New Tech

I was late for the cutting of the first turf when Luton Technical College was being moved from Park Square to what became Barnfield College.  It was a cold morning and I had overslept!

The University was to expand onto the Park Square site of the 'Tech' and while the initial works were going on we had no playground and very few facilities.  Indeed our last form photograph (1956) had to be squeezed into an odd corner near the bike shed!  Our lessons were spreadover 3 sites - Chapel Street, Park Square and Waller Street Youth Club.  At lunch times there were facilities in the Park Square hall for table tennis and in Waller Street hall dancing several times a week.

The headmaster at the time was Dr Charlesworth - a very innovative and lovely man.  The teachers that I remember are Mr Hopkins, Mr Collins, Mr Jenkins, Mr Wainwright, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Whittaker, Mr Whalley, Mr Shaw, Mr Richardson and of course that great character, Mr Tolley who had been a missionary and we learned very little about RI (religeous instruction) because he was easily diverted into stories of his missionary work.