1949 photograph dismantled - courtesy of Brian Ransley, who writes -

I've divided the 1949 photo into 7 more or less equal bits and can give you some of the names for your reference. The locations are generally from the front and from the left.


Picture A - Front row. R E Lomas. 8th from left.

Picture B
3rd row from front. (Sir) Peter Fry- Head Boy 4th from left, Mrs Mewse I think, ? , C M Howarth, ?, A S Hett, Mervyn Davies, ? .
4th " " " . Peter Keeling 10th from left, ? , ? , Dave Griffiths, J A (Swot) Simmons, Tony Rushby (far right)

Picture C -
Front row. Giles Keen 1st on left
2nd row. John Pursey 4th from left
3rd row. ?, T W Sheppard, ? , F S Eldridge, ? , W A Rees, S A Male, Bernar Rainbow, W (Bulldog) Clark, ? .
4th row. Tony Rushby, Brian Bignell, ? , ? , David C R (Polly) Pope, D E J Kibbels, Brian Ransley, David Rear, R E Lomas, Gerald Mayo,
Tony Saddler, Geof Sherlock, Eric Cross.
6th row. Dick Wing 10th from left.

Picture D
Front row. G D B (Barri) Jones 8th from left.
2nd row M (Jumbo) Lacey 2 from right, John Guttridge on the far right.
3rd row Gag Grant 2nd from left, Pilgy Jones, E R Tucker, Sam Morgan, R (Major Patsy) Pattinson, ? , ? , Ted Beeson, L J (Bill) Ashford,
A C Hills.
4th row Tony Dale far left, Bernard Mayo, Brian Church, Don Currell, ? , ? , J (Plum) Warner, Terry Keen.
7th row. Roger File - 3rd from right.

Picture E
2nd row. John Guttridge on far left, Brian R B (Swot) Hatfield, ? , ? , Mick Lines
3rd row. AC Hills, Edwards the English teacher whom departed (in 1950 I think), H W (Hosh) Johnson, L T (Hollybolly) Hollingworth,
Reg Howard, Emlyn Jones, G M (Ginger) Jones, H (Doggie) Scott, ? .
6th row. Robert Putnam 12th from left, Dick Gittins on far right next to Putnam.

Picture F
Front row. Peter Collett 5th from left.
2nd row Paul Jeans 5th from left with Corris Keen on the right of him. (Paul Jeans died in Auckland NZ last year)
3rd row ? , Alan (Curly) Coventry, ? , Jimmy Tucker, ? , A D Leggett, ? , Ted Woodward (4th from the right.)
4th row John Brooks 6th from left. Brian Crook 12th from left (2nd from right).
5th row Malcolm Walker 3rd from left.
6th row. Robert Putnam, Dick Gittins as in photo E.i.
Back row. D J Crump 11th from left (4th from right).

5th row Rob Small 3rd from right
6th row Lawrence Keen also 3rd from right

There were 2 Tuckers, 3 Jones, a Morgan, a Davies, a Rees and no doubt more of Welsh origin. Lucky we survived!