Amazing. Who are you James smith? Saw your movie with Nigel Hess then saw this! Nostalgia overdose...on steroids ! Was there from approx 1963 ....Anderson was my 1A Form master. Used to check bottom of shoes to make sure they were polished! French was Les Treen who was also tennis coach. Brains numb, memories gone ! Thanks James
Excellent video, sad decay indeed. Around 1965 - 1967: Scary Mr Trapp was indeed the History teacher. Mr Cooper (Tack) .Chemistry teacher. Rev Anderson (RI). Mr Black (sport), Mr Whimster of course (a poet if I recall correctly), Mr Lamb (music).I nearly broke my neck in that gym on an open day, caned, got many a prefects and teachers deten. It was bitter sweet, love and hate, very mutual! "Prunes" is all I can say. Many thanks to the Mr Mangotango991
There from about 64 - where did all the years go? Remember Anderson used to make us polish bottom of our shoes.. Les Treen - French and Tennis.. Remember Nigel Wilson Martin Summers Kevin Maloney Nigel Haberfield Nigel Hess and so on. Apologies to "Barham" who wasn't treated well. Good old days indeed!
Struggling to find a way to respond to this fascinating trip down memory lane. My time was during the War when it was County School for Boys 1940-1945 - Mr Lindfield was still HM. Girls quad was destroyed and they had to share ours. That meant departure of Dagenham Boys and Barking Girls who had been evacuated to WSM. We had alternated a.m and p.m. with them. School became Grammar School after I left for London in 1945 for life in hotels. Peter Mereweather MBE.
CWilshire (1960-66). Thanks. Great film which brought back many memories. Amazing how little change there was from when I was there. All those teachers bring back mixed memories as well. Add in Mr "Chunky" Pope (French) poor guy, treated so badly and Mr Hill who AFAIR was Deputy Head (+History) in 1960 when I started.
1960 -1969 Thankyou so much for this overdose of nostalgia! 1989 - but no different to 1966!. Memories of Speedy Harris (maths), Oscar Llewellyn (english?), Bill "Benito" Davies, Doc Huntley (maths), Tuf Lewis (biology), Flash Mitchell and many others!
Thank you for the trip down memory lane! hadn't realised it was demolished but guess it was long overdue. Remember a small room near the upstairs library where we made hot chocolate and sat round on stacks of old encyclopaedias. Was there when went comprehensive - we had a year of wandering around aimlessly trying to find the right class and bumping into equally lost teachers. Liz Trigg
Well done. Fond memories of 1966 to 1972. I was there when the school went comprehensive / co-educational - the first Broadoak 6th Form (1971??). I remember the "tuck shop". Unbelievable "lardy cake" for 3d (1 1/2 pence?). Also, the first drinks vending machine I ever used - in the corner - opposite the "tuck shop" hatch - 2p per cup of random hot beverage!!. There was an "open" day, just prior to the demolition of the school buildings. A few old faces turned up - and some ghosts. barness1955
I was there. What memories. I remember Nigel Hess. He stomped on my foot and I got him with with a coke can to the back of the head at Scout camp. He survived, Anderson the scout master and English teacher, Tuf Lewis the biology teacher and the strange dead locusts. Alford still owes me from a bet on on my Chemistry exam. I bet him I could got get better than 80%
Alford knocked 1% off my chemistry paper because of my spelling. Sid Trap threw a black board cleaner at me when I fell asleep in his class, I think most of us were scared of him. Mr Boyce was the manic biology master whose hydra impressions I will never forget. I left in 1965 to do medicine at Birmingham. Now retired.
I remember some of those names. My era was Ben Barnett, Jo and Malcom Grills, Keith Tulley, Den Yates, Tony Worsfold, Glenda McCormack, Kenny Dalton, Mike Foale, Sue Collins, Mr Brock, Miss Derbyshire, Judith Wootten, Pete Maxwell, Dr Hazel etc ...
Was there 1961 to 69. Memories of freezing on the rugby pitch or on cross country runs. Form master for much of the time was Mr Anderson who also taught English or was it history? Dr Whimster was head. Mr Alford taught chemistry and was one of the few who had ever worked outside teaching. Mr Mitchell taught Physics and if ever I wasn't paying attention would shout "Having fun boy?"Sid Trapp is a name that instills fear but after so many years I can't remember why.
Wow this is an old video :P i go to the school now it looks nothing like that i know my uncle went to that school i ain't sure if he went when it was a grammar school for boys tho.
You were missed at the 50th anniversary get together. That was six years ago now. I’m now living in Devon and have lost touch with WSM. What else surprised me about the video was that nothing seem to have changed in the 20+ years since we left!!
@@johnwarre1943 Thanks John. I was sorry I couldn't make it for the 50th anniversary, though also glad not to have to test my now very ancient memory!! Thanks for the recollections about Dr Huntley - I remember now about his phd project in africa and, like you, I found him quite inspiring and got me interested in science.
Thanks for sharing this. What memories! I was there from '62 to '68, when Dr Whimster was headmaster. My form master was Mr K C Minnett. God, how we hated each other! My favourite teacher was Mr (Graham?) Max, who taught French. the scariest teacher was Sid Trapp (history?). He used to take Teachers detention class after school and always knew if you'd signed the form yourself, instead of your parents.
Mr Matthews. (‘Growler’) Mathematics J B Black, English John Brock, Music Molly Faull, Chemistry Mr Anderson - RK and Philosophy Deputy Head. Mr Cooper. (‘TAC’) D J Alford, Chemistry K C (‘Flash’) Mitchell, Physics Mr Warner, French Mike Lawrence - Latin 'Robbo’ Robinson woodwork Ivor Davies, English (died unexpectedly about 1973) I C Sutton - Art Willie Davis. Games W. Wilson (‘Pinkie’) - Religious Knowledge Sid Trapp - History Mr Davies (‘Soapy Joe’) - Maths 'Siggie’ Seaton Woodwork /ctd
Richard ! you were the guy who insisted that iron was pronouced i-ron, not ion as most of us do. Dr Huntley was a rubbish teacher but he inspired me to an interest in astronomy, he had a house full of African curios as he'd done his PhD burying photograhpic slides on the top of African mountains and developing them for cosmic rays. What are you up to these days?
Doc Huntley and his PhD fascinated me. All the elementary particles they were discovering then which people now take for granted. Although I’ve forgotten most of them now. I won the Dr Huntley prize for science outside the curriculum with an essay about radio astronomy which I’ve still got. It was all quotes from books I couldn’t understand so it’s as well there wasn’t a viva involved!!
Wow of how much Weston Has changed since i have been living here
Amazing. Who are you James smith? Saw your movie with Nigel Hess then saw this!
Nostalgia overdose...on steroids ! Was there from approx 1963 ....Anderson was my 1A Form master. Used to check bottom of shoes to make sure they were polished! French was Les Treen who was also tennis coach. Brains numb, memories gone ! Thanks James
Excellent video, sad decay indeed. Around 1965 - 1967: Scary Mr Trapp was indeed the History teacher. Mr Cooper (Tack) .Chemistry teacher. Rev Anderson (RI). Mr Black (sport), Mr Whimster of course (a poet if I recall correctly), Mr Lamb (music).I nearly broke my neck in that gym on an open day, caned, got many a prefects and teachers deten. It was bitter sweet, love and hate, very mutual! "Prunes" is all I can say. Many thanks to the Mr Mangotango991
There from about 64 - where did all the years go?
Remember Anderson used to make us polish bottom of our shoes..
Les Treen - French and Tennis.. Remember Nigel Wilson Martin Summers Kevin Maloney Nigel Haberfield Nigel Hess and so on.
Apologies to "Barham" who wasn't treated well. Good old days indeed!
Struggling to find a way to respond to this fascinating trip down memory lane. My time was during the War when it was County School for Boys 1940-1945 - Mr Lindfield was still HM. Girls quad was destroyed and they had to share ours. That meant departure of Dagenham Boys and Barking Girls who had been evacuated to WSM. We had alternated a.m and p.m. with them. School became Grammar School after I left for London in 1945 for life in hotels.
Peter Mereweather MBE.
CWilshire (1960-66). Thanks. Great film which brought back many memories. Amazing how little change there was from when I was there. All those teachers bring back mixed memories as well. Add in Mr "Chunky" Pope (French) poor guy, treated so badly and Mr Hill who AFAIR was Deputy Head (+History) in 1960 when I started.
1960 -1969 Thankyou so much for this overdose of nostalgia! 1989 - but no different to 1966!. Memories of Speedy Harris (maths), Oscar Llewellyn (english?), Bill "Benito" Davies, Doc Huntley (maths), Tuf Lewis (biology), Flash Mitchell and many others!
Thank you for the trip down memory lane! hadn't realised it was demolished but guess it was long overdue. Remember a small room near the upstairs library where we made hot chocolate and sat round on stacks of old encyclopaedias. Was there when went comprehensive - we had a year of wandering around aimlessly trying to find the right class and bumping into equally lost teachers.
Liz Trigg
Well done. Fond memories of 1966 to 1972. I was there when the school went comprehensive / co-educational - the first Broadoak 6th Form (1971??). I remember the "tuck shop". Unbelievable "lardy cake" for 3d (1 1/2 pence?). Also, the first drinks vending machine I ever used - in the corner - opposite the "tuck shop" hatch - 2p per cup of random hot beverage!!. There was an "open" day, just prior to the demolition of the school buildings. A few old faces turned up - and some ghosts.
barness1955
I was there. What memories. I remember Nigel Hess. He stomped on my foot and I got him with with a coke can to the back of the head at Scout camp. He survived, Anderson the scout master and English teacher, Tuf Lewis the biology teacher and the strange dead locusts. Alford still owes me from a bet on on my Chemistry exam. I bet him I could got get better than 80%
Alford knocked 1% off my chemistry paper because of my spelling. Sid Trap threw a black board cleaner at me when I fell asleep in his class, I think most of us were scared of him. Mr Boyce was the manic biology master whose hydra impressions I will never forget. I left in 1965 to do medicine at Birmingham. Now retired.
Took many a lump at this school lol early/late80smemories glad I left Weston at as kid.
I remember some of those names. My era was Ben Barnett, Jo and Malcom Grills, Keith Tulley, Den Yates, Tony Worsfold, Glenda McCormack, Kenny Dalton, Mike Foale, Sue Collins, Mr Brock, Miss Derbyshire, Judith Wootten, Pete Maxwell, Dr Hazel etc ...
Was there 1961 to 69. Memories of freezing on the rugby pitch or on cross country runs. Form master for much of the time was Mr Anderson who also taught English or was it history? Dr Whimster was head. Mr Alford taught chemistry and was one of the few who had ever worked outside teaching. Mr Mitchell taught Physics and if ever I wasn't paying attention would shout "Having fun boy?"Sid Trapp is a name that instills fear but after so many years I can't remember why.
its so wierd because i go to broadoak school now where that used to be xxxx
Wow this is an old video :P i go to the school now it looks nothing like that i know my uncle went to that school i ain't sure if he went when it was a grammar school for boys tho.
1959-65 Wow! These names and the video take one back so many years. Anyone remember a Dr. Huntley who taught mathematics?
Are you the Richard Hellyer who lived in a bungalow on a raised close of bungalows off Ebdon Road opposite the Nut Tree?
@@lesliemiddleton7636 that was indeed me. Now living in california. A long time since I've been back.
You were missed at the 50th anniversary get together. That was six years ago now. I’m now living in Devon and have lost touch with WSM. What else surprised me about the video was that nothing seem to have changed in the 20+ years since we left!!
@@lesliemiddleton7636 How are you doing?
@@johnwarre1943 Thanks John. I was sorry I couldn't make it for the 50th anniversary, though also glad not to have to test my now very ancient memory!! Thanks for the recollections about Dr Huntley - I remember now about his phd project in africa and, like you, I found him quite inspiring and got me interested in science.
Thanks for sharing this. What memories!
I was there from '62 to '68, when Dr Whimster was headmaster. My form master was Mr K C Minnett. God, how we hated each other! My favourite teacher was Mr (Graham?) Max, who taught French. the scariest teacher was Sid Trapp (history?). He used to take Teachers detention class after school and always knew if you'd signed the form yourself, instead of your parents.
Lindsay (my sister) was 9 days old and I was 3 1/2.
Mr Matthews. (‘Growler’) Mathematics
J B Black, English
John Brock, Music
Molly Faull, Chemistry
Mr Anderson - RK and Philosophy
Deputy Head. Mr Cooper. (‘TAC’)
D J Alford, Chemistry
K C (‘Flash’) Mitchell, Physics
Mr Warner, French
Mike Lawrence - Latin
'Robbo’ Robinson woodwork
Ivor Davies, English (died unexpectedly about 1973)
I C Sutton - Art
Willie Davis. Games
W. Wilson (‘Pinkie’) - Religious Knowledge
Sid Trapp - History
Mr Davies (‘Soapy Joe’) - Maths
'Siggie’ Seaton Woodwork
/ctd
/ctd
‘Duggie’ Marshall - Biology
Mrs Nelson - School Secretary
Mrs Herman - school dinners
‘Jock’ Caretaker
Bruce Smith
Richard ! you were the guy who insisted that iron was pronouced i-ron, not ion as most of us do. Dr Huntley was a rubbish teacher but he inspired me to an interest in astronomy, he had a house full of African curios as he'd done his PhD burying photograhpic slides on the top of African mountains and developing them for cosmic rays. What are you up to these days?
That was me (no escaping a scottish birth). Now in california and a long time since I have been back to somerset
Doc Huntley and his PhD fascinated me. All the elementary particles they were discovering then which people now take for granted. Although I’ve forgotten most of them now. I won the Dr Huntley prize for science outside the curriculum with an essay about radio astronomy which I’ve still got. It was all quotes from books I couldn’t understand so it’s as well there wasn’t a viva involved!!