School Layout
Hi Michael,
your recent email about David's " William Price Gardens" project
reminded me of a rough sketch I did a few years back. I'd been
chatting to one of the younger O.P's in Fareham about the old
school. He'd never heard of the "Wick" hut, and a few of the other
things I mentioned, such as the old wooden pavilion, or the 1
penny sticky buns being sold in the assembly hall porch,or the CCF
armoury and their wooden store shed on the path to the north of the
sports field. So I decided to dig into the old memory bank, and came
up with what I could recall of the wonderful old place. I've seen
photos, but never a floor plan, but perhaps the real thing exists
somewhere? I'm sure some of my peers will remember things
differently, and I know it's definately not to scale, but I did
leave Prices 56yrs ago so please forgive any mistakes. One thing I'm
not so sure about is the position of the old tin prefect's common
room and bell house, but I can remember it being between the
Assembly Hall and the Dining Hall. It's strange I'd forget where
that hallowed den was, as I'd suffered many a punishment there in
my early days at school. Hopefully others will be able to correct
any mistakes I've made, but as I've pointed out, it was a very long
time ago. Regards----Lou Stamp
Michael,
Lou is quite right but I think the problem arises because he hasn't left enough space for the quad. In my day Mollard gave RE lessons in the old tin hut. If you came out of the hall by the left hand door and turned right you would have seen the old tin hut right in front of you. The far end of it was just to the right of the fire escape.
It occurs to me that Lou has invented a superb pastime for OP gatherings. The "board" would be a large piece of paper marked out in grid lines. The "pieces" would be the ground floor shapes of various buildings. Each person in turn gets dealt a piece and has to place it on the grid. If they fail to place it correctly then they drop out. The last person to place a piece wins.
How about it - the Price's Board game?
Kind regards
Charles Evans
Michael,
My old friend Lou Stamp has a remarkable memory, with a few minor
movements he has captured the old school.
Those of our age will also remember the wooden floor in the "Wick
Lab" which if you jumped on one part lifted the other side of the
room, to the consternation of those there. We also used to play
chess there under the watchful eye of Mr. Shaddock.
Contemporaries will also remember the pain inflicted by the Wick's
bony fingers!
I
met him just before he died when I returned to England for a short
stay and thanked him for the standards the school had instilled in
us, which I did not reallze until I worked in foreign fields with
different cultures,
Finally, I wonder if Lou remembers the riotous times when we
followed the Price's Cadet band on Titchfield bonfire night?
Regards,
David Linehan
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