Heathcote House

History: Heathcote House was the last of the boarding houses, and was first opened in 1951. The first House Master was Mr JO Roberts, and when he retired, the post was taken over by Mr H Bax.
The House finally closed in July 1991, having been open for 40 years and one term.
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Jack Crewe has written an article on life at Heathcote in the 1950's - Click Here

1 - Heathcote House, late 1951 - its first year.
Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Goss.

2 - Heathcote House 1951.
Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Goss.

3 - Heathcote House 1951 - the building of the Dining Room.
Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Goss.

4 - Heathcote House 1952 - the end of its first full year.
Back Row: RL Graham, GJ Flower, Whitehouse, Mayo, RP Smith, Alan White, Frank Southerington, John Eades;
Third Row: David Evans, Cyril Bartlett, Rees, Stephens?, Nick Adams, Bill Corner, Michael Betts, Tim Bird;
Second Row: ?, Geoffrey F Goss, Matron, Mr JO Roberts, Mrs Gwen Roberts, Mr David MacOwen, MH Turner;
Front Row: JJ Prowse, ?, Michael Coles?, Master Roberts, Gillian Roberts, Bill Prothero, Barry Watkins, Robin Tomes.
Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Goss.

5 - Heathcote House 1953
Back Row: Alan White, Bill Corner, Rees, GJ Flower, RP Smith, Michael Betts, Frank Southerington, RL Graham;
Third Row: Barry Watkins, John Eades, Nick Adams, David Bacon, Mayo, Stephens, Tim Bird, Whitehouse, David Evans, JJ Prowse;
Second Row: Cyril Bartlett, MH Turner, Mr MacOwen, Mrs Gwen Roberts, Mr JO Roberts, Matron, Vinnie Dean, Hammond;
Front Row: Egbert Moore, Bob Rench, John Miles, Gillian Roberts, Bill Prothero, Ian Birrell, David Wright, Robin Tomes.
Photo courtesy of Bob Rench.

6 - Heathcote House 1954
Back Row: Ian Birrell, JJ Prowse, Robin Tomes, John Eades, Chris Rodway, Alan White, Barry Watkins, Tom Worthington, David Wright;
Third Row: Bill Prothero, Bill Corner, GJ Flower,RP Smith, Tim Bird, Nick Adams, David Evans, Michael Coles, Rees, Frank Southerington, Egbert Moore;
Second Row: Michael Betts, Vinnie Dean, Miss "Chink" Evans (Matron), Mr JO Roberts, Mrs Gwen Roberts, David Bacon, Cyril Bartlett;
Front Row: Godfrey Lee, John Fuller, Nick Dennis, Gillian Roberts, Simon Brewis, John Miles, Bob Rench.
Photo courtesy of Bob Rench.

7 - Heathcote Summer Outing 1954
(To pop-up an individual's name, place the cursor over the individual's face.)
Photo courtesy of Bob Rench.

Left: 8 - The rear of Heathcote House. 9 - Right: Sunday Walk, 1954 - Jack Crewe 3rd from right, leaning on rail.
Photos courtesy of Jack Crewe.

10 - Heathcote House 1955
Back Row: Alan King, Nick Dennis, John Miles, Bill Prothero, Ian Birrell, John Blanchard, Barry Watkins, Egbert Moore, John Fuller, Godfrey Lee, Simon Brewis, Tom Worthington;
Third Row: Robin Tomes, Michael Coles, Alan White, John Eades, Chris Rodway, Nick Adams, GJ Flower, RP Smith, Bill Corner, JJ Prowse, Chris Sharpe;
Second Row: David Evans, Michael Betts (Head Boy), Mr Michael Hughes (House Tutor), Miss Evans (Matron), Mr JO Roberts, Mrs Gwen Roberts, Cyril Bartlett, Frank Southerington, Tim Bird;
Front Row: Colin Legg, Ian Diffey, Peter Cunningham, Gillian Roberts, Roger Gale, John Martin, Jack Crewe.
Photo courtesy of Jack Crewe.

11 - Heathcote House 1956
Back Row: Roger Gale, Peter Cunningham, Godfrey Lee, Nick Dennis, Bill Prothero, John Fuller, John Miles, Ian Diffey, John Martin, Philip Allgood, David Hide;
Third Row: Roy Carder, Robin Tomes, Barry Watkins, Ian Birrell, Egbert Moore, Chris Rodway, Tom Worthington, John Blanchard, John White, Alan King, Jack Crewe;
Second Row: JJ Prowse, Tim Bird, Frank Southerington, Mrs Gwen Roberts, Mr JO Roberts, Miss Evans (Matron), Michael Coles, RP Smith, John Eades;
Front Row: Chris Sharpe, Simon Winchester, Peter Robins, Gillian Roberts, Colin Legg, Robin Steel, Colin Squibb.
Photo courtesy of Jack Crewe.

12 - Heathcote House 1957
Back Row: Chris Sharpe, Peter Cunningham, Philip Allgood, Godfrey Lee, Robin Steel, Roger Lean-Vercoe, John Martin, Roger Gale, David Hide, Roy Carder, Jack Crewe;
Third Row: Alan King, Robin Tomes, GF Stansfield, Ian Birrell, Egbert Moore, Tom Worthington, John Blanchard, Ian Diffey, John Fuller, Simon Winchester;
Second Row: Bill Prothero, John White, Frank Southerington, Miss Evans (Matron), Mr JO Roberts, Gillian Roberts, Mrs Gwen Roberts, Mr Bill Berry, RP Smith, Barry Watkins, Chris Rodway;
Front Row: Peter Holmes, Fred Stoneham, Michael Bates, Michael Kann, Peter Robins, Colin Squibb.
Photo courtesy of Alan King.

13 - Heathcote House 1958
Back Row: Roy Carder, Nick Dennis, Peter Cunningham, Jack Crewe, David Hide, Roger Gale, Philip Allgood, Simon Winchester, Robin Steel, Colin Squibb, A Patterson, Peter Holmes, Peter Robins;
Third Row: John Martin, Godfrey Lee, John Blanchard, GF Stansfield, Tom Worthington, John Fuller, Roger Lean-Vercoe, Alan King, Ian Diffey, Chris Sharpe;
Second Row: Egbert Moore, Ian Birrell, Robin Tomes, Barry Watkins, “Bun”, Mr JO Roberts, Gillian Roberts, Mrs Gwen Roberts, Mr Bill Berry, John White, John Eades, Bill Prothero;
Front Row: Fred Stoneham, A Lewis, John Sherry, Michael Kann, Michael Bates, Peter Barrett.
Photo courtesy of Jack Crewe.

14 - Heathcote House 1959
Back Row: Peter Barrett, Lewis, Roger Gale, Jack Crewe, Colin Squibb, A Patterson, Michael Bates, Vince Dunn, Michael Kann;
Third Row: Fred Stoneham, Godfrey Lee, Roger Lean-Vercoe, Peter Cunningham, Simon Winchester, John Martin, Ian Diffey, Chris Sharpe, Philip Allgood, David Hide, Roy Carder;
Second Row: Alan King, Ian Birrell, Mrs Gwen Roberts, Mr JO Roberts, Gillian Roberts, “Bun,” Bill Prothero, Tom Worthington;
Front Row: Peter Robbins, Geoffrey Branton, Chris Chambers, Julian Oddy, Michael Gasston, John Sherry, Ian White, R O’Callaghan, Peter Holmes.
Photo courtesy of Jack Crewe.

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