Thursday 11th April 2013
Caroline Hardman has recently been in touch with dannyhowell.net
Caroline tells us her grandfather, Charles Davis, was the Headmaster at St. John’s School, Boreham Road, Warminster, circa 1957 to 1967. Caroline says she is doing some research into Charles’ life and career, with a view to eventually writing a book, partly about him and partly about the history of primary schools in the UK, including whether they may or may not have changed over time.
Caroline says she has been able to consult the St. John’s School log book, which has proved helpful, but is keen to get a better idea of what day-to-day life would have really been like for the headmaster and the pupils. She tells us she has been reading about the fascinating Warminster UFO mystery which occurred during the period. This has prompted Caroline to wonder how primary school pupils reacted to this and how the teachers coped ~ did the teachers have to address any concerns of the pupils about it or whether they ignored it and just got on with the business of teaching and learning.
We think it would be best if Caroline could hear first-hand from some of the ex-St. John’s School’s pupils from 1957 to 1967 about their own personal memories of Charles Davis and the school at that time, or from pupils from 1964 to 1965 when the UFO phenomena was first making worldwide headlines for Warminster. If you were a pupil at St. John’s School, Warminster, during those times, and have memories or information which Caroline may find interesting, please email us on dannyhowellnet@gmail.com We will gladly pass your snippets and stories on to Caroline.