Barnes House Photos

[Sid]

The Ba B photo for 1949 correctly identifies the matron as Miss Elizabeth Watts. The matron in the 1951 photo is clearly a different woman (wrongly identified as Miss EM Watts). She was a substitute for the summer term because of Miss Watts's illness. I don't recall her name. Sid

[Sid]

Regarding the question, "May I pose a question ? Why are some of the more 'junior' lads in what I would term, summer-flannel dress ?
John Rutley. Prep B & Coleridge B. 1958-1963", there is a simple answer.

Until circa 1951 there was clothes rationing, a relic of World War 2. Hence only those boys on the LE forms and above wore Housey dress. Those on lower forms (Prep A & B, Third Form and Lower Fourth), wore corduroy shorts and a woolen jacket, mainly brown. When all could finally wear full Housey dress the small boys rejoiced.

[J.R.]

I hadn't realised that at the time I originally posted.

I just about remember certain food and sweet rationing still in force in the early 50's, before my CH days.

[cstegerlewis]

Matron sitting next to Roger Martin was Esther Green, who only passed away a little while ago.

[5h17shoveller]

Another BARNES A "corker " found under the floor boards.
We always had a competitive edge with BARNES B but can we please have some photos of BB in the early 1970's .
Surely mr Cullen , Cuff and Hall have some ! Come on guys search for those photos !!!!

[mvgrogan]

So, I was sitting in the pub with Keith Battarbee last night (as you do) after watching NTLive Macbeth at the local cinema and we were trying to explain the school uniform to someone... I Googled on my smart phone (again, as you do!) and this page came up!

Keith was able to point out several people including himself to us (giggles all round) in the 1961 photo but then we noticed his named is spelled wrong below the picture.... PLEASE could someone edit it to BATTARBEE?

Thank You

[J.R.]

So, I was sitting in the pub with Keith Battarbee last night (as you do) after watching NTLive Macbeth at the local cinema and we were trying to explain the school uniform to someone... I Googled on my smart phone (again, as you do!) and this page came up!

Keith was able to point out several people including himself to us (giggles all round) in the 1961 photo but then we noticed his named is spelled wrong below the picture.... PLEASE could someone edit it to BATTARBEE?

Thank You

Your wish has been complied with - my pleasure

[Living_in_Portugal]

Another great photo. Richard R picked the best position .
Looks like Simon Rees needed a few more boxes to stand on.

Name the guys / staff that I cannot remember so rack your brains to help me name them all !



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BACK ROW: 1: peter middleton 2: shaun webb 3: toby kibble 4: dick ruck 5: graham iles 6: dave french 7: ian swatridge 8: "rocky" warwick 9: john farrar 10: peter lockyer

simon rees can just be seen in between the rows.

4TH ROW: 1: simon brougham 2:? 3: tony stock 4: ? 5: julian angel 6: miles pengelly 7 : ? 8:alex holt 9:? shepherd 10: ? mitchell 11: miles hoskin 12: stuart billings 13: shaun eyles ? 14: clive newnham

3RD ROW 1: james preston 2: charley parker 3: russell iles 4 francis ? 5:? 6: ? 7: frank mcdaid 8: nigel walker
9: trevor beel 10: "tiny" batt 11: ? 12: scott engering 13:dave allen 14: chris burns

2ND ROW: 1:simon stock 2: chris potts 3: steven adams 4: Bob Sillett 5:ellie van oughten 6:roger martin 7:? 8: ?
9:tom hare -duke 10:steve pollard 11: phil marsh

1ST ROW : 1:kneeling , david arnold ? 2: martin francis ? 3: richard charlesworth ? 4: paul billing ? 5: : ? 6: peter schooling 7: steven taylor ? 8: ? 9 : jeremy sykes 10: simon randall 11: ? 12 ? robinson 13: kneeling ? hodgson 14: ?

12= randall 11= Chris Wood up the other end is John Carter

Kneeling front row 13 is Micheal Hodgson , my older brother .

[huggybearsdad]

What is the silver trophy? Does it have something to do with music? If so, Barnes B was clearly an arty house at this time. The other trophy is the Coleridge Trophy, awarded for academic excellence. No great crowd of sporting awards, certainly.

Hi Michael.
The silver trophy was held for shooting at Bisley? I believe. The Hay Cup. Barnes B held it for at least 3 years. I think John Knight can confirm the location of the shoot out. I only enjoyed being on the butts party to Steyning then dropping off at a half -way stop for a swift half pint shandy
I only got my Cert, A with .22 rifle in the CCF......

[jhopgood]

I am confused.

Surely it is a photo of Barnes A, if so, why have they got a Barnes B cup?

Also, why is a junior house involved in shooting?

[michael scuffil]

I am confused.

Surely it is a photo of Barnes A, if so, why have they got a Barnes B cup?

Also, why is a junior house involved in shooting?

I rather suspect that a number of different photos have been confused/conflated. Certainly the last three or four to be posted are on the Barnes A lawn.