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1940s - The 'Sheila Bush' Archive

A collection of black and white photos featuring groups of girls & teachers and locations at the school.

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Sheila Monincx née Bush.

1958

Boys' School Teachers, annotated, high resolution.

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Allan Cox

1968 - Girls' Class

Photo and Names List

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 Pamela Larner

The Metalwork Shop - deep in the annals of the New Block … Wilcox (rear left) presides.
A clip saved from an education dept. magazine that Del read about 40 years ago.

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Del Jones

School Trips

March 1965, Educational Cruise to the Mediterranean on B & I Steam Navigation Company's 12,615 ton converted troop-carrier, M.S. Dunera.  The Harrow Schools' contingent included about 30 boys (mainly born in about '49) from Chandos.

The itinerary was: Gatwick, Genoa, Syracuse, Izmir, Piraeus, through the Corinth Canal to Corfu, Venice, Gatwick.

Excursions by foot were somewhat unconventional in that boys were required to form a cordon sanitair around clumps of girls to protect them from excited local youths - but perhaps the locals needed the protection!

On our first morning aboard, after having departed from Genoa, Italy, we wake-up to a cloud-wreathed Stromboli - for most of us our first sighting of a real volcano.

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Colin Poyton

At our first port-of-call, Syracuse, Sicily this Rope maker's Grotto was on the itinerary.

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C.P.

During our second stop, Izmir, Turkey we explored these famous ruins at Ephasus.

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C.P.

Next stop Piraeus, Greece - observing Athens from a parapet 'Up the Acropolis'.

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C.P.

Summer 1966 - Boys' School - Coach holiday to Switzerland
Messrs Webb and Jones saying their farewells to the staff of the Hotel Rossli at Alpnachstad near Lucerne, Switzerland.  Ah haa - the essential gentleman's suit.

The trip to Lucerne with Mr Webb was a blast.  Being a little more adventurous than most, I encouraged a few guys to investigate the local night-life.  Well, needless to say we had a really good time and consumed a little too much cheap wine and got back late, he just smiled when we got turned-in by the hotel staff, and said that our hangover would be our punishment. - Steve Field ('68)

John Clayton

Current-Day

The ‘Roberts’ twins originally from Westbere Drive) turn 60 - in style.
In February 2008 Marilyn (née Roberts) flew to the UK to join her sister Glenys and other family members to celebrate their 60th birthday together.  A few of their old pals from Chandos were amongst the hundred-or-so guests also enjoying the occasion at the Broadfields Country Club.

C.P.

Thistlecroft Tower January 2005.

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C.P.

Burnell Gardens Entrance January 2005 - Aficionados will appreciate the retention of the classic Crittall 'Hopper' windows (visible on the first floor).

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C.P.

Park Block Jan 2005.

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C.P.

The '54 Club Photo Album.

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P. Poyton

July 2005 reunion picnic by the Chess at Sarratt.  From the left - John Hinton, Margaret Hinton, Gill Bailey, Steve Barker, Carol Bosworth, Liz Barker and Colin Poyton.  All, except Margaret and Liz, attended Chandos (in the early '60s).

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P. Poyton