Memories of Walpole park: A memory of Ealing

Memories Of Walpole Park

A Memory of Ealing.

I was at Ealing Grammar School from 1968-1973. I remember a boy kicking a football close to this pond and his shoe coming off and flying in to the water. We had a history teacher - Mr Hayter - who was a keen fisherman and the next day - with a large audience to cheer him on - he went in to the pond in waders and found the shoe with a large hook.

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I was at Ealing Grammar from 67-74 and well remember Tony Hayter. He taught us history and showed us how to make miniature cannons from sticks of chalk. The other, more notable memory, is of him demonstrating a cross-bow in class, firing a bolt thru a metal sheet, embedding it into the wall behind ! Ah, where was health and safety then !

By Fred Newton on Thu Jun 15th 2017, at 10:15 pm

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We had the same lessons and now you reminded me about the crossbow. We did discuss the fact it could go through a wall. Then once during lunchtime, he had a special talk about fishing. He brought a pike and may have dissected it.

By chmieleg on Wed Jan 3rd 2018, at 5:46 pm

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Absolutely marvelous! Thanks for your memories of this lovely park!

By lifelanguage on Fri Apr 13th 2018, at 11:57 pm

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Hi I was just messaging about me hayter, I remember that fish,

Not sure who wrote the comment but we are organizing a 50 reunion on September 22 2018

Pls comment on this if you would
like to come

Richard

By rssimons2001 on Tue Aug 7th 2018, at 10:18 pm

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Mr Hayter was an absolute legend, his history lessons were a true inspiration - if often straying somewhat from the set corriculum.
The only lesson where you didn't want the bell to ring!
Sorry to have missed the 50th re-union, stage one of my own at Brentford FC some weekends, along with Graham Ball, Gary Davies and Jed Dimohowski. Happy Days!

By g.browne on Tue Oct 29th 2019, at 1:59 pm

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