School Staff
The School Staff. The Headmasters at the Culliford Road site were: 1927-1955 Mr RW Hill 1955-1974 Mr AN Hamilton 1974-1982 Mr WM Thomas 1982-1988 Mr P Close 1988-1991 Dr I Melvin 1991-1992 Mr AN Moore The Headmasters at the Junior School at Wollaston House were: 1947-1959 Mr HJ Hale 1959-1968 Mr BF Lee 1968-1975 Mr H Kenion
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This one shows the Staff in 1927, the year the "new" Main School building was opened.
The novelist Thomas Hardy at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone at the
The Duke of Windsor (then Prince of Wales) visiting the School on May 24th, 1928.
Three "generations" of Headmasters: (l to r) H. N. Kingdon, M. A. 1883-1898,
The School Staff for 1954-5.
The new and the old: Mr AN Hamilton (incoming Head - left) & Mr RW Hill (outgoing Head - right).
Mr RW Hill's obituary in the Echo.
Mr DS Lidbury (Second Master from 1915 - 1956); right: 9 - Mr BC Cruse, Senior French Master from 1927 to ?.
Mr SA Fox, Senior Mathematics Master from 1929 to 1964. He died in 1989, aged 91. Extracts in an obituary in the
Mr HJG Mann, Geography Master from 1929 to 1968, came to Dorchester in 1928, and taught for a short while at
Mr CH Steemson, Senior Classics Master from 1939 until his death in 1957.
Mr RR Thomas, History and Economics Master from 1932 to 1968, took over the teaching of History in 1932.
Mr DC Whitaker, 1923-1960, Deputy Headmaster 1957-1960.
L-r: Messrs. RR Thomas, SWJ Walton, W Lancashire, HJG Mann.
Mr DC Whitaker at work; right: 17 - Mr DS Lidbury also at work.
Mr HJG Mann apparently having a little trouble with his faithful Austin Seven.
Presentation to Miss E. M. Hill upon her retirement in March 1957.
Mr. George Bareham, who gave 25 years (1943-1968) of dedicated and loyal service to the School as Head
Mr Bristow with Junior School Headmaster Mr HJ Hale in the playground, Wollaston House.
Mr Bristow teaching General Science at Wollaston House.
Mr Bristow refereeing a rugby match at the Main School.
Mr Bristow in the playground, Wollaston House..
The School Staff, Summer 1969.
