[Misc] HCGS for boys. History of. the School.

[Eddiespearritt]

Marvellous memories - all my recollections are of Mick Aitken, Neil Shepherd and Geoff Garland. Also got whacked by Williamson, who told me in my careers interview that my ideas weren't realistic. Happily proved him totally wrong. Can't remember the name of the rather ineffective music teacher, who never actually taught any music that I can recall, and spent pretty much every lesson covering sex education matters. Bill Lawrence was the king though - "it's with an apostrophe means it is" repeat after me........

 

[monty uk]

Marvellous memories - all my recollections are of Mick Aitken, Neil Shepherd and Geoff Garland. Also got whacked by Williamson, who told me in my careers interview that my ideas weren't realistic. Happily proved him totally wrong. Can't remember the name of the rather ineffective music teacher, who never actually taught any music that I can recall, and spent pretty much every lesson covering sex education matters. Bill Lawrence was the king though - "it's with an apostrophe means it is" repeat after me........

'Poofter' Brooks.

 

[Eddiespearritt]

'Poofter' Brooks.

That's the fella.

 

[Trotty]

If I remember correctly he had a purple mini with a number plate that had PUF in it.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Just had a quick read through of my time there. Bit frustrating as there could have been many more anecdotes from 64 to 72 if the author had reached out for more input. Some of the staff nicknames and their sources were omitted. Good read all the same to find out a bit more of its history.
Shame the school old boys website appears now closed as it was a good source of photos and history.

 

[Nottseagull]

No different to my time under Greatwood. “Tabby” deputy head stroked my backside with cane quite a few times but the biggest scandal in my time was the the throwing out of the window girl’s knickers on the Aldrington halt to Haywards Heath train. Sadly Living in Hangleton I was not involved in that . If I recall correctly that involved expulsions.

Trains used to call at Aldrington and then bypass Brighton?

 

[Lewesian Seagull]

Yep, PUF number plate. One time, ended up in the long jump pit at the bottom of the playing field.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Add me to the list of the Tabby beatings. I had the audacity of stopping at his dinner table to talk to a mate. I was a skinhead in those days and he balled me out to a silent dining hall and called me a gutter snipe.

Anyone remember the scandal around Dickie Henderson?

 

[Dorset Seagull]

The legend that was Jack Liddell

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Trains used to call at Aldrington and then bypass Brighton?

Aldrington, Hove, Preston Park and onwards? It’s posiprobability.

 

[WATFORD zero]

The legend that was Jack Liddell

And who thought it would be a good idea to give Jack Liddell a GUN once a year

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Add me to the list of the Tabby beatings. I had the audacity of stopping at his dinner table to talk to a mate. I was a skinhead in those days and he balled me out to a silent dining hall and called me a gutter snipe.

Anyone remember the scandal around Dickie Henderson?

The only thing of significance I can remember about Henderson was at the King Alfred when he swallow dived into the shallow end and came up with blood pouring from his forehead.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

And who thought it would be a good idea to give Jack Liddell a GUN once a year

He left the room during a maths lesson once and so I decided to do an impression of him. Unfortunately he had decided to go outside and poke his head through the window. Needless to say I was toast

 

[GAZTASTIC]

He left the room during a maths lesson once and so I decided to do an impression of him. Unfortunately he had decided to go outside and poke his head through the window. Needless to say I was toast

One lesson Jack arrived to find every blackboard rubber in the school arranged around the room. He actually took it quite well.

Thanks for the tip about the book, will be interesting to read.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

Aldrington, Hove, Preston Park and onwards? It’s posiprobability.

That's correct, I caught that direct train from Hassocks and back every day till leaving in 1962. A few days after I started at the school (early November 1959) I got a bollocking from a prefect for leaning out the window. He told me that a someone had been killed a couple of weeks earlier leaning out off the window just as the train was going into Clayton tunnel.

I never did find out if this was true or whether he was just winding me up. You know what prefects were like!

 

[dejavuatbtn]

That's correct, I caught that direct train from Hassocks and back every day till leaving in 1962. A few days after I started at the school (early November 1959) I got a bollocking from a prefect for leaning out the window. He told me that a someone had been killed a couple of weeks earlier leaning out off the window just as the train was going into Clayton tunnel.

I never did find out if this was true or whether he was just winding me up. You know what prefects were like!

Yes, I was one!

 

[Dorset Seagull]

I was In Gloucester so who was in Kent, Windsor or York?

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I was In Gloucester so who was in Kent, Windsor or York?

Yes, the Albion’s green away strip looked terribly familiar!

 

[GAZTASTIC]

I was In Gloucester so who was in Kent, Windsor or York?

York

 

[Barry Izbak]

York. 72-77
Never troubled the scorers academically nor on the sports field.
Hence my recollections surround mainly disciplinary action at the hands of Williamson and Land, weekly reports, suspension for expelling a kid out the window of one of the huts during a lesson about football refereeing, and celebrating every ASLEF strike as it resulted in days off for "the train boys"

Charlie Cope and "Poof" Brooks taught me nothing. Ironic that I love history and music now.
Rusty Reynolds gave me top marks for quantity over quality.