Founder's day photos

Mike Conlan has just posted the winter edition of the Old Symondian magazine. In it there is an interesting photo of the procession into the Cathedral. I think that it is late forties. I have posted it here. There are three other photos of masters that I think I recognise that follow it.

Founder's day photos

Mike Conlan has just posted the winter edition of the Old Symondian magazine. In it there is an interesting photo of the procession into the Cathedral. I think that it is late forties. I have posted it here. There are three other photos of masters that I think I recognise that follow it.

Remembering poetry

I keep getting lines of poetry popping into my mind from long ago, this you may remember yourselves. I was moved by it at the time.

Do you remember the poem and who taught us it?

 

No sound of joy or sorrow
Was heard from either bank;
But friends and foes in dumb surprise,
With parted lips and straining eyes,
Stood gazing where he sank;
And when above the surges,
They saw his crest appear,
All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry,
And even the ranks of Tuscany
Could scarce forbear to cheer.

 

It is those last two lines that I struck the chord.

 

Jim Wishart,  

Remembering poetry

I keep getting lines of poetry popping into my mind from long ago, this you may remember yourselves. I was moved by it at the time.

Do you remember the poem and who taught us it?

 

No sound of joy or sorrow
Was heard from either bank;
But friends and foes in dumb surprise,
With parted lips and straining eyes,
Stood gazing where he sank;
And when above the surges,
They saw his crest appear,
All Rome sent forth a rapturous cry,
And even the ranks of Tuscany
Could scarce forbear to cheer.

 

It is those last two lines that I struck the chord.

 

Jim Wishart,  

The 1955-63 cohort

On Friday 15 Sep, the 1955-63 cohort of Symondians held a reunion dinner at
the Farmers Club, off Whitehall. The event was organized by Chris Haines and
looks like being a regular annual thing - this was the second.

I thought Chris's extensive contact list of 1955-63 people might be of value to
someone on Nostalgia Corner. I don't feel free to include their email addresses
here, but if you want to get in contact with one of these people, I could
forward a message.

(* indicates those who have responded to Chris Haines)

- - -

Colin Archer* James Kimpton
Martin Aymes Michael Lancaster*
Mike Barron* Stuart Mariner*
Keith Beeson* Richard Marsh*
Peter Boardley* Colin Matley*
Malcolm Boddington Roger Maule-ffinch*
George Bowen* John Merriman*
Nigel Carpenter* David Page*
John Collis* Mark Perkins*
Chris Cooper* Laurie Peter*
Martin Cooper* Michael Phillis*
Michael Cosgrove* Andrew Proctor*
Mike Critchell* David Sansome*
David Day* John Sanders*
Tony Davies Tom Sawyer
David Dawson* Michael Selfe*
Malcolm Dawson Roger Skinner
John Eatwell* Robbie Sprague*
Frederick Finch* Frank Stilwell
Derek Fox* Richard Stoneham*
Paul Green Roger Thornton*
Denis Griffiths* Les Thorley
Jon Grove* Michael Turner
Tony Grove* David Walton-Masters
Chris Haines* Peter Watson*
Eric Hammerton* Owen Williams*
Robert Hammond Malcolm Wilton*
Kenneth Humphries* Lesley Yaldren
Garth Jeffery*

The 1955-63 cohort

On Friday 15 Sep, the 1955-63 cohort of Symondians held a reunion dinner at
the Farmers Club, off Whitehall. The event was organized by Chris Haines and
looks like being a regular annual thing - this was the second.

I thought Chris's extensive contact list of 1955-63 people might be of value to
someone on Nostalgia Corner. I don't feel free to include their email addresses
here, but if you want to get in contact with one of these people, I could
forward a message.

(* indicates those who have responded to Chris Haines)

- - -

Colin Archer* James Kimpton
Martin Aymes Michael Lancaster*
Mike Barron* Stuart Mariner*
Keith Beeson* Richard Marsh*
Peter Boardley* Colin Matley*
Malcolm Boddington Roger Maule-ffinch*
George Bowen* John Merriman*
Nigel Carpenter* David Page*
John Collis* Mark Perkins*
Chris Cooper* Laurie Peter*
Martin Cooper* Michael Phillis*
Michael Cosgrove* Andrew Proctor*
Mike Critchell* David Sansome*
David Day* John Sanders*
Tony Davies Tom Sawyer
David Dawson* Michael Selfe*
Malcolm Dawson Roger Skinner
John Eatwell* Robbie Sprague*
Frederick Finch* Frank Stilwell
Derek Fox* Richard Stoneham*
Paul Green Roger Thornton*
Denis Griffiths* Les Thorley
Jon Grove* Michael Turner
Tony Grove* David Walton-Masters
Chris Haines* Peter Watson*
Eric Hammerton* Owen Williams*
Robert Hammond Malcolm Wilton*
Kenneth Humphries* Lesley Yaldren
Garth Jeffery*

New pages on the nostalgia site

Hi,

I have added a new page on the site here entitled 'a short history of the school'. This was produced by the College and is published by courtesy of the Principal Neil Hopkins.

There are other new pages as well including a group picture of the school taken in 1904 which shows the first headmaster Telford Varley,

best regards,

 

Jim Wishart