OSAmag95

No 95 / July 2022
The Old Stationer
Number 95 - July 2022

Good to see that one of our members exiled overseas was joining in the Jubilee celebrations in appropriately
understated style. (Pictured-Simon and Gill Westbrook)
DATES for the DIARY
PRESIDENT’S DAY and 50th
ANNIVERSARY of our annual
CRICKET MATCH
Sunday 28th August 2022 - Botany Bay
Book lunch through Peter Sandell.
SEPTEMBER LUNCH
Wednesday 14th September 2022 at The
Royal National Hotel. Pre-prandial drinks
at 12.30. Book your place through Roger
Melling.
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Friday 2nd December 2022 at the
refurbished Stationers' Hall.
Drinks at 12.30, Dining at 1pm.
Contact Roger Melling for booking
AGM Lunch/Dinner 2023
Friday 31st March 2023 at Stationers’
Company's Hall From 12.15.

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The Old Stationer
Number 95 - jULY 2022
OLD STATIONERS’ ASSOCIATION
LIST OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2022/2023
President
Daniel Bone
56 Union Street, High Barnet,
EN5 4HZ ✆ 07770 431060
: dan.bone@civix.org.uk
Vice-President
Robin Baker
40 Crossbow Road, Chigwell,
Essex, IG7 4EZ ✆ 07939 059139
: bakersilverfox@ aol.com
Past President
Stephen P Collins
85 Love Lane, Pinner, Middx.
HA5 3EY ✆ 07802 157044
: spc@woodhaven.me.uk
Honorary Secretary
Peter R Thomas
107 Jackdaw Close, Stevenage,
Herts. SG2 9DB ✆ 01438 722870
: peterthomas561@outlook.com
Honorary Treasurer
Peter Winter
5 Oakways, Warrington, WA4 5HD
07795 450863
: prcwinter1@btinternet.com
Membership Secretary
Roger Engledow
118 Hertswood Court,
Hillside Gardens, Barnet, EN5 4AU
07817 111642
: osamembers@gmail.com
Honorary Editor
Tim Westbrook
7 Goodyers Avenue, Radlett,
Herts. WD7 8AY
✆ mobile 07770 381070
: tim@timwestbrook.co.uk
Honorary Archivist
David D Turner
63 Brookmans Avenue, Brookmans
Park, Herts. AL9 7QG
✆ 01707 656414
: daviddanielturner63@gmail.com
Event Managers
Roger Melling
43 Holyrood Road, New Barnet,
Herts. EN5 1DQ ✆ 020 8449 2283
: rmelling76@gmail.com
Peter A Sandell
11 Maplecroft Lane, Nazeing, Essex,
EN9 2NR ✆ 07917 693523
: peter.sandell@hotmail.co.uk
Honorary Auditors
Chris Langford, Dave Cox
Ordinary Members
Andreas H Christou
22 Woodgrange Avenue, Bush Hill
Park, Enfield EN1 1EW
07722 117481
: andreashchristou@yahoo.com
Peter Bothwick
52 Hither Green Lane, Abbey Park,
Redditch, Worcs. B98 9BW
✆ 01527 62059
: pedrotres@hotmail.co.uk
Tony C Hemmings
5 The Mount, Cheshunt,
Herts. EN7 6RF
01992 638535
: hemmingsac43@gmail.com
Clubs & Societies
Football Club
Ian Meyrick
: ian.meyrick1@gmail.com
Golf Society
Roger Rufey
07780 450369
: rrufey@gmail.com
Apostles Club
Stuart H Behn
l67 Hempstead Road, Watford,
Herts. WD17 3HF
✆ 01923 243546
: stuartbehn@hotmail.com
Luncheon Club
Roger Melling
Details as previous column
SC School Lodge no. 7460
Michael D Pinfield
63 Lynton Road, Harrow,
Middx. HA2 9NJ
✆ 020 8422 4699 07956 931174
: secretary7460ugle@gmail.com
Magazine
Publishing Adviser
Tim Westbrook
Details as previous column
Design & Website Manager
Ian Moore
Homecroft, Princes Gate,
Pembs. SA67 8TG
✆ 07833 331865
: ian@outhaus.biz
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Contents
Regular features
Dates for the Diary 2
Editorial 4
Correspondence 29
Special features
OSA AGM/Lunch 2022 5
President's Day invitation 9
My life in music - Zoom broadcast 12
Linking tomorrow with yesterday 15
Coping with Covid 19
Murky London 19
The Cockpit (and its environs) 22
Pubs around Muswell Hill 23
London Afternoons 25
The OSA Memories Project 2022-23 25
Stationers' Company's School Lodge 25
Hornsey High 26
Livery Bridge Competition victory 27
My proximity to fame 27
My brush with the law 28
Our first Jaguar 31
Clubs & Societies
Luncheon Club 10
OSA Golf Society 11
OSFC Report 2021/22 12
Reunions
Reunion for younger ex-Stationers 13
Call for Class of 1962 14
Class of 1956 14
Varia
Puzzle Corner 33
Membership Secretary's report 33
Members by year of entry 34
Photography competition - “Water” 47
Obituaries
Geof Richmond 38
George R A Copus 39
Raymond Hind 41
Robert Coulter 41
Terry Miller 42
Bereavement notices
George Magnus 42
Rodney Dennison 42
Derek Stevens 42
OSA AGM 2022
Minutes 43
President's address 43
Honorary Treasurer's report 44
Financial statements 45
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EDITORIAL
Well, undoubtedly the
most significant event of
the year has been our
special reunion for
ex-pupils from the
comprehensive era 1967–
83. The event that took
place on May 14th was
attended by 70 former
pupils and staff, meeting
first at the old Hornsey
High school hall for
introductions, registration, photos and beverages then
moving on to the Queens pub in Crouch End for more
sustenance and reminiscing. At the time of writing, we
have acquired 28 new members which boost our
membership universe back to over 500. Congratulations
to Andreas Christou for initiating the event and to Peter
Sandell, Dan Bone and Peter Thomas for handling the
challenging administration arrangements which helped
make the day such a success (see their photographs below).
In other news, we have been approached by the Hornsey
Historical Society to contribute an article for next year’s
bulletin covering the history of the school with memories
from ex-pupils. This will coincide with the 130th
anniversary of the school’s opening and 40 years since it
closed. Stephen Collins will be co-ordinating our response
and content contribution to HHS.
On the theme of anniversaries, this year’s President’s Day
on the August Bank Holiday Sunday will celebrate the
50th annual cricket match featuring the President’s
select XI who will be playing against Botany Bay at their
home ground. He invites you to come along for an
afternoon of pleasant banter, a cool beer and a gentle
stroll around the boundary to the back drop of leather
on willow and the occasional “HOWZAT!”
Our new President, Dan Bone is launching a “Memories”
initiative aimed at attracting video content for our web
site thereby creating a multi-media platform for
publishing our individual memories of life at Stationers.
You will see the details in his article on page 25.
I am sad to report the death of our oldest member,
George R A Copus, at the age of 98. He had a stellar
banking career and was awarded the Joseph King
Memorial Trophy for his outstanding contribution to
International Banking. He also had impeccable cricket
credentials. Playing for North London Cricket Club
against Harlesden he took all 10 wicket, 9 clean bowled
and one catch!
I hope you enjoy issue 95 and I look forward to seeing
some of you at our events during the remainder of the year.
Tim
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PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
Maestro, Master, Clerk, gentlemen,
I am delighted to be standing
here at my last official
function as President of the
OSA. It has been an honour
to serve as your President, the
first time since the end of the
War that a President has
served more than one year.
It has been a long two years,
but, despite Covid raging all
around us still, we have
managed almost a full year’s worth of activities since the last
Annual Lunch which was held here in June 2021. You may recall
that we were hoping to stage today’s event at Stationers’ Hall on
April 8th; but as we have heard from the Master, and to quote
US Ambassador Walter Annenberg speaking to the Queen
about his residence, the Hall is still “subject to elements of
refurbishment” and therefore unavailable. Unfortunately, the
only date we could secure at Cutlers’ Hall was Maundy Thursday,
which has certainly depressed attendance because of members’
prior commitments around Easter.
My first pleasant duty is to thank Paul Bateman for proposing
the toast to the OSA. If you have read his fascinating articles in
recent editions of the Old Stationer magazine, you will not have
been surprised at the quality of his remarks. Conductors are
more often seen than heard, other than at the Last Night of the
Proms. But some are not averse to showmanship. For example,
of Leonard Bernstein it was once said that “he uses music as an
accompaniment to his conducting”. One conductor who has a
string of humorous quotations, often insults, to his credit was Sir
Thomas Beecham. I can’t resist sharing a couple with you. Of
his fellow conductor Malcolm Sargent, known as ‘Flash Harry’,
he remarked, on hearing that he’d received a knighthood: “I
didn’t know he’d been knighted. I knew he’d been doctored.”
And to a lady cellist, he said: “Madam, you have between your
legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands – and
all you can do is scratch it.” I’m sure you rise above all this artistic
pettiness, Paul.
I would also like to thank Robert Flather for his speech on behalf
of the Company. As you may have seen in a short note I
contributed to the last issue of the Old Stationer, we discovered
at our September lunch that Robert has direct or indirect
connections with a number of us, all of whom were coincidentally
sitting adjacent to him at that lunch. So we’re very pleased to
have you among us again, Robert. And as I said to your
predecessor last year, we’re again very grateful to the Company
for financial assistance with hiring Cutlers’ Hall, but very much
look forward to returning to our spiritual home at Stationers’
Hall before long.
The highlights of the past year were the postponed Annual
Lunch here at Cutlers’ Hall, President’s Day at Botany Bay, the
Christmas Lunch again here, and the September lunch at the
Royal National Hotel. I also had the privilege of presenting
prizes at the annual golf day in October. Fuller details of all these
events were included in speeches I gave on the various occasions.
Those of you suffering FOMO – fear of missing out -- might
Am I on camera?
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Cutler's Hall
like to catch up with them in recent issues of the Old Stationer
(today’s will be the seventh). Mention of the magazine gives me
the opportunity to thank and congratulate Tim Westbrook on
the continuing excellence of the publication owing to his skilful
editorship, along with thanks to all who contribute articles,
letters and photographs. Long may it continue.
What matters now is the future. Superimposed on our normal
routine will be two special events. First, looking ahead to
President’s Day at the end of August, it will be the 50th
anniversary of the first cricket match between a President’s
Eleven and, initially, the OSA First Eleven and later Botany Bay
Cricket Club. Our incoming President, Dan Bone, has been
working hard to ensure that we can field a strong team, and we
are assured that Botany Bay, doing penance for their failure last
year, will have a team to contest.
Second, you may recall that I have emphasised in recent speeches
the importance of attracting younger Old Stationers to join the
organisation. I am happy to report that a small sub-committee,
inspired by ideas from our youngest member Andreas Christou,
has been planning an event aimed at what might be termed the
comprehensive generation to attract new members. This will
take place on Saturday, 14th May at The Queens pub in Crouch
End. It is being advertised extensively on social media, but I
hope that anyone here, especially from the post-1967 generation,
with friends and acquaintances from that era will draw it to their
attention. Our numbers have fallen decisively below 500 so it is
important to attract a younger cohort to keep the Association
viable for many years to come.
We are also making a sustained effort to improve the look and
feel of the website, which will facilitate communication with the
younger generation. And we may well reinstate occasional Zoom
presentations to enable contact with OS wherever they are based.
All this is taking place against the background of a strong
financial position, bolstered by bequests from Sir John Sparrow
and Peter Sargent. As Peter Winter has emphasised in his
Treasurer’s Report, the OSA has a healthy bank balance of over
three years’ subscription income. We are using the bequests
judiciously, for example to subsidise occasional longer editions of
the magazine and also to support the New Members’ event.
Finally, I want to take this opportunity to thank all the members of
the OSA Committee for their help and support over the past two
years, and to wish Dan well in the year to come. We should also
welcome Robin Baker who will succeed Dan as Vice President.
They will have the pleasure of presiding over future Annual and
AGM in progress
Christmas Lunches back in
Stationers’ Hall, where, by the
way, I hope our archive will be
housed in the Tokefield
Centre and the Headmasters’
portraits and the Carpenter
painting of the School will
again be on display.
In conclusion, I want to
thank Peter Bothwick for yet
again acting so professionally
as our Master of Ceremonies,
and also Dan for saying
Grace, and Roger Melling
and Peter Sandell for
organising today’s event,
together with Cutlers’ Hall
staff for the catering and
service. And thanks to all of you for your kind attention.
Stephen Collins
OSA President, 2020/22
THE MASTER'S Speech - ROBERT FLATHER
Members of the Old Stationers' Association, Gentlemen.
Thank you for you the kind
toast and for inviting me back
to another Old Stationers'
Lunch. I thoroughly enjoyed
being with you last September
and it is a pleasure to again be
with you. You kindly
presented me with a gift at
the last lunch so today, the
Old Stationers' tie is worn
with pride.
I am pleased to reciprocate
that gift with a gift to your
President of the Master's
bookmark. Stephen, it is also
a particular pleasure for me as
I was able to cloath you in the
Livery of the Stationers'
Company last October.
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The theme for my speech is connections. Back in September I
seemed to find connections outside of Stationers with so many
of you. I thought I would expand on the theme.
All of us here have that Stationers connection, but we are not
always so well aligned. Past Masters of the company have told me
that talking about football to this audience is perilous. Whatever
I say could alienate half the audience, as you may have a love for
the sport, but maybe not for the other team.
That is familiar territory for a man from Sheffield. If you think
you have a problem in this city, then you should come from mine.
Half my city will not eat bacon for breakfast as it is the red of
United, and the other half think a week only has six days with
Wednesday excluded. But the local rivalry is actually twice as bad.
Does anyone here know what is the oldest football club in the
world? { Correct – You clearly went to a good school}. Its
Sheffield Football club, founded in 1857. Early games were a
challenge as there was no other club so they would play games of
unmarried men against married, or choose teams based on the
alphabet. There were also no rules so they codified and published
the rules of the game of football. The Sheffield rules published
in 1858 became the standard rules for the next 20 years or so.
Then in 1860, the players of Hallam Cricket Club, realized that
football was a good way of keeping fit through the winter so
formed themselves into a club. So finally there was competition
and a local derby ensued and it remains the longest competitive
derby match in the world, now called the rules derby. Sheffield
has a duo of derbies.
So why am I rambling on? Connections again. It’s a complex
history, but there was one very influential player at Sheffield FC
who formulated the rules and then became the founder and first
captain of Hallam FC. His name was John Charles Shaw. His
profession? Legal Stationer.
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So now when you are supporting whoever it is you support you
can bask in the warm glow of knowing that the rules of the game
were partly drawn up by a Stationer.
Which with an oblique connection brings me to our hall. Where
are we with the rebuild?
You will all be familiar with the Stationers' Hall assault course of
multiple staircases to get to a drink in the principal rooms. This
won’t change and it is fine for the able bodied. But for those less
fortunate, the Hall is a nightmare. There are 18 different floor
levels across our 99 rooms built over four centuries. We have had
to address this.
The principal work we are doing is to demolish the 1950’s
building between the Main Hall and the Court Room. The new
21st century brick and glass infill building includes a new
entrance with level access from the garden. There is a lift and a
second staircase which means the hall can be split for hiring
purposes making it a more flexible venue. The ground floor
under the main rooms has been gutted and there are new
kitchens, offices, electrics, heating and, although not important
to this group, new ladies' toilets. We have also gutted the floor
above the Court room for a new suite of meeting rooms. Those
who are there in summer will be pleased to hear that air cooling
in all the principal rooms is also part of the project.
The build started in November 2020 and although we lost a few
months to the archeological investigation we have lost very
little additional time and are on the home straight ready to
reopen at the beginning of July. Our tour of other livery halls,
such as this lovely hall, has been very interesting but it has made
us all realise that Stationers' Hall is a very special place. It will
be very good to be back.
So what of the deep connections between the school and the
company today. Well there are 46 Old Stationers who are members
of the Company, or about 5%. I understand that there are others
with application forms to join. Currently there are also two
vacancies in the Livery for any Freeman wishing to upgrade.
Of those 46 our records show 14 have participated in committees
which is impressive. Some of these Old Stationers have served in
High Office. Last year Stephen Platten was the first Old
Stationer to hold the position of Master of the company.
Stephen had a very challenging year as Master as we were locked
down for 50 of his 52 weeks. He did a splendid job of leading us
through that dark period as his pastoral training meant that he
was the perfect shepherd of our flock.
Next year Moira Sleight, who is clearly not an Old Stationer, has
a very interesting connection with the school which she will no
doubt explain to you. And the following year, if elected, then
Tony Mash will be the second Old Stationer Master of the
Company.
And Old Stationers are not just contributing on committees and
to our governance.
The days of playing football may be over, but the sporting
competitiveness of the school lives on. This year Peter Bonner
and David Hudson represented the Stationers' Company in the
annual Inter-Livery Company Bridge Tournament and, for the
second time, won the competition. Congratulations.
But the stand out contribution to the company in the last year
has to be the bequest from the estate of Sir John and Lady
Cynthia Sparrow to the Stationers
Foundation. Five Hundred
Thousand Pounds. The biggest
monetary donation in the history
of the Company. This donation
will allow the Trustees of the
foundation to expand their reach
of enhancing the education of
children. It is extremely generous
and very gratefully received. We
are currently discussing how we
can, in some way, acknowledge
this kind bequest within the Hall.
The Stationers’ School buildings
may have gone but fortunately not
Stationers’ Hall which I know
holds special memories for you.
As Old Stationers are so involved
with the Company you are part of
our alumni. I hope you will help us
preserve and protect Stationers’
Hall by helping us establish an
endowment fund for the purpose.
All donations and legacies are
welcome and larger gifts will
feature on a donors’ board.
Finally. We may have our differences
over football teams, yet our love of
the sport transcends this.
Dan celebrates when he finds
the blazer fits.
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You are all connected by lifelong friendships which started at the
school. We are all connected through affection for the school and
for the company and the Hall. We are all connected by the words
we say and write. We are connected with a common motto which
will soon be sung and perfectly encapsulates the lasting
relationship between school and company “The word endureth
for ever”.
Thank you.
Robert Flather
GRACE BY DAN BONE
Dear Lord
We come together in expectation and friendship
Grateful for the fine food, and wine that we will sip.
We are here to share memories, rejoice in the moment
Hoping we are clear of all covid encroachment.
It has been testing for our community of old friends
Forced to stay distant till restrictions end.
But in a world of uncertainty, we’ll march on unafraid
Our business is life, and we are glad to be portrayed
As proud Stationers – we will return to having fun
Adapt to a climate of change till our probation is done.
And so now to lunch - your president and committee wish you hearty
appetites and your very good health
Amen
I’m delighted to give Stephen his presidential tie and badge.
Stephen’s commitment and service, during two pandemicblighted
years, have been unfailing. We applaud his term as our
president and I look forward to working with him as I pick up
the baton. Thank you, Stephen.
I’d like to introduce our new Vice President, Robin Baker. He
continues to work in financial services advising his clients on their
investments. Robin has had an outstanding sporting career kicking
footballs and wielding cricket bats. Please welcome Robin…
I’m honoured to become your
president. I look forward to a
successful year, and to meeting
members at our forthcoming events.
Given the excellence of today’s
speeches, I’ll keep mine short and
sweet: Thank you all for coming to
the Annual Lunch. Let’s now adjourn
to the Cockpit.
Daniel Bone
PRESIDENT’S DAY, SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST 2022
I would like to invite you, your family and friends to the
traditional Old Stationers’ President’s Cricket Match on
Sunday 28th August.
This year is particularly significant as it is the 50th
anniversary of this annual fixture and hence I would like to
extend a special invitation to former OSA Presidents to join
me to celebrate the occasion. Of course, you do not have to
be a cricket fan to enjoy this great bank holiday Sunday with
friends in the beautiful setting of the Botany Bay Cricket
Club, East Lodge Lane, Enfield, Middx EN2 8HS.
Richard Slatford is selecting the President’s Team to
represent the OSA to play against the Botany Bay Cricket
Club. The match will commence at 2.00pm, finishing at
around 7.30pm.
The bar will be open from 11.45am and lunch will be
served at 12.30pm. If you wish to have lunch, please send a
cheque for £30 per head to Peter Sandell (made payable to
P Sandell) at the earliest opportunity and certainly no later
than 15th August. Peter’s address is 11 Maplecroft Lane,
Nazeing. Essex. EN9 2NR. Alternatively, you can pay
online; Account: P Sandell. Sort code: 20-29-81, account
no: 93600653.
We are very excited about this summer event and I do hope
you will join in the fun.
Kind regards
Dan Bone President
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On Tuesday 17th May, 35 Old boys attended lunch in the Royal
National Hotel, Russell Square. The lunch comprised of Smoked
Salmon to start, followed by Lamb Shank & fruit salad for sweet,
washed down with ample house wine.
Our new president, Dan Bone welcomed those present and
outlined the program of future events. An excellent time was had
following which a few retired to a local hostelry.
Attendees: Robin Baker, Stu Behn, Don Bewick, Ian Blackmore,
Dan Bone, Peter Bothwick, Adrian Broadbent, Terry Butler, Stephen
Collins, David Cox, Geoff Dent, Roger & Peter Engledow, Mike
Evans, Michael Facey, John Gray, Mike Hasler, Tony Hemmings,
David Hudson, Brian Humphreys, Terry Jaggers, Keith & Peter
Knight, Dave Lincoln, Roger Melling, David Metcalf, Mike Mote,
John Partridge, Richard Phillippo, Peter Sandell, Peter Thomas,
David Turner, John Welch, Chris Wilkins and Peter Winter
President’s Speech
Good afternoon fellow Old Stationers. Welcome to the first May
lunch in 3 years. Isn’t it good to be back? As always, a big thank
you to Peter Sandell for pulling this together.
This is my first lunch speech, so you’ll be relieved to hear that I’ll
keep it short and sweet – after all I’ve only been in the job 33 days.
I’d like to talk about 2 issues of importance to Old Stationers –
returning to Stationers’ Hall for future gatherings and, the
recruitment of more Old Stationers to our Association.
First, the Hall. I went to see its renovations for the second time
last week. On this occasion with the architect who has been
involved with the project for nearly a decade – yes, these things
take a long time. It was hoped that the works would be completed
for a Spring reopening but the discovery of medieval remains put
paid to that. The initial construction was delayed due to an
extensive archaeological dig for the Museum of London. So, 3
months was added to the 15-month programme. Despite the
accelerating completion pace of different parts of the renovation,
there is still much to be done which means that reopening is now
scheduled for July.
Interestingly, many of the changes to the Hall won’t be evident to
visitors, as they are remarkably discreet, which may raise the
question, ”what’s been done?”. Well, as befits this protected historic
building, there won’t be blunt signs of change which is an indication
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LUNCHEON CLUB
Where is the food?
of the designers’ skill. Praise to them for the care
taken to enable this Grade 1 listed building to
perform its function to 21st century standards of
sustainability and energy efficiency. There has
been a complete redesign of the heating and
ventilation systems and the kitchen, plus modern
meeting rooms have been created above the
Court Room. These improvements will increase
the appeal of the Stationers’ Hall and enable the
Hall’s managers to simultaneously run events in
the Great Hall and the Court Room.
Other upgrades are modest, although there is a
major design undertaking that has been central
to achieving the necessary transformation that
will ensure the future success of the Hall. You
didn’t expect me to miss the chance to praise a
fellow architect’s ingenuity, did you?!
The masterstroke is the creation of the new link building reached
through the Garden Court to the rear of the Hall. It provides a
new reception, stairs, lift, wcs - enabling movement to all floors
for the first time for wheelchair users and the physically impaired.
I believe these improvements will confirm the Stationers’ Hall as
the leading modern Livery Hall in London, and hats off to the
designers!
One exciting improvement for our members segues nicely to
another, the need to increase OSA membership. For the two years
of my probation as Vice President this was a hot topic. Past
President Stephen Collins set the ball rolling with an initiative to
track down Old Stationers from the comprehensive era who, with
notable exceptions here today, are largely missing from our
membership.
Master sleuth Peter Sandell took up the challenge and along with
our youngest committee member, Andreas Christou, they
announced on their respective Facebooks that a reunion would
take place for those who attended between 1967 and 1983. Peter
calculated that over 2,000 boys had passed through the school in
those 16 years, so finding Old Stationers to join would be
straightforward, wouldn’t it?
Well, responses in the first couple of weeks were disappointing, but
Old Stationers aren’t easily deterred! Additional, more targeted
posts were put out, personal emails sent and an announcement on
our website saw a trickle of interest detected. Peter and Andreas
NEXT LUNCH
WEDNESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2022
This will again be at the Royal National Hotel. The
price of the lunch has gone up as you would expect &
will be £45 to include wine. As usual the Master and
Clerk of the Company will be our guests. The new
Master is Moira Sleight.
An email will be sent out early next month giving full
details, but if you don`t receive our emails for any reason
and you wish to attend, please email: peter.sandell@
hotmail.co.uk to book your place.
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pressed on, meeting Old Stationers on buses, making sure the
reunion was spoken about at football. The perfect mix of oldfashioned
word of mouth and new-fangled social media.
But the suspense in our new members drama was multi-faceted:
how to book a venue for an unknown number of attendees? It
kept me on the edge of my seat, but our pub scoutmaster Roger
Engledow had identified the best place near the old school site
– the Queens in Crouch End, a haunt of many staff and underage
old boys through the years. As the day of May 14 2022
approached the numbers climbed from 25 to 40 to 50 – any
advance on 50? We reached 72!
The results of this endeavour just 4 days ago are hard to imagine.
Of the 72 who came, 22 were already OSA members or former
teachers, leaving 50 potential joiners. With award-winning sales
techniques, Messrs Sandell and Thomas strong armed 28 Old
Stationers to join up on the day. No-shows to be chased up could
potentially add another 5 or even 10 to our happy band.
Encouragingly, amidst chatting and selling t-shirts, the mood in
the room was so positive that there was enthusiasm for another
such event to bring together more old boys, who knew others, who
wanted to get together, but who couldn’t make it on May 14th.
The team – Peters Sandell and Thomas, Tim Westbrook,
Andreas Christou and myself returned to our homes for rest and
rumination. Weeks of planning and a day of signing up made us
warm, happy and just a little knackered – but safe in the
knowledge that the Old Stationers’ Association lives on. Thank
you and enjoy the rest of your lunch.
Daniel Bone
osa golf society 2022
At the time of writing we have played two of our season’s fixtures,
Aldenham and Aspley Guise. Both days provided brilliant
weather and courses in fine condition although some of our
senior players struggled in the record heat at Aspley Guise.
The winners of the Pairs Cup at Aldenham were Colin Watkins
and Roger Rackley with an impressive 46 points beating runners
up, Peter Bennett and Roger Rufey who scored 40 points. The
best individual score was Colin Watkins with 40 points.
At Aspley Guise the winner was Peter Bennett, in second place
was Bruce Kitchener who also won “nearest the pin” and Colin
Watkins came third.
Our next fixture is against the Stationers Company at Abridge
Golf Club in Essex on Wednesday 13th July where we will be
looking to retain the trophy we won last year.
For the benefit of our new members you do not need to be a
single figure handicap golfer to join us for future matches, just
contact Roger Rufey our Golf Organiser. (details on page 3 of
this magazine)
Tim
Pairs Cup Winners at Aldenham, Colin Watkins and Roger Rackley
Apsley Guise winner Peter Bennett
Individual winner, Colin Watkins
Runner up Peter Bennett
Runner up and nearest the pin,
Bruce Kitchener
Third placed, Colin Watkins
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OSFC Report 2021/22
Finally, after two aborted seasons due to the Covid pandemic, we
managed to complete a full season in SAL Senior Division 2
following our promotion in 2018/19.
We finished in 9th place out of 11 teams (importantly we
finished above local rivals CE Vampires and also Merton, to
avoid relegation!!) which, on the face of it, doesn't suggest a
particularly encouraging campaign. However, having spent 20
odd years in Division 3, to survive our first full season at the
higher level counts as a more than acceptable achievement.
Indeed, of the 20 League games played, we drew 6 and of the 10
games we lost, 5 were by the odd goal. Hopefully, next season
with a year's experience against stronger opposition we can begin
to convert some of the close games into victories.
Looking forward to 2022/23, there will be a number of clubs
joining the SAL, two of the new clubs particularly affecting us.
Old Parmiterians FC (who have rejoined after an 18 year
absence) and Old Meadonians FC both large multi-team clubs
will join from the AFC (the main rival League to the SAL),
which is a major coup for the League. However it is likely that
both their 1st XIs will be placed alongside us in Senior Division
2. This will no doubt make the proposed 12 team Division even
more competitive for next season.
Finally, we intend holding our popular OSFC Ex-players Reunion
Day again in the early months of next season. However, because
the 2022 World Cup is being held in November and December
our usual date on the Saturday of the International weekend in
early October has disappeared. So at this stage please just pencil
in a Saturday sometime in October for the Reunion, we will have
to wait until we have more information on our fixtures and the
Premier League calendar before confirming the actual date.....for
some unknown reason a Saturday home game for either
Tottenham or Arsenal seems to be a popular alternative for some!
Please keep an eye on our website at www.oldstationersfc.co.uk
for information about the Reunion, club fixtures and news.
If anyone's at a loose end on a Saturday afternoon pop along to
a home game next season.
Ian Meyrick
ian.meyrick1@gmail.com
"My life in music" - Paul Bateman Zoom broadcast.
Another Zoom meeting was held on Wednesday 25th May when around 20 attended “on line” to hear Paul Bateman
give his excellent speech, which he had given at the Annual Lunch before Easter. The numbers were a little disappointing
as far more had indicated that they would attend. We managed to record most of Paul`s talk so if you like to hear it,
please e mail Peter Sandell who will send the link.
We would be happy to stage further Zoom events if there is a demand and more importantly, if speakers come forward!
Please email: peter.sandell@hotmail.co.uk if you would be willing to speak at a future Zoom event.
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REUNIONS
A day to remember
I think my wife thought I was a little out of my mind, when I
announced that I was making the 400 mile round trip from my
home in Exeter, Devon to Hornsey for the reunion for us
‘comprehensive boys’. But it was definitely worth it, and I’m so
very pleased I made the effort. I was alerted to the event by
Andreas Christou, who deserves a special mention for all his
hard work in helping to organise the event.
I joined Stationers’ at the start of the summer term in 1979 as a
skinny first year. I’d moved from rural Suffolk just a few weeks
previously, and it was a huge shock to be at such a large and
culturally diverse school, but I loved it - indeed I enjoyed all my
time at Stationers'. My first year form teacher was Mr Farrow,
who, upon first entering the classroom, brought an old training
shoe down upon the desk with such force, I’m sure the resulting
‘thwack’ could have been heard in the adjacent classrooms,
uttering the words as he did so, ‘I don’t tolerate misbehaving or
chatter in my class’ – so that was pretty clear! Other teachers who
left a significant impression on me in those early years, were
Fitch (obviously), Young, Zarb, Dungate, Prior, Khokar, Grant,
Hubbard, Steel, Jahanns, Read, Quarshie, Evans, Rumney, the
Courts, and of course the greatly missed Geraint Pritchard. I also
recall the headmaster, Baynes, teaching us for one lesson a week
for the first term of that first year.
Like many of my peers, my time at Stationers was relatively
unremarkable. I wasn’t a trouble-maker, so largely avoided
detentions (and the dreaded ’slipper’), I wasn’t a gifted athlete, so
never made it into a school team, I was no thespian either so
didn’t get involved in school plays, but I was musical and a
member of the school choir. I have great memories of attending
Josh Beaden playing the last post at the school closure.
the Stationers' Hall every year for the annual service in St Paul’s
Cathedral, which was preceded with a slap-up sausage and
mash lunch in the hall itself.
But back to the recent reunion. Given the number of boys who
must have attended Stationers’ between the mid 1960’s and 1983,
I thought it extremely unlikely that I’d meet anyone from my year
group let alone my class, but I was wrong. There were in fact four
of us from Farrow’s first year class. It was great to spend an
afternoon reminiscing over a beer or two, swapping stories and
reliving shared experiences. The aforementioned slipper; the
school fights (with St David’s and St Katherine’s); the weekly trip
to Winchmore Hill (everyone wanted to go on the mini-bus); the
icecream van that used to serve
dodgy hotdogs, and the bakery
that sold whole loaves of white
bread (cut in half and slathered
with margarine) – so many
treasured memories – and as
the beer flowed, the more we
seemed to remember. Another
special mention must go to
Alan Dobbie who brought
along his old school tie!
The personal highlight for me however was to meet some of my
old teachers. Mr Leeming; Mr Fitch, as popular now as he ever
was; Ms Jahanns who was so gracious and generous with her
time; and Mr Young, who to my amazement, brought with him
a clipping from the Hornsey Journal from 1983 showing a very
youthful me, sounding the Last Post on the steps of the upper
building the day it sadly closed. The importance and poignancy
of that occasion so completely lost on my 15 year old self. What
memories.
There was talk of getting as many from our year group together
for the OSA annual dinner – let’s hope that comes to fruition.
Still we are Stationers’ as far as we roam.
Josh Beadon
1979-1984, Caxton House
Reunion for Younger ex-stationers
Many thanks for organizing the event on Saturday. I was
amazed at how many you had been able to contact. I would not
have been able to recognize any of them, not having seen them
for forty years, so it was as well that they had name badges ! I
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Class of 1962
60th Anniversary Reunion update
felt sorry that I was unable to give each individual the attention
and time they deserved, but so many were vying for a word or
two. I was also pleasantly surprised by the fondness they
expressed for the old school, since some who were there at the
death could be forgiven for thinking that they did not get a very
good deal. It was also good to hear that many had put the
qualifications they had achieved to good use. Inevitably I had to
pass on bad news about the demise of some former members of
staff, of which they were unaware. I guess it was expensive and
time-consuming to arrange such an event, so perhaps any repeat
will need to be on a less ambitious scale.
Meanwhile please feel free to pass on my email address to former
pupils who were unable to attend but might wish to make
contact. They may not get a speedy reply, since my well-known
lack of ability with technology has probably contributed to my
failure to track any of them down until now.
Once again, many thanks.
Mike Fitch
Three teachers at reunion
Mike Fitch, Clive Blenkinsop & John Leeming
We will be meeting at a suitable London venue on
Tuesday September 6th 2022 to celebrate the 60th
anniversary of our entry to the school. I have received
confirmation from 30 class mates and have 9 “maybes”,
5 No’s, 22 “not yet replied” and 8 dead email addresses.
I suspect that since the invitation was sent out at the
beginning of February, the reduction of a threat from
Covid and easing of travel controls will mean several
additional confirmations will be received in the next
couple of months to take our total close to the record
figure of 43 achieved on our 50th anniversary reunion.
If you are a “class of 1962” Old Stationer and have not
yet confirmed your place at the reunion, please email me
as soon as possible before July 25th so I can commit to
a suitable lunch time venue for our celebrations.
For those who have confirmed, you will receive an
update email from me with more details including
venue, price and attendees.
Tim
CLASS OF 1956
Four of us from the intake of 1956 met for lunch at The White
Cross on the riverfront at Richmond on 1 March. Memorable
detentions were discussed. Pictured below, we are, left to right:
Stewart Colley, Chris Woodhams, Russell Plumley and John Cater.
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Linking tomorrow with yesterday
Modern technology discreetly improves access and building
conditions and history gets a new lease of life…
Further to my article (OS 94) regarding the renovation of
Stationers’ Hall, I’d like to share details of the challenges that
faced the architect, Peregrine Bryant, and his team of structural
and services engineers. In short, their task was to satisfy the
Company’s ambitions and improve the facilities of this great
Hall in order to unlock its full potential. As previously reported,
the Company’s vision was to reequip the Hall for changes in
needs and climate and, to future proof the Hall in its entirety to
ensure it meets 21st century accessibility and sustainability
standards.
The Company’s brief, developed with the architect, was tested
through several design iterations followed by negotiations with
Historic England and the City of London. Eventually, with the
necessary approvals obtained, the appointed contractor arrived
on site to begin building. But alas, not for long. The works
quickly came to a screeching halt once excavations started.
Peregrine explains, “The archaeology was an unexpected major
hurdle. Inevitably we had dug several trial pits (during the precontract
stage) for the link building, to see whether there was any
archaeology, and found nothing” but as things got underway “we
discovered an awful lot of walls from the medieval period
onwards”. The works eventually stumbled forward slowly before
gradually building momentum.
The next task was overcoming the restrictions inherent with the
site’s shape, points of access and proximity to other property. (1)
Given the number of important neighbouring historic buildings,
the use of a tower crane was quickly discounted; lifting materials
over the roof of the Main Hall was deemed a risk too far! Thus,
the movement of construction equipment and building supplies
became a determining factor. The resulting construction process
was therefore largely led by the need to break down the sizable
structural steelwork elements
into practicable units for
on-site assembly, (2) and in
the case of the steel staircase,
for on-site welding. (3)
It’s clear that some
extraordinary solutions were
found to many of the big
questions that the renovation
asked, and for a deeper
understanding of how the
spaces were repurposed and
upgraded, let’s observe them
through the eyes of the
designer. To help us with this,
in early May 2022 Peregrine
took me on a revealing tour 2. Link building steelwork
1. Garden Court
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5. Stationers' Hall
3. Welded steel staircase
of the works. As a fellow architect, I was fascinated to examine
the innovative scheme and understand how the plans have
successfully been implemented. Peregrine explained the many
design challenges, for instance the construction of the multifunctional
new link building. It is this addition that has enabled
modifications to be made that will improve the running of the
Hall. It is an impressively distinctive and dexterous solution.
form of the stair we ended up with, because the headroom issues
were so great, getting up from the kitchen below without
banging your head required precision down to the millimetre!”(6).
The stair is constructed from sheet steel, which also acts as a
solid balustrade and had to be sized to critical width dimensions
to ensure compliance with Building Regulations covering means
of escape. Another example of the design being guided by
The Link Building
Gaining consent for the first major piece of post-World War II
new construction at the Hall (since minor building in the 1950s)
was an achievement in itself but that was only the half of it. The
calculation of how to install the mix of critical structure and
technologies was considerable and required the design team to
use all their experience and skill. The main challenge for the
architect in creating this new circulation hub, with reception, lift,
stairs, cloak room and toilets, proved to be a test of meticulously
detailed ingenuity.
Considerable hours of collaborative effort were expended by the
design team to accurately resolve the stresses and strains of
‘getting a quart into a pint pot’. Just take a look at the second
floor plan (4). In just over 650 sq ft (63 sq m) there are stairs, lift
and lobby area, ladies and men’s wcs, disabled wc and store. For
reference, the Main Hall is c 2,250 sq ft (210 sq m). (5)
6. Headroom headache
4. Link building plans
The new building is also designed to exacting three-dimensional
constraints in cross-section. As Peregrine points out, “there’s an
awful lot going on in a very small space. Getting it all to work
vertically, as well as on plan, is a very complex exercise… like the
7. Not a millimetre to spare
8. Contemporary stair construction
physical access constraints is
that the balustrade and stair
treads were welded in situ.
(7, 8)
The introduction of this new
angular link building is the
masterstroke that will enable
the key gathering spaces, the
Main Hall and the Court
Room, to function at their
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best. In my opinion, the link
building is also an appealing
architectural intervention of its
time; its use of glass and steel is
the modern-day vocabulary of
design and construction. This
novel circulation hub, although
designed and built to
astonishingly high-tech tight
tolerances, uses welcoming
9. Link building
brickwork to tie together the
two historic structures either
side. (9)
The function of the link
building is exactly what you’d
10. Pipes go under floor
expect - every corner of the Hall will be conveniently accessible reduction targets.
as never before. The prize for the Hall’s managers is the ability
The answer is that the Stationers’ Hall design team combined
to run events in the Main Hall and the Court Room
again to work small miracles. Unifying key parts of the complex
simultaneously, while also providing straightforward connectivity
between and across each floor for wheelchair users and the
in a discreet way enables the ‘smart’ management of the buildings’
physically impaired.
internal environmental conditions. The new servicing
infrastructure is quite mind-boggling to behold. (10-12)
The technology fixes
Given that there are so many physical constraints that make
upgrading historic buildings of this kind a distinct branch of
architectural practice, I was interested to know how the Hall had
been redesigned to adapt to the technical demands of compliance
with environmental controls, energy conservation and carbon
This web of heating and cooling pumps and pipework, electrical
and communications conduits and cables, will link ubiquitously,
but not be seen by visitors. “Getting the services up and down
and between the Main Hall and the Court Room was a real
challenge. Working with a listed building you always discover the
unexpected and have to rethink as you go” commented Bryant.
11. Plant room art
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14. Heating/cooling cabinets
12. Cables, pipes and pumps
The makers
However, with this project’s particular complexities, it is where
visible interventions appear that the skills, care and attention to
detail of the designers and contractors are evident. Their
restrained solutions prove that design ingenuity is at the heart of
the renovations and the thoroughness demonstrated by the very
best skilled craftsmen is apparent. Just look at the heating/
cooling units (13, 14) or envisage standing on the new lead roof
of the link building (15) or, restoring the gold leaf in the Court
Room while at ceiling height. (16).
15. Link Building Roof Leadwork
The unseen product of the architect’s skill that is the touchstone
of Bryant’s work may be hard for some to comprehend, as so
much is hidden from view in the 3-D matrix of localised
amendments and services corridors. Regular users of the Hall
will rapidly get to know how much better the building now
functions but some will ask, “what’s been done?” The subtleties
of conservation and necessary enhancement at the Hall are
exemplified by the most visible new addition, namely the link
building, where new harmoniously meets old.
I hope that during future visits, you’ll appreciate and enjoy
observing these changes, better understand the ways in which
Stationer’s Hall has been modernised and made fit for the next
century, all while preserving its rich historical character.
Part 3 of the story of the renovation will review the Hall in use.
My thanks to Peregrine Bryant and Carl Gilbert, Hall Manager,
for their help with this article.
Daniel Bone
13. Recessed heating/cooling units
16. Golden touch 17. Architect Peregrine Bryant
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Coping with Covid
When the lockdown came it was not such a shock to me as to
some other people. Following my accident in August 2017, when
a lorry had crushed me against the side of my car, my mobility
was quite seriously hampered, although I was still able to drive
my automatic car. As a consequence, I found myself spending
more time at home than usual. As well as writing, I started to read
more books. The ten pound note carries a quotation from Jane
Austen: “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading”. I
found she was quite right.
A few years ago I discovered the novels of Eric Ambler. He is
held in high esteem by both authors and readers, who consider
him a master of the suspense story, and the inventor of the
modern political thriller.
John Le Carreé described him as “the source on which we all
draw”. He also established himself as a screen writer, most
notably for his work on The Cruel Sea. I set out to read all of his
novels, and, at the time of writing, I have almost achieved that
objective.
As well as reading, I spend quite a lot of time writing. I sent a
story I had written some time ago to various publishers. It is
called City Fox, and is about a fox who escapes from South West
Scotland by stealing aboard the night train to London. There he
has numerous adventures before settling in Wanstead Forest. I
was delighted to hear from the publishers, Austen Macaulay, that
they plan to publish it sometime this year.
However the majority of my writing is of a more serious nature.
After I became a Freemason, in 2003, I decided to write some
concise biographies of notable Freemasons. I started off with
John Theophilus Desaguliers who was the principal architect of
modern Freemasonry, and the founding of Premier Grand Lodge
in June 1717.From there, I explored the Masonic life of Benjamin
Franklin. He is of particular interest because he was the first
person to print The Book of Constitutions (the principal
Masonic rule book) in America. It is interesting to note that
Franklin struck up a lifelong friendship with William Strahan a
onetime Master of The Stationers Company. Their mutual
interest in printing and publishing formed a bond that survived
the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, and the interruption of The
American War of Independence. My next subject was the poet
Robert Burns who was a very active Freemason, and led a
colourful social life. More than half a century after his death, a
controversy erupted concerning a painting which purported to
show Robert Burns being inaugurated as the poet laureate of
Canongate Kilwinning Lodge No. 2 in Edinburgh. A very senior
member of The Grand Lodge of Scotland took exception to the
description of the painting, claiming that there was absolutely no
evidence that Burns had ever been made a poet laureate. The
subject of the painting was a complete fiction. The secretary of
the Lodge responded with a robust defence, resulting in an
acrimonious exchange of correspondence between the contending
parties, which culminated in an inconclusive enquiry by the
Grand Lodge of Scotland. Ironically, the painting now hangs in
the headquarters of the Grand Lodge.
A favourable turn in my Masonic writing occured. The Editor of
The Square magazine asked me if I would write an article about
the maverick Freemason Count Cagliostro. It seemed an attractive
proposition because Cagliostro was a colourful adventurer, and
self-styled magician, who toured the royal courts of Europe
practising psychic healing, alchemy and obscure forms of
Freemasonry. Many people regarded him as a charlatan. He was
the architect of his own misfortune when he tried to open a
Masonic Lodge in Rome, although it had been expressly forbidden
by the Pope. After his conviction he was eventually incarcerated in
the Fortress of San Leo where he wasted away until his death. My
writing for The Square continues, and, at the time of writing, I
have published ten articles in the on-line magazine.
My writing has been helped by being a member of the Brentwood
Writers’ Circle. It was founded in 1941 by an enterprising lady
called Elizabeth Baxter. She used to attend a writers group in
Central London, but the meetings came to an end when the
premises were bombed out. Elizabeth was determined not to be
put off by this misfortune, so she started a small writers group in
a front room of her house. Over the years this group has grown
into the highly successful Brentwood Writers’ Circle with about
fifty members. The great attraction for me is that group has many
published authors who are happy to share their writing experiences.
As well as talks by visiting speakers, there are workshops and
sessions on publishing.
As the Covid restrictions lifted it was possible to go on some day
trips. We went out to Milton’s cottage at Chalfont St Giles. It was
very interesting to see the original copies of Paradise Lost and
Paradise Regained. A picture of him with Cromwell showed his
Republican sympathies, which nearly got him executed were it
not for the intervention of powerful friends. We also had a day
out at Heybridge Basin, quite near to Maldon. At lunch in The
Ship Inn we had a table looking out into the estuary, and had a
good view of the yachts and the red-sailed Thames barges gliding
sedately across the water.
Another favourite place is Hanningfield Reservoir. It is a vast
expanse of water in Essex, not so far from Chelmsford. It is
popular with bird watchers, and fishermen. Light refreshments
can be taken at cafe, which also affords excellent views of the
reservoir. For those requiring more extensive dining facilities,
there is an excellent bill of fare at The Old Windmill public
house, not far from the reservoir. Now that the worst of Covid is
over, we are looking forward to more enjoyable trips into the
countryside.
Nigel Wade
MURKY LONDON
When the City of London is mentioned, most people think of
the tourist attractions and landmarks or the world of high
finance. However, the City has always had a “murky” side and
that’s where I’m going to take you.
The Old Stationers have a strong link to the Company’s Hall
just off of Warwick Lane near St.Paul’s Cathedral but it also had
a far less attractive neighbour, the old Newgate Jail. Just North of
the Hall is Amen Court which has a section of the original
prison wall as its West boundary.
Prior to the demolition of the infamous prison, which closed as
recently as 1902, the area on the other side of the wall was used
for burials of executed prisoners and given the nickname
“Deadman’s Walk”.
One of the occupants of that grim location was Amelia Dyer,
who was executed in 1896. She was a 60 year old woman
weighing 15 stone so hardly the typical image of a mass murderer
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The Old Bailey
Church of St.Sepulchre
but I mention her as, although she is not that well known, she
was possibly England’s most prolific serial killer, having murdered
several hundred babies that she had been paid to care for. Dyer
is now known to history as “The Reading Baby Farmer”.
Back to our walk and a short stroll from the Hall will bring you
to the Central Criminal Court, usually called the Old Bailey.
Opened in 1907, the building occupies much of the site of
Newgate Prison.
If you stand on the West side of Old Bailey (the street) and look
across at the court building you are standing where the crowds of
spectators stood to watch the public hangings outside the prison.
Executions were carried out here from 1785 when the old
Tyburn gallows (located at present day Marble arch) ceased to be
used.
Not a terribly pleasant thought, putting people to death in a
public street but it’s all ancient history isn’t it? Or is it? The last
public hanging was in May 1868 and the London Underground
opened in 1863 so it is more than likely that people going to
watch the last moments of Michael Barrett took the forerunner
of the Tube to get there.
He was the last man to be publicly hanged in England, convicted
for his part in the “Clerkenwell Outrage” bombing incident a
short distance from the Old Bailey near Farringdon. The
bombing in December 1867 killed 12 bystanders and severely
injured many more.
Continuing our trip through “Murky London” requires crossing
the main road outside the Old Bailey (Holborn Viaduct or
Newgate Street, depending where you cross) to the church of
St.Sepulchre-without-Newgate, opposite the court building.
The church contains the “Execution Bell” which was rung
outside the condemned cell the night before an execution. A
merchant tailor by the name of John Dowe paid £50 in 1605 to
enable the parish to purchase a handbell for this purpose with a
clerk giving the following speech.
All you that in the condemned hold do lie,
Prepare you, for to-morrow you shall die;
Watch all, and pray, the hour is drawing near
That you before the Almighty must appear;
Examine well yourselves, in time repent,
That you may not to eternal flames be sent.
And when St Sepulchre's bell to-morrow tolls,
The Lord above have mercy on your souls.
Past twelve o'clock!
I suspect that this gave little comfort to the prisoner bearing in
mind the circumstances…
Moving northwards, past St.Sepulchre’s, our next location is
Smithfield which is definitely suitable for inclusion in this
journey through the less savoury aspects of London. The area
had long been a gathering place outside the old city walls and
was the site of the August Bartholomew Fair dating from 1133.
This ran right up to 1855 before being closed by the authorities
on the basis that it was attracting debauchery and public disorder.
Centuries before, Smithfield had already become established as
yet another place for public executions, especially when a
religious aspect was involved. For example, over 60 Protestants
were burned here during the reign of “Bloody Mary” in the
1500s.
Although well known for the despatch of religious dissidents and
those of a heretical disposition, West Smithfield was also where
Sir William Wallace was put to death by the horrendous practice
of hanging, drawing and quartering. It was also the site of Wat
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Tyler’s death in 1381 although he was not executed as such.
The Peasants’ Revolt had developed in the country areas as a
protest against numerous long established injustices. After the
rebels had entered London and taken the Tower, killing Simon
Sudbury, the Lord Chancellor in the process, the young king,
Richard II, met with them on two occasions, the last at
Smithfield. Although the exact circumstances are unclear, Sir
William Walworth, the Lord Mayor of London, stabbed Tyler
who was subsequently beheaded. Richard gave the rebels a
number of assurances which defused the situation giving him
sufficient time to restore order and the inevitable violent
repercussions followed.
Public executions continued at Smithfield until most were
transferred to the well-established gallows at Tyburn although
victims were still being boiled in oil there. This seems to have
been reserved for swindlers and those involved in forging coins.
The area’s reputation for bloodshed continued, albeit with
livestock as the victims. Farm animals would be herded into
Smithfield from outside of London on their last journey before
ending up on somebody’s plate. In the 10 years after 1740 it is
recorded that 74,000 cattle and 570,000 sheep were being sold at
Smithfield every year. A hundred years later, the yearly figure for
cattle had risen to 220,000 and 1,500,000 for sheep, all of them
having being driven through the city streets to slaughter. Not
surprisingly, this could not go on and the live market was moved
to a site in Caledonian Road, Islington, known as the Metropolitan
Cattle Market, in 1855. The market’s close proximity to
executions continued as it was then located a short distance from
Pentonville Prison which had taken over from Newgate in 1902.
For those in need of more exercise, a short walk of 12 minutes
(according to Google) heading North into Clerkenwell will lead
to Corporation Row. This road, then known as Corporation
Lane, formed the boundary of Clerkenwell Prison or House of
Detention and was the scene of the Fenian bomb attack in
December 1867 which led to the execution of Michael Barrett.
After the prison was demolished, it was replaced by a school
which has since been converted to housing. The underground
parts of the old prison are still in existence.
Moving towards the west brings you to Farringdon Road which
runs close to the course of the old Fleet River on its way south
from the source in Hampstead. The river has been in a sewer
since Victorian times but can be heard through gratings at
various locations in the vicinity of this walk. One is located just
off of the main road in Ray Street outside the Coach public
house.
This area used to be called Hockley-in-the Hole and was one of
the places where the fun-loving Londoners could go to be
entertained by some bear baiting. One establishment occupied
the site of the Coach and it was there that patrons probably got
more than they bargained for as the proprietor, Christopher
Preston, was killed and partially eaten by one of his bears in 1709.
One might suggest that there was an element of poetic justice.
Continuing down Farringdon Road towards the Ludgate Hill, a
building at 59/61 Farringdon Road bears an unusual name “The
Zeppelin Building”. The name commemorates a Zeppelin raid
on September 8, 1915, which completely demolished the original
building.
The Fleet continues south and so do you, towards Holborn
Viaduct. The Viaduct was completed in 1869 and does look like
a bridge over a river rather than a main road. It does cross the
Fleet although that is down below road level in a sewer but the
need for a bridge relates to the steep sides of the old river valley.
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Amongst the various decorative features on the bridge you can
find a statue of our old friend, Sir William Walworth, mentioned
previously at Smithfield.
After passing under Holborn Viaduct, the Fleet’s course is
headed for Blackfriars Bridge where it discharges under the
bridge into the Thames. Occasionally, depending on the weather
and tides, it is possible to see the Fleet pouring into the Thames.
Apart from an inclusion in Murky London as a sewer discharging
into the river, this location has other “murky” credentials. It is
where, on 18th.June 1982, at 7.30 in the morning, the body of
the Italian banker, Roberto Calvi was found. He was hanging
from the scaffolding under Blackfriars Bridge, his clothing
stuffed with bricks and the equivalent of 15,000 dollars in cash.
He had fled Rome on 10th.June on a false passport flying to
London via Venice and Zurich. Despite the bizarre situation his
body was found in, suicide was the first verdict. This eventually
changed to murder but, 40 years later, nobody has ever been
convicted of his murder and probably never will.
Our next stop involves another short walk Eastwards from
Blackfriars towards Southwark Bridge. This location is an
optional visit as it is only the approximate site of the feature in
question. Why include it? A reasonable question in the
circumstances and the answer is that the next subject was
mentioned in a conversation (post AGM lunch) at Cutlers’ Hall
in April with Messrs Jarvis and Westbrook and yours truly. We
were discussing Richard (Dick) Whittington’s public toilet,
opened in 1421. This rather odd subject matter led, somewhat
circuitously, to this article being written shortly afterwards.
Whittington's Longhouse certainly qualifies for inclusion in
Murky London being a huge “closet” somewhere beside the
Thames and the River Walbrook, close to present day Cannon
Street Station. It is believed to have accommodated over 100
persons at a time so must have provided an interesting ambience
for the almshouses that Whittington had had constructed on the
upper floor. At least it got flushed out with the tidal movement
of the Thames…
In contradiction of the natural order of things, we now have a
visit to the pub after the toilets. Assuming that you decided not
to visit the site of Whittington’s Longhouse (very sensible), a
short stroll from Blackfriars will lead you to a pub known to
many Old Stationers, namely the Cockpit. I don’t need to tell you
how to find it, do I?
It is actually adapted from a gateway of the old Blackfriars
Monastery and the present look dates back to a rebuild in 1865.
The internal design recreates the shape of a cockpit used for cock
fighting until the practice was banned in England and Wales
under the 1835 Cruelty to Animals Act. The pub changed its
name after the ban and became the Three Castles until reverting
to the original in 1970.
As the upstairs gallery is inaccessible to the public, you will have
to make do with propping up the bar in time honoured Old
Stationer fashion. Cheers!!
Geoff Dent
THE COCKPIT (and its environs)
After victory over the Saxon
army of Harold at Hastings
in 1066, William of
Normandy, aka William I,
had two castles built in
London - The Tower of
London and Bernard's Castle
later to become the king's
wardrobe. The latter was
situated on the east side of
what is now known as Saint
Andrew's Hill.
In the late 13th century King
Edward I commanded that
the west side of the road be
developed to accommodate
the Dominican Friars (the Black Friars). The first mention of an
Inn on the site was in 1352 and was known as the Oakburn Inn.
The Priory was closed during the period of dissolution of the
monasteries by King Henry VIII with the land being divided up.
In 1576 part of the western side of the site was developed into
the first Blackfriars theatre. It was closed in 1584 because it's
plays were seen as being too political. A second theatre followed
in 1596 being used by chamberlain's men company whose
members included William Shakespeare.
Many of his plays were performed there before the theatre was
demolished in 1655. The Black Friarsgatehouse - now the site of
the Cockpit - became a private house after the closing of the
Priory. During the persecution of Catholics in the reign of
Queen Elizabeth I the property was used as a safe house. People
in danger were smuggled through a secret tunnel from the chapel
situated in the Baynard's Castle - having arrived from the river
Thames which until the creation of the embankment in
Victorian times flowed up to the bottom of Saint Andrew's Hill.
The tunnel is now bricked up in the cockpit cellar and has
featured on both television and radio in recent years. Unfortunately,
because of health and safety reasons, the cockpit management is
unable to allow visits to the sellers.
There were also two other tunnels constructed into the basement
of the cockpit to facilitate safe passage for persecuted Catholics.
William Shakespeare who was rumoured to be a closet Catholic
purchased the Gatehouse with his daughter in 1613 three years
before his death Regretfully the house was destroyed along with
most of the buildings in the vicinity in the great fire of London
in 1666.
Following the fire, reconstruction led to the property becoming a
tavern known as the Three Castles. The present building was
constructed in the early 1840s and was a notorious cockfighting
venue. The upstairs gallery overlooking the pit was renovated in
the 1960s. After cockfighting was prohibited in 1849 the name
was changed to commemorate the last venue in London to hold
legal cockfighting THE COCKPIT.
The cockpit was fortunate to survive the bombing during the
blitz enabling it to maintain its long tradition of providing
sustenance in a comfortable, compact, friendly, diverse and
genuinely historical location.
Alf ie Boycott
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PUBS AROUND MUSWELL HILL – A TOUR IN OCTOBER 2021
Many Old Stationers will have started their serious drinking at
one of the pubs near Muswell Hill, so the intrepid explorers of
pubs (Roger Engledow, Bob Harris, Roger Melling and I), this
time supplemented by Bob Townsend, decided that this was the
place to go next.
The Victoria Stakes
The Victoria Stakes
This was the obvious starting point as it has the address: 1
Muswell Hill. It lies on the corner where Park Road and Priory
Road meet. Three of us lived very close to it when at school:
Roger Engledow in South View Road, Bob Harris in Redston
Road (where his sister, Mary, still lives in the same house where
he grew up) and Bob Townsend in Springfield Avenue.
Allegedly, the name The Victoria Stakes originates from the 3.05
race at Alexandra Park Racecourse. A Hornsey gent, with his
winning stake, bought the pub and named it after his lucky race.
The pub dates back well over a hundred years, originally built as
a coach house and stables. The horses at that time were used to
take the public up the steep ascent of Muswell Hill. As the
building was at the bottom of the hill, it became a favourite spot
for those wishing a rest, a friendly welcome and refreshment.
There is the main pub, a covered yard and a separate dining
room. It is an independent, family run gastropub and has a really
friendly atmosphere. The manager, Jessica, took a photograph of
us enjoying a pint of Sharp’s Atlantic (ABV 4.2%) which was
delightful. To remind us of the name, there was a bust of Queen
Victoria at one end of the bar.
Alexandra Park Racecourse was finally completed, licensed and
opened in 1868. It was known as “The Frying Pan” due to it
having a circular stretch at the end of a long straight to fit into
the available space. The straight could be used for five furlong
races and the circular part used to extend the distance raced. It
was very popular with Londoners as it was the nearest racecourse
to the city. In its heyday, the course attracted a crowd of 25,000.
However, over the years, the crowd diminished drastically, the
course needed major improvements and The Jockey Club refused
to renew its license in 1968. The last meet was in 1970 when the
crowd was just 2,749.
After this foray into horse-racing history, Roger Engledow
recalled the pub crawl he and fellow Stationers had to celebrate
passing their O-Level GCEs in 1959. The idea was to have half
a pint for every GCE passed and a pint for every one failed. He
remembers starting at The Famous Royal Oak – but nothing
after that! So, on to The Royal Oak.
Leaving The Victoria Stakes, we went up Muswell Hill past
where Johnny Gore, our Latin teacher and a great Spurs
supporter, used to live and then we turned left onto St James’s
Lane and round to the right to The Royal Oak.
The Famous Royal Oak
A pub has stood on this site for over 200 years serving the public
of Muswell Hill. In the 1950s and 1960s the landlady was the
mother of a local footballer, well known to many young and old
Stationers, and appropriately tolerant to teenage customers. It
has warm surroundings and a small outdoor area where there are
BBQs in the Summer. It is an old-school, family-run pub
featuring live bands, jukebox music, TV screens for sports, quiz
nights and a pool table. Just behind where we were sitting, there
was a picture of the Alexandra Park Racecourse.
Our beers were Sharp’s Doom Bar (4.3%) and Adnams’ Ghost
Ship (4.5%).
Next to The Famous Royal Oak is the Parkland Walk. This is a
3.1-mile linear green pedestrian and cycle route, which follows
the course of the old railway line that used to run between
Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace; through Stroud Green,
Crouch End, Highgate and Muswell Hill. The railway line
opened 1873 to give through services to London. In 1942 this
part of the Palace Line was reduced to a peak service shuttle to
Finsbury Park, thus ending through running to central London,
and in 1954 it was closed completely. It was declared a local
nature reserve in 1990 and is London's longest such reserve. The
Parkland Walk is part of the Capital Ring which is a continuous
circular, walking route about 80 miles long and encircling inner
and central London. The logo on the signs show Big Ben in a
ring of arrows.
Moving off from The Famous Royal Oak, we continued up St
James’s Lane, past St John’s Church to Fortis Green Road to our
next stop.
The Village Green
Inside the Victoria Stakes. Left to right: Tony Moffat, Roger Melling, Bob
Harris, Bob Townsend and Roger Engledow.
An interesting title for a pub since it is not in a village nor near
a green. In fact it used to be called The John Baird after John
Logie Baird who invented the first working television system in
1926 and of course the nearby Alexandra Palace was the first
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Alexandra Park Racecourse. A picture in The Famous Royal Oak.
BBC broadcasting station. This was the pub which Bob Harris
and Roger Engledow used as “the local” when at Stationers. They
used to frequent the El Toro coffee bar in the years before they
went to pubs because that was where the girls were. When they
did progress to pubs, the choice was The John Baird as it was the
nearest pub to the El Toro. In those days The John Baird was
managed by Harry Pack, a semi-pro boxer.
Today The Village Green is owned by the Laine Pub Company
and has a lot of entertainment including: quiz nights, stand-up
comedy and the occasional live music evening. As well as the pub
area, it has a separate restaurant.
Our beers were Cowcatcher, an American Pale Ale (4.8%) from
the East London Brewing Company and Bestest Bitter (4.3%)
from Laine Brew Co in Brighton. The Bestest beer ran out on
the second pint and then the Cowcatcher ran out too, so we had
to wait for the barrels to be changed. Not good for a pub
specialising in craft beers.
It was at this point that we remarked that, at
The Mossywell
all the three pubs we had visited so far, we
were the only customers. Not very good
business for Muswell Hill pubs on a Tuesday
in October. So off we went to Muswell Hill
Broadway at the top of Muswell Hill for our
next venue.
The Mossy Well
Those of a geographical bent will know that
Muswell Hill is a terminal moraine left
behind when the glaciers retreated after the
last Ice Age. But you may not know that it
takes its name from a medieval holy well and
its hill-top location. The “well of the mossy
spring” became a place of pilgrimage after
the Scottish king Malcolm IV was said to
have been cured there drinking the water. By
the early 1800s, Belle Vue Lodge stood on
the site of these premises. In 1900, it was
knocked down and replaced by the Express
Dairy tea room, with a large milk depot at
the rear with plenty of room for the horses and carts. In the early
1980s, the property was converted into licensed premises, but the
original features of the Express Dairy can still be seen around the
pub. It is very spacious inside, with a mezzanine floor and
outdoor drinking areas at both front and back. It became a
Wetherspoons’ pub in 2015 and, like most Wetherspoons’ pubs,
it was busy - very unlike our previous choices.
We had Hotspur (4.5%) by the Redemption Brewing Company
which was an amber ale and a great tasting beer. Bob Harris and
Roger Engledow only drank the Hotspur because it didn’t have
Tottenham in its name. [However, it is brewed in Tottenham and
is owned by a chap named Moffat]. A great liquid substitute for
the original “spring water of mossy well” and a fitting end to our
day. We departed in sundry different directions having rekindled
pleasant memories of days past.
Tony Moffat
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LONDON AFTERNOONS
W J Loftie (Published by Cassell & Co c1901)
Among the Companies which are still concerned with trade the
Stationers' is one of the most interesting, although its charter
only dates from the time of Philip and Mary. Little as we know
about Shakespeare and the first appearance of his plays, we
should know less than half as much but for the registers of this
Company.
"Entered at Stationers' Hall" is a very familiar sentence. There
was a Guild of Stationers, but it cannot have been very
flourishing at a time when so few read or wrote. When printing
was invented, the Stationers rose in the world, but it was too late
for their admission to the ranks of the great Companies, nor are
they very remarkable for their wealth, although they distribute
large annual sums as pensions in the trade. The Tudors had a
dread of the printing press, and under Queen Elizabeth the
Company was made an implement of religious and political
tyranny. Printers everywhere had to serve their time to a member
of the Company, and books could not be sold without its leave.
There were also many monopolies and privileges granted outside
the ranks of the Company. The Queen's Printers first, and
afterwards the Universities, had leave to print Bibles. Richard
Tottel had a monopoly given him by Queen Elizabeth for Law
Books. At present, since the Copyright Act of '42, any publisher
can register a book at the Hall, and proceedings for a breach of
copyright cannot be taken till a book has been so registered.
The OSA Memories Project 2022-23
Attendees of our Annual Lunch in April will recall the enjoyable
speech given by the Master of the Company, Robert Flather (pp6-9).
He spoke eloquently about the strong connections maintained between
the Company and the OSA, significantly acknowledging the 46 Old
Stationers who are Freemen or Liverymen.
Reflecting on these connections I wondered whether other links
would be possible. Although the Company has the feeling of a
timeless permanence, representing those responsible for the
printed word for over six centuries, in recent times has seen its
adaptation to include new members for the digital communications
sphere. Now identified as ‘The City of London Company for the
Communications and Content Industries’, I thought another
connection could be made between the Company and the OSA.
Today many of our members have, or have access to, a smart
phone and with it the opportunity to use video facility to capture
the stories and memories of those years at school and connect us
with our shared pasts. The OSA Memories Project will develop
this idea by starting the formation of a video archive. This new
initiative aims to bring together the OSA membership in a new
way via our website and in so doing reach out more directly to
those members who have ‘roamed far,’ and have not been able to
participate in our programme of activities in London.
The Memories Project invites the participation of Old Stationers
in a membership-wide call for short home-made videos for
editing together into a documentary for uploading to the OSA
website. Members offering to take part will be circulated with a
‘how to do it’ note and short video explaining how to film using
a smart phone.
The videos should be no longer than 3 minutes (c400 words) and
primarily be facial image talking to the camera, and shot in
landscape format, ie horizontally in the way of normal film and
TV. To start the ball rolling we would like to hear about your
school day memories, your favourite and not so favourite
experiences, the friends you made, the teachers who made an
impression, etc. Future calls for contributions will cover other
topics eg year reunions, sports, choir, trips, plays, reunions …
Those submitting their videos are encouraged to provide
material, eg digital film clips, still images and sound recordings
that support the stories. This is a great opportunity to capture
members’ own stories in their own words.
The programme for the first wave of videos:
• 1st September send email to dan.bone@civix.org.uk
expressing your interest in participating
• 1st October recording and submission instruction emailed to
participants
• 1st November submissions via We Transfer to dan.bone@
civix.org.uk
• 1st January 2023 first wave of videos edited and uploaded to
OS website
Any queries please email me as above.
Dan Bone
President 2022-23
STATIONERS’ COMPANY’S
SCHOOL LODGE 7460
It is not widely known that the old pupils of the former
Stationers’ Company’s School were instrumental in setting up a
Masonic Lodge.
The Lodge was consecrated in July 1956 at Freemasons Hall and
records show that 180 Brethren attended the meeting with130
dining afterwards at the Connaught Rooms.
The Lodge was founded by 17 Old Stationer’s and sponsored by
Old Owens Lodge No 4440 who we still have a strong
connection with.
Whilst the Lodge flourished for a long time , the membership
has fallen over the last few years (especially with the School
closing in 1983) and the Lodge needs to look afield to continue.
We already have a link with the Livery as we count 2 Freemen
and 5 Liverymen amongst our numbers (and one of them Mike
Mote has served as a Renter Warden and on the Livery
Committee as representative of the OSA).
The Lodge have also in the past made donations to the Marines
Charity, Saturday Morning School and the Hall Fund.
The Lodge would like to expand this link and hope that other
Masons in the Livery would come and join us, and possibly in
the future become a Livery Lodge, joining the many other Livery
Lodges already in existence.
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We meet at Mark Masons Hall on the first Fridays of February,
April and October (installation) and the second Friday in
December.
We always welcome visitors to our Lodge-so if you are a Mason
and would like to come along to one (or some!) of our meetings,
we look forward to showing you our friendly hospitality. On the
other hand, if you’re not-but are interested in Freemasonry, there
can be no more appropriate Lodge for you to join!.
In either case, please contact our secretary…
Mike Pinf ield
63, Lynton Road Harrow Middx HA2 9NJ
secretary7460ugle@gmail.com
020 8422 4699 or 07956 931174
Hornsey High
When asked by Tim Westbrook, a couple of weeks ago, if I would think
about writing a short article for the Magazine on my memories of
Hornsey High my initial reaction was ‘help, I can’t do this’! Then
various ideas formulated and the following is my contribution.
I attended Hornsey High from 1959-1966, having gained a pass
at the 11+ that nobody thought I would gain! (Oh ye of little
faith) I had been attending Muswell Hill Primary along with the
likes of Simon Westbrook, Jim Townsend and several others who
gained places to Stationers.
I will always remember on that first morning being herded into
a room in the new science block, along with the other 98 new
entrants, whilst they decided which forms we were going to be
allocated to. My new form was to be 1Y. This was the first full
year for the new Headmistress, Miss Curtis. She was the
Margaret Thatcher of her time! Coiffured hair, always a navy or
black suit and always black patent high heeled shoes, with a black
bag on her arm like the Queen! We became known as ‘her gals’!
And did she rule with a rod of iron!
Uniform was strictly adhered to, although later on in our school
life we were known to fold the Juliet caps in half and wear them
as low down the backs of our heads as we could to allow the
tassel to hang down our backs - we thought we were so cool!
Skirts would become shorter as we got older and fashion decreed
and sweaters were as big and baggy as we could get away with!
Right from an early time in our school life it was drummed into
us that we were not to go anywhere near the wilderness - the
Maggio line between Stationers and Hornsey High. It was
patrolled regularly by staff.
As far as I can remember there was no contact with Stationers
until we got into the Lower Six. I can remember those girls who
were interested in drama being invited to join the Stationers
drama unit in a production that needed female players. One of
these girls was Karen Rawlings (nee Oldfield) there would have
been others but their names elude me.
We thought great advances had been made when the 1st Tennis
team of Hornsby High joined forces with Stationers, and players
like Trevor Walker, Bob Nelson, Micky Andrews became mixed
doubles partners in matches against other co-Ed schools
including Tollington & Edmonton County.
An Annual event, held just before Christmas, was the school
dance! This was looked forward to with great excitement by the
girls! Probably with not such enthusiasm by the boys! One year
it would be held at Stationers and the following year at Hornsey.
In the case of our school, the hall was decorated and great care
taken to make everything ‘just right’. Mike did ask me if alcohol
was served - I very much doubt it, knowing Miss Curtis’ attitude
to the boy’s school! Miss Curtis and Mr Bains had a love / hate
relationship most of the time.
Year 6 at Muswell Hill Primary - Jenni Mote circled.
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Needless to say, relationships were formed between the two
schools, although probably not as many as you would expect.
One that comes to mind is that of Steph and Ben Batchelor.
Their engagement, whilst Steph was still at Hornsey, caused
great consternation among the staff and great elation among the
pupils! Another partnership was that between Karen and Phil
Rawlings. I think they met during the play production mentioned
above. I went out with Bob Nelson for a while, which subsequently
led to me meeting Mike through the Old Boys Club at Barnet.
Mike always jokes that while Bob was out on the field playing
cricket, he was with me behind the sight screen - it wasn’t quite
like that but it makes a good story!
Hornsey High did have an Old Girls Association for a while, run
by a couple of ex pupils and members of staff. Unfortunately, as
the staff died the other members of the Committee lost the will
to carry on the Association. We did have a couple of reunions
before it folded, it never had the same draw as the OSA does.
Maybe that’s because the OSA had the sports teams keeping it
going for a long time.
One of the so called ‘perks’ of being with a sports playing Old
Stationer was that you had the so called privilege of going on
football and cricket tours! For someone who doesn’t like football
I endured one football tour to Hailsham. Having being tutored
before I went, on the necessity of staying up late drinking, I
found that I was the one left at the bar with John Mote while
Mike retired to bed early!
The cricket tours to Norwich were usually better attended by
wives and girlfriends. The very first tour was to The Globe Hotel
(what a dive that was!) on the infamous Norwich ring road. The
one abiding memory was late at night with Derek Perk and
‘Drews’ leading a seance!
Little did they know that the banging they could hear was not
the spirits answering their call but Mike banging the central
heating pipes behind their backs! There were also the Old
Stationers’ Dinner Dances, first organised by Eve Rose at the
Tottenham Royal and later at The Firs, Winchmore Hill. I must
not forget the discos held frequently at Barnet, organised by
Andy Rose.
It was after one of these discos that Mike & I started going out.
On a personal level we have a lot to thank Stationers for. What
memories Old Stationers have produced.
I feel like a 1960’s groupie I’ve been around Old Stationers for so
long! You are all so lucky to be members of such an erstwhile
organisation. Long may it last.
Jenni Mote
Victorious pair at the Inter
livery Bridge competition
Peter Bonner and David Hudson won the Inter Livery
Bridge competition last night. Held at Drapers Hall and
managed by the Playing Card Makers. They are
receiving the trophy from the Master, coming 1st out of
36 pairs with a score of 70%.
My proximity to fame
In 1948 Pakistan broke away from India and fifty years later they
celebrated their half century with events world wide including a
very posh jolly up in London. It was held at one of the Inns of
Court and Jan and I were invited by a client with whom we were
friendly and who came from a very wealthy family in Lahore.
Initially we were having a pre dinner drink on our own when the
client called Majid came running up to us in a state of some
excitement and indicated that we must follow him. I was
thrushed into the centre of a circle of other Pakistanis and one
other person .Majid told the others that I was his very good
friend David Turner and they all acknowledged my presence
with the exception of one who stepped forward offering a hand
shake and in a most cultured voice said that he was very pleased
to meet me.
All this happened so quickly that it took just a few seconds for
me to realise that I was shaking the hand of none other than
HRH Prince Andrew Duke of York. I always thought that if one
were to be introduced to a Royal you would be told in advance
so you could prepare yourself.
Then Majid said to me, David his Royal Highness has never
been to our country and how do you suggest we could induce
him to go. The following exchange ensued
DT: That’s easy Majid, just build a few WORLD class golf
courses. With the exception of the Duke everyone stared at me.
I dont think they knew what golf was. So I felt under a bit of
pressure to say something and said to the Prince Your Royal
Highness’s enthusiasm for the game is well documented in the
media and indeed we saw you playing on television just last week
at Sunningdale.
HRH: Oh yes that was when we all got a jolly good soaking
from the rain
DT: I do believe it was Sir.
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HRH: Well us Naval types are supposed to be able deal with
water and not complain what what.
DT: I’m sure you did very well Sir in the circumstances.
The Prince ambled off and in recent weeks it has occurred to me
that my meeting with him must have taken place quite near the
time when he was pictured with that girl. So when he says that
he doesn’t remember her he may well be right because obviously
he would not remember me.
Nothing happened for a couple of weeks until something came
through our door containing a photograph of HRH Majid and
me and I hope to email this to you shortly. Obviously he has
changed a bit.
David Turner
MY Brush with the law
I was driving home in one of my Jaguar XJ sixes and I was pulled
over by a police car. I got out of my car and two burly looking
chaps in police uniform came across to me and one of them said
“ nice car sir “ I replied that I liked it very much too which he
said that he could not afford one and was jealous. I decided to say
nothing and leave it to him.
He then said that I had been stopped because I went through a
traffic light when it was red and if necessary his sidekick would
happily confirm that was the case. I said that I thought that as I
passed the lights it was just going amber and whilst it may have
been red very shortly after I did not think it was red when I went
through it.
The policeman said that I could either pay an on the spot fine of
£40 or I could go to court to defend myself but the chances of
being able to do so successfully would be very low as the
magistrate was more likely to believe a pair of policemen rather
than an aging chartered accountant . I said that I would opt for
the on the spot fine which I naïvely thought meant but I would
pay them on the spot and so I pulled some notes out of my
pocket for this purpose. This caused copper some concern
because anyone passing by could conclude that he was in receipt
of a bribe.
He explained to me that his mate would prepare a ticket showing
my crime and I would be given a copy office to keep until I
received a demand notice from the local police station. They
thanked me for giving in so easily and I went on my way.
Approximately an hour later the telephone went at home and
when I answered it a voice that he was the Officer who had
charged me and he had some good news and bad news.
He explained that the good news was that they had charged me
with the wrong offence and therefore I would not have any fines
to pay. He then told me that the bad news was that he was thus
obliged to ask me to destroy the ticket which his sidekick had
lovingly written out and made me promise that I would not tell
anybody. Of course as soon as the phone call was over I looked
at the ticket which showed that I had been charged with failure
to wear a seat belt.
David Turner
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Hello Tim
Very many thanks for Number 94. It
brought pleasant memories of my time at
Stationers and North London.
We lived under the shadow of Ally Pally,
three children: Frederic who was in the 5th
Tank Regiment and went to Stationers;
Owena who served in the WAAFs; and
myself, who served in the 4th/7th Royal
Dragoon Guards.
Frederic was treacherously shot by a
German prisoner when dismounted from
his armored car at Richstedt, south of
Bremen, a month before the end of the war.
I can say I enjoyed my time at Stationers in
those early days. Perhaps the French
master Mr Gallimore would have been
T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 9 5
CORRESPONDENCE
interested in the attachment I found
cycling along the rivers and canals of
France most pleasant and spent a
considerable amount of time enjoying the
beautiful countryside and hospitality of
those I met.
The Dragoons landed 5 minutes before
the main assault on GOLD BEACH in
DD tanks then took part in the land battle
With good wishes
Cecil Newton
Dear Tim,
I left the School in 1950 having played in
the 1st team for the previous 3 years. The
following year, at the age of seventeen I
played my first game for North London
CC 1stXI and was ever present for the
next 23 years, apart from 2 years National
Service in the RAF. During that time I
played with and against a vast number of
Old Stationers, all of whom had continued
playing this wonderful game at Club level,
long after they had left school. I well
remember Jim Pigden, Ray Livermore and
Les Wingrove of Highgate CC and at
North London we had Laurie Battell, Bill
Tacon, George Copus, Malcolm Ridgeway
and Ken Margree. Many more followed
over the years, but the list is too long and
sadly I can’t remember all the names.
My Doctor recently referred to me as a
man of 1934 and as such, my memory is
not what it was. However I was hoping to
get a mention in the above mentioned
article. You also published a booklet some
years ago about cricketers from OS but,
there again, not a sausage. And then it
suddenly struck me, “I’ve been cancelled!”
probably for some innocent remark I may
have made years ago, that is now deemed
to be racist or unwoke. Please put me out
of my misery and let me know what it was
and I will give a full and heartfelt apology
to anyone I may have offended.
Yours apologetically (tongue in cheek)
Cedric Steet 1945-50
Embarrassing moment
Anyhow I am going back to the time when
I played golf on Saturday mornings at my
previous club And I was part of a group of
about 8 to 10 of us. That group included a
person called Jimmy Burton who had been
on the books of Spurs for a short time but
didn’t make it past the reserve team.You
may recall that one of the stars of that
Spurs team in the 1960s was Dave Mackay
and not only was he a brilliant footballer
he also set up a business called Dave
Mackay ties who may even have made ties
for OSA but the important thing is that he
had a partner in this business who was the
same Jimmy Burton with whom we played
on Saturdays.
Jimmy was quite a sociable guy but he
could be very keen on making the
acquaintance of the opposite gender even
though he was married. Anyhow one
Saturday morning he turned up for golf
but took no time in telling us all that his
wife has left him to shack up with Alan
Gilzean who was another Spurs star of that
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email and ask if he minds me having his.
He taught me English in the 4th or 5th
Form – some time between 1966 and 1968.
By the way – are you a freeman or
liveryman of Stationers’ Company by any
chance?
Kind regards
Nigel Adams
Mike and Jenny Mote and Peter and Dianna Bonner met up for lunch while in Calahonda Spain.
period. Jimmy was very cross about the
whole thing although we did point out that
he was rather well known for chasing
ladies himself to which he made the answer.
Yes but I always go home afterwards.
Anyhow Jim and I were partners in a club
competition and we played a couple of
guys who knew of Jim’s connection with
THFC but didn’t know of his marital
problems. Over a drink after the game our
opponents were asking Jim about the
current occupations of the Spurs players of
the 1960s and 1970s most of whom had
left soccer and were involved in totally
unconnected employments
Jimmy answered all, the questions amiably
until one of then said “what is Alan Gilzean
doing right now and Jim said “at this
moment he is probably f...ing my wife!"
None of us knew what to say.
David Turner
Dear Tim
Hope you are keeping well and thanks for
editing another excellent edition of the
magazine.
Your article about the School Prize Giving
Awards of 1969 on page 42 was very
interesting! When I read down the lists I
recognised a few of the boys’ names but
one that I had definitely not been expecting
to see was my own. My first thought was
the possibility that there had been another
‘D Montague’ at Stationers’ and that,
somehow, I had avoided meeting him
during my time at the school. Then I
glanced across to the second page and saw
that ‘D Montague’ had been recorded as
attending the Royal Agricultural College.
So it was me after all!!
Could you please give me any details about
this grant and how much it was worth? It
would be nice to know, especially as neither
I nor my parents received it!
Kind regards
Derek Montague 1963-1969
Dear Derek,
Thank you for your inquiry. By a strange
coincidence I see I also won a grant that year
and I do not remember receiving any cash. If
any other members won awards/grants in
1969 perhaps they can let us know what we
missed out on.
Tim
Dear Tim
I refer to my email just sent, mainly
concerning the OSA tie.
The other matter – and sorry to take so long
to contact you but I’ve been heavily engaged
including with medical investigations – was
Mr Blenkinsop. You did mention his first
name but sorry, can’t recall it.
I was pleased to learn you are still in touch.
If I remember correctly, I think you
mentioned he lived in Crouch End (now
probably too expensive for most school
teachers to afford, unless a small flat!).
I asked if you’d forward on my best wishes
and said I’d email you. Unfortunately, one
of the perils of getting older is that time
seems to rush by. I remember when I was
in the 6th Form, Joe Symons saying
something similar.
Do pass on my best wishes, give him my
Greetings Tim,
I have only recently got around to studying
your most recent magazine with the usual
great interest.
At my age there are very few reminders of
my time 1937-1943. On page 1, Roger
Engledow lives in the same Hillside Gardens
in which my parents spent their final years.
On page eleven John Bathurst was at school
close to my years. The pics in 18 and 19 and
the reference to games at Winchmore Hill
and the girls school which housed my early
girlfriends stirred the memory banks.
Thereafter names that remind me were
Dickie Rundle, Peter Bullen, Gordon Rose,
Pug Sargent, the Tacn, Budd, Weedon
Brothers were all contempories at some
stage of my school days.
The car pictures especially yours were very
interesting also notably the licence plates.
I guess I am probably the oldest surviving
member of the Association and not likely
to be around much longer so best wishes to
all and may all your futures be as satisfactory
as mine has been.
Kind Regards to all,
Ron Horne
'morning Tim,
Got my mag yesterday - another good read
and so much of the content comparatively
recent (Christmas Lunch, OSFC midterm
report, obits for Ivor Evans and Peter
Hames) - well done!
However, my details on p.3 are,
unfortunately, inaccurate because you
haven't updated my email address to
hemmingsac43@gmail.com. I notified as
many of my contacts as possible of the
change last July so I doubt it will cause
much of a problem but please amend it for
the Summer edition if, of course, I am
elected on to the Committee at the AGM!!
Best wishes and see you on Monday,
Tony Hemmings
Email now up to date.
Ed
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OUR FIRST JAGUAR
Jaguar Mk 7 RKP 519
It was in 1963 that three Old Stationers (Ray Humphreys, Geoff
Tucker and I), together with a College friend ( John Loten),
decided that we would drive down to the South Coast of France
and into Italy to do some aqualung diving. We were all keen
divers, members of the British Sub-Aqua Club, and wanted to do
some warm water diving instead of immersing ourselves in the
cold waters of England. The plan was to go for a month to make
it worthwhile and get a good suntan to boot. However, as
impoverished university students (apart from Ray who was
working for the Post Office), money was a major consideration.
Thus we decided to go camping to cut down the costs. So we
wanted a vehicle to take four aqualungs and associated stuff,
tents and camping equipment together with as much food as we
could beg from our Mum’s pantries.
We clearly needed to hire a
big car to do this. My uncle,
also called Ray, suggested
that we bought a large car for
the month’s journey and then
sell it when we got back. This
would be a lot cheaper than
hiring a big car for a month.
He said that he would help
and we both had a good look
in that wonderful source of
everything being sold – The
Exchange and Mart. He
found an advert for a Mk 7
Jaguar being sold by a solicitor
in Paddington. It was 10
years old and the solicitor
wanted to buy a newer model
as a replacement for it. So we
toddled off to Paddington see
him. Buying it was an
interesting experience. He
and his secretary “interviewed”
us to see if we were the right
kind of people to buy his
“Old Lady”. He obviously wanted it to go to a good home so that
it would be treated well. However, we passed muster and he sold
it to us for £ 110.
The Mk 7 was a model manufactured by Jaguar between 1950
and 1956, powered by the newly developed straight-six cylinders
XK engine of 3442 cc, providing 160 bhp with a four speed
manual gearbox giving a top speed of 101 mph. It was a thirsty
beast, with a fuel consumption of 17.7 mpg. To give it sufficient
range, it had two petrol tanks, one on either side at the rear of the
car: one of 9 gallons, and the reserve tank of 8 gallons, giving a
total capacity of 17 gallons and a range of about 300 miles.
RPK 519 was a beautiful looking car for its time, with an allblack
exterior and a two-piece windscreen - just what a solicitor
would want to impress his clients (Photograph 1). The interior
was similarly impressive, with all brown leather interior and the
famous walnut dashboard. It had blue interior lights to illuminate
the dashboard, which gave it an additional impressive look
during darkness. As well as the large capacity inside, it had a
huge boot which was just what we wanted. MK 7s are on sale
today for about £ 25,000 to £ 50,000.
Now, young students like us with a Jaguar are not the car
insurance companies’ best risks and we were very grateful that
John’s Dad added RKP 519 to his existing car insurance as a
second car. This saved us a lot of money.
Our journey took us via Dover and Paris, pretty much driving
straight South to the French Riviera and down through Italy as
far as Naples. As well as diving off many French and Italian
beaches, we naturally stopped off at the usual tourist spots: Pisa,
Vesuvius, Pompei, Rome, Florence, Milan and Lucerne. We
didn’t use the Autoroutes for any of the journey, instead we used
the smaller roads which added miles and time to our journey, but
saved us a lot of money. In total, we covered about 3020 miles
over the 28 days that we were away.
Map of the trip
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Making breakfast and showing the cavernous
boot of the Jaguar. Left to right: Ray
Humphreys, Geoff Tucker and Tony Moffat.
Camping was good fun and for the most part we stayed at official
camp sites since they were listed on our camping map and gave
good value for money. It also gave us the opportunity to have a
good shower. One time it was raining so hard that two of us just
slept in the car rather than trying to erect a tent in the pouring
rain. Another good reason for having a large car. Occasionally we
just stopped by the side of the road and slept in the open air as
the weather was very kind to us with sunshine during the day and
warm temperatures at night. Geoff used to do press-ups in the
morning to keep fit. He did it in the road for no apparent reason.
However, just outside Naples one night, sleeping in the open, we
had our trusty Campingaz Bluet camping stove stolen together
with Geoff ’s pants that were drying after being washed. We
never did ask Geoff what he wore under his shorts after that.
The sub-aqua diving and snorkelling was very varied depending
where we were. As we expected, the clarity of the water and
population of fish was great when we dived off a rocky beach, but
not so good off sandy ones. A great nuisance was the number of
really nice private beaches owned by hotels, that required
payment to use them, but at least there were sufficient public
ones. Ray bought a spear gun to get some fish for our meals, but
I don’t remember him catching anything. But I am sure he had a
lot of fun with it.
In Lerichi, the shore was rocky and the sea
was pretty rough, but we were brave
Englishmen and just jumped into the rocky
cove for a swim. That was the easy bit, getting
out was nearly impossible because the sea was
pounding about six foot up and down onto the
rocks. It took a kind man and a long rope to
save us being smashed into the rocks. Thank
you Italian Man.
Fruit was plentiful and cheap wherever we
went and formed a large part of our diet. The
downside was that two of us got hives as a
result of overindulging. At least this was a
change from sunburn and mosquito bites.
We had a few mishaps on our travels. I banged
into the back of a green Renault Dauphine
whist still in France. Our Jaguar had
no damage, but the Renault had an
extensive modification to the bodywork
of its rear. The very excitable French
driver gabbled a lot of French to me
and the French I was taught by Beaky
Davis was stretched very thin.
Nevertheless, I was able to converse
with him and gave him our insurance
details. We reported the accident to
the local Gendarmes who were not
very interested as no one was hurt.
Unfortunately, John’s Dad lost his
insurance no claim bonus as a result of
the accident.
Locking the keys inside the car was a
nuisance on one occasion. But Ray
managed to force one of the car door
locks to gain entry - well, we could get that repaired when we got
back home.
On our return journey, we thought that we would save some time
by driving through the night via Rome to Milan and at 3 am
John drove us into a ditch, in the process taking out a large
kilometre stone. However, It only put a small dent in the
bumper. We then had to wait until everything was open again
later on that morning when we were towed to a local garage for
repairs. Fortunately none of us was hurt and the garage quickly
repaired the car so that we could continue on our way. So we
didn’t really save any time that way.
When we returned home, we could not bear to part with RKP
519, so we kept it between us for about a year, sharing it over the
weekends. In the end, we sold it to ray for £ 100. So it only cost
us £ 10 for its use over the year. My uncle was right to suggest
we bought instead of hiring.
This was our first Jaguar and since then, Ray has had an XE and
I have had sequentially: an XJ6, S-type and currently drive an XF.
When the new electric models come out, I expect to change then
– to another Jaguar.
Tony Moffat
Geoff Tucker doing his early morning press-ups.
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Membership
SECRETary's report
Since last report To date
Paying members at 1st Jan 2022 471
Life member 1
Honorary members 10
New members 30 30
Deaths (6) (6)
Re-instalments/Resignations (1) (1)
Deletions (2) (2)
TOTAL 21 503
Following the initiative by Andreas
Christou, more than ably assisted by Peter
Sandell and supported on the day by Peter
Thomas, Dan Bone and Tim Westbrook.
28 new members were recruited from the
“Comprehensive” years. A report on the
event appears elsewhere.
Anagrams
chemical Sudoku
Yes, Chemical Sudoku is
back and this one is rated
“Difficult”. To make it
more interesting than a
normal Sudoku, it has the
numbers 1 to 9 replaced by
the first nine chemical
symbols in the Periodic
Table: H, Hydrogen; He,
Helium; Li, Lithium; Be,
Beryllium; B, Boron; C,
Carbon; N, Nitrogen; O,
Oxygen and F, Fluorine.
To solve the Sukoku
Puzzle, fill the grid so that
every column, every row
and every 3 X 3 box
contains all the symbols.
The following are all anagrams of the seven actors who have played James Bond in
films. The figures in brackets give the number of letters in the names.
1. GAZEBO GREENLY (6,7)
5. VIVA DINNED (5, 5)
2. AREAL DICING (6, 5)
6. ANY ONSCREEN (4, 7)
3. GORE ROOMER (5, 5)
7. CARBINE PERSON (6, 7)
4. A DITTO MONTHLY (7, 6)
The 28 are:
Malcolm Abbott
Alan Alexander
Colin Callum
Ronald Broomes
Robert Chambers
Costakis Demetriou
Albert Dornelly
Pavlos Demetriou
David Edwards
Sirfaraz Ghulamali
John Hadjisavvas
Errol Hall
Richard Karpha
Dr David
Rowlands
Ranjit Jethwa
Artemis Kyriacou
Andrew May
Michael Michael
Peter Mollinari
Vikash Patel
Ketan Popat
Fitzroy Riley
John Scott
Karl Tankard
Malcolm Williams
Charalambos
Shacallis
Tony Theadoulou
Yusuf Ramadan
The other 2 new members who have
joined this year are Andy Mouzouri and
Gordon Slatford.
The Obituaries section will include
information on the death of the following
6 members (as well as old boys who were
not members of the OSA): Ray Hind, Peter
Hames, Terry Miller, Derek Stevens, Brian
Harris and George Copus.
Gerald Cooke and Eric Bowman have been
removed from the database as no standing
order payment was received for this year.
Attempts to contact them both also failed.
As both were at school during the early
1940’s I have assumed that they have now
died, although there has been no
confirmation of that. If any member has
any up-to-date information on either
please let me know.
Roger Engledow
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Members by year of entry
33, Hugh Newton, Marlborough Wilts.
36, Donald Green, London E6 6BX
37, Norman Chapple, Solihull West Midlands
37, Alec Linford, Uxbridge Middx.
37, Ronald Horne, Hamilton New Zealand
38, Peter Chantrell, Bude Cornwall
38, Ian Jones, London N5 2EU
39, Ronald Balaam, Ashtead Surrey
40, Eric Bowman, Near Kendal Cumbria
41, Richard Braithwaite, Sale Cheshire
41, Roger Kennett, Weybourne Norfolk
41, James Barry, St Leonards-on-Sea East Sussex
42, Dudley Jones, Great Chesterford Essex
42, Peter Limebear, St Albans Herts.
42, Roy Simmons, Woodford Green Essex
43, Peter Constable, Brixham Devon
43, Gordon Freeman, Staines Middx.
43, Kenneth Latter, 8400 Ebeltoft Denmark
43, Peter Moses, Queensland Australia
43, Roy Saunders, Hoddesdon Herts.
44, William Croydon, Faversham Kent
44, Arthur Field, Chichester W. Sussex
44, Brian Kill, Colchester Essex
44, Graham Stacy, Highgate London
44, Anthony Tight, St Albans Herts.
45, Brian Cranwell, Sheff ield S. Yorks.
45, Jack Hammond, Crewkerne Somerset
45, Peter Jolly, Newmarket Canada
45, Roger Mansf ield, Fordingbridge Hants.
45, John Miles, St Ives Cambs.
45, Cedric Steet, West Wickham Kent
45, Peter Watcham, Harpenden Herts.
45, Gerald Cooke, Leigh-on-sea Essex
46, Alan Cleps, Kings Lynn Norfolk
46, Peter Hawkins, Whittlesford Cambs.
46, David Hensher, Sandbanks Dorset
46, John Lettin, East Grinstead East Sussex
46, Michael Saunders, London N2 0GA
46, Brian Stokes, Weybridge Surrey
46, Alan Unerman, Edgware Middlesex
46, Roger Woollard, Sharnbrook Bedfordshire
46, Alan Johnstone, Toronto Canada
46, Howard Midgen, Pinner Middx
47, Stuart Behn, Watford Herts.
47, Michael Gill, Beaconsf ield Bucks.
47, Peter Lack, Muswell Hill London
47, Leslie Lane, Didcot Oxon.
47, John Browning, Stockport Cheshire
48, Anthony Bathurst, Laroque D'Omes France
48, Terence Butler, Harpenden Herts.
48, Geoffrey Croughton, Harpenden Herts.
48, Alan Dallman, Muswell Hill London
48, Ian Hayward, Barnet Herts.
48, Ray Hermans, Aylesbury Bucks.
48, David Lynes, Harpenden Herts.
48, William O'Brien, Brora Sutherland
48, John Smith, Whetstone London
48, David Wilkins, Loughborough Leics.
48, Bob Patten, Jacksonville Florida
48, Alan Spry, Whetstone London
48, Nigel Friswell, Horsham Sussex
48, David Winter, Norwich
49, Peter Clydesdale, Enf ield Middlesex
49, Edward Dennison, Billericay Essex
49, Peter Engledow, Saffron Walden Essex
49, Peter Evans, New South Wales Australia
49, David Hill, Winchmore Hill London
49, Kenneth Hills, Waltham Cross Herts.
49, Brian Humphreys, Woodside Park London
49, Lucien Perring, Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire
49, John Wheeler, London NW11 7BG
50, Clive Farmer, Soton Hants.
50, Richard Hayes, Berkhamsted Herts.
50, David Loveday, Chesterf ield Derbys.
50, Kenneth Merchant, Warlingham Surrey
50, David Prime, Halesworth Suffolk
50, John Prior, Abingdon Oxfordshire
50, Graham Rapley, Tonbridge Kent
51, Tony Ames, Epping Essex
51, Michael Brady, Bathampton Avon
51, Don Bewick, Hatf ield Hertfordshire
51, David Davies, Hertford Herts.
51, Michael Facey, Gerrards Cross Bucks.
51, Richard Hersey, Southgate London
51, Alan Lewis, Watford Herts.
51, Richard Martin, Milton Keynes Bucks.
51, Ian Moore, Dunfermline Fife
51, John Taylor, Potters Bar Herts.
51, David Turner, Hatf ield Herts.
51, Nigel Wade, Ilford Essex
51, Brian Whitehouse, Trelawnyd Flintshire
51, Richard Wilson, Pinner Middlesex
51, David Cowling, Whetstone London
51, Ronald De Young, Broadbridge Heath W Sussex
51, Ivor Evans, Crediton Devon
51, David Hall, Upminster Essex
51, William Houldsworth, Norwich Norfolk
51, Roy King, Bangor Gwynedd
52, John Brown, Winchmore Hill London
52, Anthony Cole, Oxted Surrey
52, David Finch, Felixtowe Suffolk
52, Leslie Humphreys, Almonte Ontario
52, David Maclean, Turramurra New South Wales
52, Michael Shaw, St Albans Herts.
52, Keith Woodley, Bath Avon
52, John Wrigley, Clacton-on-Sea Essex
52, Eric Webb, Florida USA
52, David Kaye, Cheshunt Herts.
52, Brian Spevak, Broxbourne Hertfordshire
52, Kenneth Ayling, Hoddesdon Herts.
52, David Jowitt, Plateau State Nigeria
52, John Partridge, Southgate London
52, Brian Wilkinson, Bedale N Yorks.
53, Anthony Cooper, Fleet Hampshire
53, David Cox, Woodford Green Essex
53, John Geering, Wokingham Berks.
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53, Alan Green, Moreton in Marsh Glos.
53, Wyndham Griff iths, Stone Staffs.
53, Michael Hasler, Aylesbury Bucks.
53, Alan Nafzger, North Finchley London
53, Peter Redman, Potters Bar Herts.
53, Ernest Russell, Loughton Essex
53, Geoff Tapping, Camberley Surrey
53, Tony Taylor, Saffron Walden Essex
53, Richie Tyley, Godalming Surrey
53, Anthony Richards, Bexhill on Sea E Sussex
53, David Metcalf, London N7 0HD
53, Christopher Seabrook, Benoni Gauteng
53, James Hayman, West Malling Kent
53, Graham Arnold, Kingsbridge Devon
53, Roy Turner, Hillcrest KwaZulu Natal
53, Bill Niehorster, Stamford Lincolnshire
53, Peter Knight, London E15 1LA
54, Martin Brown, Great Dunmow Essex
54, Nigel Chamberlain, Highgate London
54, Roger Engledow, Barnet Herts.
54, Douglas Fussell, Potters Bar Herts.
54, Bob Harris, Coventry Warwicks.
54, Tony Hemmings, Cheshunt Herts.
54, Ray Humphreys, Billericay Essex
54, Graham Ling, Hook Hants.
54, Roger Melling, New Barnet Herts.
54, Morris Milner, Tottenham London
54, Tony Moffat, St Ives Cambs
54, Kenneth Saunders, Epping Essex
54, Michael Weatherley, Frinton-on-Sea Essex
54, Peter Weeks, Fleet Hampshire
54, Richard Phillippo, Carshalton Beeches Surrey
54, Mike Hiron, Enf ield Middx.
54, Robert Townsend, Barnet Herts.
54, Ian Smith, Croydon Surrey
54, Tony McKeer, Broadstone Dorset
54, Alan Williams, West Malling Kent
54, Ronald Johnson, Welwyn Herts.
54, Andrew Wick, Broxbourne Herts.
54, David Hartwell, Ontario Canada
54, Roy Stevenson, Frinton-on-sea Essex
54, Geoffrey Dawes, Saffron Walden Essex
54, Paul Edwards, Beckenham Kent
55, Peter Bonner, Potters Bar Herts.
55, Geoffrey Gascoine, Esher Surrey
55, Michael Geering, Walton-on-Thames Surrey
55, Michael Heath, Emsworth Hants.
55, Brian Howlett, Keighley W. Yorkshire
55, Alan Hunt, Farnham Surrey
55, John Ivey, St Albans Herts.
55, Keith Knight, Woodford Green London
55, Michael Mote, Grange Park London
55, David Pitt, Luton Bedfordshire
55, David Sheath, Windsor Berks.
55, Tony Turner, Manukau 2010 Auckland
55, Barrie Bennett, Hertford Herts.
55, Andrew Dunlop, Sheff ield S.Yorks.
55, Martin Burr, Merstham Surrey
55, David Vicary, Chelmsford Essex
55, Roger Edmonston, Ansty West Sussex
55, Trevor Fenner, London NW11 8QT
55, Micahel Smith, Amersham Bucks.
55, Adrian Andrusier, London N10 2EX
55, Neil Parkyn, St Alpinien France
55, Hugh Grist, B C Canada
56, David Freear, Nr Reading Berks.
56, Barry Groves, Berkhamsted Herts.
56, Anthony Henfrey, Alnwick Northumberland
56, Robert Hood, Twickenham Middx.
56, Owen Hooker, Felixstowe Suffolk
56, David Lincoln, Orpington Kent
56, Keith Mullender, Much Hadham Herts.
56, Jim Mulley, Woldingham Surrey
56, Colin Munday, Broxbourne Herts.
56, Roger Phillpot, Tunbridge Wells Kent
56, Ken Stevens, Nr Reading Berkshire
56, Rodney Dennison, Freshwater Isle of Wight
56, Mark Thompson, Leyburn North Yorkshire
56, Stewart Colley, Teddington Middlesex
56, John Cater, Padworth Common Berkshire
56, Russell Plumley, London W3 9RG
56, Chris Woodhams, London SW10 9QW
56, Oliver Manton, Toronto Canada
56, Glyn Williams, Northallerton N. Yorks.
56, Raymond Prestage, Palmers Green London
56, Reginald Eccles, Felpham W. Sussex
56, Michael West, Cranleigh Surrey
56, Barry Skelding, Radlett Herts
56, Bob Margree, Brigg Lincs
57, John Carey, Ely Cambs
57, David Deane, High Barnet Herts.
57, Chris Langford, Tring Herts
57, David Smith, Wadhurst East Sussex
57, Russell Stephenson, Welwyn Garden City Herts.
57, Chris Wilkins, Radlett Herts.
57, Peter Armstrong, Nassau Bahamas
57, Kerry Hawkins, Exeter Devon
57, Roger Kindell, East Bridgford Notts.
58, Robert Assirati, Tonbridge Kent
58, Michael Evans, Cheltenham Glos.
58, Robert Francis, Burnham-on-Crouch Essex
58, Stephen Platten, Berwick upon Tweed Nothumberland
58, Arthur Reeve, East Meon Hants.
58, Malcolm Wakef ield, Darlington Co. Durham
58, John Ward, Norwich Norfolk
58, Peter Langridge, Liphook Hants.
58, Michael Fitch, Nr Ware Herts.
58, Steve Trew, Poole Dorset
58, Philip Hill, Highams Park London
58, Leslie Singleton, Felsted Essex
58, Lorrimer Fellingham, Wantage Oxon
58, Peter Miller, Barnet EN5 4DU
58, Frank Pearce, London NW9 7BD
58, Paul Biddulph, Leighton Buzzard Beds
58, Edward Winter, Betchworth Surrey
58, Malcolm Brown, Sandhurst Kent
58, Rodger Filbee, Halstead Essex
59, Derrick Ashley, Hitchin Herts.
59, Robert Nelson, Farnham Surrey
59, Robert Pedder, Aylesbury Bucks
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59, Jim Townsend, East Barnet Herts.
59, Barry James, New Southgate London
59, Geoff Holmes, Hexham Northumberland
59, Graham Eldridge, Stowmarket Suffolk
60, John Aanonson, Uxbridge Middlesex
60, Alan Barnard, Altrincham Cheshire
60, Andrew Forrow, Welwyn Garden City Herts.
60, Anthony Innes, Snape Suffolk
60, David Owen, áColwyn Bay Conwy
60, Martin Palmer, Bedford Bedfordshire
60, Mike Pinf ield, Harrow Middlesex
60, Simon Westbrook, Scotts Valley California
60, Paul Westley, 29788 Frigiliana Malaga
60, Philip Miall, Southgate London
60, Reg Davies, Friern Barnet London
60, Alan Currans, Dartford Kent
60, Ian Ball, Winchmore Hill London
60, Robert Bird, Linton Cambridge
60, Richard Smith, London N5 1TB
61, Keith Allen, Fritchley Derbys.
61, Reg Bailey, Royston Herts
61, Geoffrey Carrington, Enf ield Middlesex
61, Richard Edis, Amersham Bucks.
61, Peter Ford, Peterborough
61, Philip Geering, Winchmore Hill London
61, Michael Heath, Kibworth Leics.
61, Robert Hughes, Enf ield Middx.
61, Tony Mash, Godalming Surrey
61, Derek Mitchell, Spalding Lincs.
61, Alan Palmer, Warrington Cheshire
61, Anthony Pigden, East Barnet Herts.
61, John Rowlands, Baldock Herts.
61, Steve Young, Potters Bar Herts.
61, Colin Walker, Hertford Herts.
61, Martin Slatford, Tadley Berkshire
61, Russell Miller, Winchmore Hill London
61, Nigel Burt, Lutterworth Leics.
61, George Hepburn, Stocksf ield Northumberland
62, Tony Bishop, Enf ield Middx.
62, Stephen Collins, Pinner Middlesex
62, David Ford, Hove Sussex
62, Graham Hobbs, Manchester Lancs.
62, David Hudson, Chislehurst Kent
62, Peter Jarvis, Cuffley Herts.
62, Barry Soames, Alton Hampshire
62, Raymond Warren, Pinner Middlesex
62, Charles Webster-Smith, St Albans Herts.
62, Timothy Westbrook, Radlett Herts.
62, John Gray, Thorpe Bay Essex
62, Graham Rawlings, Exeter Devon
62, Peter Bothwick, Redditch Worcs.
62, Geoffrey Dent, Haywards Heath W. Sussex
62, Daniel Bone, High Barnet London
62, Ian Gillies, Reading Berks.
62, John Lambert, Hull E. Yorks.
62, David Shaw, Chalfont St Giles Bucks.
62, Terence Wyld, Cullompton Devon
62, Stephen Chaudoir, Castle Cary Somerset
62, Colin Williams, Amersham Bucks.
62, Ross Thompson, Northampton Northants.
62, Terence Jaggers, London N7 7RA
62, Steven Wallace, Reymerston Norfolk
62, Peter Prazsky, Colchester Essex
62, Roger Turkington, Stradbroke Suffolk
62, Malcolm Wandrag, Waterford Herts.
62, John Welch, Sevenoaks Kent
62, Simon Attar, Edgware Middx.
62, Neil Adkins, Darlington
62, John Copleston, Andover Hants
63, Christopher Bell, Bradford on Avon Wilts.
63, Stephen Bensley, Welwyn Garden City Herts
63, Alan Burgess, St Albans Herts
63, Frank Clapp, Broxbourne Herts
63, David Clark, Borehamwood Herts
63, Nigel Dant, Reading Berks.
63, Geoffrey Edis, Teignmouth Devon
63, Martin Lawrence, Northampton
63, Anthony Little, Swindon Wilts.
63, Derek Montague, Ringwood
63, Robert Segall, Ilford Essex
63, Derrick Williamson, North Mymms Herts.
63, Keith Hacker, Wellingborough Northants.
63, Peter Gotham, Cambridge
63, Peter Winter, Warrington Lancs.
63, Richard Cotton, London NW1 0XG
63, Jonathan Stern, London SE14 5TN
63, Geoffrey Quick, Farnham Surrey
63, Nigel Adams, London SE26 8AL
63*, Ray Draper, Victoria Australia
64, John Assirati, Wanstead London
64, Robin Baker, Chigwell Essex
64, Graham Hawkins, High Barnet Herts.
64, Eric Hewitt, Swindon Wilts.
64, Malcolm Smith, Surbiton Surrey
64, Ray Parsell, Dorchester Dorset
64, Geoff Aanonson, Brentwood Essex
64, Tim Grollman, Lewisham London
64, Michael Kahn, Enf ield Middx.
64, Carolos Dandolo, Leicester Leics.
64, Robert Watts, Cheshunt Herts
64, Andrew Baldwin, Ross-on-Wye Herts
64, Alex Flemming, Ruhr Germany
64, Robert Tuttle, Newbury USA
64, Nick Henwood, Northampton Northants.
64, Keith Southam, Norbury London
65, Geoff Blackmore, Baldock Herts.
65, Richard Cave, Camberley Surrey
65, Graham Ellis, Eastleigh Hants.
65, Peter Sandell, Waltham Abbey Essex
65, Stephen Streater, Cuffley Herts
65, Laurie Maybanks, Le Soler France
65, Steven Presland, London N21 3DP
65, Huw Williams, Bridgend
65, Terence White, Goffs Oak Herts.
65, Richard Forty, Bishops Stortford Herts.
65, Robert Fry, Enf ield Middx.
65, Anthony Powell, Horsell Surrey
65, Eric Orros, Ongar Essex
65, Dominic McStay, Peterborough Cambs.
65, James Knight, Fairford Glos.
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65, Munawar Dawoodi, 80634 Munich Germany
65, John Baldwin, Kings Langley Herts.
65, Paul Bateman, Halstead Essex
65, John Berwick, Stevenage Herts.
65, Richard Steff, Welwyn Garden City Herts
65, John Hendle, Chelmsford CM1 1JL
66, Nigel Clarke, New Barnet Herts
66, Andrew Hamment, Thame Oxon.
66, Alun Jeffreys, East Finchley London
66, Ian Meyrick, Barnet Herts.
66, David Catanach, Newark Nottinghamshire
66, Cliff Lord, Waltham Cross Herts.
66, David Flynn, Sherborne St John Hampshire
66, Steve Hawkins, Truro Cornwall
66, Roy Fludgate, Palmers Green London
66, Peter Emmerson-Darnell, Hayes Kent
66, Stephen Cleak, London W2 6NP
67, Keith Archer, Pinner Middlesex
67, David Fuller, Broxbourne Herts.
67, Michael Morrison, Enf ield Middx.
67, Ken Wheatley, Bishops Stortford Herts
67, Peter Thomas, Stevenage Herts
67, Ian Blackmore, St Albans Herts
67, Robert Giles, Weymouth Dorset
67, Douglas Beckwith, Cambridge Cambs.
67, Clive Giles, Newton Abbott Devon
67, Andrew Tzortzi, London N14 5LN
67, Kevin Waller, London N22 7AW
67, Hussein Hussein, Dagenham Essex
67, Neil Steff, Welwyn Garden City Herts
67, Hyder Dastagir, London SE25 6AA
67, William Bushnell, Grays Essex
67, Michael Wood, Hemel Hempstead Herts
67, Malcolm Abbott, Enf ield Middx.
67, Sirfaraz Ghulamali, London EN5 1JW
68, Ray Borella, Hertingfordbury Herts
68, Richard Griff iths, Ashford Kent
68, Stephen Hayward, Wolverhampton W. Midlands
68, Martin Wells, London N13 4JR
68, Peter Bennett, Enf ield Middx.
68, Bill Martindale, East Barnet London
68, John Leonard, Harpenden Herts
68, Trevor Stevenson, Hatf ield Herts
68, John Scott, Ashford Middlesex
69, Peter Maddigan, Peterborough Cambs.
69, Andrew Clark, Pulborough West Sussex
69, Michael Brookes, Knebworth Herts
69, Ade Macrow, Cheddar Somerset
69, Ranjit Jethwa, Woodford Green Essex
70, Ian Morrison, High Wycombe Bucks.
70, Alan Clarke, Cuffley Herts
71, Pasquale Acierno, London N21 3DH
71, David Gilligan, Enf ield Middx.
71, Keith Roberts, Reading
71, Richard Cocks, Enf ield Middlesex
71, Anthony Joyce, Arnos Grove London
71, Glen Catlin, Cromer Norfolk
71, Chris Williams, Waterlooville Hants.
71, Alan Brookes, Huntingdon Cambs
71, Paul Catanach, Puckeridge Herts
72, Marco Bittante, Sudbury Suffolk
72, Andrew Devon, Hove E. Sussex
72, Nicholas Kouppari, Bakewell Derbys.
72, Walter McKone, London N22 7SJ
72, Charles Traylen, Deal Kent
72, Kelvin Kift, Gt Notley Essex
72, Ronald Broomes, Rainham Essex
72, Albert Dornelly, London N7 6EF
72, Michael Michael, East Barnet Herts
72, Yusuf Ramadan, Croydon Surrey
72, Fitzroy Riley, London N10 2PQ
72*, Colin Callum, Romford Essex
72*, Gordon Slatford, Oregon USA
73, Stephen Baldwin, Hitchin Herts
73, Paul Clague, Sawbridgeworth Herts
73, Michael Howell, Fareham Hants
73, Barry White, Enf ield Middlesex
73, Anthony Eade, East Barnet Herts.
73, Michael Ttof i, Cheshunt Herts.
73, Mark Willison, Milton Keynes Bucks.
73, Costakis Demetriou, London N14 7HL
73, John Hadjisavvas, Barnet Herts
73, Artemis Kyriacou, London N8 0BN
74, Liam Gallagher, Winchmore Hill London
74, Richard Jenkins, Winchmore Hill London
74, Steve Atkins, Windlesham Surrey
74, Bekir Hassan, Leamington Spa Warwicks.
74, Pavlos Demetriou, Waltham Cross
75, John Constantinou, East Barnet Herts
75, Benjamin Udejiofo, Sheff ield South Yorkshire
75, Ray Houldsworth, Chingford London
75, Andrew Mouzouri, Bournemouth
75, Robert Chambers, London SE3 8NP
75, David Edwards, Cuffley Herts
75, Errol Hall, Rickling Green CB11 3JR
75, Peter Mollinari, Hoddesdon Herts
75, Harry Shacallis, London N4 1RZ
75, Tony Theodoulou, Cockfosters EN4 9JY
75, Malcolm Williams, Enf ield EN1 3AH
76, Neerunjun Jootun, Nottingham Notts.
76, Alan Alexander, Tottenham London
76, Andrew May, East Barnet Herts
76, David Rowlands, "Pinner, Middx"
76, Richard Slatford, Mitcham Surrey
77, Zaki Hassan, London W1K 1QW
78, Alan Dobbie, Wood Green London
78, Max Salvadori, Slough Berkshire
78, Adrian Broadbent, Bishops Waltham Hants.
78, Christopher Alvis, London N21 1AL
79, Joshua Beadon, Exeter Devon
79, Costakis Yiacoumi, Oakwood London
79, Vikash Patel, London N22 8EF
79, Karl Tankard, Potters Bar Herts
80, Andreas Christou, Bush Hill Park Enf ield
80, Richard Karpha, Tottenham London
81, Ketan Popat, London N21 2NN
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OBITUARIES
The One and Only
Geof Richmond
Geof Richmond – “Little Geof ” – was
once met, never forgotten. On first
meeting, at 5 feet 2 and 3/4inches, many
people made certain assumptions, but after
sharing just a pint, playing in a game of
football with him or being in the same
business meeting together, those assumptions
were forgotten and replaced with
some understanding of the real size of the
man.
Geof was undoubtedly his own man – not
swayed or governed by a person’s position,
but rather by their actions and behavior.
He once told me of a particularly forthright
exchange he had with a senior member of
staff whilst at Stationers’ which proved
both this point and also how he enjoyed to,
what he called, “burst the balloons of
pomposity”.
I’m sure many old pupils will remember
Geof ’s prowess on the football field and
his tactical skills, as well as standing with
him on the terraces at Highbury. His love
of the game and Arsenal in particular
never diminished, but his interest in the
professional game was being severely
tested in latter years by the likes of
commercialism and VAR! He was
vehemently against the introduction of the
latter, predicting its negative and disruptive
affect on the flow and spirit of the Beautiful
Game. Football played such a very big part
in his life – he still kept a pair of his old
team socks in the chest of drawers at home
(and insisted on wearing his “lucky red
underpants” on Arsenal match days!).
He was sharp, quick witted and very funny
and loved being at the centre of the action.
The sort of person who anyone coming
into the pub and seeing him at the bar
would smile and think “YES! – it’s going
to be interesting and a great laugh tonight!”.
His innate ability to both understand
people and to accurately and dispassionately
analyse a situation also meant he was
frequently sought out there by those
struggling to resolve a problem in their life.
Geof refused to give advice, but preferred
to pose a series of questions for them to
consider. In this way he unlocked different
doors for someone to look through and
decide for them self which route they
wanted to take. As his son Joni (a young
boy jobbing as a pot collector at the time)
observed – Saturday lunchtimes were like
being present in an “open surgery drop in
session” through which he himself quietly
learned so much of life.
Geof hated the concept of being governed
by the clock – just because it said 9.00am
did not mean you were at your best! As the
manager of the department in which I had
my first proper job he used to say to me “I
don’t care if you play all day and write the
report at midnight – so long as it’s done to
the best of your ability and on time”. He
always gave each member of his team
support and guidance when needed, a freerein
when not and full public credit for
their work. In this way he built a team that
worked hard, produced great results and
had the best fun whilst doing it ……. and
all would walk barefoot over hot coals for
him. He created a unit which was the
perfect definition of Teamwork. They were
some of the happiest days in my working
life.
Freedom – both mental and physical –
were critical to Geof. His antipathy
towards routine and convention set him on
a never-ending quest of pushing his mind
to think, analyse and conclude. He loved to
be in the vanguard of exploring new things
and concepts – anything from new and
unusual cooking ingredients to time travel.
He lived his life in his own unique style,
how he chose and unfettered by convention.
He was very streetwise and courageous!
Having one eye on what he was doing and
the other assessing what was going on
around him. I was always, ALWAYS safe
and secure in his company – he saved me
from, amongst many other things, a 6 foot
mugger in the East End, 2 Ridgebacks and
an Alsatian roaming wild on the Cornish
cliffs and a particularly drunken football
crowd. He was never one to make a drama
out of a crisis – he just quickly assessed any
situation and took decisive action.
He did, however, have his own inner fears
and insecurities, but showed the world his
bravery and courage in: the defense of
anyone he thought was being unfairly
treated or bullied; risking alienation from
the crowd by being brutally (but never
cruelly) honest; and in the 10 year fight
with his cancer in which he never
bemoaned his lot and openly acknowledged
the part he had played in it. It was most
rare for him to complain of the pain or the
physical impositions it placed on his life.
Music was one of the loves of Geof ’s life
but it was when combined with special
words that he fell in love with a song or
artist – not surprisingly wordsmiths like
Dylan, Nick Drake, Joan Baez were
amongst his favourites. The latter was the
first he introduced me to after a very
memorable incident on our first ever
holiday together in Turkey ….. he saw that
Joan Baez was playing live at Ephesus and
his excitement was like that of a young
puppy dog. It was when in all innocence I
asked “who’s Joan Baez?” that it could have
been one of those make or break moments,
but to my eternal good fortune he rose to
the challenge and my musical education
Can anyone identify Geof 's team mates in this picture? Ed
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began sitting beside him on the stone steps
of the Amphitheatre, holding a candle in
one hand and a glass of wine in the other.
Geof loved his days at Stationers’ and
recognised the great education he received
there. In particular his love of English
Literature flourished and he stayed in
touch with Clive (Blenkinsop) over time.
He never stopped writing – using anything
to hand to jot down ideas and observations
for future use – post its, till receipts, back
of fag packets… As well as being an avid
letter writer, he loved writing poetry – his
anthology of poems being collated latterly
into a book, “Of Mirrored Coffins”, by his
daughter Kezia. **
My brave, funny, clever, thoughtful,
talented, passionate, unforgettable, unique
and beautiful Husband Geof – “Little
Geof ” - was the tallest 5 feet 2 and ¾ inch
man you ever met.
Judy Richmond - Geof ’s wife
I’m seeking to open up Geof ’s work to as wide
an audience as possible and, in the process,
raise money in his name for our local Hospice,
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and
the RNLI - all three being very close to Geof ’s
heart. Please do email me for details if you
would like a copy at judy.moreton@hotmail.
co.uk
personal memories OF
Geof Richmond
As a young teacher at the school in 1966 I
was assigned a number of classes, including
a third form. (Modern year 9) taught, if
memory serves, in Room 1 in the bottom
corridor.
They were a lively bunch and I quickly
noticed a small, chubby boy sitting near
the front with an alert interested expression.
There was just the hint of a joke hovering
over his face which one felt might erupt at
any time. This was Geof Richmond who
became a stalwart of the class. His hand
was always ready to be raised in answer to
a question and he was ever the first to
volunteer to take any part in the class plays
we were required to read. Often adopting a
comic voice if needed! I remember the
class with great affection and looked
forward to their lively lessons.
Over the course of school life, one tends to
change allocated classes and to some extent
I lost touch with Geof over the next few
years. However, he came back into my
sphere in the senior school when he
volunteered to help with the stage
management on the many annual plays the
school produced. Of course, a certain
amount of socialising went on after these
events and Geof was more than happy to
participate! Years later in a letter to me he
recalled those periods of liquid refreshment
where he met some of my friends both on
the staff and outside the school. He could
even recall their names and characters.
Geof kept in touch after he left school and
I looked forward to receiving his letters
couched in his distinctive style with
beautiful handwriting. He recounted the
ups and downs of his life and updated me
on his many interests which included
growing his own vegetables, making jams
and chutneys, writing poetry and books
and painting. Truly a renaissance man!
Geof always credited me with sparking his
interest in words and literature. I’m sure
there were other sources but if indeed I
had some small part, I am proud of my
contribution and how well it flourished in
Geof.
Sadly, although we kept in touch by letter,
we rarely met in person. I think the last
occasion I can recall was a Stationers class
reunion at the Red Lion in Whitehall
where he was very much as I remembered
him enjoying a pint and a cigarette.
His later years were blighted with health
issues but he remained cheerful and still
with the wry humour I had noted all those
years ago.
I shall cherish the memory of him and
remember the pleasure he brought to my
early years of teaching and to my many
friends and colleagues.
Clive Blenkinsop
Stationer's English Department 1966-72
I will always remember Geof as fiercely
intelligent with a biting sense of humour, a
passion for books and a love of Arsenal.
He was an excellent wordsmith, a talent he
honed over the years in his poetry and
writing and in his letters to friends.
He was an excellent footballer himself but
my fondest memories are of times during
our teenage years spent on the terraces at
Highbury with friends from Stationers
and Hornsey High School. RIP fellow
Gooner.
Francesca Thomas (nee Benn)
Former pupil at Hornsey High School between
1966 and 1972.
I remember Geof very well and did from
the first time I joined the school. While we
differed in height we shared an equal
passion for football, creative writing and
the music scene.
Geof was such a clever guy, very articulate,
witty, sharp as a razor and there for his
friends. We were both contributors to the
school magazine and Geof encouraged me
to write from the heart as I continue to do
to this day. He was a big support to many
of us at low times and loyalty ran through
his veins.
We enjoyed great times and parties with
our mates from Stationers and the girls
schools. A very happy time learning and
growing up in the 60s.
A great football captain for our year group.
We all miss you mate and it was fantastic
when we all got to meet you at reunions
through Friends Reunited.
Rest in eternal peace dear friend
Stephen Newman
George R A Copus
1924 -2022
Naval Officer. International Banker,
Cricketer, RNR MA BSc Hons, FSCA,
FCIB FCMI, who lived life to the full.
He saw considerable sea service going to
sea during the early years of World War
Two serving as a Radio Officer in the
difficult Atlantic crossings during the
Battle of the Atlantic. Later, two years in
the Mediterranean theatres of war aboard
a support tanker in the landings in Sicily,
Italy, and the South of France, carrying
fuel oil, ammunition, soldiers and even
water mainly for the landing craft with
whom they spent most of their time.
Occasionally high octane petrol for patrol
craft and forward airfields. As he often
remarked, they were invariably sitting on a
rather explosive cargo!! However uniforms
could always be dry-cleaned by dipping in
a high octane tank and drying in the
breeze, of course as long as you remembered
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not to smoke for a while!!
He continued to serve at sea until 1950
when he joined a large overseas bank 'The
Chartered Bank' (now Standard Chartered
Bank Group) an association he thoroughly
enjoyed and of which he always spoke
highly and most warmly.
He had a great love of the sea and served
for many happy years as a lieutenant in the
Royal Naval Reserve which was always
one of his great interests in life particularly
the time spent as a signals officer at HMS
Mercury where, apart from training and
over a period of years, he managed to play
a considerable amount of naval cricket.
During his life he served in the UK and
overseas - in India, Libya, Lebanon,
Cyprus and Eastem Europe and travelled
extensively to Canada, the Middle East,
South Africa and the Soviet Union. At
one time attending the International
Banking Summer School at Moscow
University. (Where he participated in what
was mistakenly thought to have been the
first game of cricket in Moscow).
In 1974 he became an executive director of
the Standard Chartered Merchant Bank
with responsibilities for Corporate Finance,
Special and Corporate Lending and Leasing
and the development with his colleagues of
a wide international presence based on the
Group's global branch network.
A highly successful period followed due,
he insists, to his luck in having around him
the highly skilled and motivated, (and he
insisted the most tolerant) team that
supported him.
He also served as a non-executive director
on the boards of many other companies
and his seniority and expertise led in 1984
to the Bank of England requesting he join
the small team of banking experts they had
put together to attempt the rescue of the
much publicised troubled Johnson
Matthey Bank. Its demise would almost
certainly have had most serious
consequences for the London Bullion
Market and banking markets generally.
The reorganisation and rescue of the bank
was one of the most succesful ever
undertaken in the City. This was followed
by further directorships often where
specialist attention was seen to be necessary.
He had a wealth of stories to tell about his
career. These included working in Cyprus
during the violent intercommunal clashes
between the ethnic Greek and the Turkish
communities, working alongside Lonrho
and its chief executive Tiny Rowland, in
amongst other things, their bid to buy
House of Fraser and Harrods, with
Rowland's subsequent takeover battle with
Al Fayed; and in the world of entertainment
advising Sir Lew Grade, the great
entrepreneur with his television, film and
theatre empire of Associated Television
(later ACC); also the unusual world of
bullion banking the joys and problems of
big ticket leasing, and invariably
recognising and dealing with the effects of
market misjudgements that led to the
crisis and recession of the 1980's.
With a first degree in economics and
statistics he later decided to go further as a
post-graduate to obtain a Masters degree
in a subject which he was no stranger to,
with his wealth of experience, that of
strategic financial management and global
economics.
He became a visiting Fellow of the
University of Durham Business School
developing a close relationship which he
enjoyed greatly and valued highly.
He said he recognised that the world he
was working in, however successful as it
strove to encompass the global economic
and vastly rewarding investment scene, was
really at times too narrow and blinkered to
the wider realities. He felt there was a
danger of not relating lessons of the past to
the new financial world unfolding with its
greater freedoms but lesser constraints,
and not recognizing the dangers inherent
in a less regulated marketplace with
unchecked dynamic and complex economic
patterns fast emerging. How right he
was!!!
He chose to write his dissertation and later
various papers on a topic he believed to be of
considerable current interest and critical
corncern, particularly to those in his own
world of finance and international trade who
he hoped would benefit from them. His
subjects covered 'The Path to Globalisation,
International Capital Markcts, the New
Economy and the Complexity Paradigm.
On which he would often speak based on
the theme of 'Global Reality'. He went on in
his later years to lecture and became an
after-dinner speaker on these subjects (and
if pushed hard on his early years at sea in the
Battle of The Atlantic!!)
George was very appreciative of the awards
from the Bank of England: the Governor's
Awards for his outstanding contribution in
1985 aad 1988 and; 2015 the Joseph King
Memorial Trophy for his outstanding
contribution to International Banking.
He had a passionate love of cricket (once
taking ten wickets for eight runs) which he
played at a high standard both at club and
MCC level and he remained over many
years actively, and latterly as a retired
member, in the Royal Naval Reserve. He
also was an active member of The Special
Forces Club and The Naval Club.
He was a liveryman of three City Livery
Companies, The Worshipful Company of
Makers of Playing Cards (pretty good he
thought for a banker!). The Worshipful
Company of International Bankers
(providing a bit of a balance he would say)
and to whom he had a close and valued
relationship, and the Worshipful Company
of Stationers and Newspaper Makers
(whose school he had attended). He was
also a Fellow of the Institute of Financial
Services, The Association of International
Accountants and The Chartered Institute
of Management.
Above all he loved his wife Deborah and
his family dearly and was to be seen with,
and supporting them at all opportunities.
Delighting in their successes, whether
canvassing for his eldest son Richard in
parliamentary elections, the graduation of
his daughter Anne in Interior Design, her
happy marriage, and his younger son
David's graduation with a Masters Degree
at Durham University. Plus of course
many cold and wet days watching them all
at football, cricket, and lacrosse!!!... or just
being together.
He is survived by his wife Deborah, his
daughter Anne, and his two sons, Richard
and David; grandchildren, Melanie,
Anthony, Dylan, Imogen, Piers, Charlie
and Harry, and his great-grandchildren
Elsie and Daisy.
Deborah Copus Mrs D M T Copus
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T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 9 5
Raymond Hind
Raymond Hind died suddenly in
November 2021. He was born in Muswell
Hill in May 1945 and attended Crouch
End Primary School.
In June 1956 his parents received a letter
from Mr. S.C. Nunn, Headmaster of The
Stationers' Company's School, that he had
passed the examination for entrance to the
school.
By the time he reached the Lower Sixth
Form his aptitude for Applied and Pure
Maths and Physics was quite clear,
although he seemed not to have shone at
Physical Education. In later life, however,
he came to love playing golf and was a
member of Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
After leaving school he obtained a degree
in mechanical engineering at the then
Battersea College of Advanced Technology
and was a member of the University Air
Squadron.
After graduating he initially joined the
automotive industry, but soon realised it
was not for him. He discovered Patents
and joined the Patent Office as an
Examiner, before realising that he would
prefer private practice. He was employed
by Mathisen and Macara, whose Senior
Partner was the late John Macara, himself
an Old Stationer who encouraged
Raymond to subscribe to the magazine.
Raymond became a partner at a relatively
young age.
Although he was very happy he felt he
needed a new challenge and in 1982 with
wife and two young children migrated to
Australia and brought his British and
European expertise to Davies Collison
Cave in Melbourne where he became a
partner and enjoyed the rest of his working
life.
In latter years and into retirement he also
taught in the law schools of both Monash
and Melbourne Universities, the latter in
the Masters of Law. Davies Collison Cave
are currently setting up an award at
Melbourne University in his name.
We returned almost every year to the UK
to see family and friends, and in 2014 we
visited both the site of the school in
Hornsey and also Stationers' Hall in
London, where we were kindly given a
guided tour.
Raymond was very much loved and
respected by his work colleagues and in the
wider profession. He will be missed by all
his friends and especially his
wife, two daughters, their partners and
four grandchildren.
Mary Hind
Dear Tim
Subsequent to my obituary for my husband
and Old Stationer. I’m now writing to tell
you that on Monday 13th June, which we
celebrated here in Australia as the Queen’s
Birthday with a long weekend, my late
husband was awarded the honour of an
AM, as a Member of the Order of
Australia:
‘Raymond Hind AM. For significant
service to intellectual property law.’
I expect it is too late to be included in the
newsletter but I recall you mentioned the
website.
Thank you very much.
Kind regards
Mary Hind
Robert Coulter
He grew up in Muswell Hill, North
London, the youngest of 3 children to
Joan and Robert Coulter. The son of
teachers, Robert enjoyed life long learning
and had a strong work ethic. As a result of
his academic ability, he was selected to
attend the Stationers’ Company's School,
one of the elite livery schools established
by the City of London guilds in the 1800s.
Robert was an academic rather than a
sports buff, and elected to study latin and
history, as well as the usual grammar
school subjects. He made many good
friends during his school days from 1960
to 1967 and became known for his bridge
and crossword skills more so than his latin.
Despite his travels to the far ends of the
earth, Robert remained proud of his
English heritage and made great efforts to
keep in touch with his school friends. In
fact he was on a Zoom call with seven aged
school friends from his hospital bed only a
few days before the end and still managed
to give a great performance. As his
childhood friend, Simon Kusseff says
“Robert was good company, had a twinkle
in his eye and with his dry sense of humor,
had the ability to put people at ease”.
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors, Robert had a long, established
career in commercial real estate. It was a
love match when he met Daphne at work
in London. Soon married and moved to
Canada two weeks later. Both were
engaged in the Rotary Club in Canada and
developed long lasting friendships that
were nurtured to this day. Robert and
Daphne raised three children together in
Canada, before moving to Phoenix,
Arizona.
Simon Westbrook, a school friend, was the
best man at the wedding, and thought he
might never see Robert and Daphne again
as they sped off after the event in his
yellow TR6 convertible. What a surprise
to find that a few years later they would
both be living in the same country again:
Simon in California and Robert in Arizona
where they exchanged regular family visits
He loved to travel and experience life;
from kayaking in Iceland to herding
buffalo in Wyoming. He loved the opera
and was on the board of directors for the
Arizona Opera using his skills in finance
to further the arts. He loved being
challenged at work and was often involved
in multiple businesses simultaneously, even
taking a business call the day he died. He
loved orchids and made his own jams/
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marmalades and limoncello. He was a
consummate entertainer and always wore
brightly (loud) colored shirts and loved to
have people over for feasts where all would
eat and drink wine, and be merry. Robert
loved his food and wines and we all loved
his cooking especially his steak and kidney
pie and his fish pie. The world will not be
the same without them!
He is survived by his wife, Daphne, his
children, Patricia, Alysson, and John, two
grand-daughters, Aurora and Lucy, and his
two sisters, Anne and Margaret, his sisterin-law,
Ethylin, and his brother-in-law,
Nigel, and his nieces and nephews.
Simon Westbrook
To the Coulter Family
Please accept my sincere condolences on
Robert's death.
I along with my other year mates at
Stationer's school, got to know Robert in
the sixth form. He was a very good bridge
player and several of us formed a bridge
group that would play at lunch time.
In those days, Robert was also very keen
on bar billiards and pool and had a billiard
table at home. He used to invite me and
doubtless others, to play pool at the family
home, in Muswell hill. There I met both
his parents and one of his sisters, who was
a nurse.
His parents were teachers and his mother
taught at Rokesly Junior school, where my
sister was a pupil of hers.
Sometimes, Robert and I and my sister,
went to the cinema or theatre and when I
was at university, Robert used to take my
sister out.
Robert was good company, had a twinkle
in his eye and with his dry sense of
humour, had the ability to put people at
their ease. He decided to become a surveyor
and moved into the world of property.
Not sure where he met Daphne, but it was
a love match, so when she moved to
Canada, he followed her.
After that, I lost touch with Robert and it
was only through Simon Westbrook that I
learnt Robert and Daphne had moved to
Arizona.
When Robert Bird started the monthly
zoom calls a number of old stationers were
able to see Robert again and it was only
recently that Robert told us that Daphne
had gone into a home, due to her memory
issues.
T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 9 5
So when we saw Robert speaking to us
from his hospital bed, it was a bit of a
shock and it did not seem appropriate to
enquire too deeply into what was wrong. It
was a sad farewell, but one hopes it was
some comfort to Robert.
Best wishes
Simon Kusseff
Terry Miller
1 November 1935 to 26 July 2021
Vera was Terry’s second wife. They
married in 1988. Terry had worked for
Pearl Insurance for 30 years and took early
retirement when Pearl announced their
relocation to Peterborough.
Terry’s hobby was photography and using
a video recorder. He and Vera relocated
themselves to Bournemouth. Here they
set up their own business specialising in
wedding videos and photographs, which
was very successful for 25 years.
In their early courtship Terry took Vera to
the site of what is now Stationer's Park. At
that time the building had been demolished
and was just a pile of bricks. To Vera’s
astonishment Terry burst into tears.
Something she wasn’t used to! She
collected some of the bricks and
incorporated them into a garden feature.
(Has anyone else such a physical memory
of the old school?)
Vera still remembers the unannounced
visit of the then magazine editor in 2012
and still has the letter that Geraint wrote
to Terry afterwards.
Forwarded by Roger Engledow
Bereavement
notices
Geoff Magnus
I have received the sad news, from John
Leeming and Mary Pryor, that former
member of staff, Geoff Magnus has died. I
don’t know if Geoff was an OSA member?
Perhaps you could put the following notice
on the Obit page of the website, please.
We are sad to report that former member
of staff, Geoff Magnus has passed away.
We think he joined the School in about
1980 and taught Economics and Business
Studies, with some Maths. He moved to
Langham with the merger of 1983.
Ed
Rodney Dennison
Good evening Tim,
I am writing to inform you that Rodney
Dennison passed away in February. Rodney
was not, I believe, a member of the OSA,
but he attended the school from 1956-61,
and attended some of our 56 intake
reunions. If notice of his passing could be
included in the next magazine, I feel
certain that many of his compatriots would
appreciate it.
Kind regards
Keith Mullender
Derek Stevens
We have been informed by Graham
Rapley that Derek Stevens died just before
Christmas. We send our condolences to
his family.
Ed
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Minutes of the 2022 AGM OF THE Old Stationers’ Association
Present: Stephen Collins (President) in the chair,
Peter Thomas (Hon. Secretary),
Peter Winter (Hon. Treasurer)
Together with 8 other Committee members and 22 ordinary members.
1. Minutes of the AGM held on Friday 26th March 2021 (circulated to all members in ‘The Old Stationer’
Magazine No. 93 – July 2021 edition).
The minutes of the AGM held virtually on Zoom on Friday 26th March 2021 were approved on a vote taken
on the proposal of Tony Hemmings, seconded by David Hudson.
2. President's Address See attached report.
3. Hon Treasurers Report See attached report.
It was proposed by David Turner and seconded by Dan Bone and resolved that the report and audited accounts
for the year ending 31st December 2021 be approved. A vote was held for Membership subscriptions to remain
at the current level for 2023. It was proposed by Stephen Collins, seconded by Peter Sandell, and resolved that
the Membership subscription rate will remain at £15.00 for 2023.
4. Election of Officers and Committee
Nominations were invited for the Association’s Officers and Committee for 2022/2023. The following
members were duly proposed, seconded, and elected:
Elected Proposer Seconder
President Daniel Bone Stephen Collins Peter Thomas
Vice-President Robin Baker Daniel Bone Tim Westbrook
Hon Secretary Peter Thomas Roger Melling Tony Hemmings
Hon Treasurer Peter Winter David Turner Peter Sandell
Hon Membership Secretary Roger Engledow Tony Hemmings Roger Melling
Hon Editor Tim Westbrook Daniel Bone Peter Thomas
Events Managers Peter Sandell Peter Thomas Tony Hemmings
Roger Melling Tony Mash Andrew Forrow
Hon Archivist David Turner Tim Westbrook Roger Engledow
Ordinary Members
Andreas Christou
Peter Bothwick Graham Ellis Chris Williams
Tony Hemmings
5. Election of Honorary Auditors
It was proposed by David Turner, seconded by Nigel Wade, and resolved that David Cox and Chris Langford
be elected as Honorary Auditors.
6. Any other urgent business
There being no further business, the Annual General Meeting closed at 12.15pm.
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS AT AGM, APRIL 2022
Fellow Old Stationers,
It has been an honour to have been your President over the past two years, the only over-one-year Presidency since
the War. Of course, the first year was heavily constrained by the pandemic, but we did manage to have a few Zoom
presentations, which I hope may continue from time to time, and we also managed a few guided walks around the sites
of the School and its predecessor in Bolt Court – again, possibly to be repeated. We also at last achieved the installation
of a plaque marking the site of the School in Mayfield Road.
All the regular events have taken place in person since last year’s virtual AGM bar the Annual Lunch, which was
postponed to June, and the May lunch which did not happen. President’s Day was slightly marred by the lack of a
cricket match, but the tribute to the late Gordon Rose made up for that. And plans are afoot to ensure that this year’s
President’s Day, to be presided over by Dan Bone (if elected!), will appropriately mark the 50th anniversary of the first
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
match between a President’s Eleven and, initially, the OSA First Eleven and later the Botany Bay Cricket Club.
The other singularity about the past two years has been the unavailability of Stationers’ Hall. But we have been ably
served by Cutlers’ Hall in the interim, and look forward to returning to our spiritual home for regular events once it
reopens in July. We hope that space will be made available in the Tokefield Centre, or somewhere else suitable in the
building, for our archives once the Hall reopens, and that the Headmasters’ portraits will once again be displayed, along
with the Carpenter painting of the School.
As you will hear from the Treasurer, our finances are in a strong position, bolstered by bequests received or due from
Sir John Sparrow and Peter Sargent. But our membership has fallen decisively below the 500 level that was maintained
for many years as the average age of members advances. In consequence we will be making a concerted effort to attract
new members from the so-called Comprehensive generation, beginning with a New Members event on May 14th.
Subsidising that event is one example of how we are using the bequest funds in a controlled manner; another is to
subsidise longer issues of the magazine from time to time.
The Committee has met assiduously throughout the two years, initially by Zoom and more recently in person, and it
only remains for me to thank the Committee for their unfailing support over that period. All the office holders have
done an outstanding job, but I want to pay particular tribute to our Secretary, Peter Thomas, for his hard work and
excellent advice. I am sure that our next President will also benefit from the support of the strong and experienced
Committee that I hope will be elected shortly.
Thank you for your attention.
Stephen Collins President 2020/22
Honorary Treasurer’s Report
For the year ENDED 31st December 2021
Attached are the audited 2021 accounts, which are presented in a simpler clearer format, for which I thank the
auditors. Our Association remains a going concern with a healthy bank balance of more than three years subscription
income. Significant points to note on changes from 2020 are:
Increased Costs:
• Planned increased spend on two 64 page magazines during the lockdown period: returned to the normal 48 pages
for Magazine 94.
• One off spend on web site improvements, plus an increase in ongoing annual costs of maintaining the web site,
totalling £1383 (£185 in 2020)
• Presidents Day Expenses of £216.
Offset by:
• The receipt of a generous bequest of £10,000 from the estate of Sir John Sparrow, £1,821 of which has been
transferred to the Accumulated General Fund for the increased magazine costs
• Reduced Archiving activity at £101 (£830 in 2020)
• Small overall profit on lunches/dinners of £166
Giving an outcome of:
• Overall loss of £1900 on OSA activities
• Total reserves up £8100.
We fully implemented BACS from February, which has made the management of the accounts easier, quicker and
cheaper. It is likely we will be operating at a small, but affordable, deficit in 2022 as there are some cost uncertainties
for events until the Hall refurbishment is complete.
Once again we are grateful to Chris Langford and David Cox who have acted as Honorary Auditors.
Recommendations
1. The accounts are accepted
2. The subscription level for 2022 remains unchanged at £15 per annum.
3. Chris Langford and David Cox should be reappointed as Honorary Auditors for 2022.
Peter Winter Honorary Treasurer
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As at 31st December 2021
ASSETS
31.12.21 31.12.20
£ £ £ £
Cash at bank on current account 2,205 3,979
Cash on deposit account 23,004 13,002
Total cash at bank 25,209 16,981
Stock of ties & badges 1,165 1,249
Stock of books and programmes 396 417
The Carpenter Painting 1,077 1,077
Display Cabinet 200 200
2,837 2,942
Debtors
Payment in advance magazine 94 480 480
Less Creditors
Christmas lunch (682) 0
2022 subscriptions in advance (158) (250)
Treasurer's expenses 0 (87)
(360) (337)
TOTAL ASSETS 27,687 19,587
REPRESENTED BY:
Memorial Fund (Embleton) 1,701 1,701
Accumulated General Fund 15,998 16,077
Contingencies Reserve (note 2) 1,809 1,809
Bequest Fund (note 3) 8,179 0
19,587 19,007
NOTES
1 Regails and Cups
The OSA also has in its possession a number of items of regalia and cups. It is not proposed to
show these on the face of the accounts, but the value for insurance purposes is £2,950.
2 Contingencies reserve
was created from past provisions for luncheon and annual dinner costs no longer required. It is to
be used to subsidise these events this year (Nil) and in future years.
3 Bequest Fund
The OSA received a bequest from Sir John Sparrow during the year of £10,000. £1,821 has been
transferred to the Accumulated Fund to offset the increased costs of the two larger magazines
produced during lockdown. Any future Bequests will be added to this fund.
Peter Winter Treasurer
DETAILED Balance Sheet
Auditors Report
In our opinion the above Balance sheet and related Statements of Income and Expenditure, Accumulated Fund
and Memorial Fund present a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Old Stationers’ Association as at
31st December 2021 and of the surplus of income over expenditure for the year.
C Langford, D Cox
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DETAILED Funds Summary
Year ended 31st December 2021 31.12.21 31.12.20
£ £
MEMORIAL FUND 1,701 1,701
Accumulated Surplus on Memorial Fund 1,701 1,701
ACCUMULATED GENERAL FUND
Balance per Accounts 31.12.20 b/fwd 16,077 15,403
Add surplus on Ordinary Activities (1,864) 545
Add Surplus/Deduct Deficit on other activities (35) 35
Add Transfer from contingencies reserve & Bequests Funds 1,821 94
1,785 129
Accumulated Surplus on ordinary activities 15,998 16,077
CONTINGENCIES RESERVE (note 2)
Balance per accounts 31st December 2020 b/fwd 1,809 1,903
Transfer to General Fund, re Dinner and Lunches 0 (94)
Total Contingencies Reserve 1,809 1,903
BEQUESTS FUND (note 3)
Balance per accounts 31st December 2020 b/fwd 0 0
Bequests Received 10,000 0
Transfer to General Fund, re Magazine costs 1,821 0
Total Bequests Fund 8,179 0
TOTAL OSA FUNDS AT 31.12.2021 27,687 19,587
GENERAL FUND
Income & Expenditure Account Year ended 31st December 2021
31.12.21 31.12.20
ORDINARY ACTIVITIES £ £ £ £
Income
Member Subscriptions 7,244 7,454
Bank interest 2 11
7,246 7,265
Expenditure
Magazine costs 7,431 5,642
Website & Admin costs 1,680 1,279
9,110 6,920
Surplus on Ordinary Activities (1,864) 545
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Tie, scarves and blazer badge sales net-cost/income 32 73
Past President’s badge and tie at cost 0 (27)
Tie for Master at cost 17 0
Net Surplus on dinner and luncheon club 166 94
President's Day expenses (216) 0
Surplus on walks 0 83
Surplus on other activities 35 35
Bequest received 10,000 0
SURPLUS INCOME OVER (EXPENDITURE) FOR YEAR 8,100 580
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OSA PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2022 – “WATER”
We had a total of 48 entries from 20 Old Stationers for the
last OSA Photographic Competition which had as its topic
“Animals”. This was a great response. So, whether you are an
experienced photographer, or just one who takes the
occasional photograph with your mobile phone, this is the
photographic competition for you. Any OSA member can
enter up to three photographs which they should have taken.
The theme this time is “Water”. It could be photographs of
static water such as ponds and lakes; moving water such as
rivers, seas, waves, waterfalls etc; birds drinking; dogs
shaking off water after being in it; or anything else that
looks interesting and attractive. We are only limited by our
imagination.
To Enter
Each photograph should have an “interesting” title, relevant
to the theme, and be accompanied by the sender’s name,
postal address and telephone number.
Send your digital or scanned photographs
(colour or black and white – or
even sepia), as a 300 DPI JPEG file, to
Tony Moffat at: a.moffat@ucl.ac.uk
For those of the “old school” without
access to a scanner; send hard copy
photographs, which will be scanned
and then returned to you, to: Tony
Moffat, 22 Pig Lane, St Ives, PE27
5NL. Please use a piece of cardboard in
the envelope to protect the photographs.
Closing date
31st October 2022. Entries will be acknowledged by email,
telephone or post.
Image editing
Images may be digitally enhanced to optimise a photograph,
remove scratches etc, but significant elements of the picture
should not be added or removed.
Judging
Judging will be carried out by a panel of judges who will be
using the following criteria: composition, originality,
interpretation of the theme, technical quality and most
importantly – how does your entry stand out from the
crowd. Like referees’ decisions, some people may disagree
with the judges’ decision, but their decision is final.
Prizes
The winner will be announced in the January 2023 edition
of The Old Stationer and will receive a
bottle of champagne at the AGM in
March 2023 when some of the entries
will be displayed.
Publication of Entries
By submitting an entry, you agree that
the photograph(s) may be published in
The Old Stationer and on the OSA
web site.
Queries
Any queries, please contact Tony
Moffat at the email address above or by
telephone on 01480 764285.
Go on - have a go. Looking through
your old photographs will be fun anyway. If you don’t have
anything suitable, why not go out and take some.
Tony Moffat and Peter Thomas
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