LCGSB Staff
Mr Ives married in School Chapel
Brian Wilson (59-66)
THIS
wedding photo of
with his new bride, taken
outside the main door of the School Chapel, also shows the scout
guard of honour (with ice axes!) . This was a surprise for the
happy couple who were not expecting it. I am on the right with
Bruce Upton on the left. I cannot distinguish the other faces.
She was on the school staff teaching biology but I
cannot recall her name. He, of course taught French at the
school for many years.
[Ian Lamborn says "Mr Ives married Ann Reid. She taught
biology to boys up to the 4th year, as I recall and taught me in
3B, the year she got married. She was the only female teacher in
the school between the years of 1963 and 69".]
Who Shot Who in the Staff-Room ?
Harry Pett (Maths) helping Mike Holman (Physics) with some thorny Maths problem!
In the background are Colin Silk (English), David Batehup (Woodwork), Peter Toy (Art)
and Mr Elvey. Seated at the table behind Holman is George Wilton (Chemistry and Physics).
Standing at rear are Ken Gourlay (Chemistry), Bill White (Biology), Derrick Ives (French) and Keith Herbert (French and History). Ken's name was William McKenley but known as Ken.
Bill Euston and Dick Page taking a well earned mug of coffee and almost certainly talking about cars -- their usual topic -- if not the football results!
The man seated in splendid isolation is the late Gordon Roberts, who taught Geography but is best remembered for his zany activities as O/C of the CCF. He went to Bedford as a Housemaster at Bedford Modern School and died there while in his mid-forties.
Staff-Room Scenes
Headmaster and Staff - 1955
Taken in the west quad with the assembly hall in the background
From Mel Tayler
Headmaster and Staff - 1969
Complete (?)staff photo from LCGS's last term, Summer 1969
From Marcus Taylor
Mr John Farmer (Biology)
This photograph was recently found by Steve Shelagh in one of his slide boxes.
He doesn't remember exactly why or when he took the photo but writes :-
"I was at the school from 1963 to 1970 (Priory School for the last year)
Mr Farmer joined after I did, I remember the School Magazine interview where
his reply to the 'Favourite drink?' question was something to the effect of, 'Any
kind of flavoured water' so that would narrow the date a little more.
However, whenever or why ever it was taken it is clearly a picture of him
posed beside his beloved Ford Escort (he used to wax lyrical about its crossflow
cylinder head). In the background, incidentally, is the mini van of the lab.
technician, Bill Tuck. "