philmayfield 6,089 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 You may well be right. I started in 1954. I know I was in Red House which was subsequently called McEwen. The houses were renamed after old teachers. The others were Ball, Baulk and Buckley I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cadfael 2 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 I was McEwen too, 1963 onwards. The others, Baulk, yellow; Buckley, blue and Bailey? green. I'm sure you're right about the historical origins, something that I never concerned myself with and I can't recall that it was ever drilled into us at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 The change of name came during my time there. I suppose Red, Blue, Green and Yellow were a bit mundane but apart from McEwen I thought the others were a bit alliterative and could have been better chosen! I always wanted to be in Red, my favourite colour, so my wish came true! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cadfael 2 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 On reflection, Green may even have been Barber, still alliterative but shows how indifferent I was to the 'house' system. Although I do recall Puff Latchford-history master, giving me a dressing down for sciving off a house rugby match. Rugby shirts were also banded with house colour, but reversible to all black so that scratch teams of various houses could be made up if necessary. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Ah rugby. Fist team players were awarded school colours and could wear a green blazer. I was school cross country champion, ran for the County and was awarded County colours for athletics but was never given school colours. I still bear a grudge about that to this day! If you didn’t succeed at rugger you were nothing. I hated the stupid game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob J 13 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Good to see the thread come alive again!! Just for clarification, the Houses were McEwen(red), Barber(green), Balk(yellow) and Bulkeley(blue) which was my house. Great for competition in sports - big rivalries. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Thanks for that clarification Rob. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 549 Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 I too was in Mcewan house, never did understand the reason for the houses but they were there and that was that. As far as rugby went it wasn't a bad house to be in as not many were interested so competition was less. The lad who died was David Wood. He got a kick on the back of the head in a scrum that proved fatal. One injury of that nature is one too many but allowing for the number of players involved over a week injuries were very low. Having said that my mother could never understand why I could come home covered in bruises and cuts still claiming I had enjoyed myself but the fact was that I had. It was a tough game but only as rough as you made it. Playing for the school also had its advantages when games against other schools were played mid week, double maths was well worth missing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoffrey Dennis 124 Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Hi woody, what year did the accident to David happen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 549 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Must have been either '65 or '66. I know he was a couple of years behind me and I left in '67. Can't remember if it happened in a school match or a routine games period but it certainly was a chilling feeling when it happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy D 7 Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Was at Henry Mellish from 69 to 71. I was in Bulkeley house. I was looking through my cupboards the other week and found my old rugby shirt and school scarf. I can still remember some of my teachers some of them with fonder memories than others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old boy 1 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 In 1950 some of the mellish staff were Mr Houston head) T E Smith (english) `Froggy Marshall (french)`Boddy(woodwork) Newitt Clark Swaby George Edward Goodall (maths&Magistrate!) Moaner Jones (french &singing) Evans (art) The school was affected by mine subsidence so you didn`t lean on the wall when the punishment parade occurred (outside the staff room at playtime) for fear of it falling ---there was a 2"gap in it! I finally escaped in Jan 1952---forgot all I had learnt--and made a successful career in phones and mining communications . Terry (ex international sidecar racer) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 You were at Mellish the same time as my big brother. He was 16 in 1952. His name was Michael Horey Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old boy 1 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, MargieH said: You were at Mellish the same time as my big brother. He was 16 in 1952. His name was Michael Horey Margie remember Mick Horey am sourcing the school pikky for the date will post when found Terry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old boy 1 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 Have 1949 photo of mellish pupils and staff. call t.glover1@ntlworld.com for a copy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 I've sent you an email. Thankyou Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Royston Fulford 0 Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 I've got the school photo from 1970 and 1973. What did anyone ever do with the damn things ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Me step mom got rid of all of 'our ' family photos. Even the one's of my grandparents wedding, didn't ask, just dumped everything when my father died!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,424 Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Sorry to hear that Waddo. You should have been given the option to keep them. I lost a lot of my mother's stuff when she died too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 The best bit, she had the house on the market before dad was planted!!. There's loads more, but it's in the past .. Nowt i can do now, but get on with my own life.When Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pitstop 0 Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 11/23/2012 at 9:38 PM, Donnyred said: I was there from 64 to 70. I remember " Danny Mac" Alan Hindle et al. Please can you remember who the head boys were in 1965 to 1970? We used to do ballroom dancing with you boys when I was Manning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoffrey Dennis 124 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 I noticed the other day that back copies of the Mellish magazine The Centaur are now available to download from the Henry Mellish site. By selecting the appropriate year you can, 1 Be reminded of the names of the lads who were in your year but more particularly in your form. Names stirring memories but regrettably not faces. 2 See which O levels your class mates obtained. 3 See who stayed on into the 5th. Fascinating!. I knocked about with my best mate from the Mellish for several years after school finished but eventually he started courting, we drifted apart and I have not seen him since. Having said that I moved North and have not seen any body else from the Mellish since the day I left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, Geoffrey Dennis said: Having said that I moved North and have not seen any body else from the Mellish since the day I left. Are you on Facebook ? I know some people will run screaming from the room or throw things at their computer when the subject is mentioned, but bear with me......... I didn't go to Mellish, but like you, I lost contact with almost everyone I knew from my school days. However, there are several Groups and Pages on FB which are dedicated to the places I lived and schools I attended in my younger days. In the last couple of years I've had contact with a great number of people I hadn't seen or spoken to for 40+ years. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoffrey Dennis 124 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 Thanks Cliff Ton, the short answer is No.I came across the nottstalgia site by accident via the Henry Mellish website and hoped with its local pedigree, it would enable me to make contact with local ex Mellish pupils. It did not. The nearest I got was philmayfield who had a form mate who lived down our street but whom phil had not seen since they had left school. Whilst nottstalgia has many other diverse qualities,it would seem that if its renewing acquaintances, then Facebook is the way to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoffrey Dennis 124 Posted May 14, 2020 Report Share Posted May 14, 2020 Strange how your memory works, I have just remembered the coke braziers that appeared in the toilets in winter and the choking acrid vapours produced when you weed on them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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