Friends Reunited CP References A-F
Secondary
Schools
The now famous
website where old school pals can contact each other, and
members can add their teacher and school memories too,
including some references to corporal punishment. Here`s some
I found.
Any new
references are marked with * Recent #
Aldercar, Nottingham
Carole Fretwell - 1967
Tom Millington`s Slipper - Does
anyone remember Tom Millington (the Art & Craft Teacher) and
his famous slipper - size 13? Do any of your bottoms remember
receiving the famous slipper?.... memories!!!
Albany, Enfield
Wendy Holloway (pictured) - 1966
Miss Rice - Head teacher, used to love to
wield that cane!
Arthur Mellows Village College,
Peterborough
Mandy Smith - 1974
Mr Stowell-Smith - Does anyone
remember getting that knotched blank accross their bum?
Trevor Goodliff - 1974
Mr. Stowell-Smith - Mandy, in 1972,
that "board" was part of the crate that a new Kettle
drum was delivered in. Having placed it aside for future
disciplinary action, one of my class mates (Tiller) foolishly
stated the obvious "I bet that would hurt sir!" Well
Stowell-Smith being the man he was, christened the plank on
Tiller's bum, Forever being called the "Tiller Stick"
Hillary Parkes - 1974
Mr. Stowell-Smith - He used to come
into the Music Room and open the windows, shouting 'stinking
peasants'. Remember the big cupboard where he took the 'victim'
to whack them?
Alderny County Middle, Poole
Michelle Trevett - 1980
Mr Jones - Probably the most feared
teacher in school! was in his class and when you got to know him
he was really very nice. used to take maths and science, and to
make us better at mental arithmatic he gave us the slipper for
every question we got wrong!
Archbishop Temple, Preston
Pamela Yates - 1974
Mr Hattersley - Headmaster who used
the cane as punishment and would make my palms burn and my eyes
water!
Aberdare Girls, Aberdare
Mair Morgan - 1968
Mr Luther James - Mr James was the
headmaster, this was in the days when the cane was still in use.
I got three strokes for smoking in the girls toilets across the
palm of the hand. I was never caught again!.
Alfred Mizen Primary, Surrey
Jane Brooks - 1964
Mrs Rumsey - Anyone remember her? I
remember her getting cross and throwing all the rulers on the
floor. One day Carol Robin and I got the giggles during prayers
at the end of the day. We got our legs slapped with a ruler, one
of her punishments. Black hair in a bun and a big bottom in a
tight skirt as I recall.
Elizabeth Aldridge - 1965
The cane - Received the cane along
with several others for alledgedly bullying another pupil called
Peter Harris, a nice bloke who subsequently became a friend!
Fortunately Mrs Sheffield the Head had a weak arm, or just took
pity on me, and the cane didn`t hurt much!!
Alderman White, Nottingham
Julie Sharp - 1977
Mr Lee (Carrots) - Red hair, hense
the name carrots. Maths teacher who could be quite a hard man. I
was only given the slipper once and he was the one to do it. Yes
it did hurt!!!
Arbroath High, Angus Scotland
Audrey McKenzie - 1982
Mr Malone (Maths) - He used to say
to me 'make love not war', right before he gave me the belt for
talking. If I was lucky he would send me out where with the hall
acoustics, I would while away the lesson singing!
Armadale Academy, West
Lothian Scotland
Margaret Sinnet - 1971
The Beak - If
you were ever up before the beak you would never forget it, boy
could he draw the belt.
Avenue Comprehensive,
Co Durham
Yvonne Duff - 1977
Mr Brack - Who could
forget him? I remember all the class getting the getting the
dreaded X sandshoe. Printed on my backside three times cause I
moved twice.
Gillian Dunn - 1979
Mr Brac - Yes I
remember Mr Brac with his sandshoe and all the kids walking round
with a big chalk X on their backsides! Had some fun in his
classes.
Lorraine Elliott - 1981
Mr. Brac - Who
remembers the art teacher with the HUGE SANDSHOE if you forgot
your homework?
Appleton, Benfleet, Essex
Diane Smith - 1974
EE Haynes - Always will remember
the Headmaster with the cane and cape and the very red face when
in rage!! Which was quite often!!
Aldershot Manor Park, Hampshire
Teresa Oates - 1971
Headmistress - Miss Hollanby,
standing outside her office waiting for the ruler/cane and the
sound of those high heels walking up the corridor! Also Miss.Tees
the fantastic English teacher and Mrs.Rivett the nutty R.E.
teacher.
Amery Hill School, Alton,
Hants
Jennifer Stenning - 1966
Miss Hales
I can always remember her cupboard as I was always in trouble for
being rebellious, many a caning there. Never did any of us any
harm so bring back the discipline to schools and the like!
Abbetdale
Grange School, Sheffield, S.Yorkshire
Linda Borrill - 1980
Miss Williams
Lower school head who loved giving out the cane. I only had the
pleasure once. She`d stand there with a bit of brown paper
wrapped around the end of it so she didn`t hurt her fingers.
We called her frog eyes!
Linda Borrill (left),
pictured in 2001, was caned at Abbetdale Grange school.
Beauchamps High School,
Wickford
Sally Haeger - 1980
Various
Miss Pittman! Yuk, what a horrible woman. She caned me for
throwing an ice cream at this boy (Dominic or Damien) and I
didn't even do it! First of all though she went through my
handbag in front of Mr Ward and got EVERYTHING out.
Sandra Salmons - 1974
Miss Pittman
Do I remember old pitbull! She gave me the cane once. Does anyone
else remember her?
Beech Hill High, Luton
Muriel Few - 1942
Miss Gunton
(headmistress) - She was very very strict and loved using the
cane on the innocent (me), but I really did like her and hoped
she would not tour the corridors when I had to stand outside. Yes
she was very fair with the girls.
Brooksbank, Calderdale
Michelle
Rowbotham (pictured) - 1981
Mrs Cupitt -
gawd....she was scarey. I once got dared to light a fag in first
years classroom at lunch time (I was in 5thyr at time!!) and one
of the little darlings grassed (told) on me!! had to face cupitt
who lit a fag then gave me the slipper!
Brigidine, Berkshire
Vicki Davenport - 1961
Sr Berchman - I was
quite dreadful at needlework and she was always making remarks
about my lack of endevour. One day she exploded that if I carried
on without making proper effort that I 'would never get to
heaven!'. I quickly retorted (but quietly) that I would meet her
in the 'other place'. She could not quite hear, so as all my
friends were laughing around me and I refused to admit what I had
said, I was given 500 lines and got the ruler to the back of the
hand.
Anne Trapmore - 1975
Sister Catherine -
Taught Latin and History I think, a demon with the old ruler on
knuckles routine.
Bishopswood, Haringey, N.
London
Jan Cording - 1959
Miss Fisher - I think that was her
name. She was headmistress for the girls, and was responsible for
caning/punishing. An austere lady.
Bounds Green,
Haringey, N.London
Cherly Tyler - 1963
Mr Farrow - I remember Mr Farrow. He
seemed a nice man, we could do with a few like him in the schools
now. He did give the cane but he was fair and he cared about the
children's education.
Mr.Farrow seemed to be the one with clout, literally.
Burton Stone Lane,
Yorkshire
Debbie Rhodes - 1982
Mr Oxberry - Best teacher in the world. I saw him now and
again when I was working in a cafe, he used to come in for his
fry up most days and he told all my bosses what a pain I used to
be at school. And as for Mrs Young, bless her very hard knee
and!!!! not to forget that ruler, wow!!!! it hurt, love em to
bits.
Belmont, Stockport
Tina Rainford - 1973
Mrs Walton - We called her John Boy. Wow could she jump up
when making her cane come down, Ouch....
Bell Baxter High, Fife Scotland
Elaine Bell - 1970
Miss Mackie - You were right, John
Nicol, she was a lovely lady - but she still gave me six of the
belt for sniggering the very first time she stood up in front of
us and spoke for ages with her eyes closed!!
Bingley Grammar, Bradford
Sue Stewart - 1977
Grown Up A Bit Now - Bingley
Grammer School`s 1st Rebel..... oops, yep that was def me, always
in trouble and the one teachers called the No-Hoper, welllll,
guesse they were wrong. Have grown up a lot since them crazy days
of sneaking a cig at back of class, throwing sarcastic love notes
at poor Mr Brain, playing truant in the park and always on the
wrong end of the cane and detention. I often wonder what they
would think if they see me now, all nice n sensible holding down
a high flyers job. Though of course I still know how to
partyyyyyyy.
Bellevue High, Edinburgh
Scotland
Nicola Durie - 1972
Mr Peden - Think he was
the History teacher. Had the belt from him a few times.
Bacons Mixed, London
Karen Baterip - 1974
Miss Paige/Mr Paddock - Miss Paige
used to terrify me, she was the English teacher at Delaford Road,
she was so strict I`m Sure she practiced caning lessons on the
quiet, and did she hurt when that stick touched flesh. Mr Paddock
was the drama teacher who used to clap his hands and say freeze.
Zoe Marshall - 1975
The Cane - Hi, I don`t suppose
anybody remembers me but I have a question, I was caned by the
Headmaster in 1973, can you tell me his name? I have forgotten
it, and also I was caned on my bottom, I have often wondered if I
am the only girl who was caned on the bum, it really hurt.
Janice Newland - 1977
Miss Milson - Domestic Science
Teacher. Got caned by her on several occasions and she was always
nice to you afterwards, talking to you about everything and all
you wanted to do was run off and cry!!
The Cane - Everyone remembers the
cane but do you remember the black bag it was in? Mr Ing kept his
up his sleeve in that black gown he wore and during assembly when
the teachers sat on the stage you could see it just poking out
enough to give you a fright!
Tracey Burgess - 1978
Miss Paige - I remember Miss Paige
quite well, got the cane by her many a time, and she hurt! my
fingers would sting so bad, she would really put her heart and
soul in it!
Linda O`Loughnane - 1978
(Message Board) The Cane - I had
the cane in the 2nd or 3rd year by the needlework teacher - can't
remember her name. It was on the hand 3 times. I believe it was
for fighting.
Bradbury, Cheshire
Pat Rushton - 1963
More 1963 memories - I was caned on
the hands six times and even now as far as I can remember it was
for laughing very loudly in the classroom one rainy break time.
House Keeping - Does anyone
remember having to clean and cook for the two teachers who lived
in the house attached to the school? Their names were Miss Foot
and Miss Berry. If anyone did anything wrong Miss Foot used to
hit pupils with a slipper.
Belmont, Stockport
Christine Feast - 1969
Mr Newton - games teacher, weapon
used (percy stinger) Ouch. Did anyone taste the bitter end of
percy stinger? I did, for smoking of course. Well Mr Newton, you
didn`t do it hard enough, I still smoke.
Brinnington, Stockport
Julia Newell - 1983
Mr Lester - Does anyone remember Mr
Lester the maths teacher and his plimsoll companion Henry? I met
him a few times when my homework was late, but not as often as
Sara Slater or Jo Flood. Still a great teacher though.
Bexhill High, Sussex
Linda Burke - 1980
Mr Rye - I had a great time in
Fred's library, he was firm but fair. I wonder if he still has
the "black prince" his black plimsoll which stung
like....
Blackthorn County, Lancashire
Debra O`Connor - 1985
Mr Hardman - Art teacher. I
remember he used to keep a size 10 black pump in his desk drawer
just in case it was needed! We didnt mess with Hardman.
Branksome Heath County Middle,
Poole
Carolyn Brooker - 1960
Mr Emms - This teacher would scare
me to death. If you done anything wrong it would be the cane.
Does anyone else remember him?
Bexleyheath, Kent
Carol English - 1973
Mr Scott - As a girl I still got
the cane across my hand.
Tracey Aldridge - 1983
Mr Francis - Dep Head: gave me the
cane once.
Brittons, Havering
Valerie Watson - 1960
Mr Bass - I remember Mr Bass
because when we started at school it was just as the school was
being split up into us and Abbs-Cross lane School. I remeber a
few of the teachers like Mr and Mrs Vaughn-evans, him I liked,
her not. Of course Miss Jones who put on lots of french evenings.
Miss Leonard, P.E. teacher, who was stronger than any man at
giving the cane.
Jill Smallbone - 1966
Dymchurch - Memories of Dymchurch -
washing in cold water for a week - smacked by Mrs Plumb for
getting caught out of bed to have a swig of Susan Euston's
lemonade when lights were out - playing rounders with the borstal
boys who were staying there at the same time, and very long walks
along the sea front in an attempt to tire us out before bed time.
Barnhill, Hillingdon
Moya Weir - 1975
70/75 Did we have fun or what? -
Does anyone remember Mr. Walbridge the pottery teacher? and the
teacher who's name I can't remember but she was deadly at
throwing the blackboard rubber at you along with whacking you
across the knuckles with any large implement that came to hand. I
remember my first punishment for whatever reason? came by the way
of the traditional dunlop plimsoll which if some of you remember
is ---- painful.
Balfron High, Stirling Scotland
Carol McLaren - 1979
Miss Quinn - I remember to this day
that Miss Quinn called me out of P.E. On arrival at her class she
was adamant that I had written "I love Carol" on one of
her desks. On the reply of " I know I love myself Miss
Quinn, but I would never write it on a desk", she decided to
give me 2 of the belt for embarassing her if front of the first
years(I was in 3rd). Once she had belted me she said "good,
you were the last McLaren I had to belt, I have belted all the
rest". She nearly wore that belt of hers!!!!!
Ballyclare High, N. Ireland
Lesley Heron - 1984
End of year - Being caned for
smacking the blackboard dusters on each others blazers.
Bangor Secondary, N. Ireland
Leigh McCune - 1973
Hamley/McVicker/Montgomery
- Mr Hamley caned me (can't remember what for), Mr McVicker sent
me home for wearing multi coloured socks that came up over my
knees and Monty, well you know Monty.
Alicia Emerson - 1986
Miss Brownlee - A
well respected Head Mistress. I think fear of visiting her office
with the rumored cane cupboard was enough to make us behave most
of the time.
Bedwas Primary, Gwent &
Tynywern Secondary, Trethomas
Myra Curnow - 1947
Memories of the 40`s - I remember
having the cane every morning from Mr Woods for being late.
Burrage House, Woolwich
Pat Heyburn - 1961
Headmistress - Did anyone ever have
to stand under the clock outside Miss Dadson`s office waiting for
her to summons you in for either a severe telling off, or worse,
the cane!? I've been there twice!!!!!! Terrifying!!!!!!!!!! I've
NEVER gotten over the experience.
Bishop Challoner RC, London
Patricia Crawley - 1968
Nuns - I well remember Sister
Berchmans, she used to cane me nearly every day for one reason or
another, normally it was because I refused to be brow beaten by
her.
Janet O`Driscoll (pictured) - 1972
Teachers -
Remember Sister Berchmans giving you the cane for the slightest
reason like not having your beret on correctly? Having a fag
outside the toilets, and when we were caught had to pick every
dog end out of the cracks in the walls - and there were hundreds
- and still got the lecture on how unhealthy and unladylike it
was, as well as getting the cane (again).
Burnholme Community College, York
Catherine Richardson - 1951
Mr Bill Escritt - He
was so patient. I had a few 6 of the best from him but I deserved
it.
Dianne Leavitt - 1966
Mr White - Was always going to
'join the Foreign Legion'. He used to say you were better off
being caned by Mr Green than him as he was a long way up and the
cane would come down much harder! Super man.
Bridgewater, Manchester
Dawn Lonergan - 1979
Mr Rudge - The headmaster who most
resembled Professor Yaffel from Bagpuss, the gaunt Mr Rudge left
Bridgewater around 1980'ish. Taught us a wide range of subjects,
from what I can remember, however I best remember him for his
obsession with the novel The Silver Chair, his cane (ooer
missus!) and the phrase 'time is of the essence!' I spent many a
terrifying hour being spanked in his office!
Brookside House Grammar, Harrow
Josephine Baddock - 1954
Sliding on the Parquet Floors - I
remember doing the forbidden....sliding on those shiny floors and
then getting caned by Miss Pipkine. Yes it did hurt.
Bishop Douglas RC High, London
Esther Lawlor - 1967
Miss Villa - Memories of Miss
Villa, being caught with your skirt too short and getting the
hairbrush on the back of your legs, getting detention for wearing
mascara, Miss Villa was fearsome!
Brent Modern, London
June Francis - 1953
???? - Who was the male teacher who
used to use a slipper instead of a cane ???? And the needle work
teacher a lovely elderly lady ??? was it Miss Bright?
Bitterne Park, Southampton
Linda Reeves - 1972
Mrs Dunlop - Yes, who could forget
Mrs Dunlop, who tried to force some singing talent out of us. To
add to her frustration the ones who had some did not find it cool
to use it. She was responsible for my only caning at the school.
The terrible crime I committed was forgetting my Hymne book
(several times).
The Billericay, Essex
Linda Clark - 1972
Mr Rosslyn - short balding man with
dark hair - he always got Cherry Blossom for his birthday from
various pranksters so he could polish his very brown bald pate!
He always took it in good humour although I remember he was the
man to dish out the cane!
Burrington, Devon
Debbie Worth - 1982
Miss Williams - Anyone remember
Miss Williams? She is still going today I hear. I felt her cane a
few times.
Broadway, Chesire
Amanda Dunsford - 1981
Cloughie - Choose which slipper you
want !! The size 11 (medium in stature) The plimsole size 7 (very
thin but stung like hell) or the Monkey Boot with a very deep
tread (probably a size 9). On top of that he would chalk it up
for you so everyone in school would see that you got it!!
preference for the size 11 - he couldnt really get a good swing
out of that , although he tried - I,m sure he enjoyed it. Karl
Harrison (Harry - Richard Frazer`s best mate).
Birkdale High, Southport
Julie Ackers - 1978
'Taffy' Davies - Hey Graham, you
say Taffy didn't cane girls well I can assure you he does, I know
coz I got the dreaded cane right across my hand, all because my
friend and I had been caught smoking 3 times (well I wasn't
actually smoking the 3rd time as my friend was lighting up from
mine!!!) so we got the cane.
Benfieldside secondary,
Durham
Thelma Weston - 1968
Mrs. Smith - I got
caned by her several times.
Beverley High,
Yorkshire
Lisa Brown - 1984
Ms Wendy Rawdon -
Unless you were at the school in 1984 or before you didn`t know
Miss Rawdon. Well she was strict, very strict, and she used to
walk through the school with a cane in her hand. Believe me she
didn`t need to use it we were all scared of her, but at the end
of the day she was firm but fair and that is what all schools
need, someone to look up to and pay respect to. She certainly
wouldn`t have allowed students nowadays to act as they do. One up
to you Miss Rawdon, we will never forget you.
Beauchamps High School,
Essex
Janet Reece - 1969
Mr Woolnough - Oh how I
remember those Maths classes. I was always bottom of the class
and always got picked on. The final straw came one day when I was
trying to get John Hood to give me the answer to a question that
I couldn't answer and because I got it wrong I had to go out the
front where "Hertz" the great white slipper was whacked
across my backside. Who said girls never got the slipper?
Bishop Barrington, Co
Durham
Deborah Harker - 1984
Typing teacher - Mrs
Bond - Thanks ever so much for smacking my knuckles with a lovely
big ruler everytime I looked at my keyboard!! I now have my own
secretarial business - what would I have done without you?
Burnopfield Secondary,
Newcastle
Maxine Ketchin - 1961
Miss Hannah Buglass -
Miss Buglass was my 1st form teacher in 1A. She was rather
fearless when she produced her cane but her bark was worse than
her bite. She stood for no nonsense and if your needle work was
not up to standard she made you pull it all out and start again.
Beal High School,
Ilford, Essex
Lisa Carson - 1979
Mr Stannard - Does anyone remember lining up to be hit
with the cane by him? I remember crying and him saying "Shut
up child, we haven't hit you yet". Says it all doesn't it.
Beauchamps High, Wickford,
Essex
Janet Reece - 1969
Mr Woolnough - Oh how I remember
those Maths classes. I was always bottom of the class and always
got picked on.
The final straw came one day when I was trying to get John hood
to give me the answer to a question that I couldn't answer and
cos I got it wrong I had to go out the front where
"Hertz" the great white slipper was whacked across my
backside. Who said girls never got the slipper!!! Anyone remember
that? We were in fits of laughter and then I got sent outside the
classroom!!
Sandra Salmons - 1974
Miss Pittman - Do I Remember old
pitbull! She gave me the cane once.
Sally Hunter - 1980
Miss Pittman - Yuk, what a horrible
woman. She caned me for throwing an ice cream at this boy
(Dominic or Damien) and I didn't even do it! First of all though
she went through my handbag in front of Mr Ward and got
EVERYTHING out.
Brook Secondary, Loughton,
Essex
Catherine Quaife - 1972
Mr Lewis and his size 9 white
plimpsoll for whacking you.
Teachers - Were they ever totally
in control? it always seemed to me that the slipper from Mr lewis
(Science) the chalk board rubber from Mr Mansfield (Maths) and
the evil eye of Miss Sorrel (Deputy Head) didn`t do too much
harm. But did it keep us in line?
Cardinal Allen, Oakwood
Road, Enfield
Anne England - 1965
Classmates - My memory
is not brilliant about my schooldays but I do remember some of
the names mentioned by Larry English. Mr Currie and Mr Dobson,
and I remember having a fight with Antoinette and getting the
cane from Mrs Cookson.
Cannons High, Harrow,
London
Gill Francis - 1980
Ms Frazer (Headmistress) - Blond,
loads of makeup, strong perfume, cross eyed, false nails (her
sister was very similar).Sure she had some endearing qualities!!
Remember all those canes she had in the corner and remember how
they felt too!
Mr Van Der Akker (Maths teacher)
Tall with curly hair, another slipper happy teacher, always using
a trainer from one of his pupils.
Jewellery - I remember Mr Wild, not
one of my favourites and like Donna I always had the comments
about not being like my sisters. He caught me having an argument
in the corridor with Maria Loizou and sent us both to Mrs Frazer.
Six strokes of the cane followed, 2 blue fingers & you had to
go back to your class as if nothing had happened. Poor Maria got
an extra 'lash' as Frazer spotted a ring on one of her fingers.
Charlemont Secondary
Modern Girls, West Bromwich
Carol Hartwell - 1963
Miss Brettell, the
deputy head. This was in the days of the cane and she used to
cane the girls if they stepped out of line, for the least thing.
Cecil Jones High
School, Southend
Neil Adlington - 1975
Mrs .Heap - Deputy
head. What a woman, made Maggie Thatcher seem like a pussy cat.
For the girls it was the slipper and the boys no messing straight
in with the cane but always fair.
Croockston Castle, Glasgow Scotland
Rosemary Docherty (pictured) - 1968
The belt - What a wuss you are McDonald! The
belt was our true motivator! Clearly you would have made more of
your life if like us you had been 'belted'!
Claydon High, Ipswich
Sylvia Prentice - 1955
Mr Woolnough - I too remember Mr
Woolnough - I could not draw for toffees. I can remember getting
the cane because I took too long to draw a horse. I cannot
believe he was still there in 1975.
Chelsea Central, London
Janet Brown - 1955
Teachers and students - I agree
with you Tony Murphy, the more I visit the site the more I
remember. I was only caned once, but I vowed it would never
happen again (it didn't).
First Year at High School - I
started at Chelsea Secondary in Sept 1955. I can remember being
late quite a few times and having detention. Had my one and only
caning in this year.
Christ The King, Islington London
Stella Vella - 1964
Sr. Agatha aka Aggie Baggie - Sr.
Agatha practised the ancient art of caning on myself and I should
imagine many more before.
Philomena Rooney - 1974
Mr Forkin & those Sisters -
Does anyone remember Mr Forkin? what a control freak he was. He
broke six rulers on my hand & had the cheek to send me to Sr
Mary to say I broke the rulers. Sr Theo was quietly strict, Sr
Agatha - sadist & Sr Mac although sweet could easily pull
your face off!
Madeline Lyons - 1983
Sister Agatha - Does anybody
remember how Sister Agatha would hit you over the knuckles with a
ruler if you misbehaved during her classes?
Cronton CofE Primary, Chesire
Louise Jennings - 1982
Mr Rowley - I never forget the
slipper for being accused of pulling twigs from Mr Cowans bush
(oe-er) which I didn't.
Cedars Middle, Harrow
Valerie Tottman - 1966
Jean Cronk and Valerie Tottman -
When we accidently lifted all the rulers, pencils and pens, and
stuffed them down our knickers but were caught by Mr Main who
gave us both the cane!
Cottesmore Girls, Nottingham
Laraine Whitlam - 1970
Miss Matts - Can anyone out there
remember Miss Matts? I think she was deputy head. I remember her
for giving me the cane when I was caught smoking in the girls bog
by the good old reliable prefects - it didn`t hurt really
Jo Stanley - 1972
Mr Winston - He was a maths teacher
and I never forget when he hit me across the back of the legs
with a stick because I had the giggles.
Colonel Frank Seely, Nottingham
Susan Shelton - 1962
Mr Dixon - Headmaster, and very
handy with the cane! Perhaps that is a talent todays teachers
lack.
Crompton House, Oldham
Louise Bridges - 1982
Mr Holden - history,lovely
man.unless u was naughty then u got the pump!!
Diane Ashworth - 1988
Mr Fred Smith - Zap and his strap!
enough said.
Carlyl Grammar for Girls
Valerie Martin - 1957
Teachers - I well remeber Miss
Case, she gave me the cane on the one and only occasion I
received it!
Caldew, Carlisle
Heather Harrison - 1969
Bob Treasure - Does anyone have
this claim to fame? being walloped on the backside with Mr
Treasure`s cuddy walloper which was a wooden bat, then your name
was written on the bat when punishment had been administered, Mr
Eland sanded the bat down after every term ready for the new
term. The boys were always hit much harder than the girls!!!
Cardinal Newman RC, Wigan
Clare Hollingsworth - 1973
Mr Carey - Seemed to take great
delight in caning! I will never forget that day in my first year
when he threatened to cane the whole class if another person
dropped their pencil on the floor and he did!
Colne Park High, Lancashire
Donna Monk - 1975
Mr Copeland - Those were the good
old times, Lynne Procter, June Turner, Anne Yates, and of course
myself caught smoking, and Mr Copeland giving us the cane, always
on the hand right on your finger tips, what a killer, but he was
a nice guy just doing his job, still should do it now.
Central Modern, St Helens
Mandy Stanley - 1980
Mrs Williams - Commerce teacher,
couldn`t stand the mortal sight of me, LOL. Jeanette Royal dared
me to put pencil shavings in her B.Hive hairstyle, I got caught
and sent to Miss Worthington for the cane. Precious memories, ha
ha, fun days.
Chelsea Central, London
Janet Brown - 1955
I was only caned once, but I vowed
it would never happen again (it didn't).
Eileen Brayson - 1966
Teacher/headmaster - Mr Woodlands,
His nickname was "bullet", this was because when he
gave you the cane you never saw it coming, you heard a whistle
and then thwack, you felt it just like a bullet.
Chester Catholic High, Chesire
Tracy Warburton - 1976
Mr Breeze - Yes! he was my form
teacher for a couple of years, and maths teacher, and no I was
never on his wave length! I certainly wished I had had the
courage to ask more questions instead of getting left behind. I
sat with Angie, Eileen, Katherine, Margaret & Julie. I
remember him saying we would regret not working in school, and
yes I have. But I worked with horses for many years, travelled
the country, and now work in an office helping with accounts,
thank goodness for computers and the calculator. Now Mr Kindlan,
not sure of spelling, but always remember his cane!
Cliffe House, Kent
Bethany Grant - 1965
Miss Amelia Fitt - Taught Latin and
was Lower Third Form Mistress. A real dragon, and a firm believer
that sparing the rod spoilt the child. I doubt there were many
spoilt girls at Cliffe House during her reign!
Nicola Stevenson - 1965
Miss Fitt - Miss Fitt was lovely.
At least she knew how to keep a class in order. She really
brought Latin alive, I loved that subject. I try and use some of
her methods in my teaching, although of course we are not allowed
to whack the kids any more! Now Miss Pitman was another matter
altogether, she was a total loss, couldn't control a class to
save her life, And she had her favourites. Does anyone else
remember when Bethany and Pamela, whose surname I forget, had
that stand up fight in Pitty's lesson and the Head walked in!!!!
Bethany Grant - 1965
Miss Pitman - Hiya Prof (Nicola),
still swotting? It was a tadge unkind of you to remind me and Pam
(Johnstone by the way) of our run in with Miss Bailey. Dear old
Ernestine, I wonder what she is doing now. Yes I do remember what
happened, on a cold day I can still feel the effects nearly 40
years on!
Chamberlayne High, London
Phyllis Abercrombie - 1941
Mr (Bertie) Bass - Always a
gentleman. Complete with bow tie, fancy waistcoat and spats.
Wonderful Teacher. I also note (Mickey) Merkel still teaching
into the 50's. He was our French Teacher. He carried a cane as
thick as a curtain rod.
June Campbell - 1955
Mr Little - Mr Little was the
headmaster, he wore a hearing aid. He also kept the Black Book in
his office, and when you were naughty your crime and punishment
would be recorded in it. If you got the cane, which we did in
those days, the number of strokes was also recorded.
Chalvedon, Essex
Wendy Lomas - 1972
Form 1A - Anyone remember Mr Lloyd?
on our very first day he he got a "dap" as he called it
(a plimsoll to the rest of us) and wrote punishment on the bottom
with chalk. He then told us that if we misbehaved he would hit us
with it until all the chalk rubbed off. We were the best behaved
class in the year after that.
Craylands, Essex
Vivien Morris - 1960
Mr Pugh - Think he took English.
Can remember him walking the corridors with the cane up his
sleeve, woa' betide anyone misbehaving!!!At least I learnt
something in his class.
Stella Eggierth - 1964
Mr Haynes - I was sent outside Mr
Marsden's class, for my usual misdemeanour of talking. Mr Haynes
came along brandishing his curly cane. Henceforth I was never
sent outside a classroom again!!
Camrose, London
Lynda Jessop - 1950
Miss Marsh - Small woman, rapped me
accross my knuckles with a ruler for putting a tail on a 'G'.
Chorlton Central, Manchester
Hazel J Knowland - 1964
Miss Higson - I think she was
Deputy Head. One day in the Typing room, (whilst Mrs. Crouch was
out), some of us girls realised that when you got to the end of
the line, the bell in the typewriter 'pinged', and if you held
down carriage release and whizzed the carriage backwards and
forwards, you could make a lot of noise....so we did. Miss Higson
stormed into the room and shouted at us all to "Be
quiet!" then she said "Stand up the ringleader"
and looked straight at our little group. I turned to my friend
Grace and said "Doesn't she mean stand up the Ping
leader". Unfurtunately, Miss. Higson heard me and I got
strapped for saying that and Grace got strapped for laughing.
Miss Isaacs - She taught History to
us and instilled in me a love of the subject because she brought
it all to life (or so I thought), but she was fierce on
punishment! Usually we girls got slapped on the backs of our legs
but one day almost the entire class got strapped because one of
the lads had stuck a barbie-type doll's pink bra on to one of the
pictures in the room. No one owned up of course, (but I know who
you were!), so she strapped all of us who laughed...almost the
entire class as I said.
Elaine Trainor - 1966
Mr Kesterton (ciggy) - I remember
we were all strapped, boys and girls, for a chalk raid in his
classroom. I think we were encouraged by the next year and told
this was the norm when in the first year!! It was ideal for chalk
raids etc as he had that high desk at the front. Needless to say
were caught and punished. boys were caned and girls strapped.
Taught me a lesson.
Glenys Patterson (pictured) - 1967
Hem Inspection in Assembly - I recall
impromtu Hem Inspection in morning Assembly by Miss Higson. In
the days of the Swingin Sixties, the girls rolled their skirts
over at the waistband and made the skirt as short as possible
(also making one look a bit like the Michelin Man at the same
time). The desired effect was a tiny mini skirt. We filed in to
Assembly, showing off our legs and Miss Higson made those with
short skirts come up on stage and kneel in a line. If your skirt
didn't touch the floor - you were either for the strap or a
serious Detention! Ditto if you didn't wear your beret with badge
showing at the front.
Claremont Girls, Blackpool
Susan Cheetham - 1968
Does anyone remember? - Just found
this site. what a great opportunity for remembering. Miss Hamlet
of the 'Hiawatha whimisical' period as she put it. Miss Forshaw
strict funny and always sarcastic, Miss Ogden, Headmistress, who
sadly died whilst I was in the second year. Miss Tomlinson the
art teacher who was always trying to make us into the artistic
people we would never be. Mrs Best of the famous needlwork room.
So may others I can remember. Priceless of all was hanging over
the wall to chat to the boys and getting whacked for it. Oh those
certainly were the days.
Cockburn High, Leeds
Rebecca Spark - 1956
Mr Les Williams - PT Teacher who
played at centre for Hunslet RLFC at Parkside. Anyone remember
the trek back to school from Joseph Street Baths. On one occasion
after being late back a large number of us were banned from
swimming the following week but still had to attend the baths.
Because we ran back to school we were all given "the
slipper". I should imagine that his arm ached after dealing
with so many pupils!
Julie Mariner - 1963
Miss Malins - She was senior
mistress for the girls. It was bad enough being sent to see her
(although she was quite motherly as I remember) but if you'd been
really bad (and I had) you were sent on to see Mr Sutcliffe. To
Mary Thompson - he WAS God! And he has a cane!
Cedars Middle, Harrow
Karen Lewis - 1972
Mr Bennett
- What a good teacher he was, only now I realise how much I
respected him, how many times were we punished with the ruler on
the back of the legs? He did it once to me only then my homework
wasn`t done on time, I wish there were more like him, I work in a
school now and have kids of my own and more Mr Bennets` would
mean more kids had more respect. Also Mr Main was our headmaster,
what a lovely man, always had time for his pupils, very old
school, abit like Mr Chips, yes I know, but it`s the age.
Heidi Wood - 1980
Miss Kemp - It's so nice not to
have to stand outside your office anymore! I remember you as
looking like you'd just come from the 1940's! I don't think you
liked me very much and the feeling was mutual. Looking back and
having left the Middle School after a couple of years because we
moved, it was a pretty strict school for its time. We weren't
allowed to speak in the corridors, prefects with the 3 name rule,
separate playgrounds and the slipper was still in use. The school
I moved to was much more relaxed.
Colneis Primary & Deben High,
Suffolk
Cheryl Swallow - 1979
I don`t remember the 'Naughty
Table' At fairfield - But I do remember the 'Slipper' at
Colneis!!
Carrickvale, Edinburgh
Scotland
Margaret Fox - 1960
PE - I remember Mrs Dow
(PE) teacher very well, she stood outside the changing rooms with
a table tennis bat and she whacked our backsides with it if we
were too long getting changed.
Charlemont Girls, Sandwell
Carol Hartwell - 1963
Miss Brettell, the deputy head. She
sticks in my memory as being not very nice, this was in the days
of the cane and she used to cane the girls if they stepped out of
line, for the least thing.
Campsbourne Girls, Haringey,
N.London
Joyce Whitfield - 1954
Miss Regis (Headmistress)
- Always waited at the top of
the stairs when it was end of playtime to see if she could catch
you running up instead of walking. If caught, you had to wait
outside her room and you might have got 'smacked' with the ruler
on your hand. I did.
I realise now how good a headmistress she was.
Chelsea Central, London
Janice Wills - 1968
I remember the cane and
book, got it quite a few times. Mrs. Aldworth gave me 6 of the
best (Hands) for chewing in class!!!!But that was just the
beginning, didn`t you find that once you had been caned the next
time was never that bad, in fact you kinda felt cocky in front of
your peers. Especially if you did'nt CRY!!!! What did that book
mean anyway? It was kinda Sadistic making us walk to the HM
office up those little wooden stairs and ask for it. I remember
one time asking Mr. Gray (HM) at the time for the cane and book,
he said who's it for and i said me and he gave me the thinest
cane he had. Kind of him really.
Miss Phillips
Anyone remember her? I do believe she was Welsh, and had a
vicious temper. If you spoke out of turn, you were out of the
classroom or worse.....caned! She taught Biology and Maths, and
maybe something else. Most of the Chelsea teacher's taught more
than one subject. She was stern but fair, and also had a good
sense of humour, if you caught her on a good day!!
Cardinal Newman RC School,
Wigan
Elaine Roberts - 1973
Mrs Ryan
Deputy Head, very strict woman, caned me once for smoking in the
toilets, I`ve never smoked in my life, never even tried it in the
caravan were everybody used to smoke, hated her for it, she
wouldn`t listen, always thought she knew best.
Clare Hollingsworth - 1973
Mr Carey
Seemed to take great delight in caning! I will never forget that
day in my first year when he threatened to cane the whole class
if another person dropped their pencil on the floor and he did!
Down Lane Central, Haringey, N.London
Penelope Hawkins - 1959
Photos - What a funny feeling
looking hard at that photo of our school. I re-lived walking
through those gates every day and yes, I discovered that it was
Miss Cox that got me six of the best by looking at the photo of
the teachers. I can't wait to be able to send in any photo that I
can find in my Mum's album when I return in September.
Please, everyone, send in your photos.
Can anyone remember the name of the
teacher - I thought she taught maths - who caned me? She was
middle-aged, slim and had long dark hair which she would recoil.
I was running one day and she caught hold of me -because we all
know that you're not allowed to run in the school building - and
she accused me of wearing mascara. I couldn't believe it. I had
never used it at that stage. She insisted and because I insisted
that it was not true - she organized that I get six strokes of
the cane.
Dartmouth High, Sandwell
Jane Timmins - 1980
Mr Bellingham, scarey but lovely -
After leaving school I went back to Dartmouth on work experience
and worked a lot with Mr B. His bark was worse than his bite and
as long as you behaved he treated you well. He was renowned for
the cane but I don't think he ever really used it. It was on show
in his office as a deterrent. That`s what is needed today.
Dene House, County Durham
Linda Ashman - 1975
Smoking - I'll never forget the day
I was talking to friends behind the gym. Yes some were smoking.
We were caught by an eagle eyed teacher. We all received a quick
licking from the cane for smoking. I wouldn't have minded but I
still don't smoke.
Julie Evans - 1976
Graffiti - The duty dinner lady
caught a few of us in the toilets writing on the walls, the
others had had their turn and I was just about to do the deed
when we were caught, the only thing was I was the only one to get
the ruler across the knuckles from Miss Worthy because I had the
pen, even though I didn't get to write anything. I think this was
a bit unfair. Miss Worthy thought it was justice for even
attempting to write on her walls. Punishment = ruler and the
scrubbing of the walls.
Deepdale Secondary, Preston
Gloria Moncrief - 1962
Miss Aspinall - Gosh what a load of
memories have come flooding back down the years to see such an
impressive list of names. Where are all those wonderful teachers
now? and my goodness does this country need them, they ruled with
a rod of iron and if you were brave enough to tell mum on your
return from school you had got the cane you were given another
hiding for misbehaving at school. Miss Budge I adored. I have
seen her give the whole class a caning one after the other, all
of us lining up to receive our punisment.
Deansfield High, Wolverhampton
Janet Roberts - 1975
Mr Lindley - Does anyone remember
him in the Library with his black pump that he used instead of
the cane? This may seem odd but I think he taught a lot of people
respect for their elders with that pump.
Dawn Pickering - 1977
Radio One Roadshow at The West Park
- Mr Ford (Deputy Head, Tall skinny man at least 7' tall - always
wore the same light coloured suit. The school must have been very
quite that day, most of us were at the park watching the
'Roadshow' I will never forget the sight of Mr Ford marching
across the lawn with large cane, waving it towards the crowd. I
can't tell you what happened next because I didn`t stay long
enough to find out.
Deeside High, Wales
Amanda Challinor - 1980
Mrs Woodfine - She gave me the
biggest slap across my backside. She caught me taking something
out of her draw that she took off me earlier.
Dinnigton, Rotherham
Annette Kulmbacher - 1971
Miss Dunford - What a woman! I can
still hear her shouting down the lower school corridors
"Don't swing on those bars again! Thats it you are on
report!" She could also wield a mean cane.
Downhills Central, Haringey, N.London
Iris Lamb - 1939
Miss Wilson - Taught History, very
fond of giving the "cane", I was an unlucky receiver of
this on several occasions.
Dyke House, Hartlepool
Deborah Brown - 1981
Mr Hogg (Hoggy) Maths - Does anyone
remember Hoggy`s magic square that many a pupil have stood upon,
so he could practice his golf swing with his metre ruler.
Dean Grammar, Bolton
Lesley Darbyshire - 1979
Miss Anderton - Games teacher, God
help you if you forgot your swimming stuff and no letter!!! Out
came the flipper!!!!!
Dowsett High School for
Girls, Essex
Heather Barnes - 1963
Mrs Lay - Taught
English. I remember her being pregnant and the baby kicking her
hymn book off her lap in assembly in the middle of one of Miss
FizSimons' caning sessions.
Sue Pinder - 1967
Miss Fitzsimmons -
Always wore that blue check suit with the velvet collar. Never
ever remember seeing her in anythihg else. Very cold scarey lady.
Myself and Lynn Stone got the cane from her once for bunking
school. Only time she seemed to show any emotion (pleasure).
Dowsett High
School for Girls, Essex
Lesley Edge - 1969
Miss Fitzsimons
One pupil in my year was to be caned by Fitzie and when asked to
put out each hand she had both arms in plaster, then asked to
bend over she had a lot of undergarments on, Fitzie got madder
& madder.
Carol Waluga - 1974
Miss Fitzsimmons - The
old headmistress who used to measure your skirts with a ruler to
see they weren't too much above the knee as per the school regs,
and used the cane when we were found smoking. If only she knew
that we used to roll up our skirts by the waistbands till we had
30" waists in order to look fashionable on the way home!
Sarah Miles - 1975
Miss Fitzsimmons - I
remember the cane for bunking off, smoking or fighting.
Davidson Secondary,
Surrey
Barbara Saunders - 1966
Miss Paxman - Was a
young teacher and taught maths and R.E. Now me being a very shy
pupil and never getting into trouble but I was always giggling.
One lesson my friend Christine Cox and I had the soppy giggles
and really wasn`t paying attention. Then a stern loud voice spoke
our names to come out in front of the class my heart sank when
she had a ruler in her hand, put out your hand knuckles up she
cried, but my reaction was as soon as the ruler came whizzing
down to pull my hand away - she got me in the end. Ouch! I always
payed attention after that.
Earlsheaton High,
Yorkshire
Susan Smith - 1983
Mr Karachi - I will
never forget him in Tech drawing, walking round the class with
the metal ruler in his hand ready to whack you with it if you
rubbed out your work too many times. I got my work ripped up more
times than enough!
Eastfield, Halifax
Anne Minchin - 1985
Mr Bennet - The French
teacher, walked around the classroom with a big ruler in his
hand, woe betide the unlucky ones that didn't have a pen, pencil,
ruler, eraser and pencil sharpener, cos that ruler HURT!
East Ward, Colchester
Linda Emsden - 1962
I remember Miss Dillon,
who got a lot of us the cane (ouch!) Come on own up, who was
there with me? enough to fill Mr Searle’s (headmaster)
staircase!
Eccleshill Upper, Bradford
Julie Harrison - 1969
Mr Levell? - Deputy head, always
remembered for his 'this will hurt me more than it hurts you'
statements.
Linda Lambert - 1971
Mr Collier - Can anyone remember -
was he the maths teacher that owned 'Percy the Pump'?
English Martyrs RC, Bolton
June Morris - 1972
My Memories - Flossy with her gold
tooth, never sure whether to wear her glasses or not, she used to
put the fear of god in me. Mr Mitchell, tyrant if ever there was
one. Mr Mercer, I have been on the receiving end of his slipper,
probably because I was caught smoking in the alcove. Mr Boone
fantastic music teacher, I just loved the Jesus sandles. Sister
Edna the cookery gourmet. Mr Graham and Miss Butler, word had it
there was something going on between those two.
Eirias High, Wales
Linda Price - 1981
Mr Percival - Does anyone remember
Mr Percival the woodwork teacher? He was my form teacher for
several years and had a stick called 'Percy's Persuader'!!!
Eastbrook, London
Eunice Taylor - 1975
Fairs - Does anyone remember Mr
Fairs and his large range of PE slippers for those who had
misbehaved? He had them in size order.
Ellesmere Park High, Manchester
Gayle Barlow - 1963
Miss Howarth - Was a maths teacher
in the far demountable (next to Mr Pennington who taught
"horticulture"). She was an ace delivering the slipper,
she would stand the unfortunate pupil at the front by the
blackboard. She then went to the back of the room in order to
"get a good run up" with slipper in hand before making
contact with the victim's bent over rear. I seem to remember
someone called Alan Vale in my tutor group receiving the
accurately delivered "blow".
Mrs Spurrell - Taught girls PE. She
was very scary if, like me, you hated PE. She loved to use the
"slipper" (the largest plimsoll you ever did see). I
dreaded her eyes settling on me because I was hopeless at almost
every sport. However, I was good at dance and that may have saved
me the dreaded "slipper".
Ellesmere Port Catholic High,
Chesire
Ann Conlan - 1976
THE STRAP - OUCH.
Enfield County, London
Janice Brand - 1975
Mrs Dawes-Elsey - Only class where
nobody dared to speak out of turn, for fear of being hit across
the knuckles with a ruler!
Fairfield County, Halton
Valerie Hulse - 1959
The Cane - My friend Janet Burgess
(where are you now?) Was sent to Miss Ridyard because she was
chewing gum in class. She got the cane. When she came back to
class, she was still chewing. I asked her why she was still
chewing the gum, she said I could not afford to waste it.
Elliott Durham, Nottingham
Lorraine Williamson - 1979
Cane - Remember the cane for boys
and the ruler for girls - I had that a few times.
Evelyns Community School,
Hillingdon, London
Stella Manley - 1948
*Mr
Harlock - A big six footer ex guardsman who`s favourite weapon
was the tawse, a thick leather strap split at the end, two
strokes of that brought weals up on your hands, and Oscar State
the sports master who trained the olympic weight lifters, a dab
hand with the slipper.
Dr Hitchcock who every morning walked around the school picking
up the punishment detail, you had to stand outside the classroom
door and wait for him then on to his study, he took no excuses,
just caned you even if you were innocent.
Fernhill, Hampshire
Christeen Beeden - 1976
Memories - Miss Dobson and her
wicked cane, beat me for not holding out my hand.
Finnieston, Glasgow Scotland
Marion Clark - 1966
Mr McIver - He was very strict.
When he gave you the strap you knew all about it. I was blowing
chewing gum bubbles in assembley, and felt the wrath of Mr
McIver. He normally punished the boys but I must have been an
exception. Needless to say I never had chewing gum in school
again.
Finnart, Greenock Scotland
Irene MacDougall - 1964
Mass Belting of Girls
- After dinner break all the girls had to line up in the
playground before marching into the school in two's and Miss
McBain decided to get us all in Alpha order and asked us all to
go to our own places then she told all the girls who had moved to
line-up in the shed and she belted them. All my memory tells me
there was hundreds but it probably was about 50 and I truly hope
she had a very sore arm.
Barbara Ann Scadden - 1967
Mrs Bates, well what can I say,
strap happy she was.
Marion McDonald - 1970
Miss Mabel Irving - She was the
first teacher to give me the belt at the Finnart. The first - but
not the last!
Friern Barnet County, London
Janice Blight - 1962
Miss Kind/Mr Beeston - I remember
Miss Kind - she gave me the cane once for something I had not
done but was caught up in someone else's prank! Unfortunately,
Miss Kind knew my Mum and I was terrified she would tell her (she
never did)...Mr Beeston was our shorthand & typing teacher.
He was great and we learnt easily from him. To this day I still
use my skills. I remember the school flat at Bounds Green.
Strictly run I think. Those were the days.
Frenchwood County, Preston
Geraldine Stewart - 1963
Miss Ada Blackhurst - Accolades to
Miss Blackhurst what a lovely human being...took our class for
Scripture and Music. Miss Robinson...History and my form teacher
and the only teacher who ever gave me the cane.
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Reunited and find any references to schoolgirl corporal
punishment, or if you have any questions or comments, please
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