Staff and Students 1963

Members of Staff in 1963.

Standing far left (top) Maj H Towning, below Mr ? Azim, Also standing a little lower is Tessa Dignum.

Sitting from left: Mrs N Gardner, Mrs Lewis, Mrs P Tuck, Mr E Tuck, Mr Hugh Homan, Mr H Rodrigues, Mr M Bell, Mr John C Das, Mr ? Sharma, Mr A Flynn, Mr R Vidyarthi, Mr F D’Souza (VP), Mr M Doutre (Principal), Mr V Rayner, Mr P Penn-Berkeley, Mr K Shukla, Mr N Gardner, Mr BK Roy, Mr B Agnihotri, Mr D D’Gama, Mr EJ Shepherd, Mr S Lewis, Mr O Henderson, Mr H Dignum, Mrs B Dignum, Mrs L Towning, Mr S Ruck. Standing far right if Mr Ali. (Photo: John Cline

The Lat

The Gomti river level was high for October owing to the late rain we had this year. The good part is that the lake has water. For most of the year, over the last several years, it remains dry. This has allowed vandals to carry away the bricks that formed a parapet. Even the flat stone slopes at the side of the steps, for those who have forgotten, where the croc came up to dry, have been swiped. You may recall Mr Lewis taking a shot at it.

Brain-racking 1948 or 1950 or...

Click on George to see the pic in question. If the little chap is Allan James then the year 1948 is wrong because he is at the most a year older than me and I am July '50 born. How does it matter...

George

Got Mum to id the ankle biters from 1948. In the photo, from the left is Leslie James, Mildred Cline, John Cline, Bert Kings’ sister[ her name slips for the moment - lives in Kashmir], Dianna Powell, (in the lap is Allan James), Marlene King [Bert’s cousin - Bert's father Ivan had a brother "Albert"]]
John Cline

Is this from 1967?

I've got to do some guesswork here: From left Maharaja Cedric Innes (master) Mr Sharma, Carlyle Ward at the back, and far right is 'Beefty' Brian Chater. The Tom Brown looking boy must be 'Lala' David Sealey. I'm sorry that I cannot name the others though I remember the faces. Johnny Cline who supplied the pic may be able to help.

1909-2009

August 3, 2009.

The police station at Hazratganj, Lucknow built in 1909 was demolished in July (last month) to make way for a multi-storied parking lot. The fire station adjacent to it will soon follow.

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La Martiniere College, Lucknow

The grave of John Spence in whose name Spence Hall at the Mart was named. The grave st the Nishatganj cemetery, Lucknow is in decent condition considering the fact that no one does anything for its upkeep. However, owing to the lack of space for burials old graves are being systematically levelled for fresh burials. This is done selectively. The Martiniere should show some interest here maybe by having the grave tended to for All Souls Day.
The grave of John Spence

This pic was taken from the embankment that has separated what was the lake from the school. The lake area remains dry most of the year.