Sunday, October 25, 2009

No 1 Lawrence Terrace -- 1959.


Here we see Mr Archie Cline standing in front of what remains of no. 1 Lawrence Terrace sometime after April 1959. The house he had lived in for some years. (Photo: Johnny Cline email: burrababa@hotmail.com)

Friday, October 23, 2009

The Lat Oct 20, 2009


The lake remains dry most of the year. The strip of land dividing the lake from the river has narrowed owing to the river level being high. Note there is no wall on the
parapet surrounding the Lat.

Some email contacts from John Cline's letter.

From: hodsonhouse@westnet.com.au
To: bruce.abrahams@freogroup.com.au; ali2azimi@gmail.com; conradboardman@optusnet.com.au; burrababa@hotmail.com; cookesahib@yahoo.com; lionelcoulter@hotmail.com; w.cox@ntlworld.com; Rjordan@universalmagazines.com.au; bkohli00@cox.net; EXCELMS@aol.com; vijaymohan.kohli@gmail.com; bustermac@uwclub.net; gladnel@omantel.net.om; awms@bigpond.net.au; nopet@hotmail.com; peterquieros29@hotmail.com; kaizeroka@yahoo.co.in; arsharpe@westnet.com.au; dsimeons@gmail.com; rodney.simeons@det.wa.edu.au; edgar.tuck@gmail.com; kochinwu@gmail.com; rosieljai@clara.co.uk
Subject: The Last raid by Old Boy Desmond Cummings written in 1990. reminds us all of our own escapades

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

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

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

Saturday, September 12, 2009

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.

Monday, August 3, 2009

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.