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Dave 62-65
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Browsing on the computer a few weeks ago I came across a most interesting story on people’s recollections of Hertford.
This extract from a story a Mr Paul recalls. He reminds us that originally he was from London but as he grew older his family moved to Hertford and recalls his time spent in Hertford and his lifetime, but what interested me was a small passage from it which concerned Goldings which is set out below, and do any of our Old Boys remember the incident and what happened to
the boys concerning this incident.
Hertford in the 40s
At around this time, two boys from the local Dr Banardo’s home, Goldings, ran away after breaking into the School Armoury and stealing two Mosberg 22 Rifles and ammunition.They ran riot around the local woods and did Kill one poor old man in Panshanger Woods, a Tramp I believe, but at last they were cornered in the quater-mile rail tunnel by our local PC Baker. Evidently, as he ran to arrest them, they fired with one of the Bullets, cutting his uniform belt in half.
At the rear of Simson Shand's was Hertford Castle Wall, and from a small Window upstairs in the stores it was possible to exit onto the top of the wall, which was around five feet wide, and in Lunchtimes some of us used to climb out and sit on it to have our Lunches, and sometimes run or walk around the top.
I graduated before too long onto the much larger Machines Called Meihles, and these were very big Presses that enabled 32 pages of a book to be printed on one sheet at a time. One of the complete Books I printed, of which I am very proud, was Winston Churchill's
Speeches of the War, and all of the Author's Finals (pass to Press) were signed by that Great man himself. If only I had kept some of them, they would be worth a fortune to-day!
My next well-known print Job was the first edition of the Which Magazine, and we all thought it would be a five-minute wonder.
How wrong can you be.
26 March 2025
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Winston Norton
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I have just heard that Brian Ball (Miggy) has died. He was at Goldings the same time as me (1957 onwards) and was a printer. Always sad when we lose one of our own, but remember the good times
4 March 2025
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Bobby Mac
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And l still make my bed every morning lol
Cheers all
24 February 2025
- Cornwall
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Dave 62-65
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The Waterford Village Hall is now booked and sorted for our reunion this year October 2025
21 February 2025
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Simon Marsh
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Hello Dave
My dad, James Philip Marsh, passed away 2 Feb 2025, and I wanted to let old boys know.
He was at Goldings in the 1960s before his joinery apprenticeship with Listers.
He always spoke positively about Goldings and how it, and especially Dorothy (Dot) the visiting nurse was kind to him and other boys. Obviously for someone of my generation it all sounds a bit tough, but times change.
Sadly he died of Mesothelioma, but that does not change the fact that learning a trade gave him and us a life better than he would have had. He devoted himself to Helen his wife, his three kids and his six grandchildren. He also had a brilliant sense of humour, never taking life (or authority) too seriously. He was a good dad.
Best, Simon (his son)
13 February 2025
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