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Billy
A very informative piece about my adopted Home Town. Shrewsbury is a gorgeous place to live with loads of history and picturesque places to visit. We have lived here for 32 years but that still doesn’t stop me from being passionately interested in the heritage and history of my ‘real’ home town – Wolverhampton and of the fortunes of our beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers. The next time I’m over in Wolverhampton I will definitely let you know and perhaps we can have that pint in my, still favourite watering hole – The Great Western.
Regards, Terry
Wow – not sure if I’ve seen this pic before, Mr Coleman is very recognisable, although in my days he was much thinner on top!
Were the 2 Mr O’Shea’s there during your time, they weren’t related – Mr J. O’Shea was the elder, an Irishman who taught English! He could, at times, be a little grumpy and we lads used to wind him up into a fury.
The other was Mr M. O’Shea, known to generations of Joey’s boys as ‘The Weed’, he taught maths and occasionally took us for football. He could push, kick and shove anyone but God forbid any boy who kicked him back – I did!
Both the O’Sheas were characters and really good teachers, never to be forgotten.
Billy
It’s quite true life was very disciplined and strict at Joey’s, I had the stick on numerous occasions for various misdemeanours but most of us were taught very well by some very good teachers, I certainly came away from there being numerate, literate, knew right from wrong and had respect for others.
I will also be forever grateful to a Mr Evans, he was our music teacher who introduced us to the delights of classical music: Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart and who seemed to be his particular favourite, Sibelius.
Doubtless there will be many of my contemporaries who will disagree with my appreciation of Mr Evans’ attempts to educate us about music … But hey ho!
Billy Some of those teacher’s names are familiar to me – McDonagh, Coleman (metalwork teacher, a tough guy and remembered for his trusted ally, Lucifer – his cane), Vincent Green (who I believe passed away only a year or so back). I started at Joey’s the year after Mr Morgan retired in 1963, Mr O. D. Pass was head during my 5 years at the school. Terry
Billy
Some of those teacher’s names are familiar to me – McDonagh, Coleman (metalwork teacher, a tough guy and remembered for his trusted ally, Lucifer – his cane), Vincent Green (who I believe passed away only a year or so back).
I started at Joey’s the year after Mr Morgan retired in 1963, Mr O. D. Pass was head during my 5 years at the school.
Terry
Billy
I did wonder if you were related to Don, I was aware he was from Wolverhampton and knew went to St Peter’s School.
No worries, I won’t hold it against you.
Don’t suppose you are related to a John Howe, I worked with him at a printers in Shrewsbury for a time, he lived in the Dawley area of Telford?
Terry
