Old Wandsworthians 

2002 Guest Book

Message Time: Friday, December 27, 2002 19:00:29
Name: john michael pocock
From: San Francisco and Philippines
E-mail Address: johnpocock2000@hotmail.com
How Found: a strange encounter
Message: I was on a banca (Philippine boat) somewhere between Batangas and Oriental Mindoro, sitting next to this old fart (strangely we were both reading Russian authors!) Yep, it turned out he was at our school - told me of its demise. I was there between 1955-60. What a wonderful life experience that was!

Message Time: Friday, December 27, 2002 5:07:00
Name: Chris Allen (was Manning) (No.696) (nicknames Noddy/Henry/Mince Morsels!)
From: Norwich
E-mail Address: Chrisallenvso@aol.com
How Found: searching and got the idea from seing another school site
Message: Hello Jim I was at Wandsworth (Wansworff) 1968-1975 Here I am at 4.30 a.m. just after christmas feeling rather sad to discover that the school has been knocked down and a GIRLS school built on the site. In fact I was shocked and surprised by the feelings this news evoked in me.I remembered many of the names on the list. I was a member of the rugby team and remember these players Charlie Scudamore (1968-1975) Kevin Williams (1968-1972) Kevin Hunt (1968-1972) Graham Sparkes Colin Walsh (1968-1972) Steve Larrabeiti(1968-1975) Steve Crossley (1968-1972) Rob(Bob?) Andrews (1968 -1975) We were unbeaten in 1972/3 althought the team a year older were very strong. I also remember ainslie harriot,Ernie Carth, alan bone,vincent davis. Malcolm dewhurst, ken burns, keith fowler, steven fowler, steven godden, philip gibson, andrew kettle, richard goodwin, piers shore (RIP)Tony Saldji, gary colman staff: derek Williams, john vockings, Mr bacchus (scary, Louise ackerman, miss Bride, wally Hammond Maths 1968-1970?)+ sally?) russell burgess,john bourton? P.E. Paul Snare A.E.Howard! Tony? Headteacher Mr pike mr goldstone and many more whose names I can't remember I shall have to have a think about this. Cheers Chris (Manning)Allen

Message Time: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 13:17:52
Name: anonymous
From: Argyle Estate then
E-mail Address: sacbar1@aol.com
How Found: Looking
Message: My class 1971 1977: Ashurst, Andrews, Bigglestone, Bolton, Boris, Byrne, Chapman, Clements, Cola, Colliety, Cotton, Davis(?) Dickenson, Fowler, Goacher, Jackson, Langdon, Lowe, Lyden-Cowan, Nasir, Parsons, Reed, Reynolds, Robbins, Rock, S****(?), Trimmer, Verrills, Woolloff. What happened to Dean Carpenter?? Peter Bumfluff?? Favourite teachers: John Vockings, Loiuse Ackerman, Faz Darr, Tony Mitchum, KCB, John Clegg, John Tobin (finally asked me to leave after the last straw - remember Jimmy Adeferangi?) Ted Bachus, RB, and of course Nurse Peggy Whalley, and many more. One or two missing but not a bad feat of memory after 25 years.

Message Time: Thursday, December 19, 2002 22:52:51
Name: Doug Harman
From: London now living in Poland
E-mail Address: spar@smk.gda.pl
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: I was a pupil at Wandsworth 1952/1957 in Morley D set. and in fact watched the building of the 'new school'. To be honest the details of my time there are fading into the mists of history but one friend's name comes to mind - Michael (Ben) Gunn so if you see this Ben and remember me drop me an e.mail. A little bit of info. in the picture of 50's masters second row from the back and first on the left is Dr. Medinger who took me for chemistry. I have hardly set foot in the U.K. for the last twenty years so it came as rather sad news to know that Wandsworth was no more. I am glad that at least the Old School building will remain intact and, I hope, populated with the ghosts of the little monsters that I know my friends and I were.

Message Time: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:37:31
Name: Clive Friend
From: Cobham, Surrey
E-mail Address: clive@the-image.co.uk Home Page: The Image
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: I was a pupil from Sept 1955-July 60, so was there during the big change from Grammar to Comp. It is interesting so find details of the final demise of the old school, I had seen it was coming down when passing last year. Regards to all from my time.

Message Time: Monday, December 2, 2002 16:21:36
Name: Tony Savage
From: St. Albans
E-mail Address: tony.savage@virgin.net
How Found: A Friend
Message: Still trying to contact old stagers like myself from the 1947 to 1955 era. Where are you - Don King, Danny Nye, Graham Wrench, Roy Edwards, Duncan Livingstone and Gordon Brooks. Duncan's brother Douggie Livingstone turned up in the memorial TV show about John Thaw. He was at our school over the 1947 to 1954 period and then went on to Bristol Univ before treading the boards and getting into TV - both acting and script writing.

Message Time: Saturday, November 30, 2002 17:46:03
Name: Dave Roberts
From: Caterham
E-mail Address: feds@ntlworld.com
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: A big thanks to all those who attended the reunion at the Grid in Southfields, those being; Steve Slack, Angus Campbell, Dave King, Merton Murrell, Tony Hall, Nick Hancock, Clifton Francis, Ian Zachary, Sam MacKenzie and myself. We were small in number but we had a great time. We'll be doing it again next year so if you feel like swelling the numbers, please come along, you won't regret it.

Message Time: Friday, November 29, 2002 6:05:59
Name: KHURRAM QURAISHI
From: PITTSBURGH USA
E-mail Address: KIN3@BELLATLANTIC.NET
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Sad to see the old place go.Had a great time,alot of fond memories.Started in Delta,the teacher being Clive King the classic history teacher. Anyone remember fagash lil,Wellbank the mad science teacher,and of course MR Clegg our year master from 79-84.If anyone remembers me e-mail me.

Message Time: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 13:44:55
Name: Satvinder Singh Alg
From: India
E-mail Address: s_s_alg@yahoo.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Attended the school during 1976 to 1982 (I think)from 1 omega thru to 5Z then 6th form. Had some good times, and some bad but lots of memories.

Message Time: Thursday, November 21, 2002 13:59:02
Name: Paul Adams
From: now living in Macedonia
E-mail Address: fabrika@on.net.mk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: keen to hear from anyone who remembers me, and urgently need to know where the old school records are archived (i need copies of my records for the purpose of visa requirements here in Macedonia)

Message Time: Thursday, October 3, 2002 19:11:55
Name: Brian Loxley
From: Ashtead Surrey
E-mail Address: brian.loxley@ukonline.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Any old friends from the years 1956 - 1962 please drop me a line.

Message Time: Monday, September 30, 2002 19:11:26
Name: Denis Castle
From: Derbyshire UK
E-mail Address: deno911@f2s.com Home Page: none
Message: My name is Denis Castle. I went to this School when it was caled Wandsworth School of Technical Building. I live Crystal Palace at the time. It was a long way to school. The year would be about 1949. I was in Tudor House. I boxed for the house and for the School. I ran for the school at Tooting Beck. I was in the Photographic club.

Message Time: Sunday, September 15, 2002 11:53:20
Name: john liddle
From: hemel hempstead
E-mail Address: linda@whippet26.freeserve.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: To anyone who new me at wandsworth school please get in touch and has anyone heard of alen dunkly, jonnie boyce or david may.

Message Time: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:34:23
Name: Niall Stanton
From: Origin Putney Now in Australia
E-mail Address: Niallstanton@aol.com
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Hi to all the lads from 1963 1 Theta Morley house. I am so glad to have finally found the web site, would love to hear from anyone that can remember me Paul Mathews, Paul Priest,Barry Friend, Oliver Creed Martin Gill Kenny Simes, Kevin Peskett.Anyone in the Rugby team with Taffy Jenkins,lovely bloke he was. Regards to all of you from Down Under

Message Time: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 19:47:37
Name: Paul Kopyciok
From: Once Roehampton, now Gillingham, Kent, UK
E-mail Address: paul@thekopycioks.com
How Found: research
Message: Decided to search for info' relating to the school following several emails via friends re-united. I was at the school from 1969 to 1975 and returned four years ago to find it had been closed. I wandered around the derelict new part of the school taking photos but was prevented from entering the old school by a security guard. I was in the choir until I left school but lost interest when at the age of 15 RB, (driving me home after a late practice session), asked me if I had a girl friend. I tended to lose my head on field trips, doing stupid, stupid, things. The most notorious being rescued by the coastguard from the top of a 200 foot cliff at Ilfracombe. Later that year I walked the Pennine Way with Andrew Kettle, Edmund King and ANother whose name completely eludes me. Regards to all who remember me and please feel free to write.

Message Time: Friday, July 5, 2002 14:46:09
Name: Richard Emblen
From: Roehampton now Lincolnshire
E-mail Address: dunctonwoodFCR@aol.com Home Page: http://www.dunctonwood.freeserve.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: I attended Wandsworth between 1967 - 72, my claim to fame is as a member of the cricket team for those years. I bowled a bit! I was in Gibbon House and was a first year in theta? Was one of three ex-boys who made a go of it in radio, the others Keith Corby and Paul Lock. I now live in gentile poverty, breeding dogs in Lincolnshire. By the way I call my children and now my grandchildren "Baby Horrors" thanks Mr Finbow. Good Days.

Message Time: Thursday, June 27, 2002 14:00:46
Name: dan
E-mail Address: aaa@aaa.com Home Page: sex toys
How Found: Just browsing around the Web

Message Time: Friday, June 21, 2002 19:54:29
Name: Thomas(Tom) Neave 63-69
From: Wimbledon - now Somerset
E-mail Address: tom@funasset.com
How Found: Friends Reunited
Message: What memories! but I have a lot of memories which I can't find anywhere! Such as: the Planetarium, the revolving stage, the school plays(with the girls from Mayfield), the freezing swimming pool, rowing, the Fives courts, the Trampolene, "Mozzo" the maths teacher, Mrs Carney, the abandoned clockroom below the 'new' school that was taken over by various clubs/groups, all the excellant facilities from the science labs to the library.... Hope I have jogged a few memories.

Message Time: Monday, June 10, 2002 16:22:23
Name: Ray Pritchard
From: Little Bookham, Surrey.
E-mail Address: Rayat71@aol.com
How Found: Memorial Trust Newsletter No.8
Message: Great site - well done John (or is it Jim) Carpenter.I was at Wandsworth from 1954 to 1960 and thoroughly enjoyed my school days. I was a member of the choir (basses) under Russell Burgess from 1956 until the school closed in 1988. I have organised two choir reunions - the first in 1997 and the second in October 2000, both very successful and attended by about 70 choir members. Another choir reunion is being arranged this year - probably in November 2002. Please email me if you would like details. Best wishes to all who remember me.

Message Time: Monday, June 10, 2002 5:29:53
Name: KEITH DERICK PHILLIPS
From: SOUTHFIELDS, NOW IN ATHENS.
E-mail Address: derphill@yahoo.com
How Found: BIZ CONTACT IE., JOHN QUILTER
Message: ANYONE OUT THERE REMEMBER ME ? I JOINED THE OLD SCHOOL IN ABOUT 1958 - 1963. I WAS KNOWN FOR MY GYMANSTIC ABILITIES AS WELL AS SWIMMING/DIVING. BIKE SHED PREFECT, ALWAYS BRIBED WITH A FAG OR 2. WOULD LOVE TO HITCH-UP AGAIN WITH ANYONE THAT REMEMBERS ME, AFTER ALL I WAS A NICE GUY.

Message Time: Sunday, June 9, 2002 21:58:30
Name: Clive Frampton
From: Toronto, Canada
E-mail Address: clive.frampton@sympatico.ca
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: I was recently on vacation in France and ran into Patrick Cassidy, who was joint head boy at Wandsworth in the 1988-89 year. We spent several enjoyable hours reminiscing about boys and teachers at the old school. Patrick is the priest in charge of the Anglican church in Marseille. He still looks much as he did in the two pictures of prefects supplied to this site by John Davies. He's not very au fait with computer-related stuff and was quite unaware of this site and that of Friends Reunited. He has often wondered what happened to his contemporaries at Wandsworth and, although he has no Internet access, he would love to hear from those who remember him. He can be reached by snail mail at: Rev. Patrick Cassidy 73 La Canebiere (Appt. 83) 13001--Marseille France His telephone number is: (00-33) 491.90.18.81

Message Time: Thursday, June 6, 2002 11:14:14
Name: Barry Smith
From: queensland Australia
E-mail Address: barry@justinternet.com.au
How Found: A Friend
Message: Really sad to hear the old school had the larry. Like most OW's have great memories of the school. Was a member from 59 to 64. Pitt was the house and Mr finbow the master in charge of us. Seems a waste for it to go,it was a great school and good teachers. It is good that the school lives on in our memories. Facilities were first class the old school should have been turned into a museum. Regards to past Wandsworthians both pupils and teachers alike.

Message Time: Wednesday, June 5, 2002 11:21:10
Name: simon cochran
From: lewes east sussex
E-mail Address: gingesi77@yahoo.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: just to say hi to all from1972-1975 especially simon fairclough, who gave me a wack in the face with his old army kit bag ,and chipped my tooth,which is still here today. i also remember a bully who smacked me in the mouth for ten pence,i would like to meet up with him now,because with interest he owes me about a hundred quid and i owe him a smack in the mouth, oh happy days!

Message Time: Saturday, June 1, 2002 14:36:14
Name: Jim Marshall
From: Maidstone Kent
E-mail Address: marshall@vinterspark.freeserve.co.uk
How Found: Carrying out research.
Message: 1966-1971 I had Some great times and left with a brilunt ejucashon, I started in 1/2 Alpha then onto 3/4/5/ D/E, if anyone remembers me please contact via E-mail. It's a real choker to see how the old place has ended up, when I thing how often we tried to pull it down without any success! happy days. If any of my old masters happen to read this - Thank you.

Message Time: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 17:00:05
Name: Ashley kingman
From: Wandsworth then, California now!
E-mail Address: kingmanash@aol.com
How Found: Mystical Inspiration
Message: Anyone remember me,I almost got expelled for stealing lead off the roof of the main hall during lunch break. I guess the demolition started that day!! Joking aside I attended the school from 77 till 81. My yearmaster was Mr saunders A chap who was good with the cane! The other teachers I recall..Mr taylor who was nuts,Mr king, a history teacher who subed at "games" and wore a green track suit that earned him the nickname "kermit king". Actually he was a good bloke as was,Mr jones, science and Mr sharp,metalwork. The old lady who taught art was allright too, she smoked like crazy! My form master was Mr ramjiee another good guy. The bad guys.. Mr allen,sadistic physics teacher and any the P.E. teachers of that period. I was in the school choir and sung on a recording of Tosca I belive. My muic teacher was the incomparable Russel Burgess. The reason my parents sent me to wandsworth was the music classes. This was a big help as Im a musician now! Its been fun writing this and I hope that all the staff and pupils of these years are in good health. Plug time....Check out my band, just search the net for Big Sandy and his fly rite boys.. Cheers, Ash.

Message Time: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 16:59:56
Name: Ashley kingman
From: Wandsworth then, California now!
E-mail Address: kingmanash@aol.com
How Found: Mystical Inspiration
Message: Anyone remember me,I almost got expelled for stealing lead off the roof of the main hall during lunch break. I guess the demolition started that day!! Joking aside I attended the school from 77 till 81. My yearmaster was Mr saunders A chap who was good with the cane! The other teachers I recall..Mr taylor who was nuts,Mr king, a history teacher who subed at "games" and wore a green track suit that earned him the nickname "kermit king". Actually he was a good bloke as was,Mr jones, science and Mr sharp,metalwork. The old lady who taught art was allright too, she smoked like crazy! My form master was Mr ramjiee another good guy. The bad guys.. Mr allen,sadistic physics teacher and any the P.E. teachers of that period. I was in the school choir and sung on a recording of Tosca I belive. My muic teacher was the incomparable Russel Burgess. The reason my parents sent me to wandsworth was the music classes. This was a big help as Im a musician now! Its been fun writing this and I hope that all the staff and pupils of these years are in good health. Plug time....Check out my band, just search the net for Big Sandy and his fly rite boys.. Cheers, Ash.

Message Time: Monday, May 27, 2002 16:21:29
Name: Barry Church
From: Dagenham, Essex
E-mail Address: justbazza@yahoo.com
How Found: Link from other search sites
Message: Best wishes to all old Wandsworthians out there. Had some great times at the old school - stepped out of line a few times (like my old mate Stephen Mills!!) - and paid for it dearly. But don't regret one moment of it - A great place to have attended. Regards to all BARRY PS: Great site Jim

Message Time: Sunday, May 26, 2002 6:17:44
Name: David Hyde
From: Huntingdon
E-mail Address: david@mbcs.freeserve.co.uk
How Found: Old Wandsworthians Memorial Trust Newsletter
Message: I will be digging out all my old files relating to Wandsworth including those relating to the Choir of which I was a member from 1952 until 1979.

Message Time: Thursday, May 23, 2002 16:12:24
Name: Patrick Brill
From: Wandsworth (ha ha)
E-mail Address: bobsmith@lcca.homechoice.co.uk Home Page: http://bobandrobertasmith.com
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Hello I was at Wandsworth from 1974 till 1980. Some happy \some frightening memories. Does anyone remember Norton Taylor? History teacher (Sort of) I think he was really great. If anyone wants to get in touch please do. Dont be put off by my web site I am an artist and use a psydonym Bob Smith. All the best Bob

Message Time: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:43:40
Name: Mike Kouzaris
From: Dartford
E-mail Address: mikekouzaris@nwkcollege.ac.uk
How Found: Referred From Page - enter below
Message: Teacher of PE at Wandsworth School from 1974-8

Message Time: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:07:54
Name: stephen marlow
From: croydon
E-mail Address: steve_marlow@hotmail.com
How Found: trust newsletter
Message: Hi every 1 nice to see the old school going strong!!!

Message Time: Monday, May 20, 2002 5:48:43
Name: Ernest Terence Pettengell
E-mail Address: e.t.pettengell@staffs.ac.uk
How Found: The Old Wandsworthians Memorial Trust Newsletter

Message Time: Saturday, May 18, 2002 13:25:03
Name: stephen mills
From: hemel hempstead
E-mail Address: s.a.mills@ntlworld.com
How Found: old boy and searching for our web site
Message: Good luck all old Wandsworthians and I hope that they didnt treat you as harshly as they treated me. But it did me a power of good.

Message Time: Sunday, May 5, 2002 10:01:57
Name: Eric Wisby
From: West London
E-mail Address: ericwisby17@yahoo.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web

Message Time: Thursday, April 25, 2002 18:45:13
Name: Dave Barton
From: Newington,Ontario,Canada
E-mail Address: grumpy@cnwl.igs.net
How Found: Referred From Page - enter below
Message: As the song goes,Memories are made of this.......Any one else out there remember me,or was in Pitt D with Mr Mercer (Chuckles) who couldn't crack a smile if he won the big one on the football pools..... If anyone wants to try another site,go to www.friendsunited.co.uk. There seems to be a bunch of old boys on that site as well. I would like to say thanks to all those involved for thier effort in putting this site together,great work! dave

Message Time: Monday, April 22, 2002 14:59:41
Name: Terry Gare
From: Teesside
E-mail Address: terry@tgare.freeserve.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Now I've found the site, maybe there are some old friends out there.

Message Time: Friday, April 19, 2002 16:17:48
Name: Geoff. Wood 58 - 63
From: Bodmin, Cornwall.
E-mail Address: Bodplumb@ukonline.co.uk
Message: Thanks Jim for a sourcs of contact with O.W's. Their memories, comments and humour take 'the school' beyond the institution that it was. The buildings may go, the ambiance will remain. As with so many I left at 16. I left a trail of sparks and smoke and have lived to regret it.

Message Time: Friday, April 19, 2002 16:17:41
Name: Geoff. Wood 58 - 63
From: Bodmin, Cornwall.
E-mail Address: Bodplumb@ukonline.co.uk
Message: Thanks Jim for a sourcs of contact with O.W's. Their memories, comments and humour take 'the school' beyond the institution that it was. The buildings may go, the ambiance will remain. As with so many I left at 16. I left a trail of sparks and smoke and have lived to regret it.

Message Time: Thursday, March 28, 2002 21:48:52
Name: ColinCarter
From: Brisbane Australia
E-mail Address: colinc@powerup.com.au
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Started in form 2 1956 and left middle of form 5 1959 to start apprentiship at Bridges power tools. Remember names Keith Bindon, Dicky Bird.I think i was in Morley House.I remember at opening of new school doing a display of underwater swimming useing breathing apparatus in the school pool,and also the old squash courts where we used to play handball,I am still into swimming being a State Referee, and also an Open Water Referee,I had a brother David Carter who started Wandswoth in 1958

Message Time: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 19:34:13
Name: Glyn M Nunn
From: Lincolnshire
E-mail Address: glyn@2ndtonunn.co.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Wow the sight of the destruction of the upper school with all its memories is amazing..

Message Time: Friday, March 15, 2002 8:29:10
Name: John Ingham
From: Fulham
E-mail Address: jsingham@fulhamcab.org.uk
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: The main thing I remember were the visits to the Park Tavern after school events. My last day most have been best as in 6th form allowed out of school. Several of us whent to Park Tavern a few beers and back to school to say goodbye. No thought of beer on our breath.

Message Time: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 13:20:46
Name: Alan Bartlett
From: Formerly Putney now Cornwall
E-mail Address: alanb@btinternet.com Home Page: http://www.abartlett.co.uk
How Found: A Friend
Message: 1963-1970. Gamma and King f rings a bell. Mr Pett (a good guy) was form master in AR5 in the lower school. Fellow cohorts I remember were Ray Barrett, Paul Adams, Roy Jenkins, Mick Phelan, Felix Alvarez, Paul Holford, Peter Griffiths, Eric Wisbey, Tom Hain (brother of Peter, MP for Neath and Euro minister), Martin Saxby, Kevin Roots, Chis Ferriday, John Todd, Edward Rige, Chris Tasker, Teddy Sieracki. There are a whole lot more whose faces I can recall but not names right now - so sorry if I didn't include you in the list . In the last year I've been in touch with a few of the above. Please feel free to mail me if you want. All the best, chums.

Message Time: Monday, February 25, 2002 16:07:47
Name: Keith Parr
From: now: Walton-on-the-hill, sy. then: Standen Rd southfields
E-mail Address: keith.parr@btinternet.com
How Found: A Friend
Message: I was at Wandsworth School between 1963-1968 Mr Slowson was my form Master. I remember him whacking his brief case with a metre rule prior to checking we had done our science homework. sometimes the metre rule whacked more than just the brief case ?

Message Time: Saturday, February 23, 2002 18:44:49
Name: Kenneth Gunn
From: usk road battersea
E-mail Address: kenneth.gunn@orange.net also invadarenegade@aol.com
How Found: frends reunited
Message: Hi all was at wadsworth from 1966 to 1972 i was in a class with gerald bullet, allan cannon,??? it would be nice to find some old frends if you remember me contact me,i now live in north kent email me for my phone number and have a chat bye for now

Message Time: Saturday, February 23, 2002 8:51:34
Name: Ted Fowler
From: Sydney Australia now West Kensington then.
E-mail Address: tfowler@bigpond.net.au
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: Sept 1951- June 57. Haven't thought about the old place much since I left it but was surprised to feel sad at its demise. The pictures and lists bring back many memories but not too many names. I was in Cromwell C. The set master in the first few years was Mr Kyte, I've quite fond memories of him. Less fond momemories of some of the others. The Fenns, H.Raymond, Ascher....It was a school with character and characters. Noel Smith, Johnny Williams, Brian Coatsworth are three names I remember as pals, along with Watts, and "Billy" Hunt, and apologies to all those guys I spent 6 years with and can't remember at all.

Message Time: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:36:33
Name: stephen a mills
From: formerly brathway rd southfields
E-mail Address: s.a.mills@ntlworld.com
How Found: A Friend
Message: hello all I am just a little older now and would like to wish all of my old school friends well. I was at Wandsworth school in the mid to late fifties. My old form masters were roger stansfield mr fagan him who had to be obeyed. sammy slowson science. ernie baccus junior head. and mr king senior head. all the best. regards. steve mills.

Message Time: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 18:50:03
Name: Paul Taylor
From: Sydney, Australia
E-mail Address: tsipura@bigpond.com
How Found: Just browsing around the Web

Message Time: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:02:51
Name: Simon Fairclough
From: Balham now Sheperds bush
E-mail Address: Si@cunningham-management.co.uk
How Found: heard they were pulling the it down and searched web
Message: Hi to years 1970-1975

Message Time: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:05:09
Name: Doug Poplett
From: Leighton Buzzard (formerly Chelsea)
E-mail Address: DougPoplett@aol.com
How Found: Just browsing around the Web
Message: I attended the original school between 1952 - 1957.The playing fields fronted the site until the powers that be at the Town Hall decided it was time to erect what I consider to be an architectural. I was in Pitt (c), the house/form master being Horace Aubrey. Finishing my time at Wandsworth in form 5TH which was a technical form. In hindsight I'd wish I'd stayed on, but at the time, I like most of my peers wanted to escape into the adult world. Unfortunately time moves on and you lose touch with friends of that era, to name but a few, Brian Barlow, John Bussien, Godfrey Miller, David Graham (who gave me my first cigarette) and many others. Great days!

Message Time: Sunday, February 3, 2002 5:37:02
Name: Jim Geoghegan
From: Broadstairs
E-mail Address: JimGeog@ukgateway.net
How Found: Friends reunited
Message: Found this site on a slow sunday at work. Some of the names bring back vivid memories and the years disapear. How I couldnt wait to leave and then spent most of the time wishing I was back. Life was so simple then. What a mess the old site is now(Feb 2002) i bet the residents of the Grove wish the school was back now. Still, If you want to be reminded of what the place used to look like, It appears regularly in re-runs of the Bill on UK Gold. If any one remembers me (and doesnt mind admitting it) drop us an email, I still visit London regularly and have been known to stand a pint for old 'friends'. Southfields now has a pub, something apparently forbidden for years by some obscure religious contract which has apparently expired, and guess what, Its a Wetherspoon house (Cheap beer, cheap food and no bloody computer games or background music) Best wishes to all

Message Time: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 1:28:10
Name: Chris Gladman
From: Chessington
E-mail Address: m0awn@blueyonder.co.uk
How Found: Urgent meaasage
Message: Sorry if anyone has tried to Email me about the get together, my server has dissapeared !!! I can be contacted at m0awn@blueyonder.co.uk