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Slightly off topic, but a friend of mine from George Dixon Grammar school, Andrew Crockett, was I believe the son of the owner back in the late 1960's. His dad used to drop him off in Rolls some days. Lost touch with Andrew after school days.

Do you remember Susan Meanwell and Fiona MacDonald?

David you are absolutely correct. The church on the corner in question was St Germain's Church. Terry and I were good friends and as he took the number 8 bus to Lee Bank Road and to his home on Ryland Road. During my time at City Road, I would take this minor detour so that we could spend time...

Scanning back through my memories of GD, I remember happy times and one particular episode rather vividly. I've typed it out and called it 'Snow Day'. I hope it's not too long and wonder if anyone else can recall those happy times. There are few joyous moments for a 12 year old boy, attending...

My statement about the Polish Air Force being no match for the Luftwaffe was not meant to be critical of the Polish pilots but more their aircraft and command and control. It is widely known the 302 ad 303 squadrons (Polish) were the most successful of all RAF squadrons as far as their shoot...

Up until the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe had experienced an easy run of things but when pitted against the RAF were doomed to lose. The Polish Air Force was no match, as was the French. The Stuka dive bomber had been used to great effect in conjunction with German ground troops. That all...

Hello John. I just read your last missive. It is with great sadness that I write of Pete's passing on August 3rd. He fought a very stoic and courageous battle with esophageal cancer, supported by his wife Ann, but as in so many of these cases, the illness won. Pete and I had been communicating...

Time flies doesn't it? I remember working a Pantones season back stage when your dad was stage manager. Maybe 1970/71. Arthur Askey and Dickie Henderson were the stars. I have some fond memories of the laughs we 'stage hands' used to have.The 'get out' and get in' of all the scenery after...

Geoff, I don't remember the Reeves incident but I do remember Pat Hanks the art teacher. He was a very nice man and so enthusiastic about art. I remember as first formers he lectured us on the evils of paint by numbers and plastic flowers. Radical stuff back then. Poor old Rudolph Smith...

Hello Geoff, Glad you surfaced (pun intended) and found this thread about the old GD days. Fifty plus years ago, that's a sobering thought. I really liked 'Daddy" Giblin and Jed Paul, both characters in their way and good teachers also. As for Madison, no comment and as for Clements, I'm afraid...

I'm afraid not. All I have are the memories of a 17 year old, working during the summer holidays. There was a broad range of characters working at the Midland Hotel at that time (1969); everything from the lowly house porter (me) to the very affected general manager (let's call him Mr. Smith)...

My experience was similar. Naturally, there were some who had done this 'hike' before, although it seemed as though they managed to get the group lost once or twice. Our experience with the oilskin tarp was mixed. The first night a string was tied to two trees, several feet apart and the oilskin...

I was a cadet in 1970. We went to Wales for two or three days of navigating from point to point. If memory serves me correctly, it wasn't summer. The only protection from the elements was a yellow oilskin tarp that was given to groups of three or four of us to share. It snowed and we were very...

For me, GD was a real eye opener. From the outset, we first former’s were treated to the ubiquitous indoctrination speeches that we were, “…the top 22% of the country’s brains.” This because we had passed the 11 plus exam. So, for me, it started out on a fairly positive note. Unfortunately, the...

John I do remember you. I believe you used to set in a group with Mark Goldberg and Geoff Benton. You were in what I would call a civilized group, whereas I sat with the uncivilized group of Alec Macdonald, Harvey Burrows and (forgotten his first name) Morgan. I have to say that I didn't really...

We must have been in the same classes. Jed Paul was one of my favorite teachers and although I found lines in space difficult at first, once I grasped the process I had no further problems. I even managed to get a Grade 3 'O' Level in ED. I remember Geoff Benton, the great competition swimmer...

I remember Francis Caplin, the young French teacher. There was also a very attractive young female French teacher who taught we, the very testosterone laden lads, of the 4th form. Forget her name, but not her mini skirts.

No David. I lost touch with the Pedazur's after GD. Mark Goldberg and I saw each other socially for ten years or so, after GD. Sadly, I lost touch with Mark when I moved to the United States in 1986.

David, do you remember Eli and Michael Pedazur? How about Mark Gold. Eli and I were great rivals on sports day as we competed in the shot put and javelin. Mark and I remained friends for many years after GD. He was a very active member in PETA and is the author of several books.

It must have been in the early 1960's when the queen and duke visited Brum. Their route was down the Bristol Road towards town. With my trusty Brownie 127 camera and much luck, I managed to get this (rather blurry) image as they sped past our house.