The images that are in the gallery below are, of all the
photographs on this website, perhaps the most significant, atmospheric and
evocative for those who were at Harrow County School for Boys in the 1950s
and 1960s. Unlike the 1,000 or more posed photographs that are
elsewhere on this website, these are informal. They are "screen-grabs"
made from a modern digital copy of "Makers of Men", which was filmed by
Major Hugh Skillen, head of Modern Languages at Harrow County, who was later
known for his books and writings on the wartime "code-breakers" based at
Bletchley Park.
The Old Gaytonians Association will be publishing "Makers
of Men" in DVD format as part of the School's centenary celebrations.
You can support this effort to preserve this social history by joining the
Association and buying the DVD when it becomes available.
Many thanks to Keith Baker, who is organizing the Gaytonian centenary celebrations, and who has created these images from the
new DVD which is being produced by David Buckley. (Technical note - the images
are sometimes a little fuzzy, as they are low-resolution "screen grabs", but
will be clear on the DVD).
These are the first 30 images - there will eventually
be over 120. If you recognise anyone, including yourself, please email
me (Jeff Maynard) at
jeffrey@jeffreymaynard.com, so that I can add in the captions.
Remember to state the number of the image.
Go to next 30
images
Please click on each image to see the larger picture and then click on your
browser back button to return to the Gallery. Thanks to Dave Buckley, Norman
Cowling, Peter
Fowler, Martin Goodall and Geoff Spring, who have provided captions.
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2 - Small boys waiting in the Upper New Hall corridor |
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3. Dr. Simpson (Headmaster) |
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4. Graham Morris |
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(Deputy Head Boy 1959-60, Head Boy 1960-61) reading the lesson at morning assembly.
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5. Graham Morris
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Also seen in photo (reading from Right to Left) Charles Crinson, Head of Geography (Duty Master for the day – he would have read out the notices), Dr A R Simpson (Head Master), ‘Bill’ Duke (Deputy Head Master 1959 to 1964), W M Bigham and A N Other (indistinguishable in the darkness)
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6. A physics lesson |
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Don McKewen is having fun with some experiment with two excellent pupils - Tom Lake on the right, Tom Backer in front of him.
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7. Prefects in the Prefects’ Common Room |
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(Room C6, which was right at the top of the original school building. It had originally been a dining room – see photos elsewhere on this site – and there was still a dumb waiter in the corner down to the basement. Nearest is Nick Hewlett, next to him Robin Bassett(?). |
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Nick Hewlett on the left, Robin Bassett(?) on the right. |
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9. The New Gym |
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This is now the school dining room! |
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In the middle row, Martin Curtis on the far right of the picture, sitting next to Trev Lailey. Harrow County's two Buddy Holly enthusiasts..... Lailey still, to this day, runs the UK Buddy Holly Appreciation Society; and Martin's out there as a 'legendary' folk singer in New Zealand. Norman Cowling is staring at his nails. Creamer is in front of the tape recorder. |
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15. (Left) Bernard Marchant, (Right) ‘Bill’ Duke |
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16. Cyril Atkins |
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School Secretary, in his office (which was off the half landing on the front staircase)
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21. Mr. Ken Waller teaching Greek |
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22. Assembly in the New Hall |
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(with Honours Board on the wall) |
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23. Adding names to the Honours Board in the New Hall |
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(In 2001 it was discovered that the Honours Boards had been removed from the walls and were stored below the stage) |
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24. Combined Cadet Force |
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CCF Army/Basic Section drill instruction in the Outer Quad on a Friday afternoon |
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27. Sixth Form Society |
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Tea in the Dining Hall on a Friday afternoon |
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28. Sixth Form Society |
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Dr. Simpson and Bill Duke with Sixth Formers |
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29. Sixth Form Society |
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‘Bill’ Duke who, as Deputy Head Master, was President of the Sixth Form Society, greeting the speaker, Raymond Glendenning from the BBC, at the Sixth Form Society’s Friday evening meeting |
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30. Sixth Form Society |
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In the Lecture Theatre (B6) at the Friday evening meeting. Clive Newton, now a QC, is in the Scouts' uniform. Tony Eldridge is on his left, David Combie behind them, to Tony's left. David Morrison is in the shadows with Keith Christie and Norman Cowling dressed as sailors. The guy with half his face missing is Ben Dover.
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