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I have attached a screenshot of their
names. Let me know if you can remember
any of them.
Best regards,
Tim
Brian Stokes
stokes_brian@hotmail.com
Tim
Just browsing through the latest issue of
the Magazine and noticed the letter from
Alan Cleps who was at the school 1946/51
the same time as myself but must admit, I
do not recognise the name but there was
about 110 of us, so not surprising. I do
enjoy keeping up with the activities of the
various members and it is now quite a few
years now since I last attended an Xmas
lunch. The problem is that, as one gets
older, the chances of meeting up with
someone from your particular era
diminishes and the common ground is not
there.
Brian Stokes
Abbot – a terrific footballer and leader ! As
I have said previously, it was an honour to
play in that side alongside some marvellous
footballers and 'good blokes' – a memory
that will remain with me forever.
Kind regards
Colin Munday
Colin Munday
colonelmunday@hotmail.co.uk
recollection of
the OSFC anthem
Following Peter Lack's nostalgic memory
of the OSFC 'Anthem', I seem to
remember it went:
We are old Stationers FC
A rough old crowd, as you can see
We've come up from Division 3
It's foolish, but it's fun !
Now listen friends, both old and new
We'll waste no time in telling you
We p**sed straight through Division 2
It's foolish, but it's fun !
We aren't much good at football
But we're bloody good with beer
And 'old man' relegation is still our constant
fear
But cares and worries have we none
From out our backside shines the sun
We're the Champions of Division one !!!!!
It's foolish, but it's fun !
I was lucky enough to play in that
wonderful Championship- winning side
of 1963/64 (or was it 1964/65 ?) and
nearly every 'apres match' was full of
laughter, beer and singing (especially the
above 'aria) often accompanied by the
alluring music of Trini Lopez, and most
especially, led by the formidable Frankie
Dear Tim
Stephen Collins
spc@woodhaven.me.uk
I promised to send you a couple of
Stationers-related photographs for the
Old Stationer..
The first is of the commemorative window
removed from the old school Library and
re-installed in the Stock Room of
Stationers’ Hall. Can you see the error in
the school motto? It is supposed to read
“Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum”
(“The word of the Lord endureth for
ever”); but Domlni, the genitive, has been
replaced by “Domine”, the vocative, so it
means “The word, O Lord, endureth for
ever”. Was this error always present in the
Library, or was the mistake somehow
introduced when the transfer occurred?
Can any readers of the Old Stationer
enlighten us? (By the way, we were always
taught that the motto ended with the verb
Manet, as usual in Latin, but it is not
written that way here.)
The second picture is of the old street sign
for Stationers’ Hall Court. About 40 years
ago the Corporation of London auctioned
off the stock of street signs after their
replacement by the current design. In a
blind auction I bid £50 for this one
thinking it was of the previous design with
a City of London logo. I was successful in
the bid, but disappointed to find that it
was so old that it ante-dated even that
design and was bare of any adornment. It
has remained unseen and unappreciated in
my garage ever since.
I am also copying this to William Alden at
the Hall, who may be interested in both.
Best wishes
Stephen Collins
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