Fairwater

.. Fairwater ..

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.. Fairwater Comp Football Team ..

Back row L-R: Mr.Williams (Dep. Head), ? , John Thomas, Carl Hatheral, Clive Jones, Bill Webb, Kevin Brown, ? , Mr. ? (Head) , Roger Skyrme.

Front row L-R: Gareth Powell, Steve Jenkins, Russell Jones, Tony Brown, Clive Parfitt.

.. Photograph contributed by Clive Jones, If you can fill in the missing names click her

Cathy Harper responds: The headmaster’s name was Norman Lease

Fairwater Comprehensive School

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Memory Lane

Do you remember `Archilles`?

.. Photographs contributed/showing Cathy Harper and her sister playing on the Steamroller ..

Darren Powis relates:: These photographs are of the old steam traction engine that stood cold, steamless and fixed in concrete for many years, just off Fairhill, not far from The Threepenny Bit. If memory serves me right, it was there until sometime in the 1980s and disappeared when the area was redeveloped.We used to play on that old engine and it was great fun to imagine it rolling along! I can't imagine such a thing being allowed today with Health & Safety waiting to swoop on the `slightest little thing`.Thanks again, for bringing back some marvellous memories of the old home town!

The Steam Roller was built by Aveling & Porter, Works No.10072, Built in 1922 and named "Archilles" D Type Roller, Reg. No. YA 3783

A brief history: Sold new to Bridgewater Rural District Council in April 1922, then to Somerset County council, and then to W.W.Bumcome of Highbridge, eventually ending up in a children's playground in Cwmbran. The present owners(July2006) purchased the roller in pieces in July 2004 and assembled it to working condition in just ten weeks including boiler test, completing the restoration in February 2005.

(source: Herefordshire Traction Engine & Vintage Club - Marcle Steam Rally programme July2006)

Date: 18th March 2006
Name: Alison
Email: shelbali@yahoo.co.uk

Message

I went to Fairwater Comprehensive School between the years 1988 - 1993. I enjoyed my time there and made many friends, some of whom I still see. Some of the teachers were nicer than others. I particularly remember Mr Skyrme, he was so sweet, his PE teacher wife was a bit scary though! Who could forget the lovely Mrs Lilly? Or the slightly scary Mrs 'typing' Taylor? I can't believe it's been 13 years since I left.