County High School Dagenham
A Memory of Dagenham.
I was there from 1948-1955. Remember many staff: "Slugger" Watson -brilliant languages teacher, Mr. Day, Mr. Dakin, Mr Shepherd, Mr. Grainger -never got on with him, Mr. Davis, Mr. Pugh, Peter Cork -who I remained in contact with until his death in 2012. I played at his memorial concert in Folkestone. I did A level music with Dudley Moore and we sometimes performed together in concerts, house festivals and at Kingsley Hall. Interesting how many pupils emigrated to Canada, Australia and USA. What a different life they must have found to post-war Dagenham. Dudley went off to Oxford in 1955 and I went to play in Coldstream Guards Band for 3 years before becoming a teacher -music, of course. Now at 81, i still look back and wonder what happened to all the contemps. Charlie Law, Peter Setrem ( he became a languages teacher in Forest Hill), John Whitwell (met up with him,am still in contact. He is retired vicar) Roy Bannister, John Megson, Joan Cowie, Barbara Graver, Mavis Kemp...etc. Brian Astell (Bas)
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tony.lake commented:
Tony Lake:
I was at DCHS 1954 - 1960 and most of the teachers mentioned in earlier comments were there.
I joined the school just as my sister was leaving.
Fortunately I have the school photo from 1960 and a couple of other teachers including Mr Buxton - Maths and Spike Hawthorne - Woodwork are also there.
Great school, great teachers, excellent sport facilities and great memories including those of Mr Pugh and his ATC holidays and Mr Cook on his Geography tours.
tony.lake commented:
Tony Lake:
I was at DCHS 1954 - 1960 and most of the teachers mentioned in earlier comments were there.
I joined the school just as my sister was leaving.
Fortunately I have the school photo from 1960 and a couple of other teachers including Mr Buxton - Maths and Spike Hawthorne - Woodwork are also there.
Great school, great teachers, excellent sport facilities and great memories including those of Mr Pugh and his ATC holidays and Mr Cook on his Geography tours.
tony.lake commented:
Tony Lake:
I was at DCHS 1954 - 1960 and most of the teachers mentioned in earlier comments were there.
I joined the school just as my sister was leaving.
Fortunately I have the school photo from 1960 and a couple of other teachers including Mr Buxton - Maths and Spike Hawthorne - Woodwork are also there.
Great school, great teachers, excellent sport facilities and great memories including those of Mr Pugh and his ATC holidays and Mr Cook on his Geography tours.