Saturday, September 14, 2013

1928 Sports day



1969 Speech day



Sports day 1946

The first sports day after the war.


Jack Goodes obituary from 1990


1947 Boxing


Speech day 1957


Speech day 1971



1972 Cross country


Sports day 1931



1939 Sports day

The last peace time sports day before the war and many boys are mentioned who wouldn't return.



Sports day 1925

The sports day results from 1925 featuring the ubiquitous Coote brothers.


Madrigal group 1976


Sports day 1944


Sports day 1942

The ubiquitous flower pot race is that one where you use two pots on string as stepping stones.


Sunday, August 11, 2013

Paddy and Denis Coote

Lots of information about the Coote brothers on the London Irish rugby site.

Balloon racing 1961

Clearly a slack news day at the News and Mail.


Mortar bomb accident in 1957

A sad story of two boys killed by an unexploded mortar in 1957.


Sports day 1918


Sports Day 1916

1916 Sports day including chariot race, blind horseback race and crab race. Note there was no timing, results in the athletics are given as distances.



Sports day 1963