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School Photos

Bideford Grammar School 1905

Pre 1905 Headmaster Faulkner

 

Bideford Grammar School 1905

Post 1905 Headmaster Fergusson

 

Bideford Grammar School 1910s

1910s

 

Bideford Grammar School 1910s

1910s

 

Bideford Grammar School 1913

1913

 

Bideford Grammar School 1919

1919

 

1922

 

Bideford Grammar Late 1920

? late 1920s

 

Bideford Grammar Late 1920

1921-22 Form

 

Bideford Grammar School 1925

1925

 

Bideford Grammar School 1931

1931

1931 staff L to R: Dennis Harle, Edward James Morris, James Fergusson (Head), ?, ?, ?, ?

 

Bideford Grammar School 1938 Bideford Grammar School 1938

1938

1938 School Photos

 

Bideford Grammar School 1936

1936

1936 staff L to R: Rowland Richard Henry Rowe (with gown), Benjamin Fenton (without), Edward James Morris, Cecil John Smith, Morris Marples (Head), George Herbert Walker, Dennis Harle, ?, ?

 

1937

Staff: ?, ?, R R H Rowe (Geog), B Fenton (Art/Crafts), E J Morris (Fr/Div), C J Smith (Maths/Sci), M Marples (Head), G H Walker (Latin/Classics), D Harle (History), ?.

Bideford Grammar School 1937 6th Form

1937 6th Form

 

1938

1938 staff L to R: ?, Henry Anderson, Sidney Ruskin Clark, Edward James Morris, Cecil John Smith, Walter James Langford (Head), George Herbert Walker, Benjamin Fenton, Rowland Richard Henry Rowe, ?, then pupil Gerald James Norman as pupil (later to be a Master).

 

1942 Staff

1942 staff L to R: [Cawthorn, Head Boy], Clifford Grout?, Ralph Allin Braund, Benjamin Fenton, Dennis Harle, Cecil John Smith, James Langford (Head, with Mr Paddon, Caretaker behind), George Herbert Walker, Edward James Morris, Sidney Ruskin Clark, ?, ?

 

1942

 

Bideford Grammar School 1946 Centre

1946

Staff: A Hartigan (PE), E R Hewlett (Fr/Eng), S R Clark (Eng), W E Bartlett (Phys), H Anderson (Sci), F W Green (Sci), C Penrose (Geog), D Harle (Hist), C W Stephenson (Head, Maths), G H Walker (Latin/Classics), E J Morris (Fr/Div), J A H C Christie (Art), R R Reed (Geog/Maths), D Tregenza (Fr/Eng), Ms J H Goaman (General), Ms H I Lock (Hist/Div), Mrs Pearson (Secr), G J Norman (Eng/Div).

 

Bideford Grammar School 1946 Left

1946

 

Bideford Grammar School 1946 Right

1946

 

1946

 

Bideford Grammar School 1948

1948

 

Bideford Grammar School 1948

1948

 

Pupils: Front row (sitting on ground) L to R: Len Phillips, Curtis, ?, John Davies, Alan Pope, Reg Oke, Alan Harley, ?, Brian French, W Whedon, Ron Taylor, ?, Bright, Read (son of ‘Beaky’ Read), Bruce Hocking, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Colin Walter, ?, Ron Dark, ?, Ken Powell. Second row: Douglas Smalldon, ?, ?, Graham Braddick, John Wadey, ?, ?, ?, ?, Mike Goss. Third row: Peter Webber, Arthur Heal, Fourth row: Terry Lamey,

 

1950 CENTRE

Staff: R Fox (Art), R Witter (PE), G J Norman (Eng), Ms Backway (Secr), W E Bartlett (Phys), D Harle (Hist), C W Stephenson (Head, Maths), G H Walker (Latin), R R Reed (Geog/Maths), Ms J H Goaman (General), F W Green (Crafts), A G Courtney (Fr), D Tregenza (Eng/Fr).

 

c.1949 Prefects

Standing: ?, ?, ?, Ingram Bright, John Wadey, ?.
Seated: Gerry Waldron, ?, C W Stephenson, ?, ?

1949

Back row: G J Norman, F W Green, David Owen, A G Courtney, D Tregenza
Front row: R Reed, Ms J H Goaman, D Harle, C W Stephenson (Head), G H Walker, Ms M Pearson (Secr), W E Bartlett

 

1949

David Owen, new science Master that year, with First Form

 

1949/50

David Owen, G J Norman, Ms J H Goaman, W E Bartlett, A G Courtney, D Tregenza
(possibly at Owen’s house warming party?)

 

1950

 

1951

Staff: Cameron (PE), Dunlop (Art), Stuart, Courtney (Fr), Bartlett (Physics), Green (Crafts), Harle (History), Stephenson (Head/Maths), Reed (Geog/Maths), Parry (Chem), Tregenza (Eng), Norman (Eng), Ms Durrant (Secr).

 

1952

 

1956

Staff: D Tregenza (Eng/Fr), D C Parry (Chem), D Jackson (Latin), G J Norman (Eng), W E Bartlett (Phys), D Harle (Hist), C W Stephenson (Head, Maths), R R Reed (Geog/Maths), A G Courtney (Fr), Dunlop (Art), A D Kent (Maths/Phys), G E Rice (Crafts), Joe Cameron (PE)

Pupils:

Front row L to R: Tony D’Alberti, Richard Cleaver, Rod Lee, Ashby-Crane, Mike Eastmond, Rowson, D Baker, Roger Grigg, R Babb, Dyer, Boubery-Brian, J Underhill, P Ashton, Lascelles, Paul Gill, A Heard, Willoughby, Pettit, Jim Granger, Huxtable, Wrighton, ?, Parsely, Inwood, John Backway, R Cole, I Seele, G Squires, John Smith, Ernie Dowding, Tony Griffin, Chris Burgess, Reggie Found, Peter Diwell.

2nd Row from front, L to R: ?, Brian Brown, Chris Mounty, David Hearn, John Beer, Terry Pollard, David Granger, Roger Hoyle, Brian Hopkins, Roger H Crowther, Philip Lucas, Andrew Cox, John Capel, [STAFF: Tregenza to Cameron], John Hibberd, John Stephenson, Roger Perkins, Eddie Quill, Tony Lake, Cyril Langman, John Clutterbuck, John Polley, Maurice Powe, Frank Badcock, Tony Kimber, Richard Bain, Norman Shute.

3rd row back L to R: Mrs Durant, ?, John Ackland, Alan Bissett, Colin Heal, ?, Andrew Beer, ?, ?, ?, Newton, ?,?,?, French, ?,?, Brian Jeffrey, ?, Robert Ivory, Bailey, ?, Smale, Tyler, ?, ?, Francis Britten, M Lee. Green, ?,?,?, Ted Reardon, Colin Wilson, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Brian Shugar, Mike Glover, Tim Bartlett, Alan Stevens, Michael Evans.

4th row back L to R: A Prance, K Braund, ?Cooke, Roger Hookway, John Westlake, Jackie Taylor, ?, Ellis Blackmore, Alan Hold, Albie Nichols, Ian Metherell, ?Clark, ?, Keith Lee, Chris Gibbs, ?, F Heard, Robinson, John Netting, David Morris, Tony Harrison, Morris Poole, ?, Colin Hooton, ?, ?, ?, David Gale, Norman Hopkins, J Becklake, ?, Robert Mounce, ?, Tony Martin, Robin Polley, Bill Chugg, Clive Segal, Chris Wensely, Chas Povey, Bob Squire, Henry Dyer, Tony Short, Norman Heal, Derek Whitfield, Roger Hunkin.

Back row L to R: Derek Staddon, Clifford Dark, John Morgan, Phillip Squires, Roy Beckley, Bell, ?, ?Stone, ?, ?, ?, ?, A Marshall, Bert Smale, ?, ?, John Parkhouse, Bill Walters, Norman Jones, ?, ?, ?, ?, Tony Marsh, Peter Squire, Steve Petherbridge, Robin Moses, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? , Brend, ?, ?, Bill Denne, V Dark, Ackland, ?, Stuart Tilsley, ?, Ralph Carpenter, ?, Keith Burrows, Martin Fishleigh.

 

1957-8 Form IIIA

Back row L to R: Gill, Couch, Diwell, Burgess, Cleaver, Dowding, Found.

Middle row L to R: P T Squire, Fieldhouse, Sloane, Evans, D’Alberti, Cooke, George Rice (Master).

Front Row L to R: Andrews, Westlake, Hookway, Bissett, Wade, Griffin, ?, Peter Ingham, Ackland, Martin Fishleigh.

 

Form 5A 1957 – 58

 

1957-1959 ? Form II

Top row L to R: Smith J, Roger Hunkin, Jim Granger, Bert Pooley, J Rowson, Malcom Farley, Mike Eastmond, Dave Baker, ?, Pete Wrighton, Pete Ashton, ?, Brian Willoughby

Middle row: Backway, Huxtable, Ashby-Crane, Vic Parsley, Harding, Alan Prance, Ken Braund, Rod Lee, Cliff Dark, Derek Staddon, Richard Babb, Dyer, Coates,

Front row: John Underhill, Rog Grigg, Cole, Tony Shackson, Steele , Mr Jackson, John Inwood, George Squires, John Smith, ? Arthur Heard, ?

1957-58 Form IIIL

Back Row centre: Robin Polley

Centre Row L to R: Keith Burrow, Henry Dyer, Tony Short, AB Pedley, Brian Shugar, Ralph Carpenter, David Martin, Charles Povey, Clive Segal

Front Row L to R: Mike Glover, Chris Wensley, Bob Squire, Tim Bartlett, Alan Stevens, Bill Chugg, Derek Whitfield, John Morgan, Stuart Tildesley

Form Master: Douglas Tregenza

 

1958 Staff

Mrs Durrant (Secr), J P Moran (Eng), J Chappell (PE), D Jackson (Latin), G J Norman (Eng), W E Bartlett (Phys), D Harle (Hist), C W Stephenson (Head, Maths), R R Reed (Eng, Fr), D C Parry (Chem), R A Dunlop (Art), A G Courtney (Fr), G Rice (Crafts), Tregenza (Eng).

 

1958

Front row L to R: Ian Mitchell, Donald Finlayson, ?, Geen, Duncan Latter, David Courtney, Alan Jury, John Cleverdon, Barfoot, David McMurray, Brian Tucker, Hookway, Colin Roskilly, Keith Moses, Facey, Bruce Brown, Ian Roberts, Ian Hodson, Mendham, Neil Cooper, Michael Day, Stuart Thomas, ‘Bill’ Lamey, Holland, May-Brown, Blackmore, Roy Hopkins, Rogers, Philip Mitchell, Richards, Richard Heath, Graham Mountjoy, Bartlett, David Mills, Cobbledick. 

2nd row L to R:

3rd row L to R: Richard Ford, ‘Ted’ Tithecott, John Symons, ?, ?, Michael Lockyer, Richard Balsdon, Christopher ‘Frank’ Ley, Brian Littlejohns

 

Bideford Grammar School – Lower 6th  Form, May 1958

Standing, L to R :  Alan Gordon, M. Eastwood, Michael Swain, David Gibby,
                                 Roger Newton, Andrew Beer, Ian Wyatt, Raymond Prance, R. Harris

Seated, L to R :   Michael Tomlinson, Alan French, Brian Jeffrey, Robert Ivory, M. J. Lee,
                          Mr R. Reed, R.J. Talbot, W.R. Smale, Bruce Cotton, Francis Britton

 

1960

 

1960

Staff: Mrs Durrant (Secr), D Tregenza (Fr & Eng), F J Smith (p/t), J Chappell (PE), G Rice (Crafts), G J Norman (Eng), W E Bartlett (Phys), D Harle (Dep. Head, History), C Stephenson (Head, Maths), D B Reed (Eng & Fr), Parry (Chem), A D Kent (Maths, Phys), D Jackson (Latin), A G Courtney (Fr), F Holliday , M J (Buddy) Mayer (Art),  J P Moran (Eng).

Front row L to R: ?, ?, Graham Jones, ?, David Gaylor, David Webb, Philip Waters, Ron Shute, Andrew Mackenzie, John Fleming, William Scarborough, Keith Anderson, Richard Smart, Tony Morris, Roger Levick, Alan Arnold, John Bennett, Robert Murray, ?, John Moore, Graham Baker, Graham Proctor, Roger Lean, Geoff Young, John Short, Stuart Smithson, ?, Osborne, ?, Duncan Short, Gavin Granger, ?, Philip Patt, Michael Penn, Julian Edgecombe, Wainright, Chapman, Daniel, Keith Dixon, Prouse, ?, ?, Richard Braund, Ted Colegate, John Lott.

2nd Row L to R:  R J Twitchin, Tony Harrison, Norman Hopkins,?,. Chris Gibbs, ?, Ian Metherell, ?, Ellis Blackmore, ?, David Gale,  [STAFF]  Robin Moses, Pat Brennan, Maurice (Gorry) Poole, John Ackland, Peter Diwell, Stuart Tildesley, Chris Wensley, Charles Povey, Keith Burrow, Robert Squire, Ralph Carpenter, Tony Griffin, Alan Bissett, Robert Mounce.

Four standing on left between Rows 2 and 3, L to R: Pete Nicholls, ‘Ferret’ Lloyd, ?, Geoff Oliver.

Four standing on right between Rows 2 and 3, L to R:  ?, ?, ?, ?

3rd row L to R: ?, ?, Robert Harris, ?, Roy Mitchell, ?, Chris Mortimer, Harle(?), ?, Chris Jeffery, ?, ?, ?, ?, Dave Hocking, ?, ?, ?, Roger Green, Anthony Heal, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, John Blaney, George Squires, ‘Bucket’ Cole,  Roger Hookway, Alan Stevens, M J Omejer, Tony Shackson, ?, John Smith, Roger Grigg, Michael Eastmond, ?, Rod Lee, ?, Robin Pooley, ?, ?, Colin West, ?, Derek Staddon. 

4th row L to R:  ?, Gerald Kanteen, Richards, Richard Heath, Brian Tucker, Hookway, ‘Bill’ Lamey, Philip Mitchell, Penn, David Baglow, ?, David Mills, ?, Facey, ?, Ian Roberts, Moses, John Blackmore, Ian Hodson, Neil Cooper,?, ?, ?, Oldham, Waghorn, Alan Jury, Graham Mountjoy, Stuart Thomas, Bruce Brown, Bartlett, Cobbledick, David Courtney, Colin Roskilly, Rogers, Roy Mitchell, Barfoot, Coomber, Duncan Latter, ?, Roy Hopkins, Christopher ‘Frank’ Ley, Michael Day, ?, Ian Mitchell, Michael Lockyer, John Cleverdon.  

Back row L to R: ?, Max Green, Mike Lockyer, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Courtney(?), ?, ?, Colin Roskilly, ?, ?, ?, Colin West, Keith Moses, ?, ?, Lamey, Geoff Rogers, Andy Hodson, ?, Mike Evans, Keith Burgess, Bill Chugg, John Morgan, ?, Mike Glover, Richard Cleaver, Martin Fishleigh, Keith Bartlett, Bill Westlake, John Whitfield, Short, Dyer, Prance, ?, Roger (Chunky) Hunkin, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Jim Granger, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.

 

1966

Staff: C B Hosken (Art), M J Evatt (Latin), D B Reed (Eng), J Chappell (PE), G J Norman (Eng), D Harle (Hist), C W Stephenson (Head, Maths), W E Bartlett (Phys), A G Courtney (Fr), D C Parry (Chem), A T W Foss (Maths), J S Fraser (Biol), J M Morning (Eng), ?

Front row L to R: Boy with glasses in front of Mr Fraser is Mervyn Slade.

2nd Row L to R:  ?, ?, ?, Ted Colegate, Philip Waters, Keith Anderson, Anthony Morris, Martin Budge, ?, William Lloyd, Graham Jones, Stuart Dunn,  [STAFF]  Graham Baker, Rob Durant, Jamie Needs, Roger Dipple,  Ray Auvray, John Bennett, Alan Arnold, Geoff Young, ?, ?, ?, ?

3rd row L to R: 

4th row L to R: Andrew Levick, Michael Blight, 

Back row L to R:

 

 

1972 Pupils:

 

1974

1974 CENTRE

Staff L to R: G Rice, C B Hosken, M A Argyle, S J Phelp, M J Evatt, M S Ruddock, John C Dare (Head), W E Bartlett, D C Parry, J R Martin, N J Payne, A T W Foss.

 

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