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Riverway was a girls school and Kingston was a boys school, but we moved away and I don't know what happened after, I think they both closed when Weston Road High was built, but I could very well be wrong.CuteStaffsGuy said:What about the Riverway boys?
Was he a tall gentleman, white hair? and then the deputy when I was there was Mr Sallis, I think he was ex-army always had stories.Mrs M said:I left in 1979 Mr Clear was the head. Riverway boys are equally as welcome as Kingston girls.
All I remember is that he was head at Kingston before he came to Riverway. Don't remember any 'stories'. The only person who's stories anyone listned to was the Janitor and I can't remember his name, only that he smoked cigars.CuteStaffsGuy said:Was he a tall gentleman, white hair? and then the deputy when I was there was Mr Sallis, I think he was ex-army always had stories.Mrs M said:I left in 1979 Mr Clear was the head. Riverway boys are equally as welcome as Kingston girls.
Yeah, Mr Clear was the Head when I was there and Mr Sallis was the deputy. I'm not sure but I think I had Mr Sallis for maths. I remember him being full of stories and he always used to end the lesson with the phrase "Tempus fugit" which means Time flies, or something like that.CuteStaffsGuy said:Was he a tall gentleman, white hair? and then the deputy when I was there was Mr Sallis, I think he was ex-army always had stories.Mrs M said:I left in 1979 Mr Clear was the head. Riverway boys are equally as welcome as Kingston girls.
Yes, he was maths, I'm sure he was ex-army and had stories about his time in Africa including if I remember correctly, using red army ants to stitch a wound, never knew if that was true or just a joke. I was trying to remember the other day what car it was he drove, I remember it was something quite cool back then I'm sure. Did you have Mrs Fairbanks for music?GraphicsMan said:Yeah, Mr Clear was the Head when I was there and Mr Sallis was the deputy. I'm not sure but I think I had Mr Sallis for maths. I remember him being full of stories and he always used to end the lesson with the phrase "Tempus fugit" which means Time flies, or something like that.CuteStaffsGuy said:Was he a tall gentleman, white hair? and then the deputy when I was there was Mr Sallis, I think he was ex-army always had stories.Mrs M said:I left in 1979 Mr Clear was the head. Riverway boys are equally as welcome as Kingston girls.
I remember walking with a whole train of kids down the riverbank to Riverside for swimming lessons. Not sure the 'Elf 'n' Safety would allow it today!
Wow, I remember Renshaw, Luft and Millman, Renshaw went up to Riverway and I remember he turned up with a black eye or broken arm one day and of course everyone said a pupil had done it or his wife had beaten him up.GraphicsMan said:LOL, yeah true!
Definitely ex-army. Don't recall the red ant story.
Mrs Fairbanks, yes. She know my dad so I had to be careful! She played the organ at my cousin's wedding at Salt Church too.
Other teachers I can remember are Mrs Hut for English, Me Renshaw for PE, Mr Luft for French and Mrs Milman for RE (again she new my dad). Can't think of any others off the top of my head.
Seems an age ago now!
I went to ten schools and I'm fairly sure that they all had a teacher called Williams, usually woodwork, though....Mrs M said:Williams
Yeah Mrs Sartain had the bun on her head didn't she?Mrs M said:Only Mr Clear and Maxine Hut out of them lot were teachers when I was there. The deputy was Mrs Blair (Heir Blair) very strict little woman who's office occupied the Library. RE was a Miss Holden, History was Mrs Sartain, French Mrs Lowe, PE Miss Morgan and Mrs Jones. Typing Mrs Hill, Mrs Blair also taught English, Miss Paget Geography, Mrs Wiegand HE also a Mrs Layton. Mrs Williams Art, Mr Gallimore Biology, Mrs Stubbs Maths, Mrs Trubshaw English Mr Smith Music. Mrs Farnsworth Maths. Mrs Burnhill crikey, surprised I remembered all of these.