tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241147461077967731.post3602810342022212008..comments2024-02-19T13:04:37.102-08:00Comments on Words: Boarding SchoolGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00724193158344325410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241147461077967731.post-14296425980888474392023-10-20T01:01:17.684-07:002023-10-20T01:01:17.684-07:00Thank you for taking the time to set these memorie...Thank you for taking the time to set these memories to the web. I can't remember who pointed out your blog to me, but I have returned often for reference as the my own recall fades. Have also passed on the link a few times myself.<br />I was there from 1979 through to 1989 - early enough for your reminiscences to chime, but our years saw many changes and the houses' steady demise. Boarding ceased a few years after I left.<br />You ask about the photos - can't say for certain, but I believe they are stored under the stage in the new theatre wing (a far cry from the junior mummery!)<br />Thanks again.<br />MarkSuperDrypijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252894601828950349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241147461077967731.post-50932701695805390172013-08-30T05:03:38.579-07:002013-08-30T05:03:38.579-07:00Hi Gary
I agree with Sebastian, who I'm prett...Hi Gary<br /><br />I agree with Sebastian, who I'm pretty sure was in the year ahead of me, that this is a great record of the period. I boarded from 76 to 78 while doing my A Levels. <br /><br />I'm the 4th of 5 brothers who, like the McFarlanes, all boarded at various times though never all 5 at once. In the late 60's, David, Dennis and Chris were all boarders. Chris returned later on and Nigel and I came a lot later.<br /><br />Wombat's real name was Miss Gray but I can't recall her 1st name. And I have a confession! I visited her at home after she retired - somewhere on the south coast I seem to recall - and she made me a cuppa :)<br /><br />Great write-up - thanks.<br /><br />Pete<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942975567276310596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2241147461077967731.post-86035536198398320502012-07-23T08:57:56.008-07:002012-07-23T08:57:56.008-07:00Gary,
I came across your blog by chance and have ...Gary,<br /><br />I came across your blog by chance and have been amazed by your powers of recollection. It's an extraordinarily detailed account of our days as boarders, I had forgotten quite alot of the things that you describe, even the round robin letters that my mother used to write to me and my brothers! Your detailed description of the layout of the junior house has brought back many visual memories and your anecdotes about masters and boys made me smile on many occasions. It's a great record of our time at the Perse and I look forward to showing it to my son so that he can understand what barding was like in the 60s and 70s. <br /><br />Sebastian Cooper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com