Who are they and where are they now?
1 John Reynolds | 2 | 3 Barry Daniels? | 4 | 5 |
6 Alan Castle | 7 Stephen Clegg | 8 Melvin Eldrige | 9 Gary Cooper | 10 Ken Porter |
11 Alan Caulfield | 12 | 13 Colin Ginby | 14 Terry Rattenbury | 15 John Longstaff |
16 | 17 John Bird | 18 Colin Pratt | 19 Phillip Thomas | 20 Gregory Pead |
21 Dennis Hyatt | 22 | 23 Gynn Swift | 24 Gilbert Ager | 25 Ernest Simmonds? |
26 Colin Markin | 27 Alan Chapman. | 28 | 29 Patrick Griffen | 30 |
31 | 32 | 33 Stefan Labedski | 34 John Ward | 35 |
36 Kenny Durrant | 37 | 38 Bob Boret | 39 Raymond Dean | 40 Robin Payne |
41 | 42 Mr Finch | 43 Mr DA Foley | 44 Mr Dafydd Gwydre Anthony | 45 Mr F Forman |
46 Mr RH Rosen | 47 Colin Dobbs | 48 Peter Gayton | 49 Baden Bull | 50 John Riggs |
51 Michael Shoesmith | 52 Anthony Trew | 53 | 54 Brian Clement | 55 David Martin |
56 | 57 Alan Taylor | ——– | 59 Macky Scott | 60 Michael? Alan? Marchant (Twin) |
61 | 62 Denis Morgan | 63 | 64 Trevor Reynolds | 65 Keith Bott |
66 Henry Collins | 67 Kenny Marchant | 68 Roy Hemsworth | 69 Ronald Billington | 70 David Howell |
71 Ted Bartley |
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Hi, does anyone remember Barry Keeble? Mr Cluff’s class 1958.
No. 9 Gary Cooper
No. 13 is Colin Ginbey.
Georgina Nottage was right, No. 25 is Ernest Simmonds.
No. 15 is John Longstaff.
Found him at last, number 27 is Alan Chapman.
No way is 25 Derek Higgs, he was only a first year in 1958.
Think No. 25 could be Ernest Simmonds.
No. 55 is David Martin
Bob Boret no 38, still lives in Basildon and is a Great Grandad.
No 38 is Bob Boret
18 is definitely Colin Pratt. He was my first date. How could I forget that!! I’ve really enjoyed looking at the photos and putting names to faces. Thanks for the hard work you’ve all put in. Will have look for some pics think I have one of the king Edward road coronation street party and some netball team pics. And looking at your photo Richard I now remember you well!!
I think number 25 in the photograph is Derek Higgs.
No. 57 is Alan Taylor.
Mr. Forman(45)My Class Teacher, tall & VG teacher, did more in my last year for me than all previous yrs.
School trip to Scilly Isles Great, Gilcrest (pe) All threw up bile on the Scillonion Flat Boat! Camping etc. Valentine & Caulfield present, others too.
Me & Alan Christened Swimming Pool Opening +2 (Photos)…
No 8 is Melvin Eldrige (99% certain) No 44 Dafydd Gwydre Anthony (DGA) was my class teacher for 2 years. I thought he was an excellent teacher, even though I never learnt to spell his Christian names correctly. He went to Singapore in 1960/61 to become a headmaster and I never heard of him again
No 29 Patrick Griffen his dad had a sweet shop come cafe on the other corner of road from Radion cinema, I lived at 5 worthing road just past the wood yard with big CO-OP on other corner sort of multi store.
No 11 Alan Caulfield
Thank god I thought I was having a mad moment then, no Tina didnt marry Ron (my dad) ha ha. He infact married Christine Arthey (my mother) but unfortunately they are now divorced and have been for some time. They have both re-married and are very happy.
48 Peter Gayton
No 68 is Roy Hemsworth
You are right Andrea. They were going out together when I used to go to their house to see Valerie, but they didn’t get married. Thank you for filling me in. Best wishes.
I didn’t know Ronnie married Tina (knew they went out together). I do know that Christine Arthey was married to Ronnie but not now.
Hi Nina, I thought that Yvonne was younger then Ted and they lived in Home-Mead, same as me (phone box King Edward Road) No 26 is Colin Markin
Hi Ken. I’ve just checked the records and you are absolutely right, Ted was born 1947 and Yvonne December 1951 (the same year and month as my younger brother Alan!). I remember now, the girl who lived in Devonshire Road (turn right at top of King Edward Road was Pat Bartley). I remember the phone box very well and used it many times Best wishes.
Quite right Nina, her bother was Young Georgie Bartley and next door to them on the right was the Brooks (Pat and Linda) family till appox 1953 then the Brewers (Tina and Evelyn) then the Billingtons. Maureen Venables lived to the left but not sure if it was right next door to Pat and Georgie or not. A little bit info, on the Winston club page there is a photo of Georgie Bartley Senior Pat and Georgies dad. The red phone box, press button A press button B, had the best mirror in for me to put on and take off my make up so dad would not know I wore it. Linda’s house in Devonshire was one of the ones that backed on to my onion field. I will never forget Alfie he was the first boy I sat next to in Markhams Chase School approx. 1949. Later on in life I looked after one of his children when I lived in Pitsea for a short time approx. 1971, I can’t recall the child’s name at the moment but it will come to me.
Gloria. Linda Bartley and I were in the same class and stood next to each other in Markham’s Chase school choir. I enjoyed being with her as she was good company and very entertaining. When we started school in 1951 she was living with her family in ‘Morningside’ in Laindon High Road. When they soon moved to a new house in Devonshire Road. I remember Linda telling me that their new living room was ‘as big as a dance hall’. I was very saddened when I heard of her death, RIP dear Linda. Now this gets a bit complicated:- my older brother Dennis had a friend called Ronnie Graves. Ronnie had two half sisters called Maureen and Pat Perry. About 1960 when I was 14, Dennis and his wife Joyce gave a house party, Maureen, who was about 16, was there with Alfie Bartley who she was courting. It went on to the early hours and as everybody stayed over, Maureen and I had to sleep in the same bed. Maureen and Alfie married in 1961. I think their daughter Joanne was born 1965. I don’t remember who lived in Devonshire Road much before 1953 as I was too young, but do you remember the Andrews family who lived at No 78, next to the Venables? Betty, the youngest was another of my classmates. There was a boy along there called Micky Page, who my mum told me only had a birthday every four years as he was a leap year baby. I didn’t understand what she meant until I discovered he was born on 29th February. You mentioned Tina Brewer, she married Ron Theobald who lived in Powell Road. His younger sister Valerie was another of my classmates. After the Crew family moved from 68 King Edward Road (on the corner), the Clark family moved in – Gordon Clark was another of my classmates.
Oh good, at last somebody who remembers his first name. I could only remember his surname! I’m pretty sure he had an older sister called Yvonne. They lived in Devonshire Road (top of King Edward Road and turn right). Their cousins lived further along Devonshire Road to the south, Lily, Alfie, Linda and Rose Bartley. I was in the same class as Linda who very sadly died a few years ago.
71 is Ted Bartley
Could no.3 be Barry Daniels. His father had the shoe repair shop in the High Road.
These names were all in my primary school at Langdon Hills, funny I have pictures of us all lining up in the playground to go in school. no 39 Raymond Dean, 40 Robin Payne, 60 is Mary Marchants twin brother Alan ? Marchant, 67 is Kenny Marchant and 69 is Ronald Billington. I am trying to find the rest of the boys names and can’t find John Watson, Raymond Newson, Raymond Broom, Rubin Ager and so many more but I will keep looking 🙂
No 67 is Kenneth Marchant, I thought No 70 was David Howell and No 68 was Roy Hemsworth could be wrong.
Hi Thelma, yes you are right, that is David and not Geoffrey (who was the youngest Howell lad), my memory skipped him for some reason, thanks.
No 36 is Kenny Durrant he was in my class:-)
No 60 could be Michael Marchant I shall have to ask him.
No. 23 Is my cousin Gynn Swift
Andrea, The two you talk about as brothers are I believe the Marchant twins, I have been trying to remember who was who but only came up with David and Michael, don’t know who is who though.
Number 55 (page 9) could be a brother to number 48 on page 10?
HY, 21 Dennis Hyatt.
Number 34 is John Ward.
Re teachers Mr Finch took wood work in my days, “Pecker” Mr Seaman was metalwork I believe, he wasn’t too happy if you threw iron filings into the forge as they erupted into sparks, quite exciting for twelve year olds.
I’ve noticed a change in the numbering – there’s no longer a No. 58. I can now confirm that No. 52 is Anthony Trew and No. 54 is Brian Clement.
Richard I don’t want to be rude, just curious, but which one did we call Mr Peck because of the size of his nose was it Mr Finch.
Hi Gloria, youre so naughty, this is why I always got Finch and Seaman mixed up. Definitely Mr Seaman took us for Technical Drawing and his favourite saying was ‘that boy there, get your pencil on the paper and draw’. I cant do the accent but you get the picture. 100% the pecker. There was a new building at the back of the school then which housed the metalwork workshops, woodwork room and technical drawing sections. Certainly Messrs Finch, Seaman and Foley were stationed in there but I dont recall having been taught by Mr Finch, I always wondered what he did. Whatever, it was brilliant training for boys going in to engineering like me and of course Fred as well. No drawing on paper now though, it just comes out of the plotter.
Re..Mr.Peck.. Hi Gloria, yes you are right, the Teacher concerned was Mr. Seaman, and was given the nick name Pecker, because of his large pointed nose..
AND!!!!!! who do you think greeted him as such on first meeting him, can’t think who told me to I think it might have been my aunty Marion. She was always such fun.
Could no.18 be Colin Pratt?
42 is Mr Finch 100% now.
No. 7. Stephen Clegg. 14. Terry Rattenbury. 17. John Bird 19. Phillip Thomas 20. Gregory Pead 33. Jan Labedski 44. Mr. Anthony. 45. Mr Foreman. 46. Mr Rosen 47. Colin Dobbs 50. John Riggs 54. Anthony Trew 54. Brian Clement. 65. ? Bott 69. ? Billington? 71. ? Bartley
43 Mr DA Foley 45 Mr F Foreman 46 Mr RH Rosen 59 Macky Scott 68 Mart Graves 64 Trevor Reynolds 62 Denis Morgan
42 Mr Seaman or Finch
No. 33. Stephan Labedski (I may have said Jan Labedski earlier)
2 John Reynalds 12 Alan Castle 10 Ken Porter 7 Sheven Clegg 33 Stefan Lebedski 49 Baden Bull 51 Michael Shoesmith
1 John Reynolds(Barbara’s twin brother)
24 – Gilbert Ager 26 – ? Markham (maybe, not sure) 44 – Mr David Anthony – Teacher 45 – Mr Frank Foreman – Teacher 46 – Mr Rose – Teacher 60 – Is this Mary Marchant’s twin brother? 64 – Trevor Reynolds 66 – Henry Collins 69 – ? Billington 70 – Geoffrey Howell 71 – Dennis Howell
46 Mr Rosen
No. 65. Keith Bott
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