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Perry Beeches Secondary School

Out in the sticks Brummy said:
I terrorised the right of way with my old moggy 1000 I learnt to drive in I bought for £4 but it saved me loads in driving lessons My second car was the escort and I always wanted a mini all taken on the right of way
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Hi Jan,
Nice photo of you with your Gran and Clifford. Can’t say that I recognise Clifford, I think class 1A was Mr. Newell’s class, was Clifford in his class? So many years ago, parts of my time at Perry Beeches are quite vivid. I enjoyed the years I had there. Good buy the Morris, £4! Mind you, you could buy a house then for much less than you pay for a car now.
 
Out in the sticks Brummy said:
I terrorised the right of way with my old moggy 1000 I learnt to drive in I bought for £4 but it saved me loads in driving lessons My second car was the escort and I always wanted a mini all taken on the right of way
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I also terrorised my Neighbours including racing up and down Dewsbury Grove in my Knackered Jaguar E type. My first car was a Ford 100e Anglia that I sometimes had to get a push start from the paperboy, bless him. My friend Arthur Kearney had a similar escort to yours but treated it with great respect as he bought it new which I was never able to do. Happy days.
 
JeannetteM said:
Hi Jan,
Nice photo of you with your Gran and Clifford. Can’t say that I recognise Clifford, I think class 1A was Mr. Newell’s class, was Clifford in his class? So many years ago, parts of my time at Perry Beeches are quite vivid. I enjoyed the years I had there. Good buy the Morris, £4! Mind you, you could buy a house then for much less than you pay for a car now.
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No Cliff was in the B stream I was in the A stream and my 1st year I was in Mr Newell class followed by Mr P J MacShanes to be called by him a crook like your brother before you he couldn't spell either
 
nickcc101 said:
I also terrorised my Neighbours including racing up and down Dewsbury Grove in my Knackered Jaguar E type. My first car was a Ford 100e Anglia that I sometimes had to get a push start from the paperboy, bless him. My friend Arthur Kearney had a similar escort to yours but treated it with great respect as he bought it new which I was never able to do. Happy days.
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can you remember the guy down by the opening in the gully to Dewsbury with a Ginetta and the little chap with Isseta bubble car
 
Out in the sticks Brummy said:
No Cliff was in the B stream I was in the A stream and my 1st year I was in Mr Newell class followed by Mr P J MacShanes to be called by him a crook like your brother before you he couldn't spell either
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Clifford and I must have passed one another in the corridor on occasions then? Mr, McShane, always had a cigarette on the go, I can see him now sitting on the edge of his desk at the front of the class, blowing out the cigarette smoke. He could be quite brutal with his comments.
 
Out in the sticks Brummy said:
can you remember the guy down by the opening in the gully to Dewsbury with a Ginetta and the little chap with Isseta bubble car
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I remember the Italian Family who lived at No 34 the Fathers name was Bruno and his Daughter has posted on this Forum some years ago if I remember correctly, this would have been the last house before the Gully coming up Dewsbury. I left in 1970 but my Mother lived there a few years longer before moving to Solihull. I had an Austin A55 which I used when my Etype was off the road, I left it there parked up outside the back of our garden in the gully until my Mother got the scrap man to take it away.
 
nickcc101 said:
I remember the Italian Family who lived at No 34 the Fathers name was Bruno and his Daughter has posted on this Forum some years ago if I remember correctly, this would have been the last house before the Gully coming up Dewsbury. I left in 1970 but my Mother lived there a few years longer before moving to Solihull. I had an Austin A55 which I used when my Etype was off the road, I left it there parked up outside the back of our garden in the gully until my Mother got the scrap man to take it away.
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I bet you wish you still had it they are worth a small fortune now
Jan
 
Hi, I definitely remembered Clifford's name, and recognised him immediately from the photo. As I remember he was quite tall and seemed nice. I think he must have had friends in the A stream, because he always seemed to be around. . Yes, one of Mr McShane's favourite descriptions when someone stepped out of line was to call them a crook.
 
nickcc101 said:
Certainly do. Bought it off a mate who had a car sales pitch on gravelly hill for £900 in 1968 and sold it in 1970 for £300 as I needed the money, bought a mini van instead. 145 mph down to 75 mph certainly helped slow me down.
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I had a mini van I loved it still in to minis now not the BMW ones but the classics Have a 50 year old Riley Elf
Maryd said:
Hi, I definitely remembered Clifford's name, and recognised him immediately from the photo. As I remember he was quite tall and seemed nice. I think he must have had friends in the A stream, because he always seemed to be around. . Yes, one of Mr McShane's favourite descriptions when someone stepped out of line was to call them a crook.
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Hi Mary
he used to hang around with Roy Lambert and Pete Espin they are still good friends now I wouldn't have called him tall gangley yes but thats because he is my brother
Jan
 
Out in the sticks Brummy said:
I had a mini van I loved it still in to minis now not the BMW ones but the classics Have a 50 year old Riley Elf

Hi Mary
he used to hang around with Roy Lambert and Pete Espin they are still good friends now I wouldn't have called him tall gangley yes but thats because he is my brother
Jan
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Hello Jan, how lovely that they've stayed friends all this time. (I've moved around so much, unfortunately). I remember Royston getting picked on by some teacher for suddenly turning up with sticky up hair - and it was only slight - we thought it was cool!

Mary
 
Out in the sticks Brummy said:
I was a Perry Beeches scholar I was there from 1969- 1974 I remember Mr Edge, Mr Caldicot Miss Lloyd Mr Newel, Arty Varty, Mr Jefferson P.J.McShane Mr Evans Mr Jones Hr Hall Mr Ford a few more whose names escape me. My brother Clifford Commander went there as well 7 years before me and my cousins Linda Salt Jill Gregory and Lynn Gregory
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I was a close friend of Clifford!!! Times spent pushing a Vespa up and down !!!!! Would love to contact him.
Harry Richardson [email protected].
 
Sorry about the quality, I got it from someone on another site. Mr G Newell's class 1A - Must have been Spring? Summer 1963 I should think. Wasn't sure if I'd posted this before, but for those who haven't seen it - can you spot yourselves or your friends?

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Maryd said:
Ha, I can just imagine Mr McShane doing that! He seemed absolutely ancient to us didn't he? Always (it appeared to me) in the same three-piece chocolate brown suit with pocket watch and chain/ He had a bit of shakiness to him do you remember - might have been the fags I suppose!
Mary
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I recall Mr Fields. He had shellshock , very bad shake in his right arm.
 
HarryR said:
I recall Mr Fields. He had shellshock , very bad shake in his right arm.
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Nice surprise the school photo. I don’t have any photos of my time at Perry Beeches. I am sitting next to Mr. Newell and it was great to spot John Greaves sitting on the other side of him. I remember the person sitting next to me but can’t put a name to the face. I do remember the name of Royston Lambert, mentioned by Jan a couple of days ago.
Jenny
 
Hi Jenny, I think that is Tony Hill. I remember a lot of them. I can zoom in on my picture, which helps a lot, but it seems it can't be done on here...don't think so anyway.

Mary
 
I went to the school many years before the dates in the latest posts so always get alerts when someone posts.
Here is the pic in #225 enlarged but unfortunately the resolution can't be increased. How smart they all look ... :)
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JeannetteM said:
Hi Mary,
Just been looking at the pic again - is that Gillian Brown on the left at the end, of the second row?
Jenny
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There was a Gillian Brown in my class at Birchfield Road Juniors, I think she did go to Beeches Senior and would have been a 1st year in 62/3.
I can't quite bring her face to mind after so many years but that could be her.
 
Maryd said:
Hello Jan, how lovely that they've stayed friends all this time. (I've moved around so much, unfortunately). I remember Royston getting picked on by some teacher for suddenly turning up with sticky up hair - and it was only slight - we thought it was cool!

Mary
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MaryI can't find the photo I was looking for but this is Cliff and Mavis's wedding 1973 at St Johns church Perry Barr you may even know May
Left to right My Mom and Dad, Roy Lambert bestman Cliff May Edwina (Mays sister) me Mays Mom and Dad Ted and Lil Pitt and my cousin Lynn Gregory
Jan
 

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JeannetteM said:
Hi Mary,
Just been looking at the pic again - is that Gillian Brown on the left at the end, of the second row?
Jenny
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Yes, Jenny, that's Gillian, next to (I think Alan Clarke? then Susan Williscroft?, John Greves. There are others I'm more sure about.
 
Out in the sticks Brummy said:
MaryI can't find the photo I was looking for but this is Cliff and Mavis's wedding 1973 at St Johns church Perry Barr you may even know May
Left to right My Mom and Dad, Roy Lambert bestman Cliff May Edwina (Mays sister) me Mays Mom and Dad Ted and Lil Pitt and my cousin Lynn Gregory
Jan
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I remember your mum and dad!!!!! On the left off the group.
 
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If anyone on here was at Dorrington Road Infants circa 1956...before being consigned to Doodleboys Hall (sorry, Perry Beeches), I've just uploaded a picture on a thread I created for Dorrington Road Infants and Juniors. I couldn't find one for the school, so sorry if I've doubled up somewhere along the line.

Mary
 
Thanks Mary, your memory is good. I was pleased with myself for recognising Gill and John! Like you I moved around a fair bit so didn’t stay in touch with any of the class. I bumped into Alan Glover when I was about 20, we did a day trip to London together and met up a couple of other times but lost touch again.
Jenny
 
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