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With the approach of a new decade, the 1947 purchase of the former cottage hospital, renamed Holbache House, gave Oswestry School a little scope for e… More...
In 1945 the war finally came to an end, and the slow process of rebuilding Britain and its economy began as people celebrated victory over Nazi German… More...
Since the first presentation by Headmaster R Williamson in 1934 of this, possibly the most prestigious of cups awarded to pupils, records show that Th… More...
At the end of Summer Term, 1961, the school had been left reeling in the aftermath of the rapid departure of its Headmaster, and the laboratory explos… More...
Edward Goff, or Goffy as he was known at school, grew up in Whittington, not far from Oswestry, where his parents were farmers and livestock dealers, … More...
In 1957, to my surprise and delight, I was appointed Captain of the 1st XI by Headmaster R Williamson. More...
Several weeks ago a name jumped out at me as I was looking down the list of new arrivals on Oswestry Connect - Eric Lloyd. More...
The remarkable CTH Dennis, BA (Medical Tripos), Vet MB.BSc (Applied Medicine ) MA (Paracitology) MRCVS was born in 1952. More...
Athlete, businessman, adventurer, and thrill-seeker, Roger Morgan was amongst my circle of friends at School House during the late fifties and 1960 More...
Often the bridesmaid, never the bride, David Pickup usually found himself trailing home behind Tony Hughes at the end of the steeplechase, and his bes… More...
Robin Williams (1962) sent in a photograph taken with a Brownie camera of a Bellan House School trip to Coventry Cathedral in the Spring of 1962. More...
Talent blooms during a golden decade. More...
Part 1: Athletics slowly emerges from the shadow of football and cricket. More...
As WWII raged throughout Europe and the wider world, Headmaster Ralph Williamson steered Oswestry School steadfastly through the testing years of the … More...
The Second World War finally came to an end in 1945 leaving much of Europe and other parts of the globe devastated after six long years of traumatic t… More...
In the summer of 1957 Oswestry School's complement of approx 190 pupils were looking forward with anticipation to Speech Day and the 550th anniversary… More...
David Pickup is reminded of annual events to raise money for the British Legion's Poppy Appeal. More...
David Pickup recalls the many occasions he and his brother, Bernard, watched or took part in Old Oswestrian matches during Speech weekends in the earl… More...
Princess Elizabeth was on holiday in Kenya when her father, King George VI, died suddenly in his sleep in1952. She was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on 2… More...
Colin Yarwood (1948-52) has shared these wonderful photographs spanning 1946 to 1952. More...
