Preston Grammar School Association

Where Are They Now?

Background

When I had the honour to be elected Secretary of the Association, I inherited several old lists of members, sundry card index files, and a floppy disc which was probably contaminated, as is the wont with such things. With Jim McDowall’s expertise, the contents of the floppy disc formed the basis of the current Database, and this has been added to as new members have joined, and been modified in design as the need has arisen.  This Database works well, but there are still many members for whom we have only the most basic of details, and this is on the assumption that they are up to date.  At some stage I intend to write to these members.

Further, and not surprisingly, given the difficulties of maintaining membership lists in pre-computer days, it became obvious on examination that there was a gap in information between the ‘hard copy’ material I had inherited, and that which had been retrieved from the floppy disc. Many members had simply disappeared down a ‘black hole’! Others had seemingly been ‘pushed’!

Alick Hadwen very kindly agreed to go through the card index files.  This, of course, was a meticulous and painstaking process, and there are still the published lists to examine! I have checked Alick’s preliminary list of names against the Database, and more than 300 members appear to have ‘lapsed’ for one reason or another! One or two may be active, but are on the list because a ‘hard’ match cannot be found on the Database.  This is indicated where it applies.

Supplementary lists will appear, and Alick fully intends to produce one which will go right back to the beginning of the Association! My thanks go to Alick for this, and for the first list which follows below.

Charlie Billington.

Introduction

The surviving membership records do not give much detail on each member.   So far as can be judged all the following former members should be aged between 53 and 75 years. Where a death is known the name has been omitted.  The names of active members have been omitted.  Many of the addresses in the records are those of the member when he joined on leaving School, they have little or no relevance at this stage and, therefore, all addresses have been omitted. The following list is in the sequence in which the member joined PGSA, and John Michael Worswick joined on 13^th August 1950.

At various times in the history of the Association there have been purges of “lapsed” members, defined to be lapsed through non-payment of subscriptions.  There have been occasions when the period of non-payment seems to be unreasonably short and in several instances a life member appears to have had his membership terminated due to non-payment of annual subscriptions.  Unfortunately there are no records which show whether or not these apparent errors were corrected. There are many small pencil ticks in the left margin of the later records and towards the end of the second volume the ticks occur mainly against Life Members.   If the ticks in themselves are an indication of Life Membership then this inadequate system might go some way to explaining why Index Cards for Life Members have been found in the box labelled “Lapsed Members”. A code “N.S.L.M.” occurs infrequently and may perhaps be taken to mean “No Subscription, Life Member” but it is not covered by any other indication of life membership.  “LM  SR” also occurs and this has been ascertained as probably meaning Life Membership, Subscription Required, possibly indicating that there are arrears of annual subscriptions to be made good.  The card for a member who joined in 1961, who is very much alive and regularly supporting PGSA activities, was found amongst the cards of deceased members and he is also missing from the 1992 Membership List.  The latter very basic List appears to be the main source of Membership details post-1973.

Please will Old Boys or their families check the following list of inactive members.

If your name is listed you will not be in receipt of any PGSA information.

If you are a life member who has not given formal notice of resignation then you should inform the Secretary that your active membership is being resumed.

If you are a former ordinary member who wishes to re-activate your membership please contact the Secretary for details of the current life membership subscription. Contact details are on the Website, and an application form can be downloaded and printed off by following the links on the Website.  This form can be used in both cases, as it provides all the information for the Database. 

Annual subscriptions were abolished nearly forty years ago, apparently in the expectation that the Association had a limited life expectancy after the School closed.  There are comparatively few records of dates of death for all the members dating back to 1908, and many of those from 1908 had been members of the PGSOBA from 1887.  A minority of the records have details of qualifications, careers, marriages, family information, and in a substantial number of cases even the dates for attending PGS and the date of joining the Association are missing. Information to complete the archive records should be sent to Alick Hadwen (address on War Memorial Listing).

If you are one of the many members whose membership was abruptly terminated about forty years ago, and you have been nursing a grievance ever since, cast it aside, you were not alone! The majority of those listed below are in the same position.   The currently thriving and expanding membership particularly amongst the younger members still in their fifties raises expectations that there may well be a Guild 2032 Dinner for a goodly number of you to attend.

Lapsed Members

Worswick, John Michael  

August 1950

Marshall, David Lawrence

Merry, Walter George

Crewe, Richard Eric

Gradwell, Tony

Aston, George Alfred Anderson

Young, Reginald                                   

Latest Database gives ‘R Young’ (initial only)

Billsborough, Brian Frank

Bennett, Reginald Jones

Norris, Thomas

Williamson, John

Curwen, John

Finan, Alan

Nixon, Joseph Robert

Life Member  Database gives ‘J R Nixon’ only, likely to be the same

Kidd, Kenneth John

Hall, Kenneth

Stacey, John Henry David

Hewitt, James William John

Sim, Michael John

Lockwood, Bryan Sumner

Singleton, Peter Waring

Bagwell, William  

August 1954

Yates, David Stanley

Imrie, Ian David

Taylor, Michael Roger

Middleton, George Barry

Woodburn, Brian

Sedgley, David Gordon

Whittle, Eric Joseph

Green, Richard Manners

Cross, George Morriss

Ashton, William Henry

Fielding, James Brian

Mapley, Frederick Charles

Broadley, Dennis

Walker, Henry

Whitehead, Frederick Keith

Pritchard, William Edward   

June 1955

Greenall, Robin

Thompson, Ian

Carter, David John

Lawson, John

Dennis, David Thomas

Marsland, Thomas Anthony

Thompson, Derek Albert

Hardman, David Croft

Wood, Brian William

Myers, Richard

Sanderson, Ian Barrie

Isaac, Eric Kenneth

Wilson, John

Baker, George Arthur

Crutchley, Michael Joseph

Knight, Michael Edward

Gardner, David

Nash, George

Kirby, Michael                            

Database gives ‘M Kirby’, probably the same

Eccleston, James Derek

Steele, David                             

Brother of the late Don

Whittle, Raymond

Taylor, Frank David

Banks, David George

Fazackerley, Alan Eastham

Hindle, Alan James                      

Database gives ‘A Hindle’, might not be the same.

Heath, Tom Calvert

Singleton, Robert

Bishop, Charles David

Bamber, Joseph Frank                  

Database gives ‘J F Bamber’, likely to be the same.

Gray, Clifford Alan

McDade, Thomas Frank

Lowe, John            

(Two John Lowe’s, one died in Egypt. This is 1951 to 1956,  Hurst Green)

Heald, Alan Gordon

Worsley, Raymond

Clayton, Lawrence

Clarkson, Dale Michael    

September 1957

Simmonds, Peter Edward

Hayes, Derek Norman

Singleton, Peter

Massey, Allan Kester

Meyler, John Edward

Harrison, Donald

Eccles, George Ernest

Rhodes, Alan David

Miller, John

Penswick, John Robert

Hayes, Allan Robert

Monk, John

Day, Michael Antony

Godkin, Paul James

Penswick, Alan Hyde

England, Peter

Smith, Michael George

Pilbrough, Derek Charles

McKay, John

Billinge, John Francis

Parkinson, Brian

Hunt, Robin Strafford 

(Strafford)

Rae, Douglas Elliott

Roberts, Trevor Henry

Theabald, George Norman

Tuson, Kenneth William Rhodes

Pilkington, Francis Herbert Howard

Hutchinson, George Edward

Dunsmore, Adam McGuffie

Hughes, Michael Ronald

Danby, James

Warburton, Stephen Andrew   

March 1961

Atkinson, George

Worth, David E

Fleetwood, Jack   

Life Member

Smithson, Roger Chadwick

Wallace, John Christophe            

Database gives ‘J C Wallace’, likely to be the same

Briggs, George Peter

Bond, William Eric

Brooks, Stephen Arnold

Thompson, Trevor Andrew

Kirkman, George Alwyn

Anderson, Robert James

Butler, Raymond

Tagg, Robert Kevin

Jones, Alan Michael

Pickles, Allan                                                

Database gives ‘A Pickles’, might be the same

Richardson, Malcolm Raymond                           

Database gives ‘M R Richardson’, likely to be the same, but no other details

Wilkinson, Colin

Doran, Joseph Peter

Forbes, David John

Sindall, Charles James Robert

Betts, John Charles

Rance, Stewart Frederick

Catterall, Michael William

Southworth, Edward Hugh

Fisher, Michael Alan

Hedingham, Peter Leslie                                     

Database gives ‘Peter Hedingham’, likely to be the same

Jolly, George

Till, Arthur John

Pearson, Francis

Pickup, William Frederick   

May 1962

Ashcroft, David Henry

Reeves, Robert Anthony

Rhodes, Kenneth David

Lunt, John Graham

Briggs, Alan Edward

Norman, Michael McLeod

Grieve, Robert Ramsay

Fleetwood, William Byrom

Barnes, Geoffrey, James

Kellett, Peter William  

Moon, John Edward

Jackson, William Barry

Holding, Derek Seddon   

Smith, Fred

Johnson, Robert Ian

Lancaster, Derek

Tucker, David Charles

Chiverton, David

Briggs, Thomas James

Cliff, Roy

Thompson, Roy Richard

Derrick, Ian A R

Baxter, John Peter Thomas

Worrell, Peter

Walker, J W

Askew, Norman Brian Martagne

Cracknell, Michael David

Ireland, David

Shepherd, John Peter

Bradford, Joseph Ernest

Hetherington, John Brian

Sharples, Christopher Neil

Hind, Alan Kenneth

Burns, John Duncan

Standring, Paul

Towers, Neil Campbell

Barton, Peter James

Gittings, Frank

Robinson, Paul William

Wraith, Ronald Philip

Hutton, Derek

Thomas, Richard Howard

Life Member    Database gives ‘R H Thomas’, likely to be the same

Newton, Derwent 

Life Member

Martin, David                                                 

Database gives ‘D G Martin’, might be the same

Lawson, Peter Anthony   

July 1963

Rawstrone, Peter Newton

Hunter, Edward John

Harrison, Geoffrey Norman

Gardner, John Harold Grayson

Brodie, Ian Oglethorp

Ryding, Norman

McKellar, Ivan Eric Somerville

Sanderson, Norman Edward

Tuson, Roger Cameron

Rawcliffe, Andrew David

Shepherd, David 

Tyrer, George William

Earnshaw, David Robert

Bailey, Charles Geoffrey

Clarkson, Ian Richard

Sharp, John Clifford

Parkington, William Norman

Clark, David Pallister

Carruthers, David Michael

Gardner, Robert

Round, James Kenneth                                        

Database gives ‘J K Round’, likely to be the same

Dixon, David H

Association Prize winner Life Member

Lake, Douglas  MA  

Master

Bowen, David John 

Master

Clarke, Edmund Brian BA

Master

Coates, D  BA   

Master

Cryer, Brian GRSM (London), LRAM ARCM  

Master

Eastwood, Colin   

Master

Falkingham, Frank Brook  BSc

Master

Freeman, David Charles

Master

Goodge, Robert Francis BA

Master

Moody, Bernard John  MA 

Headmaster

Nutter, Alan S DLC 

Master

Simmons, Thomas Caithness  BSc (Forestry)

Master

Spence, John David BA

Master

Worsley, G BSc   

Maste

Johnson, Dennis Victor    

Life Member        Database gives ‘D Johnson’, might be the same

Jackson, John Lawrence    

August 1964

Walker, Richard Guy Dent

Dewhurst, Thomas                                              

Database gives ‘T Dewhurst’, might be the same

Brooks, George Duncan

Sharples, Philip George

Ingram, John

McKay, John Vincent

Sergeant, David

Picton, Thomas George 

Life Member

Barker, David Robert

Life Member    Database gives ‘D R Barker’, likely to be the same

Billsborough, John Sidney

Association Prize Life Member

Farrington, William David

Bolton, John

Walmsley, Leonard Charles   

October 1964

Bunnell, David John

Pennington, Michael Richard

Hughes, David Allan

Richardson, Derek

Patten, W

Lees, Roger Sterling

Mowforth, Robert Anthony

Hitchen, Harvey

Watson, David William

Butler, David John

Harrison, David   

A tick may indicate Life Member

Hudson, Graham David    

September 1965

Gunn, Neil M

Jackson, Colin

McKittrick, Charles Blair 

A tick may indicate Life Member.

Burns, Derek Ross

Melville, Peter Graham

Brown, Alan

Romain, Mervyn John

Wilkinson, Peter

Collins, John Peter   

Southworth, John Stuart

Gregory, Nigel Fraser

Muir, Ian Robin

Snape, William Malcolm    

November 1965

Worthington, Hugh Malcolm

Greenwood, Whitney

Lewis, Antony

Kitchen, Robert William         

Connolley, William

Scarsbrook, Richard Arthur  

September 1966

Miller, Maurice                                                                 

Database gives ‘M Miller’, might be the same

Heys, Richard

Noblett, Peter John 

Life Member 

Rhodes, John Neville

Dickenson, George Raymond 

Life Member 

Billsborough, Brian Frank 

Life Member

Rogers, David George  

A tick may indicate Life Member  Database gives ‘D G Rogers’, likely to be the same

Rawlinson, John William 

Life Member

Halford, John Stuart  

Earnshaw, Paul Henry

Jackson, Gordon

Fernley, Philip John  

September 1967

Freeman, Thomas Leonard 

Shufflebottom, Keith

Hallworth, Alan

Develin, Robert   

Life Member

O’may, Thomas Daniel

Parker, John Hamilton Coulston

Parkinson, Anthony

Jackson, Roger Ian Kershaw

Bailey, Edward

Hancock, Brian Paul   

Sweetman, Kenneth James   

Harrison, Stephen Walter

Thomas, Frank Graham

Mather, Adrian Philip

Trafford, Graham Harold Michael

Round, James Kenneth  

Life Member  Database gives ‘J K Round’, likely to be the same

Turner, Neil Anthony

Wearden, John Harold

Billing, Ian George 

Smith, Philip Andrew

Fine, Barry Michael

Fitzgerald, William Barry

Jackson, Alan

Cheetham, Charles James

Atkinson, Peter Birch   

Kitchen, William Vernon

Cooper, Roy

Green, David Frederick

Moore, William  

A tick may indicate Life Member

Houlder, David  

A tick may indicate Life Member        Database gives ‘D Houlder’, likely to be the same

Richardson, Malcolm Raymond 

A tick may indicate Life Member  Database gives ‘M R Richardson’, likely to be the same, no other details

Chapman, Ray  

A tick may indicate Life Member

Kirkham, Ian Stanley  

A tick may indicate Life Member

Dewhurst, David Kenneth   

Life Member ?  May 1973

Quigley, Alan   

Life Member ?