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Handsworth Technical School
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oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Thanks anvil man for reminding me about the badges, I remember now.
I only (accidently) kept one item from Handsworth Tech which I mentioned in an earlier post see below - sorry about the size of the pic, but thats all we could post back then ...
I only (accidently) kept one item from Handsworth Tech which I mentioned in an earlier post see below - sorry about the size of the pic, but thats all we could post back then ...
Confession - When I left Handsworth Tech I didn't hand in the Mathematical Tables book shown below. Someone named T.J.A. Reading had it before me and there is another name crossed out. I didn't cause the large ink blot on it.
One of my uncles bought me a Biro (early ball point pen) which was a novelty but the ink tended to smudge, and Ozzie nearly exploded when I used it for my English homework - had to rewrite it with proper pen and ink.
It's funny how I've kept the book for 60 years - don't know why !
I've just looked inside the book at logarithms and antilogarithms and can't work out how we used them.
Just think - Spitfires were probably designed using log tables and slide rules !
Hi Anvil man,
We were still making the same items that you have shown in 1956-58
It looks like a scene from inside my garage cupboard,
Do you not still have the aluminium casting made from the anvil ? I posted a picture of mine but like yours it was "hacked"
Great stuff Goffy
We were still making the same items that you have shown in 1956-58
It looks like a scene from inside my garage cupboard,
Do you not still have the aluminium casting made from the anvil ? I posted a picture of mine but like yours it was "hacked"
Great stuff Goffy
B
BernardR
Guest
I behave these days OM though I did buy a Super Soaker to dissuade the stray cat that comes in the garden.I haven't seen mention of the paper bag water-bombs lately in the posts.
Click the pic to see the Attic Launch Window.
Ena Sharples
New Member
I was at Craythorne Ave from 1963 to 1968 in forms from 1b to 5A2.
I can remember some names from my form, Caro, Stanyard, Rogers, Shaw, Kudryl, Wickett, Woodward, Morris.
Mendes was the Head and Trevor Lewis the deputy. I remember "bomber" Plowright teaching English, Flurtter for Maths, Rosier for Chemistry, Stokes and Ball for PE. Rudkin for RE.
Stokes really tried hard to teach me to swim at Grove Lane baths, and eventually succeeded! He did ruin my bowling at cricket though, no balling me 6 balls in a row and never once told me what I was doing wrong!
Happy days
I can remember some names from my form, Caro, Stanyard, Rogers, Shaw, Kudryl, Wickett, Woodward, Morris.
Mendes was the Head and Trevor Lewis the deputy. I remember "bomber" Plowright teaching English, Flurtter for Maths, Rosier for Chemistry, Stokes and Ball for PE. Rudkin for RE.
Stokes really tried hard to teach me to swim at Grove Lane baths, and eventually succeeded! He did ruin my bowling at cricket though, no balling me 6 balls in a row and never once told me what I was doing wrong!
Happy days
Hello Anvil Man.
Thanks for you post it brought back memories, I was at HTS from 1948-1950 and made the items shown in your photo we had more than one attempt at casting the anvil and stand sorry must have used all the aluminium. The only thing that remains is I have my last report dated 20 Dec 1950 head master Mr A J Bryant but all the masters signed with their initials the only one I can remember Is J Osborne the English teacher who whilst I was there always came class wearing a pullover with a scorch mark the shape of his iron.
Many Thanks for you posts,
Regards Norman Thurston
Thanks for you post it brought back memories, I was at HTS from 1948-1950 and made the items shown in your photo we had more than one attempt at casting the anvil and stand sorry must have used all the aluminium. The only thing that remains is I have my last report dated 20 Dec 1950 head master Mr A J Bryant but all the masters signed with their initials the only one I can remember Is J Osborne the English teacher who whilst I was there always came class wearing a pullover with a scorch mark the shape of his iron.
Many Thanks for you posts,
Regards Norman Thurston
Flashman10d
New Member
Hi, have been reading forum for a while, was at HTS 60-67. Walked up from train every day including incredible winters 62/63 remember fug of wet macs in the cloakrooms. Watching steam trains, milk crates stacked outside main building. Mr Morris maths, Mr Fryer music, Mr Griffiths biology, Mr Birch history, Mr Hollingsworth German. Mr Mottishead ran the chess club. I took all the photographs for the land yacht project and went to London to see the show recorded.
gardengerald
master brummie
Hello Everyone
Professor Rosier was science teacher at Loxton Street School before he moved to the Tech. He took us for our lesson in sex education, He stood in front of the class with 2 stuffed rabbits and told us one was male and one was female. We were told what made them different from each other and how they mated. Donald Bywater stood up and said 'do you and your wife dress up as rabbits then every night you go to bed' Professor Rosier turned away and the class was falling about laughing. After a few minutes he said I think we will all go for a walk, we got back to school in time to go home.
Great memories.
Gerald
Garden Gerald.
Professor Rosier was science teacher at Loxton Street School before he moved to the Tech. He took us for our lesson in sex education, He stood in front of the class with 2 stuffed rabbits and told us one was male and one was female. We were told what made them different from each other and how they mated. Donald Bywater stood up and said 'do you and your wife dress up as rabbits then every night you go to bed' Professor Rosier turned away and the class was falling about laughing. After a few minutes he said I think we will all go for a walk, we got back to school in time to go home.
Great memories.
Gerald
Garden Gerald.
gardengerald
master brummie
Hello Anvil Man
I went to Loxton Street School and was in the class when he gave the sex education talk. He did not stop long at Loxton
Street but was a very good teacher.
Take care...Gerald
Garden Gerald.
I went to Loxton Street School and was in the class when he gave the sex education talk. He did not stop long at Loxton
Street but was a very good teacher.
Take care...Gerald
Garden Gerald.
wattvillejr
Brummie babby
wattvillejr
Brummie babby
Left in '65 remember those teachers Mr Fryer my form teacher Mr Hollingworth taught me German
wattvillejr
Brummie babby
wattvillejr
Brummie babby
Green for Murdoch! When I was there
I too had a yellow games shirt which I believe was Faraday.
Hello Tim
As ever I'm years out in finding these most interesting posts. Bobby Pritchard and Keith (Piggy) Abbot were both good friends of mine. Bobby lived in Long street and I knew him and his family quite well. Keith is the same age as me with the same birthday date. I'm assuming that it is 'is' and not 'was'! I see in another post that you mention Tillingham Street. My grandparents lived here at No 10 and I used to visit regularly with my parents. I must have been in your company at some time in our educational voyage.
Neville Knight
Well young Neville what can I say about this blast from the past.
Bobby Pritchard was my mentor when I went to HTS as he was a term ahead of me and sort of took me under his wing, or lead me astray. He and I were in a funny little club who's after school challenge was being able to unlock every desk and locker in the school. When everyone had gone home we would go round with huge bunches of keys just show that we could open them. This often meant buying a new brand of lock just so we had the key to add our collection, as locks were pretty primitive and shared the same profile of could be filed a little to do the job. I must stress that we never stole anything , just held the lock aloft to show our prowess. Of cause we were " sprung " one afternoon by a teacher who's name I can't recall who at first was going to take us to higher authority but after he saw us do our little trick he merely confiscated our keys and told us to do something better with our time.
Bobby got me a part time job working with him at a bespoke tailors shop on Stratford Rd. Sparkhill. We were jack of all trades there , making pick ups and serving the public not overpaid paid but it beat my paper round.
We must hav
Bobby Pritchard was my mentor when I went to HTS as he was a term ahead of me and sort of took me under his wing, or lead me astray. He and I were in a funny little club who's after school challenge was being able to unlock every desk and locker in the school. When everyone had gone home we would go round with huge bunches of keys just show that we could open them. This often meant buying a new brand of lock just so we had the key to add our collection, as locks were pretty primitive and shared the same profile of could be filed a little to do the job. I must stress that we never stole anything , just held the lock aloft to show our prowess. Of cause we were " sprung " one afternoon by a teacher who's name I can't recall who at first was going to take us to higher authority but after he saw us do our little trick he merely confiscated our keys and told us to do something better with our time.
Bobby got me a part time job working with him at a bespoke tailors shop on Stratford Rd. Sparkhill. We were jack of all trades there , making pick ups and serving the public not overpaid paid but it beat my paper round.
We must hav
Well back again . Neville I'm sure I knew Keith Abbot as Willie and believe that as a youngster he had polio and used swimming as a aid to his recovery. He became very good at it and I remember seeing him in a schools competition at Moseley Rd. Baths.
He became a hero to a lot of us when he floored a teacher (in self defense) an was expelled. A lot of us were on the gym roof looking down into the Headmaster's office waiting on his father to come in to the defense. I think his father had a factory in Olton.
I remember you at Stratford Rd. Infants School you and Josephine Normansell were the star pupils whereas I came in about 7 or 10th. I was in love with Hazel Cox (not reciprocated ) which I can understand as I wore glasses and was a bit of woose .?
I remember you're grandfather he was a hairdresser with a shop in the city somewhere near where my father had his collars and Dicky front laundered and starched (he was the Head Waiter at the New Victoria Hotel in Corporation Street).
Bit of a coincidence Nobby Clarke from my HTS days visited his relatives at 11 Tillingham St.
Small World eh!
Cheers Tim.
He became a hero to a lot of us when he floored a teacher (in self defense) an was expelled. A lot of us were on the gym roof looking down into the Headmaster's office waiting on his father to come in to the defense. I think his father had a factory in Olton.
I remember you at Stratford Rd. Infants School you and Josephine Normansell were the star pupils whereas I came in about 7 or 10th. I was in love with Hazel Cox (not reciprocated ) which I can understand as I wore glasses and was a bit of woose .?
I remember you're grandfather he was a hairdresser with a shop in the city somewhere near where my father had his collars and Dicky front laundered and starched (he was the Head Waiter at the New Victoria Hotel in Corporation Street).
Bit of a coincidence Nobby Clarke from my HTS days visited his relatives at 11 Tillingham St.
Small World eh!
Cheers Tim.
Tim. Just caught up with this post of yours.
I remember Keith getting busted from HTS. I also remember Josephine Normansell! I don't recall being a star but if it was the case it didn't last!
Yes, g'father was a hairdresser, the saloon was in Ethel Street and carried on being run by my father and his brother until the late 50's I think it was when the area was redeveloped..
Cheers. Neville
I remember Keith getting busted from HTS. I also remember Josephine Normansell! I don't recall being a star but if it was the case it didn't last!
Yes, g'father was a hairdresser, the saloon was in Ethel Street and carried on being run by my father and his brother until the late 50's I think it was when the area was redeveloped..
Cheers. Neville
Hi Neville, Thanks for the catch up. Can't think of anything clever to add.
I presume that you must have gone direct from Stratford Rd School to HTS and into the engineering as I can't recall our paths crossing. I only did the two year building course which didn't set up with a career, not being a Star by any stretch of the imagination.
Cheers Tim
I presume that you must have gone direct from Stratford Rd School to HTS and into the engineering as I can't recall our paths crossing. I only did the two year building course which didn't set up with a career, not being a Star by any stretch of the imagination.
Cheers Tim
Tim. As you say not much more of interest to add. I went to Golden Hillock Road for 2 years before going to HTS. I did 2years Mech Eng course and then a further year ie 51 to 54. We didn't spend much time at Boulton Road so wouldn't have come across you. I do have school photo for 195? so I guess you would be on that.
Neville
Neville
Hi Neville, They did take a school photo, on clockwork timed camera, took a photo in about 5 minutes that came out about 2 foot wide.Think it was only of the Boulton Rd mob. If I had a copy must have left it with all my other stuff when I came to Oz in 1961.
Cheers Tim
Cheers Tim
I must have been in the same class as you! I remember Dorman and Bedford. Dorman taught German without resorting to any English which made life a bit difficult at times and I can remember Bedford giving a boy a cigarette in class when we were acting out a play - presumably to get into the role. I certainly remember the land yacht parked in the hall and I can remember it being on TV. I also remember the boy being killed. Being older than us, he wasn't someone I particularly knew, but I can remember being told about the death in assembly. I always wondered where the word "deef" came from - now I know.
Welcome Graham. Hope other HTS pupils see your post. Thanks for posting and enjoy the forum. Viv.
