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| Peter
Brown |
| Leaving
Date: |
1950 |
| Email: |
carolinecotteril@fsmail.net |
| Location: |
Earlswood |
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Message: |
Well what can
I say, I totally enjoyed your web site. It was a
change to be able to navigate around a site without
going around in circles. I would love to hear from any
old school friends. I attended Kings Norton from 1943
- 1950 ish. I got the Daughter to do a web site for
those that are interested in what I have been up to
since leaving school. In brief since leaving school I
worked at arial as an apprentice, BSA where my
engineering and love for motor bikes led me to become
British Champion Sidecar racer in 1968- I worked at
Jaguar and Landrover as a development engineer- after
retiring I, due to one thing and another I became a
District Councilor and in between during free time
build Kitcars traction engines and Steam Engines.
Please get in touch if you remember me.
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| Howard
Stockley |
| Leaving
Date: |
1951 |
| Email: |
howard.physics@virgin.net |
| Location: |
Alcester |
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Message: |
Student
at KNGS as it then was 1943-51, Staff 1957- 87 A Very
many thanks to all who have written to me since the
news of my hospital visit became known. It wasn't too
serious and I'm pleased to say I am now almost fully
recovered. In the main my memories of the excellent
school are extremely happy ones in both my periods
there. I was very well taught in my student days and
those who were my teachers then made me very welcome
as a colleague and set my standards. Teaching at that
time was great fun even if I did lose my cool
sometimes and my apologies to those who may have found
themselves on the receiving end both boys and
occasionally colleagues. It gives me immense pleasure
to know that so many of the boys I taught have made
such good progress in life. My very best wishes to
all, Howard.
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| Noel
Slater |
| Leaving
Date: |
1951 |
| Email: |
noel@nslater.fsnet.co.uk |
| Location: |
Shropshire |
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Message: |
I have only
just found this site but will try to put together a
few memories from the past.
I attended the school about the same time as Howard
Stockley 1944-51? If my memory serves me right. I
don't remember Howard but my particular friends were
Jimmy Woolley, Len Wilkes and a lad called Steele who
lived up Cartland road. I also remember the Swani
brothers who were very good athletes I think their
father was a doctor in Northfield. My science teacher
for a time was Butch Stevens who taught science with
infectious enthusiasm. Happy memories of a long time
ago.I remember the thick fogs and having to walk home
on several occasions from school to Kings Heath
because the busses had stopped running; and digging up
pig nuts on the edge of the field near the pavillion.
Is there still a field and is there still a pavillion?
Wednesday afternoon visits to the Birmingham Rep were
another happy memory.
My wife Pam Richmond attended the girls school at the
same time, but thats another story.
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| Peter
Williams |
| Leaving
Date: |
1951 |
| Email: |
plw@peverel.org.uk |
| Location: |
Hampshire |
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Message: |
I
was at KNGS from '46 to '51, displaying a complete
lack of academic potential. Indeed I left with just
three not very good O levels (1951 was the first year
of O levels) Had a go at pharmacy, then enjoyed two
years in the Miltary Corrective Establishment at
Colchester (I was on the staff), and somehow got into
Borough Road teachers training college. Passed and
became a Science Teacher, escaped after pleading the
headaches some 15 years ago, and have quitly coached
sience and maths whilst living in a converted (by me
and my children) first world war army hut in rural
Hampshire. Am I right in remembering a Mr Stevens he
taught me for Science at some point, I enjoyed that.
Collected an OU degree in a clutch of sciences in
1974, and another one in Maths this year to make up
for failing O level maths. In the nearly forty years
since leaving I have only met one member of my form.
Years ago walking along the Pershore Road near Lifford
Land I bumped into Chas Cross. I still have a photo of
form 1d somewhere,not a pretty bunch with Killer Cole
sitting in the middle.
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| Phillip
Hutchings |
| Leaving
Date: |
1951 |
| Email: |
phutch@lineone.net |
| Location: |
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Message: |
I
attended KNGSforB between 1946 and 1951
Head master Mr Reynolds, Art Mr Walton
Biology Piggy Hiddle History Splasher Waring
French Mr Cooling ETC ETC Anyone out there remember
me?
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| David
A. Hardy |
| Leaving
Date: |
1952 |
| Email: |
dave@astroart.org |
| Location: |
Hall Green,
Birmingham. |
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Message: |
Link
to 'Famous Faces' Section. Please
see 'biography' elsewhere on this site! (or www.astroart.org) Basically,
I combined my school interests in both Science and Art
to become a space and SF artist.
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| Tony
Hemming |
| Leaving
Date: |
1952 |
| Email: |
tonyhemminglombard@yahoo.co.uk |
| Location: |
Lichfield, Staffs. |
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Message: |
I seem to remember that 1947 was a
heavy "intake" of new bugs and so I found
myself in class 1d, I think. Killer Cole was our form
master and I cycled from Weoley Castle every day to
school.(imagine that these days!)
My pals were Mike Hall, Kenny Howard, Billy Horton,
Geoff Vernon(who sold used comics in the lunch break
for a penny each and tried to run a book until
complaints to his mum!)
KNGS
was a happy school for me even though I wasn't cut out
to be a scholar. After a short career in telecoms and
national service I joined the Girling Racing
Department in the 60's then by the 70's was on the
road selling chainsaws. I subsequently started my own
business which has now been sold leaving me to enjoy
retirement - perfect!
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| Maurice
Rymill |
| Leaving
Date: |
1952 |
| Email: |
mossrymill@aol.com |
| Location: |
Bournville |
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Message: |
Hi!
everyone, I was at the school from September 1946 to
July 1952, and my first form was 1c. I remember the
register list from the next year (2c), as if it was
engraved on my memory. Avery, Banks, Bates, Cooper,
Cross, Gee, Haddleton, Hayes, Holmes, James, Lewis,
Lovegrove, Mitchell, Morgan, Murray, Packwood,
Parsons, Pemberton, Pinkerton, Pownall, Price, Rymill,
Skett, Slater, Steele, Taylor, Tomley, Vaughan,
Watson, Weaver, Wilkes, Williams, P., Williams, J.,
Woolley, Worth. As you can see there used
to be 35 boy forms in those days! I remember that
eventually we had two Vaughan's also, though I think
that by that time we had lost Steele, who, I think,
went to another school when his parents moved. It is
strange, but I seem to remember that most of the boys
in my form were forenamed John.
The
masters I remember were Mr. Caldwell, (Geography), Mr.
Cole, (English), Mr. Ward, (Woodwork), Mr. Hindle,
(Biology), Mr. Stevens, (Physics), Mr. Coultas,
(French), Mr. Welburn, (Art), Miss Thomas, (History),
Mr. Eccleston, Mr. Wright and, of course, the
Headmaster Mr. W. H. Reynolds.
I went on to a 5-year apprenticeship in
Electro-Mechanical Engineering, with Chamberlain and
Hookham Ltd., Electric Meter Manufacturers, Digbeth.
From there I spent two years in the R.A.F., as an
Instrument Fitter, and later gained various National
Certificate and City and Guilds qualifications in
Electronics and Radio and TV repairing, before
finishing up for 25 years at Cadbury's, doing
Instrument and Electro-Mechanical repair work in a
Maintenance Department, before being made redundant,
in 1993. I retired at Christmas 2000.
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| Barry
J. Watts |
| Leaving
Date: |
1954 |
| Email: |
bwatts@botcot.fsnet.co.uk |
| Location: |
Derbyshire |
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Message: |
After leaving KNGS I
joined Cadburys and eventually became a Sales Rep for
them, moving to Nottingham.
After leaving Cadburys I had several jobs, all in
selling
and ended up running my own business for almost thirty
years, still living in Nottingham, selling racking,
shelving and office partitioning. I retired in April
of this year and have moved, with my wife of 42 years,
to a lovely cottage in the Derbyshire Peak District.
Our interests now are golf, gardening, walking,
painting, spending time with our Grandchildren and I
have just taken up gliding!
My years at the school were as happy as school days
can be and I am still grateful for the start in life
that going to a good school gives one. I'd love to
hear from any of my old class mates.
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| Bryan
Dawson |
| Leaving
Date: |
1957 |
| Email: |
bdawson@rjsonline.net |
| Location: |
North
Carolina, USA |
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Message: |
Wow, it was
just great to find this web site. I attended KNGS as
it then was from 1950 to 1957 and just reading all the
articles on the site brought back many pleasant
memories of my time there. I can remember many
of the Masters who must have become very frustrated
with the task of trying to educate me; Sniffer Ellis
for Geography, Ned Cooling for French, Ted and Aggie
Cole, Dicky Dalton, Sammy Ecclestone, Micky Moore,
etc.
I remember some of the pranks that we pulled. Before
one of our RI classes we hid a clssmate in the
cupboard. Halfway through the class he banged on the
cupboard door and fell out at Clarence Meadows' feet.
In the 6th form I took double maths with Bomber
Blundell. There were only four of us in the class and
we would sit one in each corner of the room much to
his consternation. I remember also Mr. Sheen amazing
us by solving solid geometry problems in his head!
I still have the two panoramic photos that were taken
during my time there and can still recognize many
people, both staff and students.
After I left, I was a member of the Old Norts Junior
club before moving away from Brum. I studied
engineering at London and Manchester and eventually
found my way over to the States in 1967.
I would love to hear from any of my fellow classmates
of other friends from those days. Maybe we can start
some e-mail exchanges
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| Jack
Fryer |
| Leaving
Date: |
1957 |
| Email: |
jackfryer@yahoo.com |
| Location: |
Warwickshire |
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Message: |
I
have just discovered the KNBS (KNGS) web-site and am
interested to note that nobody from my era 1950 -1957
is represented . Like me many of these individuals are
just retiring so they should have more time to make
contact with their old school friends.
My memories of the school are extremely warm, in that
period I think that we were very lucky to have such
excellent masters, the ones that spring to mind are:
- Bomber Blundell - great maths teacher ,
Sam Ecclestone - inspired me to take a Physics
degree , Fido Fawkes / Ned Cooling - both battled to
give us French accents to compete with our natural
Birminham vowels , Sniffer Ellis - who apart
from teaching Geography got us all interested in
collecting stamps, plus many others.
After my first degree at Imperial college ,I did a
post -graduate degree at Birmingham and I am just
retiring from a career which spanned Rolls Royce ,
Rank Xerox, Lucas and Marconi
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| Dennis
W. Hodges |
| Leaving
Date: |
1957 |
| Email: |
dennishodges@hotmail.com |
| Location: |
King's
Norton, Birmingham |
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Message: |
Became
an articled clerk in Birmingham and qualified as a
Chartered Accountant in 1964. Worked in the profession
for a few years then became a company accountant
with several companies including the TI Group. Am now
semi ret and work 3 days a week at a small company in
Stourbridge . Interests include cycling and walking ,
and of course living in King' s Norton .
Am a great believer in the apostrophe in KN as
taught to us by our English teacher at that time , Mr
Wheeler .
My 3 sons also went to KN and hopefully my grandsons
will do the same.
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| James
Tomlinson |
| Leaving
Date: |
1957 |
| Email: |
jandjtomlinson@tesco.net |
| Location: |
Folkestone,
Kent. |
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Message: |
After
KNGS BA in French at Liverpool then Diploma in
Librarianship at UCL. Worked in publishing until 1990.
Since then Prison Librarian at HMP Bedford and HMYOI
Dover. About to retire. Brass band enthusiast (a
legacy of the Fens).
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| Phil
Faulkner |
| Leaving
Date: |
1958 |
| Email: |
philpatty@juno.com |
| Location: |
Seattle,
Washington |
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Message: |
It
was with much pleasure and fond memories that I
discovered your website. It would appear that either
there are very few of my class left or like myself
they have not felt the need to contact their old
school until now. I arrived at King's Norton in
September of 1953, the initiating to say the least was
a little traumatic. Hoards of second and third
year students descended on us with chants of "newbug"
and tossing their satchels around our necks trying
very hard (and succeeding) in intimidating us. I hope
that there are a few of my former class that would be
willing to make contact. I was in 1A
through 5A. Our first Headmaster was Mr.
Reynolds and after a couple of years when Mr Reynolds
retired Mr Sheen became the new Headmaster. I
moved to Vancouver B.C. Canada in 1975 and I now live
in the Seattle area of Washington U.S.A. where I have
resided since 1979 Anyone wishing to contact me to
share old memories can contact me at philpatty@juno.com
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| Robert
G. Moore |
| Leaving
Date: |
1959 |
| Email: |
robmoore@bellsouth.net |
| Location: |
New Orleans,
Louisiana, USA |
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Message: |
I lived in Barnt
Green, Worcestershire, and attended Kings Norton
Grammar School from 1952 to 1959. I then went to
Queen Mary College, London, graduating with an Upper
Second Class Honors degree in Aeronautical Engineering
in 1962. After working for Vickers Aircraft, and
later Hovercraft Development Lld., I moved to the US
in 1967 and worked for various divisions of Textron
till 1999. I retired as Vice President of
Engineering, and currently do consulting work for
several US and English companies.
I met my wife Sheila at Queen Mary college, and we had
three sons. All are now grown and married, and
we have four grandchildren.
I am eternally grateful for the education I received
at Kings Norton and Queen Mary College. It has
served me exceptionally well throughout my career in
Aero and Marine Engineering
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