Items of Interest

Drawing Board and Tee Square

Ian Lomax 1970-77 sent photos of two very important items that he has kept since his schooldays, and are still in use, having been: “The springboard for my whole career”.

He explained:

“It’s a drawing board and tee square. At some time at the tech we had to buy them to do our tech drawing homework. I think they were about £2. According to my school report, we started tech drawing in 1971."

• Tee Square Picture 1 Tee Square Picture 1
• Tee Square Picture 2 Tee Square Picture 2
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Prizegiving Programme – 9th February 1973

 sent in by David Ellis 1971-72

Prizegiving Programme 

Essex Chronicle - 13th November 1959

 Aubrey Cornell 1954-61 kindly sent us the following items..

The Essex Chronicle report of 13 November 1959 is a transcript of Dr Stevens' Speech Day speech and a list of 'O' level passes from the 5th year, special awards and 6th form ‘A’ level results. The 'O' level results however are incomplete and only list those that achieved four passes or more which is unfortunate, but I guess the Chronicle had limited space and was supplied with that list from the school. (I assume the 'Midexian' of that year gave a complete list).

 The other newspaper photo (very poor quality) from the same edition shows pupils in the hall assembling before the speeches and prize giving. There may be some faces that are recognisable.

Timetable and Tickets

The timetable is from the third year at the Market Road school, form 3.1, I think, since It is in that year we (the boys) started metalwork; woodwork was started in the second year if I remember correctly. It seems I have noted my peg and locker numbers - I think we had to change these each year to make way for the next intake. The column in ink on the RHS must be homework subjects for certain days.

One of the tickets seems to be for a school dance in the hall at Patching Hall Lane in December 1961.

The other ticket is for the sixth annual Ford lecture at the Royal Festival Hall in October 1960 - which the school had laid on a coach for us - and given by Professor Lovell (later to become Sir Bernard Lovell) on the radio telescope at Jodrell Bank when radio astronomy was in its infancy. I recall Ben Evans who accompanied us on the trip falling asleep half-way through; clearly radio astronomy was not his thing!”