Report Manvers Secondary Modern School, Carlton Road in All other Nottingham Schools Discussions Posted January 10, 2018 I attended Manvers Secondary Modern school from 1955 until 1959 I was in Mr Ashmore's class, a first rate teacher who left and emigrated to Canada in 1957/58 Our class taught by him was form 2T2 and I have clear recollection of him inviting the whole form to a Christmas party at at his home at Lamcote House, Radcliffe-on-Trent in 1956. I also have clear memories of our then music teacher, Mr David Lumsden, an extremely talented man who in addition to teaching, became the choirmaster of St Mary's church in the Lace market, and then became head of music at Southwell Minster, before carrying on to even greater things. Mr Ashmore was succeeded by Mr Holmewood as our form master and Mr Lumsden was succeeded by Mr Hawkins as our music teacher. I recall also a Mr McGowan, who taught history, and I remember him possessing a strange trait where when we copied dialogue into our excercise books from the blackboard, the text was always supported by a little drawing at the end of each line of text in colour, which he insisted we copied also! Our art teacher, Mr Musgrove, bought me my first Nottingham Forest kit......in exchange for a spare ticket I had obtained for the Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa FA cup semi final, played at Hillsboro, Sheffield the year Forest won the FA cup! Mr Lumsden also took the school choir to perform at the Royal Albert Hall, Nottingham in a Nottingham school choirs contest where we sadly came last. Can anyone recall the name of the school houses of which there were either four or six, but I can only recall: Hudson, Shackleton and Willoughby & Scott.....(were there more?) Does anyone recall English teacher Mr Edwards, who staged a Shakespearean play at Christmas, and which seemed to involve a substantial number of lads for acting, and scenery construction. The first one was 'The Merchant of Venice', in which Mr Edwards himself played the role of Shylock, and excellent it was too. The following year 'The Tempest' was staged in which both Mr Edwards and Mr McKillop, the metalwork teacher both took acting roles with similar success.
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I attended Manvers Secondary Modern school from 1955 until 1959
I was in Mr Ashmore's class, a first rate teacher who left and emigrated to Canada in 1957/58
Our class taught by him was form 2T2 and I have clear recollection of him inviting the whole
form to a Christmas party at at his home at Lamcote House, Radcliffe-on-Trent in 1956.
I also have clear memories of our then music teacher, Mr David Lumsden, an extremely talented man
who in addition to teaching, became the choirmaster of St Mary's church in the Lace market,
and then became head of music at Southwell Minster, before carrying on to even greater things.
Mr Ashmore was succeeded by Mr Holmewood as our form master and Mr Lumsden was succeeded by Mr Hawkins
as our music teacher. I recall also a Mr McGowan, who taught history, and I remember him possessing a strange
trait where when we copied dialogue into our excercise books from the blackboard, the text was always supported by a little
drawing at the end of each line of text in colour, which he insisted we copied also!
Our art teacher, Mr Musgrove, bought me my first Nottingham Forest kit......in exchange for a
spare ticket I had obtained for the Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa FA cup semi final, played at Hillsboro, Sheffield the year
Forest won the FA cup!
Mr Lumsden also took the school choir to perform at the Royal Albert Hall, Nottingham in a Nottingham school choirs contest
where we sadly came last.
Can anyone recall the name of the school houses of which there were either four or six, but I can only recall:
Hudson, Shackleton and Willoughby & Scott.....(were there more?)
Does anyone recall English teacher Mr Edwards, who staged a Shakespearean play at Christmas, and which seemed to
involve a substantial number of lads for acting, and scenery construction.
The first one was 'The Merchant of Venice', in which Mr Edwards himself played the role of Shylock, and excellent it was too.
The following year 'The Tempest' was staged in which both Mr Edwards and Mr McKillop, the metalwork teacher both took acting roles
with similar success.