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corinne
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Idlicote House Prep School
« on: Tuesday 23 November 04 09:12 UTC (UK) »
Does anyone remember this school?  My Dad taught there at the time I was born.  I visited the area a couple  of years ago but it seemed to have reverted back to a private house.  I'd really like a few stories about the school as it was in about 1956 - how big, how many masters and staff, what age kids, etc.
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Re: Idlicote House Prep School
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 12 February 06 01:51 UTC (UK) »
Dear Corinne
Yes, I was a pupil at that school from 1960 to '64. What is your maiden name ?  Charlesxx
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corinne
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Re: Idlicote House Prep School
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 14 February 06 10:02 UTC (UK) »
Great to hear from you.  My dad's name was Warwick Curtis.  He would have been about 25 years old when he taught there in 1956.  He was from New Zealand and doing the big overseas working holiday - then met mum, got married, had me, returned to NZ etc.  You were there just a few years too late for my father.  Do you have any pictures of the school at that time? 
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charlesxx
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Re: Idlicote House Prep School
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 19 February 06 01:39 UTC (UK) »
No, I don't recall mention of your father's name ...as you say, we missed eachother by a few years. I do recall quite a high turnover of teachers at the school. My time there was not good... a bit of an ordeal, actually. The food was poor, the buildings were cold in the winter and we were very isolated up there on the hill. The only contact we had with the outside world was a transistor radio in the dormitory at night (strictly forbidden, of course). Dave Clark 5's Glad all Over still takes me back to those times. They were formative years, though, and looking back on it now, I do have some fond memories. The headmaster was a Mr.Parsons. He continued the school up to about 1971, I think by which time pupil numbers were dwindling ... there were about 85 when I was there. They came from all over the country, too. I used to live in nearby Banbury but am now in Perth, W.Australia. Pictures ? well I do have some old black & whites which I'll have to scan sometime for you to see.
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corinne
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Re: Idlicote House Prep School
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 21 February 06 23:13 UTC (UK) »
Thanks for that info.  I suspect my Mum found the place a bit of an ordeal too, as I believe she took me back to my grandparents for a couple of months soon after I was born, while she waited for Dad to finish out the term there. 
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Re: Idlicote House Prep School
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 10 September 09 18:04 UTC (UK) »
I was at the school from August '67 to summer '70. I remember Mr Parsons (we used to call him LAMP as I think they were his initials) falling asleep in Latin! And 'Jag's Fowler?! And a very strange man called Mr iseman who taught French - and tried to grope us during lessons. Yikes - he'd be rightly buried alive these days. My name is Nick Green. Anyone remember me? I'm at (*) if so.

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