Friday 26 January 2024
Stouts Hill Magazine 1957, 1958, 1965
Thursday 30 March 2023
Stouts Hill for sale...... again!
Sunday 25 April 2021
Rest in peace, John Flood
I've heard from Marian Wood that "John Flood died very suddenly at his home on 11th April. Private funeral in Uley 30th April."
If receive any more details, I can put them here.
John Flood was one of my teachers at the school. He had a wide range of interests that he was keen to share with the boys, and he used to take some of us sailing at Frampton on Sundays, which remains a happy memory. He must have been in his late 30s then; in his early 90s by now.
Saturday 3 April 2021
Rest in peace, Heneage Brooke
Marian Wood has got in touch to tell me of the unfortunate early death of Heneage Brooke (aged 64) on the 6th of March, 2021. I also heard about it earlier from Roger Knott-Fayle, without the details.
"Private funeral 12th April at 15:30 after drive through Uley. Donations to RAF Benevolent Fund. Undertakers Clutterbuck of Cam."
Heneage was at Stouts Hill from 1965 to 1970; he was two or three years younger than me, and I don't remember him from the 1960s, but I met him briefly at the 2010 reunion, and he appears in a couple of my photos of the event.
Thursday 30 July 2020
Key to visitors
Here are the people who've contributed to this blog so far, with whatever I know about their dates at the school, and links to their own Web sites, if any.
- Roger Dawson 1944-48
- Anthony Sweeting 1945-48
- David Woodall/Mackinley-Woodhall 1946-51
- John Corps 1945-52
- Derek Brian Hulme 1950-53 (approx)
- Nigel Cant 1949-55
- Christopher Ellis 1952-57
- Michael Langley-Smith 1952-57
- Ken Merron 1955-57
- David Dawson 1954-60
- Nick Benn 1955-60
- James Sillavan 1958-62
- Richard Guha 1959-62
- Jonathan Marler 1959-62
- Jeremy Blatchford 1961-63
- Mike Curtis 1959-64
- Jeremy Cape 1960-64
- Chris Hale 1961-64
- David Ireland 1959-65 (?)
- David Llewellyn 1960-65
- Julian Williams 1962-67
- Jonathan Palfrey 1963-67
- Emile Farhi 1963-68
- Charles Llewellyn 1962-68
- Robert St Maur Mills 1963-68
- David Povey 1963-68
- Peter Dawson 1965-69
- Andrew Porter 1966-69
- Jonathan Hely-Hutchinson 1968-69
- Roger Fayle/Knott-Fayle 1965-70
- Stephen Fry* 1965-70
- Richard Madley 1968-70
- Jonathan Tilney 1968-70
- Andrew Pike 1964-71
- Richard Leitch 1966-71
- Robin Kimmons 1967-71
- Ashoak Daryani 1965-72
- Bob Davidson 1968-72
- Michael Lawson 1968-72
- Laurence Robinson 1968-72
- A.J.G. (John) Morris 1968-73
- Colin Richards 1968-73
- William Greeves 1969-73
- David Clemes 1969-74
- Huw Warren 1972-74
- Jason Crossley-John 1973-75
- Justin Tugwell/Hunter 1970-77
- Andrew Gordon-Johnson 1973-?
- Robert Darell 1974-79
- Alan Davis 1974-79
- Richard Mechan 1974-79
- David Morris 1975-79
- Tim Ridley 1975-79
- Paul Reynolds 1975-79
- Giles Walker 1975-79
- Michael D. Walker —
- Sarah Cromie —
*Stephen Fry hasn't contributed to this blog, as far as I know, but I've occasionally referred to his autobiography Moab is my washpot (1997).
Any dates you may see elsewhere on the Web are unreliable: it seems that many people misremember their own dates. I take dates from the Stouts Hill Magazine whenever I can.
When people have changed their surnames since leaving the school, I've given both names like this: name-then/name-now.
Thursday 21 June 2018
Stouts Hill for sale!
http://www.knightfrank.co.uk/properties/residential/for-sale/uley-dursley-gloucestershire-gl11/cir160299
Alan Davis
Thursday 5 October 2017
School photo 1941
Wednesday 24 February 2016
Rest in peace, Anthony Cromie
"Sadly I have been asked to advise that Anthony Cromie passed away on Sunday 21st Feb. I feel embarrassed to find myself only emailing you with 'death notices' but I know that a posting by yourself on social media will be read by far more old boys than I can reach."
"Ant and Sue Cromie left Uley some years ago and moved to Llandrindod Wells in mid-Wales to be nearer their son Andrew and his family. I will be honest to say I am not sure of his exact age but over 80yrs. He had been ill for the past few months but am pleased to say that he remained at home where he was cared for both by his family and health workers - he passed away peacefully with his family beside him."
"Funeral arrangements are still being made but I understand that a cremation followed by a church service in Llandrindod is likely. Please do pass on my email to anyone if asked as I am more than happy to answer questions from anyone."
And so the last headmaster of Stouts Hill School goes to rest (deputy headmaster in my own time). I had a brief friendly correspondence with him in 2007, and met him at the 2009 reunion. Condolences to Sue and the rest of his family.
The following announcement has appeared at Telegraph.co.uk:
"Anthony Cromie passed away peacefully at home on 21st February 2016, aged 83. He will be sadly missed by all the family and friends. A service will be held at Hereford Crematorium on Saturday 5th March at 10.45am followed by a Thanksgiving Service at New Life Church, Llandrindod Wells at 2pm. Any donations can be made to The Bracken Trust." (Placed by Sarah Coates)
Thursday 7 January 2016
Two more photos
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Message from Kim Scott-Clark
I pass this on just as it comes, with my own regrets, having corresponded occasionally with Paddy in recent years.