Your nickname

[lonelymom]

Sounds familiar !

Maybe we HAVE met !

[DavidRawlins]

I think that almost anyone who came into contact with Uncle (Kirby) was christened with a nickname by him. I am surprised that this has not been mentioned, maybe he gave up after I left.

[Requested Removal 18]

Some more staff nicknames for you:

Richard Youdale was known as "Chucker" because, I believe of the way he "chucked" his words at you when he spoke.

Paul Maddren was often referred to as "Spider" because of his long arms and legs when riding his bicycle which made him look like some sort of obscure (four-limbed) arachnid.

John Hargreaves was called Mugger - I never actually found out why!

One of my favourites was Duncan Noel-Paton in the theatre - Funky-Dunky!

Mike Carrington of course was "Boomer" due to his rather loud voice...

Roger Martin was "Dodger"

Tim Alexander was "Hammer"

There were many others but I struggling to remember some of them...

[gsjones]

I had totally forgotten about Boomer Carrington,how I don't know.

My nickname was given to me by J.D Shippam and it 'Grunt',I believe I inherited from the last person in school with my name

[Bingo the Poop-Eating Dog]

I think that almost anyone who came into contact with Uncle (Kirby) was christened with a nickname by him. I am surprised that this has not been mentioned, maybe he gave up after I left.

The (I hope) immortal Chips Ryder also used to give nicknames to most of the boys in his class.

I remember that Tom Hare-Duke was thus 'Rare Spook' for 40 minutes at a time and Russell Bravo was 'Brillo Pad'. Whether his nicknames for non-white pupils were of the politically correct variety, I have no recollection. Let's hope so.

Chips Ryder recollections, anyone?

[jhopgood]

Chips Ryder recollections, anyone?

S'mink or s'more ink?

[NEILL THE NOTORIOUS]

I was "Swauch" --- in my early years at CH.

It would be impossible to deduce --- but it referred to my Accent (Stockwell !)

Referring back to Lucy --- who was my nursemaid -- this was his surname, I don't think he had a nickname.

[J.R.]

Chips Ryder recollections, anyone?

S'mink or s'more ink?

I can see his face in my minds-eye, but can't recall him teaching me.

What was/were his subject/s ??

[Jabod2]

Just remembered another

BO Shippen

Why BO?

B.O.

Ah - the punishment of turning his sleeping bag inside out to air after a misdemeanour on a Scout camp was very severe...

[Jabod2]

Horsham staff list early 1969 Pot Bevan, B*gger Haydon, Ping Vincent Smith... Some teachers were referred to with their first name and not a rude nickname, like

Pop Bevan, Chunder Hayden, Instant-Smith, Basil Gregory, Tom Keeley.

Milt for Seaman. Spewsome for Newsome.

[sejintenej]

Pop Bevan, Chunder Hayden, Instant-Smith, Basil Gregory, Tom Keeley.
Milt for Seaman. Spewsome for Newsome.

No doubt Seaman's fishy name developed from the human equivalent used when I was there.

How KFOR came to be used in the mid 1950's escapes me: does anyone know?

[J.R.]

Just remembered another

BO Shippen

Why BO?

B.O.

Ah - the punishment of turning his sleeping bag inside out to air after a misdemeanour on a Scout camp was very severe...

R.A. Hewitt, Asst Housemaster Coleridge B was sometime referred to as B.... O..... Hewitt, but because of his unfortunate breath problem, not his personal hygiene !

[Requested Removal 18]

Jane Jenkins (Biology teacher) was known as Auntie Planty due to her love of all things botanic.

As for some pupils' nicknames, here we go...

Wedgie, Ludwig, Uncle, Boggy, Pinhead, Binhead, Flid, Trashley, Bod, Longy, Hover, Spud, Muncher, Tank, Slim, The Blade, Bottom, Flapper, Baggy, Jelly, Boney, Nimh, Gimpy, Foetus, Big Chugga, Bric, Billy, Frankie, Wurzel, Doo-da, Flanger, Larry, Maisie, Pug, Pig, Noel, Dosser, Half, Weasel, Spoony, & Face. These are just a few I remember (not all from my own year) aside from the usual that are derived from both christian and surnames such as mine (Tommy).

Any more??

[Vonny]

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Wedgie, Ludwig, Uncle, Boggy, Pinhead, Binhead, Flid, Trashley, Bod, Longy, Hover, Spud, Muncher, Tank, Slim, The Blade, Bottom, Flapper, Baggy, Jelly, Boney, Nimh, Gimpy, Foetus, Big Chugga, Bric, Billy, Frankie, Wurzel, Doo-da, Flanger, Larry, Maisie, Pug, Pig, Noel, Dosser, Half, Weasel, Spoony, & Face. These are just a few I remember (not all from my own year) aside from the usual that are derived from both christian and surnames such as mine (Tommy).

Any more??

I remember a few from that list. Do you remember Baldrick? Can't for the life of me remember his real name but he was in PeA and in my year.

[michael scuffil]

Pop Beaven's surname was spelt thus. As he always used to say: 'Beaven is to heaven as bell is to hell."

Seaman's nickname 'Milt' suddenly appeared in 1963. Before that he was universally known (to the boys) as 'Clarence'. 'Milt' certainly was due to Milt Jackson of the MJQ, who were making it big at the time. Seaman's initials CME stood for Clarence Milton Edwards. His friends and family called him 'George' (which is also on the back of his headstone in Itchingfield churchyard). This derived from Richard III Act I Scene I

GLOUCESTER
Brother, good day; what means this armed guard
That waits upon your grace?
CLARENCE
His majesty
Tendering my person's safety, hath appointed
This conduct to convey me to the Tower.
GLOUCESTER
Upon what cause?
CLARENCE
Because my name is George.