I went to Bexley Grammar and we were made to wear caps for 3years at school and on way there & home (under pain of death if you didn't). Problem for me was I used to go home on a bus that a bunch of Crown Woods kids were on by the time I got on it - needless to say my mum had to buy a number of replacement caps over the 3 years - all the others took a Crown Woods 'soiling'.
i know crown woods along with thomas tallis, john roan, plumstead manor and eltham hill schools were all scheduled major rebuilding over the next few years.
rumours are that finances are dictating that either only 2 schools will get the works as planned, or all 5 getting a scaled down version of the original plans.
[cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]I only remember that we(Catford Boys) used to thrash them at all sports...Football...Rugby....Cricket....Athletics.... you name it!!
Crown Woods opened in 1958. You would have left school long before that : - )
[cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]I only remember that we(Catford Boys) used to thrash them at all sports...Football...Rugby....Cricket....Athletics.... you name it!!
Crown Woods opened in about 1956. You would have left school long before that : - )
[quote][cite]Posted By: SoundAsa£[/cite]I only remember that we(Catford Boys) used to thrash them at all sports...Football...Rugby....Cricket....Athletics.... you name it!![/quote]
We sure did SoundAs. Though at least Crownwoods avoided the demo a bit longer than our old school eh?
[cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]I went to Elsa Road....we had a dislike of all things Westwood and Crown Woods in my day...Oggy, you arent Mark Aldridge in disguise are you?
Mark Aldridge.....?
Don't think so. Who he?
John Aldridge, now I do remember him ......played for Oxford United & Tranmere Rovers, didn't he?
I was turned down by Crown Woods in 1967 and had to go to Shooter`s Hill Grammar school, but back in those days Crown Wods had a grat reputation especialy its sports facilities.
[cite]Posted By: somerton[/cite]I was turned down by Crown Woods in 1967 and had to go to Shooter`s Hill Grammar school, but back in those days Crown Wods had a grat reputation especialy its sports facilities.
[quote][cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]I went to Elsa Road....we had a dislike of all things Westwood and Crown Woods in my day...Oggy, you arent Mark Aldridge in disguise are you?[/quote]
Mark Aldridge.....? Don't think so. Who he?
John Aldridge, now I do remember him ......played for Oxford United & Tranmere Rovers, didn't he?[/quote]
Mark was a Charlton fan I used to hang around with back in the mid seventies...top bloke for a Westwoodite
[cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]I went to Elsa Road....we had a dislike of all things Westwood and Crown Woods in my day...Oggy, you arent Mark Aldridge in disguise are you?
Mark Aldridge.....?
Don't think so. Who he?
John Aldridge, now I do remember him ......played for Oxford United & Tranmere Rovers, didn't he?
Mark was a Charlton fan I used to hang around with back in the mid seventies...top bloke for a Westwoodite
I left Westwood in 1971, so maybe he's a bit younger than me (
My ex-girlfriend used to go to Elsa Road.
And I found out recently one of our friends in our Cornish village used to live in Westbrook Road, Welling and go to Elsa Road. She'd be about 48 now.
Comments
I assume you're not planning to go to the 50th anniversary event on the 18th?
linky
rumours are that finances are dictating that either only 2 schools will get the works as planned, or all 5 getting a scaled down version of the original plans.
Them and Elsa Road in Welling.
Crown Woods opened in 1958. You would have left school long before that : - )
He kept dropping back a year due to his height.
S didn't leave Catford Boys until he was 27
We sure did SoundAs. Though at least Crownwoods avoided the demo a bit longer than our old school eh?
I had a great time there. It was a very good school in those days.
What was wrong with it for you Henry? Were you bullied there too?
Mark Aldridge.....?
Don't think so. Who he?
John Aldridge, now I do remember him ......played for Oxford United & Tranmere Rovers, didn't he?
Too? No, I wasn't but didn't realise that you were. Explains a lot.
Meet some good people five of whom I still see and had dinner with Sat night but otherwise was a bit of a waste of a great talent (mine)
Why were they so useless at sport then?
Mark Aldridge.....?
Don't think so. Who he?
John Aldridge, now I do remember him ......played for Oxford United & Tranmere Rovers, didn't he?[/quote]
Mark was a Charlton fan I used to hang around with back in the mid seventies...top bloke for a Westwoodite
I left Westwood in 1971, so maybe he's a bit younger than me
My ex-girlfriend used to go to Elsa Road.
And I found out recently one of our friends in our Cornish village used to live in Westbrook Road, Welling and go to Elsa Road. She'd be about 48 now.
Maybe she was in your class, Tel?
;o)