Memories
of School
For many people
this is the most important part of the website.
Before I started
producing the original Trinity High School Reunion website in Spring 2003, my memories of school were almost
zero. A few names, but not too many, and even fewer faces to go with
them. Since that time the memories have come flooding back as I have done
the research, and more importantly as people have sent me photographs and
anecdotes. I will still never be heard saying that
"School days were the best days of my life", but it has been enjoyable
finding out more about what happened way back then, and I have enjoyed reading
and writing things about those days. I hope that you will find it enjoyable.
The sections in this part of the website are filled (and still growing) with memories of the
school, its pupils, the staff, and life at that time. There are eight main sections: -
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The Tower - the school magazine |
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The School Year Books |
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The School Scrap
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Pupil Memories |
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Transport to School |
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The Cobblers |
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Tales from the Tower |
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In Memory
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In each of these sections you will find many things that you will remember
from your days at school. The aim is to add plenty of new material to these
sections as it is found, so please look at the What's New page from time
to time to see what has been added.
For the history of the school and its staff, then please
refer to the School History section.
 The Tower Magazine was first printed in 1959.
The website contains a lot of material from "The
Tower", with material written by pupils, the regular Around the Forms
section, and a selection of adverts that provide a picture of the era.
Click on the front cover of the magazine to visit The Tower pages.
 The
School Year Book
The school published a year book. The book contained the
school calendar for the year, the names, forms, form rooms, form teacher for all
of the pupils, and of course, the school rules. Click on the front cover to
go to that section.
The "Scrapbook"
This section contains items taken from the school scrapbook
itself, kept in the school library, and other items taken from newspapers etc., about the school and school
life. This section has now grown into a large "book", but with
material that you dig out from the attic, it could easily get much bigger. [The
Scrapbook]
Transport to School
How did you get to school? Many people got there on the
Northampton red buses, and John Child, who is enthusiast, and has one of his own
which he is restoring, reminds us in an interesting article about the buses, the
places they passed with some interesting old photographs. [Transport to School]
The "Cobblers"
Although this was a definitely a "Rugger" playing
school in the 50's and 60's, there were some people who preferred soccer. In the
60's the Cobblers enjoyed a very successful period, and Chris Timms who has been
a life long fan has started writing a diary of the Cobblers, which he will add
to every month. [The Cobblers]
Tales from the Tower
A section of the amusing incidents and pranks that made us all
laugh. [Tales from the Tower]
In Memory
After a number of requests for a list of former-pupils who have died, which I
have always resisted (in case someone was listed incorrectly, we now have a
section for tributes to former pupils. These are tributes written by
friends. This will help to ensure accuracy, and is the opportunity for
people to pay tribute who have passed on. [ In
Memory]
Do you remember which House you were in and what the house
colours were?
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Blakeman
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This house was named after John Blakeman the former
principal of the College of Technology. |
Burghley
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It is believed that this was called Burghley after
Elizabeth I's Chancellor, Lord Burghley. He was an old boy of
King's School in Grantham, having been born in Bourne in Lincolnshire in
1520. |
Mobbs
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This
house was named after Edgar Mobbs. To read the story of Edgar
Mobbs, [Click Here] |
Kelvin
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Kelvin was named after the famous scientist. Lord
William Thompson Kelvin, 1824 - 1907 was a physicist and mathematician,
who studied at Cambridge. He is perhaps best known for the Kelvin
temperature scale. |
If you don't remember which house you were in, then look it up in
the [yearbook]
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If you have anything that you would like to have added
in
this section, photographs, anecdotes, etc., then please send it to me by clicking
on any one of the "Mail" links.
[e-Mail]
The
catalogue of memories keeps growing, click on the
links below to see them.
[The Tower Magazine] [Year Books] [Scrapbook] [Pupil Memories] [Transport
to School] [The Cobblers] [Tales
from the Tower] [In Memory]
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