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Bob Cox.
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Ref Headmasters Pantry, having been a headmasters boy, i seem to recall the Headmasters Pantry being next to the Food store, and possibly opposite the sewing room. As you left the pantry, with food or coffee for the headmaster, you would turn right, and at great speed run up the main corridor, up the stone steps prior to the main entrance from the Parade ground, cros this Hall, with the Staff Dining Room on your right, and School Office, and prefects room on your left and make your way to the Headmasters Office, or up the Stairs to his Quarters. It also required a nimbleness of foot to avoid all the boys whose sole purpose in life seemed to be attempting to trip up the 'Headmasters Boy'. A lady from the village came in every morning to 'do ' for the Headmaster and the 'boys' job was to assist her in cleaning. It was a somewhat cushy life, with afternoons off, though you were supposed to go to your trade, and if my memory serves me right, i got 5shillings a week, plus a choice of the best foods that our kitchen staff could concoct!?
8 May 2008
- Bournemouth
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brian
| the birmingham hotel@the bar.com
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it is rumored that after a certain member of goldings old boys appeared on antiques roadshow the host micheal aspel had an attack of antique groopies and retired
5 May 2008
- back behind the desk
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bob Robertson
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I was at Goldings 52-59 dont remember the chain gang having to parade outside dining.
the shirts at wimbeldon were dark purple and dark green
I saw Reg Purkis in 2002 when we came over for a holiday he remembered so many things about Goldings and us boys I knew he started the Cadet band he was a modist man and never braged about his achievements
His brother Bill attended our wedding at Brickendon in 1959, soon have been married 50 yrs and all to the same woman god how time flys
congratulations on all the historic photos. Inky Stevenson and myself plus a few other fellas set up the old boys hut round by the church nearly had to close it a few times because some one kept breaking in and stealing sweets and drinks rotten sods
4 May 2008
- Australia
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Dave
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Another interesting fact to emerge, and I'll quote the Goldonian Summer 1961.
Mr R.H.Purkis.
I am sure it is not generally known that Mr Purkis was the founder of the Bugle Band in 1941, which took the place of the Schools Military Band, and which today is the Corps of Drums.
4 May 2008
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Dave Blower
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I've been talking to young Bill Roe today,and he has asked if any of you remember the "chain gang"It was a punishment for bad behaviour,and he tells me that you had to work all weekend overseen by "Skip" You had to wear your school blazer and short trousers so the masters knew who was on chain gang,and on "Parade" you were stood just outside the dining room facing the parade ground in blazer,short trousers,and your beetlecrushers for the remainder of the school to laugh at them.
Cross Country was run in his days(1953-6)you had to do with your boots,not plimsols and there were stewards at various points that ticked your name off so you could not cheat? we did!
Wimbledon he wore grey flannels and he thinks? a purple top.They used to sell the tennis balls to the stewards.Later on when he was still there they changed it to grey shorts and grey shirts opened neck he thinks..well done our Bill.
4 May 2008
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