by Dave Palmer
February 25, 2010 in Cricket, Down Memory Lane, Guest Posts, Sports
A member of the OBA committee has passed me a copy of a recent Daily Mail article featuring an Old Boy of the school from the early 1950s. Dennis Fowle is trying to contact team mates from his former cricket team. Are you one of those featured? Do you know any of their whereabouts? The article is reproduced below.
by Dave Palmer
January 17, 2010 in Down Memory Lane, School Memorabilia
This is another in the series of old exam papers to test the decaying grey matter of visitors to the site – we’ve moved up to ‘A’ level this time. Again, I’m afraid the answers are not given as the provider of the old paper couldn’t recall exactly what he had written! Feel free to add your suggestion in the comments box below. The exam consisted of 3 papers – all 3 are included .
by Dave Palmer
January 6, 2010 in Down Memory Lane, Guest Posts
Old Boys move far and wide after leaving Borden. Many keep in touch, others seem to disappear – did someone forget to let them out of detention? Now is the chance to give your colleagues from the past a bit of an update. How often have we asked ourselves “ I wonder what happened to old….”
To get the ball rolling Mike Pack and Peter Lusted have put together a brief summary of most of their colleagues obtained following two reunions since leaving Borden – one at 25 years and the other at 40 years. Some details are more current than others. A picture of the 25 year reunion is just above the details of the 1 East boys, with two pictures of the 40 year reunion at the end of the article.
by Dave Palmer
December 20, 2009 in Down Memory Lane, Guest Posts
While the history of the school is fairly well documented from the 1920′s onwards, there is very little published information about the early years from its foundation to the end of the 1914-18 war. Bryan Short has spent a great deal of time delving into the archives, and is now in the process of writing about this little known period. It is our intention to post each instalment as it becomes available on the website – and here is the first one. The story which unfolds is full of fascinating and surprising details.
Part I : Founding a School in the 1870s
The founding of Barrow’s Boys School (as it was first called) began, continued and ended in controversy, culminating in the resignation of the entire Governing Body in 1880.
by Dave Palmer
November 18, 2009 in Down Memory Lane, School Memorabilia
We have been loaned a number of “The Bordenian” magazines covering the years 1960-1966 and I shall reproduce selcted articles from these magazines over the coming months. If site visitors have material from an earlier or later era, please let us have them to share on the site.
The Bordenian – Issue 74 1964-65
Notes and News
AUTUMN TERM, 1964
At the opening of the year we welcomed five new members of the staff : Mr J T Macrae, an Old Bordenian, who returned to teach Physics; Mr T J Cross – Geography; Mr D L Davies – Spanish; Mr C A Mills – Latin; Mr A W Clayton – Physical Education. M Akhurst was appointed School Captain, with Ansell, Blackmore, Fowle, Jordan, Oates, Priston, Smart, Stanley, G. Taylor and Walker as Prefects.
by Dave Palmer
November 1, 2009 in Down Memory Lane
Maybe not what you’d expect from the title – but some of you would have spent the summer of 1967 attempting this!!
by Dave Palmer
October 16, 2009 in Down Memory Lane, School Memorabilia
Denis Jarrett, a long standing OBA member and former editor of the Maroon, has provided an original menu from the 1954 Annual Dinner and an associated article from the 1972 Maroon, concerning the demise of the location of that dinner – the Bull Hotel restaurant.
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