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Did anyone here go to school in Forest Hill or HOP
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16-04-2013 11:54 AM

I went to St Bart's C of E Primary School in Kirkdale from about 1955 to 1961 then to Forest Hill Secondary School from 1961 to 1966. I was in Shackleton, Dave Stanbury was housemaster. Mr Edwards was headmaster then Mr Potter. Mr Ashbee ('Count Creep' ) taught history, he died in 2009, one of the most respected archaeologists of early-Britain, also a leading light in the 'Just William' society! Sports in Eltham just seemed to be about mud, and a friend suggested taking up sailing - mainly because we went with the girls from Sydenham County! Sound plan. 'Yogi' Behrens was sailing master but was succeeded by Terry 'Barb' Dwyer - ex-Blue Funnel Line officer. Mr Blanchard ('Wig') taught maths, and Boone ('Daniel') also taught maths and was devastatingly accurate with chalk or board eraser whilst facing the blackboard - he had a black-faced watch so he could use it as a mirror and see behind him!
I lived in Newlands Park in Sydenham 'til about 1963 then in Woolstone Road, Forest Hill. I always thought Forest Hill School balanced anarchy with tyranny quite well - I enjoyed my time there, never really worked very hard but developed a life-long interest in history and got a pretty good grounding in science.
Later in the early-70s I lived in London Road in the Dorbro Estates flats either side of Taymount Rise. Used the Bird-in-Hand when Jack & Gladys Taylor had it, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band played there in the 60s.

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