(4), 1960-61. He would tell us fascinating stories about his R.A.F. service. Formerly head of the junior school, he lived at Ecclesall and would catch the same No 50 bus to school every morning, heaving his large frame on to the upper deck where he would sit with his newspaper, the famous pipe aglow.

Who was the little gay guy who taught greek probably next door to Eli was it room 27 or 28.

That would have been "Spiv" Bramhall, though I didn't know he taught Greek.

[QUOTE=CarolW;2288291]Hi, I thought I'd resurrect this one...!!!!

I was at KES 1977 to 1983 and remember a few too many of the teachers already mentioned!!!!

Mr Gallagher head at Lower school[QUOTE]

Does anyone know if Mr Gallacher is still alive?

If you mean Mr Gallacher, the drama teacher, he is indeed still alive and still teaching at the school, I am a teacher there myself and he still has all his faculties!!

If your talking about Mr gallacher the head teacher he dies a few years ago, not sure when though.

That would have been "Spiv" Bramhall, though I didn't know he taught Greek.

What did he teach, I never had him (and I don't mean in the biblical sence).

He taught French and Spanish, and was head of modern languages. He actually looked a bit French - medium height, thin moustache, well-groomed. He is included in a group photo here:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/photos/65.staff.html

A good photo of Twyford et al. is here:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/staff/staffLeavers.12.65.html

He taught French and Spanish, and was head of modern languages. He actually looked a bit French - medium height, thin moustache, well-groomed. He is included in a group photo here:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/photos/65.staff.html

A good photo of Twyford et al. is here:

http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/staff/staffLeavers.12.65.html

Thanks for the photo link, I'd forgotten half of them. The ones I do remember all look different than my recollection.
Was Miss Merrill the headmasters secretary. I'd forgotten her.
There was an earlier staff photo where Slattery was off ill so his picture was added in the top corner, in the days of wallpaper paste rather than computer enhancement.
Why would I have seen a staff photo, surely we didn't buy them, would it have been in a school magazine.

Yes - I remember the photo to which a mugshot of "Slasher" Slattery was added, but I don't think I have a copy; I guess it would have been c. 1960. The rather dishy Miss Merrill was indeed NLC's secretary; she lived just off Langsett Road and would sometimes get on the same bus as me. Miss Batley, the office clerk, became Mrs Bradley and is thus named on the photo.

I don't think staff photos were available for purchase but they took them every year or two and published them in the school magazine.

There's a good photo of Keith "Ponto" Bridgwater here: http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/staff/photos/bridgwater.html

I followed the rest of the link to Clapton era, it makes good reading, especially Bert Towers reply to Ortons letter.
I assume some of the other articles were by you Hillsbro, its strange, I had the same route into KES as an almost City Grammar pupil.
Checking through the Photos I started in 60 and left in 67, but not much in between.
The article on Bert reminded me of another geography master who stuttered badly he took us for gggggggggggggeology but never got passed kao-kao-kaoli-kaolin-kaolini, CHINA CLAY who would that be. I think he was my form master one year.
A few years ago I walked over the cross country route, with my kids, sorry a lot of years ago. What stuck in my mind was it was just an afternoon stroll, and I think we probably did it faster than when I was at school.
This is the first time I've read any OE stuff, I sort of stopped going to school after A levels, now its the norm to leave school, then just go back for the exams, so I must have been ahead of the times. As a result I never got the invitation to join the OEs
nor as I remember did I get the certficates for my A levels whenever they became available. In the last 40 years I've never been asked for them, so really I could have left at the end of the forth form.

Hi Tooeg - it's funny that you never needed your certificates. I don't think I ever needed mine, though when I thought I'd lost them I wrote to the examining board for replacements - then found them... I didn't know that someone else only scraped into King Ted's by the skin of their teeth, after being given a place at City Grammar! I have often wondered how I would have framed up at a good-but-somewhat-lesser school, but overall I'm glad I went to King Ted's.

I can't remember a geography master who stuttered, but I gave up geography at 13. I did do geology at 'O' level and we had Dusty Rhodes.

Don Nicolson has done a very good job with the website, to which I contribute the odd article when visited by the muse. You will have read about my own saunter along the cross-country course in 2003. Since then I've actually managed it up Jacob's Ladder but I was knackered when I got to the top...

Hi Tooeg - it's funny that you never needed your certificates. I don't think I ever needed mine, though when I thought I'd lost them I wrote to the examining board for replacements - then found them... I didn't know that someone else only scraped into King Ted's by the skin of their teeth, after being given a place at City Grammar! I have often wondered how I would have framed up at a good-but-somewhat-lesser school, but overall I'm glad I went to King Ted's.

I can't remember a geography master who stuttered, but I gave up geography at 13. I did do geology at 'O' level and we had Dusty Rhodes.

Don Nicolson has done a very good job with the website, to which I contribute the odd article when visited by the muse. You will have read about my own saunter along the cross-country course in 2003. Since then I've actually managed it up Jacob's Ladder but I was knackered when I got to the top...

Yes I don't know how I would have got on at City Grammar but I didn't work hard at KES, so there is no reason to suppose I would have done any better there.

The geology master we had was J R (Gerry) Booth

Because its been raining all afternoon, I've spent a bit more time in the Clapton era stuff, some of our classmates have done pretty well.
Its amazing how many names and faces you can recall.
To be fair even the post grammar school lot have done pretty well.

The geology master we had was J R (Gerry) Booth

Because its been raining all afternoon, I've spent a bit more time in the Clapton era stuff, some of our classmates have done pretty well.
Its amazing how many names and faces you can recall.
To be fair even the post grammar school lot have done pretty well.

You're quite right. We called him B-B-B-Booth, and in 6ScE we had him for General English but his main métier was geography. I remember Dusty Rhodes telling us that he had "very high qualifications" and after leaving Cambridge had done a postgraduate course at an American university. I recall that towards the end of the sixth form my English somehow began to improve (not through any effort on my part) and he took a shine to me - somewhere I have a report with encouraging comments from him!

Yes - K.E.S. is still a very good school; a very different school but a good one, and some of the more recent alumni have done very well for themselves.

If your talking about Mr gallacher the head teacher he dies a few years ago, not sure when though.

Yes I did mean the Head Teacher,sorry to hear about him passing away.
He must have been getting on a bit in years though.
thanks for the info.

Does anyone know what happened to Mr Finch? loads of us have mentioned him on here yet no-one seems to know what happened to him. Did he pass-away?

I know some of the teachers from the 70s are still going-met Mrs Ward a couple of years ago and she still looked well but one I've not heard anything of is Miss Perry.Does anyone know if she's still around?

I was at King Ted’s from 68-72 before moving to the sunnier climes of Bournemouth. Didn’t do too well academically but have fond memories of being there.
The fight to get on the 50 Dore bus each afternoon, skiving off to the Botanical Gardens or the Museum, smoking in the fives courts, girls arriving from Crosspool/Tapton, playing shove ha’penny football on the stair windowsills during break, finding alternative routes during cross-country. I also joined the hill walking club which set me up with a life-long love of the hills and gave me a totally different view of some of the teachers
Bad memories are being caned & continual detention.
I had left before the flour bomb/Flink incident but am happy to know my classmate Jack did it.

Head: Mr Shorrock (Russ/Batman)
Dp. Head: Mr Jackson (Flink)
Sadist who started the day with punishing all in the “Late Book”
Music Mr Barnes (Norman)
Remember his double classroom doors?
Maths: Mr Chapman (Geoff)
Ok but I did very bad in maths.
English Mr Canning Canadian xchg teacher
Let us smoke herbal cigarettes during a play we were performing
Mr (Pa) North
ex-POW Sarcastic Crosspool incomer!
French: Mrs (Ma) North
Oh she cried & cried. Once tried to hide in the lockers (to cry)
Mr Thompson (Slug)
Sweaty man with one sweaty suit.
Mr Vickerman (Roy)
Caped moped rider.
Geography Mr Towers (Bert)
One mention of rugby and no more Geog for rest of the class, also his epidiascope was called “The Whizzer”
Mr Booth (Jerry)
Caught me sneaking into Coniston YHA slightly worse for drink. Was very cool about it
History Mr Ayres (Dave)
Ok but was a bit cane heavy.
Divinity Mr Baker (Charlie)
An utter sadist with his own cupboard of canes. He was the female teachers choice to do their caning as they were not allowed.
Metalwork Mr Jinks (Jinksy)
Great teacher
Latin Mr ??
Chemistry Mr Paice (Geof)
Taught me very little chemistry but a lot about climbing hills
Mr Allen (Sneck)
Ditto above
Physics Mr Firth
Weird eyes, could never tell who he was talking to
Miss (Ma) Bentham
What every growing boy needs to start the day!
PE Mr Davies (Wyn)
OK but had slight sadistic tendencies
Technician Rex ?? (King/Sexy)
A DJ who was good for PA/amplifier advice!
Groundsman Mr Waghorn (Wagg)
Misc Mr Finch (****)
Extraordinary

Hi i was at king Teds until 1980. EOST was a psycho ,hit me with edge of metal ruler on knuckles,Pardo caned me for spitting on playground floor. Mr Gallagher was headmaster with fag stained tash.Finchy used car aerial for punishment,you could smoke in his class but he'd knick em off you sometimes.Mrs BOON ,old french teacher, board rubber throwing was her speciality,usually hit wrong person though. Used to be in same class as civil, rastrick,wrighty,gelly,gardiner,naylor,mitto,bland ,everidge, good memories:hihi:

Who are ya then? I'm Bland, and knocked around with Mitto, remember the others and more too :)

i was in mr towers class for geography and the only think he taught me was how to tie a windsor knot for when i went too university

Bert Towers was a character. Somewhat eccentric, kindly, avuncular, eminently academic and a real character. See for example http://nlc.oldedwardians.org.uk/staff/RNTowers.html

I was in the year with Jayne and Fiona-we were at the same Junior school too, maybe they remember me,
Going to post some names on here to so keep an eye out!!
nicx

I also remember Mrs Eagon who worked in the office at Lower School-she was well scary!!!

I was at both lower and upper. I remember:

Mr Towers - Mr North - One Arm Bandit Mr Stead - Stenchy Worrel - Mrs Ward - Headmaster Batman Mr Sharrock - Mrs Perry was Headmistress at the lower school.

There was a hippy looking bloke with long hair and beard can't remember his name and another teacher who was a real push over it was a male quite young and he couldn't control our class - mind you not many could could it was 5A!!!

Just remembered the really bad maths teacher called Mrs Batty who spoke so fast you couldn't get a word she said - I blame her for me having to use a calculator!!
the hippy teacher didnt he marry french teacher miss sargent and wasnt he called mr willan

hi im at king edwards school now in Y10 at the broomhill site, was mr mills the pe teacher there when any of you lot were, hes teaching history now but many will remember him as a pe teacher.

Mr Mills was a PE teacher and one our 1st team rugby coaches in 1980, he taught my youngest history last year in Y6, he hasn't changed much and obviously has access to the snakeoil elixir of eternal youth!

I know that there is a reunion for those of us who left in 1992 (post A-Levels) on 13th July if anyone is interested. Might see some of the old teachers there too.

I know that there is a reunion for those of us who left in 1992 (post A-Levels) on 13th July if anyone is interested. Might see some of the old teachers there too.

Who? What? Where?

I received an invitation. Will check with my source, and let you know.

I went to King Ted's in 1964.
Mike Wild was the biology teacher-must have had 100 different coloured knitted ties. I think he left after a couple of years and went to Lady Manners at Bakewell.
Mr Randall-maths teacher. Had a knackered old Lambretta-not your iconic mod.
Josh Hemmings-French & German. Loved to relate stories about camping in France. Looked after the first xi football team.
Cicero Cook-English and rugby
Fanny Adams-Greek
Slug Thompson-German. Always recorded radio programmes and ink splattered jackets. I'm afraid he was a lost cause.
The pool attendant-Mr Watson. Spent most lunchtimes there.

A few questions??

We had fives courts-did anyone understand the rules or even play the game?

Quite a few comments about Charlie Baker fiddling the books-is this an urban legend or is it fact? He was my first form master and he taught Latin as well as RE. Everyone was scared witless of him, he would use the cane for the slightest reason. He was a scout master as well. Make your own conclusions!

Water polo on a Friday night straight after school-has anyone played since?

Hi Morts - a few memories there! It's quite true about Charlie Baker; I had also heard this and it was confirmed by Brian "Lucy" Lockett who is an old friend. Apparently he was under some suspicion when he left KES, but fell foul of the law at his new school and ended up doing time. He replaced "Eli" Vout as RE master - I hadn't realised that he also taught Latin. Josh Hemming retired to Bridlington and died aged 85 in 1997. The trendy Mike Wild arrived in 1963 and left as you say for Lady Manners in July 1966 - he is on this staff leavers photo (http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/staff/staffLeavers66.html). Slug (or JET) Thompson wasn't the best teacher for keeping discipline and something of a lost cause as you say. Watson was a great bloke but didn't get on well with Russ Sharrock and left. Gordon "Fanny" Adam is still going strong at almost 83 and lives at Ecclesall; he also taught French, Russian and Spanish. I saw him at a Russian language/culture enthusiasts' meeting last year.

Here is a photo (http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/photos/65.staff.html) of the staff, taken in 1965.

No - I don't know the rules of fives either! I think it's a bit like squash but you use your hand instead of a racquet.

Interesting photos. I remember Lucy Lockett. I left in '59. Four of my form-masters must have left before '65. 'Tug' Wilson', the inimitable Billy Effron, George Lair and P.S. Hetherington. Mr Sinclair was an excellent Spanish teacher. I could probably get by in Spain now - based on my 1958 'O' level.

If ever you went into Slug's room you would see the ceiling peppered with lumps of blotting paper (crikey, when was that last used!) which was thrown wet onto the ceiling only to dry and fall off months later.
Lucy Lockett-I was never in his class but nevertheless I asked him to propose me for junior membership at the golf club. He did, what a star! Can't say the game improved much over the years.
Bill Scobie-walked with a limp and needed a stick but what a flamboyant dresser! I seem to remember straw hats and crevats. Looked after the philately society (stamps to you and me)
That's another thread-all the societies (I don't think we called them clubs) that existed. I was in the Photographic and the fell walking societies.
Hillsbro-thanks for the update. Good to hear that some masters are giving the pension fund a good caning as well!
1(3)-1964-I'm on that photo

Interesting photos. I remember Lucy Lockett. I left in '59. Four of my form-masters must have left before '65. 'Tug' Wilson', the inimitable Billy Effron, George Lair and P.S. Hetherington. Mr Sinclair was an excellent Spanish teacher. I could probably get by in Spain now - based on my 1958 'O' level.I remember hearing about these masters, but they had all left by the time I started in 1959. Here's a list (http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/staff/mastersList.html). John Sinclair was an excellent teacher. Lucy Lockett is still going strong at 77 and lives at Sandygate - I occasionally see him at stamp auctions.
Bill Scobie-walked with a limp and needed a stick but what a flamboyant dresser! I seem to remember straw hats and crevats. Looked after the philately society (stamps to you and me) Yes - I was a "founder member" of the Stamp Club (Bill preferred this informal name to "Philatelic Society"). A great bloke - he left to teach English at an art college in Liverpool. Eventually he was elbowed-out (or so he told me) and he retired to "run an antique shop and write poetry" at New Brighton. He died in June 2007, aged almost 80.

A morning assembly in 1967-all the pupils were gathered and there was an unusual atmosphere although we hadn't got a clue why. I can remember all the teachers looking very upset and several wearing black ties. It dawned on us before any announcement was made that Denys Harrison had died. Being the PE teacher he was therefore the most popular teacher and sadly missed by all.
Can you remember the gym-the newest piece of equipment must have been the horse fresh from The Great Escape. The new PE teacher-was it Canning?-a Canadian, then introduced volleyball but with an 8am start. He got tremendous support for introducing that.

Yes, I remember hearing that Denys Harrison had died, the year after I left. He was only 47; I think he had a heart attack. Oh - that gym.... We had a lot of fun there despite the antiquated equipment. It was also used for external exams. I remember one speech day, when the Old Boy (I forget his name, a "Deputy Under-Secretary of State" I think) said in his speech that when he re-visited the school "the gym not only looked the same but smelled the same".

hi,mrs robinson was a good english teacher.

Yes, I remember hearing that Denys Harrison had died, the year after I left. He was only 47; I think he had a heart attack. Oh - that gym.... We had a lot of fun there despite the antiquated equipment. It was also used for external exams. I remember one speech day, when the Old Boy (I forget his name, a "Deputy Under-Secretary of State" I think) said in his speech that when he re-visited the school "the gym not only looked the same but smelled the same".

hillsbro,I know some of my teachers-'74-'79 -are still going but do u know if Mrs Maxfield,Mrs Johnson,Mr Gillian (?),Mr Constadine,Mrs Thornton,Mr Benn,Mr Mace,Mr Parkin & Miss Bye are still around?

hillsbro,I know some of my teachers-'74-'79 -are still going but do u know if Mrs Maxfield,Mrs Johnson,Mr Gillian (?),Mr Constadine,Mrs Thornton,Mr Benn,Mr Mace,Mr Parkin & Miss Bye are still around?

The only one of these who was there when I left in 1996 was Wilf Mace - a fine teacher. As far as I know he's still going strong at 89 in his cosy bungalow at Lancaster..:)

Another one was the head Mizzzzzzz Perry.Asked about her on here a couple of years ago to no avail.

I was there from 84-88 and remember a lot of the names mentioned here. The music teachers Mr Eost and Mr Wells were both ultra-scary psychos, and I suffered the double whammy of having Eost for music and Wells for geography. Thank God they'd banned corporal punishment by that time, I can imagine them getting medieval on people's asses!

Had to laugh at someone calling Mrs Johnson "Davros" back in the 70s, because that's exactly what we called her in the 80s! I had Mr Gallacher for Media Studies and he definitely had a reputation for being interested in the (too) young ladies.

A few names I haven't seen mentioned - Mr Ringrose the English teacher who was in a wheelchair, and Mr Ibarz who taught me Spanish and was absolutely insane (in a wacky, good way!).

A morning assembly in 1967-all the pupils were gathered and there was an unusual atmosphere although we hadn't got a clue why. I can remember all the teachers looking very upset and several wearing black ties. It dawned on us before any announcement was made that Denys Harrison had died. Being the PE teacher he was therefore the most popular teacher and sadly missed by all.
Can you remember the gym-the newest piece of equipment must have been the horse fresh from The Great Escape. The new PE teacher-was it Canning?-a Canadian, then introduced volleyball but with an 8am start. He got tremendous support for introducing that.

I remember Mr Harrison dying, he had had a heart attack some weeks/ months before the one that got him. I recall Clarence, the Art Teacher who also died around that time.

They were both great chaps.

Yes, Mr Canning was a Canadian.

Hi Morts - a few memories there! It's quite true about Charlie Baker; I had also heard this and it was confirmed by Brian "Lucy" Lockett who is an old friend. Apparently he was under some suspicion when he left KES, but fell foul of the law at his new school and ended up doing time. He replaced "Eli" Vout as RE master - I hadn't realised that he also taught Latin. Josh Hemming retired to Bridlington and died aged 85 in 1997. The trendy Mike Wild arrived in 1963 and left as you say for Lady Manners in July 1966 - he is on this staff leavers photo (http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/staff/staffLeavers66.html). Slug (or JET) Thompson wasn't the best teacher for keeping discipline and something of a lost cause as you say. Watson was a great bloke but didn't get on well with Russ Sharrock and left. Gordon "Fanny" Adam is still going strong at almost 83 and lives at Ecclesall; he also taught French, Russian and Spanish. I saw him at a Russian language/culture enthusiasts' meeting last year.

Here is a photo (http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/photos/65.staff.html) of the staff, taken in 1965.

No - I don't know the rules of fives either! I think it's a bit like squash but you use your hand instead of a racquet.

I am not surprised that Mr Adams is still going strong, he used to do fifty lengths of the pool most lunchtimes.

Fives was a hand version of squash, a little akin to '' spot '' that kids used to play in the street.

... I recall Clarence, the Art Teacher who also died around that time.... Yes. Clarence Helliwell was a great teacher who inspired many of us with enthusiasm for art. He sadly died of lung cancer, aged only 53. Here's a tribute (http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/staff/helliwell.html) to him on the Old Edwardians' site.

I heard Mr Adams was fluent in 24 languages.That must be a record or grossly exaggerated.

Mr Ibarz who taught me Spanish and was absolutely insane (in a wacky, good way!).

Mr Ibarz still lives on my parents road. I was great pals with his son growing up. If you think he was wacky at school, we used to get up to some even crazier stuff in the school holidays! :D

My o/h went to king teds 77-82 and i went to tapton 77-82. I was friends with a girl called Helen Gelder when i was at lydgate juniors , her mum was a teacher at king teds i think she taught cooking. I would love to know how helen is. she did live at norfolk park when i knew her.

My o/h went to king teds 77-82 and i went to tapton 77-82. I was friends with a girl called Helen Gelder when i was at lydgate juniors , her mum was a teacher at king teds i think she taught cooking. I would love to know how helen is. she did live at norfolk park when i knew her.

Hi, Poppycat, I went to Lydgate until 1977, then King Teds 77 - 83... I don't remember a Helen Gelder, but I was probably taught cooking by her mum!!!!!

For anyone who remembers Mr finch they may find this site interesting. If you google Alan Finch you will find an article on the Olde edwardians web that is written by his sons

Hi, Poppycat, I went to Lydgate until 1977, then King Teds 77 - 83... I don't remember a Helen Gelder, but I was probably taught cooking by her mum!!!!!

I remember Helen Gelder and her mum did teach home economics. (and taught me!)
I remember going to Germany in 81 with the school and think one of Helens grandparents passed away whilst we were away-I remember Helen being very upset-as you would be,
mumsy

I was at King teds from 72 to 75. I was friends with Peter milne and Andrew Woodward. My last teacher was Mrs Donohue does anyone remember her?

Sad News-
Russell Sharrock, Head 1966-88
Russell Sharrock, who died on 14 December 2011, was born in Wigan in 1924. He won a scholarship to Wigan Grammar School and then in 1942 went on to Liverpool University to start a degree in Physics. After one year he left to join the Royal Signals as a commissioned officer but found himself directed to work as a research scientist at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough until 1946, when he returned to Liverpool to complete his degree course. He graduated in 1947 and after gaining a Diploma of Education he went into teaching, in 1948, at Culcheth Secondary Modern School in Warrington.

During this period he obtained an external London Honours Degree in Mathematics through a correspondence course run by Wolsley Hall in Oxford. This enabled him, in 1950, to move to Lancaster R.G.S., an H.M.C. direct grant school, where he taught Maths and it was there he married his wife Mary, the daughter of a Methodist Minister in the town, who was then teaching at the Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. Five years later they moved to London and Sharrock taught at the John Ruskin G.S. in Croydon before moving to Sir Walter St. John's School, Battersea, as Head of Maths in 1958. During this period he was studying in the evenings for a London University M.Sc. in Maths at Sir John Cass College and after gaining his Master's Degree in 1962 he was offered the Deputy Headship of Malory School, a purpose built comprehensive school in Lewisham. In 1965, although he was offered the post of Headmaster of his previous school in Battersea, he applied for, and was selected to be, the new Headmaster of King Edward VII School and he took up his new post in January 1966.

His interests included Rugby League Football, the theatre and music, whilst after retiring he took up painting and had an exhibition of his geometric abstract paintings shown at a Sheffield gallery in 1993.

[Source: Cornwell, John (2005). King Ted's (1st ed.). King Edward VII School, Sheffield. ISBN 0-9526484-1-5.]

My o/h went to king teds 77-82 and i went to tapton 77-82. I was friends with a girl called Helen Gelder when i was at lydgate juniors , her mum was a teacher at king teds i think she taught cooking. I would love to know how helen is. she did live at norfolk park when i knew her.

I remember Mrs Gelder,she once brought her baby in her carry cot whilst teaching us Housecraft as it was then called. Miss Lindlay taught sewing put me off for life.

I remember Mrs Gelder,she once brought her baby in her carry cot whilst teaching us Housecraft as it was then called. Miss Lindlay taught sewing put me off for life.

It was Crosspool Secondary school then I better not upset the old boys.

A morning assembly in 1967-all the pupils were gathered and there was an unusual atmosphere although we hadn't got a clue why. I can remember all the teachers looking very upset and several wearing black ties. It dawned on us before any announcement was made that Denys Harrison had died. Being the PE teacher he was therefore the most popular teacher and sadly missed by all.
Can you remember the gym-the newest piece of equipment must have been the horse fresh from The Great Escape. The new PE teacher-was it Canning?-a Canadian, then introduced volleyball but with an 8am start. He got tremendous support for introducing that.

That horse was from a different POW film,where the horse was filled with soil from excavation.The film was Escape Within and they all ****** off during a play where each actor left and a gramaphone record masked their escape.

Russell Sharrock .... who died on 14 December 2011...] So sorry to have this news - he was a very good man.

I heard Mr Adams was fluent in 24 languages.That must be a record or grossly exaggerated.Well, Gordon Adam certainly speaks French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Greek and several more. He's still going strong at 84 and lives at Banner Cross..:)

It was Crosspool Secondary school then I better not upset the old boys.Well, this (very) old boy certainly isn't upset - especially having just become a grandad (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Family/EllieMai008.jpg) again!.:)

Well, this (very) old boy certainly isn't upset - especially having just become a grandad (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Family/EllieMai008.jpg) again!.:)

Thats lovely wasn't been rude about your age, as the first lot of Girls to go to king Edwards you were always known as Old Boys even though you were young!!!!

I can't believe Mr Sharrock was only in his early 50's when I was there.Seemed so much older.A very nice man though-unlike some of them at the time.

Thats lovely wasn't been rude about your age, as the first lot of Girls to go to king Edwards you were always known as Old Boys even though you were young!!!!I know - when I was 19, I rang the school with a query, and the office lady said "Just a moment; Mr Baker is here and I'll ask him". Then I heard her say "Mr Baker, there's an old boy ringing up....".:huh:.:o

What happened to Sharrock's sidekick "Flink". He used to supervise us changing in the changing room next to the swimming pool.

Thats lovely wasn't been rude about your age, as the first lot of Girls to go to king Edwards you were always known as Old Boys even though you were young!!!!

I bet that you knew my late wife.

Thats lovely wasn't been rude about your age, as the first lot of Girls to go to king Edwards you were always known as Old Boys even though you were young!!!!

I recall the first girls arriving - I think it was 12 in the 6th form with a 13th arriving a little later. "Interesting" moments, for instance, as one girl wandered down the stairs to find a whole class of naked boys (some, but not all, clutching towels) rushing between showers and changing room on the bottom floor!

What happened to Sharrock's sidekick "Flink". He used to supervise us changing in the changing room next to the swimming pool.As far as I know, Arthur "Flink" (http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/staff/AJackson.html) Jackson is still going strong (if so he must be around 90) and lives not far from the school.

Just in case you are not aware, there is a topic on the KES flour bomb incident as part of the "Anyone from Walkley" thread. I will try to post a link here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=675748&page=3) but it might not work.

Anyone remember that blonde woman teacher who used to teach extras? She once took me out in her car, oh my they were excellent excellent times!

Are you referring to the lower school up on Darwin Lane, or Colditz in Broomhill?

I was there from 1981 to 1985 and had the pleasure of being taught by at least the following:-

Mrs Balbi, Mr Eost, Mrs Thornton, Mrs Manifield, Mrs Tillotson, Mr Becket, Mr Little, Miss Macdonagh, Mr Rogers, Mr Jones, Miss Robinson, Mrs Stimpson, Mrs Smith, Mrs Mayo, Mr Stittle, oh and many, many others.

Did you notice I made a list and didn't insert any witty comments, digs or insults.

For those, refer to friendsreunited.co.uk where I tell it like it really was!!!!

Could other correspondents state which years they were there?

wat about mr tiffin 1 arm bandit

wat about mr tiffin 1 arm bandit
That that was Mr Stead, still see him about in Walkley, he never seems to change. I was there from 1976- 1983.