Harrow County School for Boys

Images from the film series "Makers of Men", produced and filmed by the late High Skillen.  A "Time-Capsule".

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These are images 31 to 60 - there will eventually be over 120.  If you recognise anyone, including yourself, please email me (Jeff Maynard) at [email protected], so that I can add in the captions.  Remember to state the number of the image.

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31. Dr. Simpson

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The boy standing up is David(?) Belcher.

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35. School Chess Club

Bernard Marchant (Master in Charge) in centre.

36. Chess Players

37. CCF Pipe Band

Practicing

38. CCF Pipe Band

Practicing

39. On the running track

‘Swanny’ Amos (Head of P.E.) on the right. (They are not the ones who are going to have to do the running!)

[Mr Amos retired at the end of the Summer Term in 1960.]

40. Schoolmasters.

Charles Crinson (Head of Geography) on the left, Reg King (Head of Maths) on the right

41. School Sports Day

Letters on the runners indicate the houses : P = Preston, K = Kenton., W = Weldon. (No sign of Northwick!)

42. High Jump

The New Gym (currently the school Dining Hall) is on the left.

43. School Sports Day

In front of the Pavilion

44. Swimming Bath

45. Swimming Bath

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48. Cricket Match

On the main cricket square on the School Field (looking South towards Kenton Road)

49. Cricket match in progress

50. House Rugby match

Kenton (in dark blue shirts) are on the left in the scrum, Preston (in light blue shirts) on the right.

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(L-R) Robert Anderson, Harry Mees (Head of History), Clarkson

52. Masters watching a sporting event

Harry Mees (?) second from left. Bill Duke front centre. Charles Crinson to his right, then W M Bigham in white shirt.

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54. Sprinting

(looking towards the Huts). Master on left is K G Cocks (Maths). To right of left-hand runner the master is D A McEwen (Physics)

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H W (‘Spider’) Webb (Head of Technical Subjects) on left, Charles Crinson on right. Exterior of the Swimming Bath in the background.

56. Outside the Dining Hall

The Dining Hall is on the right with the huts beyond. These buildings have been demolished.

57. Hurdles

Looking towards Gayton Road, with the Swimming Bath in the centre between the houses.

58. Remembrance Day service in the New Hall

The boys seated below the stage are the School Choir. Organ console just visible at top left. The shot has been taken from the lighting tower.

59.Masters on Stage during Remembrance Day service.

Front row (left) - T W Busfield (Head of Science), [? G R Yelland (Head of English) ?]. Second row (Right to Left) - Bernard Marchant (Classics), Maurice Venn (Geography), Mr. Gold (Spanish), A N Anderson (Art), [A N Other]. Back row (Right to Left) – K G Cocks (Maths), E E Wright (Head of Applied Maths), C Groombridge (Head of Physics), D M Allan (Maths), [A N Other].

60. The Roll of Honour

 

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