Roger Sutcliffe
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Mr Sutcliffe was my housemaster for a few years after our previous housemaster left for *ahem* things he shouldn't have done. I rememebr his attempts to engage us in philosophical conversations which I didn't really appreciate at the time which now I think was a shame. He was always softly spoken and I think he only shouted once in the 3 years I was in his house, stunning us all into silence. I seem to rememeber someone finding out the hard way one lucnhtime that he could lip read. glad he got rid of the sideburns!
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Re: Roger Sutcliffe
Funny, all my friends and family use the phrase "b....er grips" to describe side burns, and all probably due to this guy.srcudlipp wrote:For any of you that wondered what happened to good old Gripper, he can be found alive & well here....
http://www.dialogueworks.co.uk/dw/au.html
If I am right then the grips fashion was around the same time that the word "zob" was in fashion, to describe a certain house master.
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Re: Roger Sutcliffe
"Gripper" was not only my housemaster but also my maths teacher. I remember my heart sinking when i discovered he would be teaching me, but as things worked out he was fantastic, very patient and knew how to get the best out of one as a pupil. The rotating head habit he adopted when listening to you explain why you were a few minutes late used to annoy all of us followed by the "now look here young man" catchphrase, i always found that condescending and was close to replying "yes old man!" He held great respect in the house and certainly more than the previous housemaster, Mr.P.Webb who i think ended up on a houseboat in Norfolk? No doubt with a bottle of whiskey by his side!