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This thread makes Jimmy Edwards in "Whacko" appear a benevolent old soul and Dotheboys Hall a holiday camp. I went to some hard schools but this one takes the biscuit. OH HAPPY DAYS. ....WHACKOH

The Teaching profession, just like any other , is made up of all types of people. Some are incompetent, others get by while others are Stars in what they do. Expectations in Standards and Enforcement of discipline have changed. Some teachers would nowadays be open to prosecution for abuse...

They are not buried in Key Hill are they .......Sorry , I will get me coat.

" In fact, there's a signature in the bottom right-hand corner (Vernon, I think???). The fourth picture also seems to be a drawing, but - like the first posting - probably done from a photograph; this was a technique often used by magazines of the time." Quote db84124 Had a dig around for war...

I do not remember this comic . I did discover junk shops and old book shops. I think they have more up market names and rip off prices now. But for 6d or a bob you could get hardback editions of classics . For 3d you could buy a novel no one had ever heard of written in the 20s or 30s. The...

I hope this one turns out as interesting as your last mystery Wendy. Best of Luck

I never attended a school with a band but remember two lads ( different schools ) both Scots who really could play the accordion. Those big , Italian made ones . Jimmy Shand was popular then and The White Heather Club was on the TV. Last night on BBCi player I watched a program about sea...

No one took photos but there were plenty of crayon drawings on the walls of the boys toilets. Not of any artistic merit, they all resembled potatoe men, it was the attendant message which identified the teacher concerned. Cleaning them off the wall was a " volunteer" job. It usually got you off...

Some years ago I had a labrador and sort of inherited a Persian cat. During the the day they hated each other. Come feeding time at 6pm all that changed. They would happily eat their food together then settle down in front of the fire, the cat in the labradors lap.The cat would groom the the...

Most of my schoolmates education really took off after leaving school. How can you explain a " D " stream kid , thick as a brick to teachers, becoming an RAF Engineering Officer and University Lecturer on Aviation Engineering. That bloke could talk to jet engines. But others also went on to...

There were some photographs on the urbex site 28dl .com but it was a while ago and they may no longer be accessible. Tunnels always seem to attract grisly stories ie.The German Hospital, Jersey and its entombed workers. The use of tunnels on factory sites is away of keeping utility pipework out...

I agree totally with Frothblower and Fatfingers. Most were hard men who had fought a war, ended up in teaching by default and were bitter about being trapped in a job they hated so they could claim an early pension. I must say the women showed more interest. My presence was abrasive to most...

Thanks for the reply dec carr. Nothing can beat local knowledge. I have never knowingly visited the area and probably never will. Still its amazing where you can " virtually visit" on the web. Cheers......Arkrite...a virtual visitor.

I would have thought that with all those thirst inducing industries in close vicinity some one should have been on a nice little earner if they had a beer license.

The J.Henshall map of Birmingham of 1839 shows the Wallsall Lime Works at Heanage Street next to the Premler ( or Premier or Premly ??) Refinery. These are next to the canal. Across the street are the rear premises of A.Stevens Malthouse which fronts onto Woodcock Street . Other Forges and...

Since joining this forum a number of my family myths have been proved false as far as facts go. I do not think that they are fantasies more that the original story has become corrupted over time. Bits get added or taken away or altered. After all everyone loves a good story.My mother in law was...

Looking at newsreels from WW2 it can give the impression the war was fought in a collar and tie.Some uniforms may have looked smart but were impracticable by todays standards. Looking around the pub yesterday I realised what a bunch of scruffs most of us looked like. I wore a jumper beneath a...

These sort of deaths still occur albeit not so often. Elf and Safety rules can be bypassed or dangers not appreciated. Any closed container is danger be it in a factory or on a farm the two places these deaths usually occur.

Have yet to watch the latest but I have learned that the closest I want to be to a bomb is the one my father was always threatening to put under me. People really are amazing to be able to come to terms with this sort of thing. Today people go about their business all over the world, never...

No Alf I cannot find "Sarnies " in the Oxford English Dictionary either. I will put it down to Custom and Use and hope it will make there if I use it often enough. But that's what I had for mid day break for 40 years , whether or not it actually consisted of sandwiches. With the advent of the...