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• David Cank 16 January 2024

  Keith Winter writes: “Some sad news. David Cank’s wife telephoned me this morning, (16/01/2024) to say that David passed away last night and would I tell the Wakeman people. He had heart and lungs problems and had been ill for a while. No other details at present.” David will be fondly remembered. He appeared in […]

• Annual Dinner Autumn 2022 1 January 2024

  The first intake of students to the Shrewsbury Technical High School was in September 1957. Several who remember the occasion well, gathered at the Bunch of Grapes pub in Shrewsbury in 2022 for the annual reunion dinner. The event was kindly organised by Keith Winter. We shared a drink or two together, enjoyed the company, […]

• 1961 Sports Day 1 February 2023

  On Thursday 3rd October, John Giddins and Chris Davison were guests of Roy Weaver and his wife at their Cambridgeshire home. We had a fascinating day comparing memories, careers and scanning in old photographs, reported Chris. Photograph taken 1961 at the Nearwell sports-ground. Terry Corfield (l), Roy Weaver and Bob Quinlin.              

• Darwin and the Mount 21 January 2023

  An exhibition of documents at the Shropshire Archives. Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom. SY1 2AQ

• Did you spot? 14 July 2022

  We have added a search facility to the website – try it out from the top of the home page.

• Next Meeting 21 January 2022

  2023 Meetings   Contact Keith Winter : details at foot of page.  

• Shrewsbury Technical High School Cricket 15 June 2021

  The winning team photographed in Shrewsbury’s abbey gardens in the early 60s. Memories of the big matches won have retreated into the mists of time. I (editor) was never any good at cricket and appear centre front in this photograph as Maths teacher Mr F.I. Williams pressed me into the role of scorer – to […]

• Shrewsbury Technical High School Reunion 2022 Meeting Dates 10 May 2021

  In September 1957, Shrewsbury Technical High School opened. Two classes, H1 and H1a were launched – sharing the accommodation with students of the technical college and separate college of art and design. All in the same building alongside the river Severn by the English Bridge in Abbey Foregate. A remarkable number of class H1 members […]

• Reunion 56 Years On 13 January 2020

  Students from one of the original two forms at the Shrewsbury Technical High School year of 57 were guests of two former teachers on Saturday 6th July 2013. Some fifty-six years on from the first meeting in their classroom, in what is now known as the Wakeman, students chatted over coffee in a sundrenched Church […]

• Ditton Priors School 27 September 2019

  Shrewsbury Technical High School was created in 1957. In many ways it was a visionary move to create opportunities for pupils from outlying areas of rural Shropshire; as well as the county town. For my part it was an exciting voyage of discovery, an opportunity to reach unbelievable horizons. Alongside traditional academic subjects we were […]

• Shrewsbury Technical High School, Nearwell and Sutton Lodge 16 April 2019

  Phil(ip) Tebble writes : I attended STHS from September 1958 until July 1965, which makes me a 58er. During this time I was also a boarder, first at Nearwell next to the column and then the hostel moved to Sutton Lodge in Betton Street. During my first 4½ years (or was 3½?) the hostel was […]

• Raymond Cartwright 1961 29 November 2018

  Hello, my name is Raymond Cartwright and I attended Shrewsbury Technical High School. I stumbled across your site a few days ago and it stirred a lot of memories. As far as I can remember I started in September 1961 and stayed until sometime in 1963. Some of the pupils names I recall are: Bird […]

• Annual Reunion Dinner 2018 2 November 2018

  Saturday 24 November 2018 Festive Annual Shrewsbury Technical High School Reunion Dinner Three-course dinner in Shrewsbury. A time for gathering with friends for 61st Christmas Party. Select from : Leek and Potato Soup, served with a Crusty Roll & Butter Ham Hock and Chicken Terrine with Chutney and Ciabatta Croutes Fan of Melon with Cucumber […]

• Visit to Anglesey 23 March 2018

  Members of the H1 group of 1957 and partners were invited by John Avery and Barbara’s home on the island of Anglesey. They entertained us on a cold May 2011 day and gave us a conducted tour of most of the tourists highlights: quarries, lifeboat stations, bridges and stations with long names. It was a […]

• Welcome 21 February 2018

  Welcome to the website of the Shrewsbury Technical High School class of 1957 This picture was taken in 1962 near the rear steps of the Shrewsbury Technical High School in Shrewsbury, Shropshire UK. These are members of form 5 1961-62 and most were founders of the school, formed in 1957. People in this photograph were […]

• Ken Tingley 1 December 2014

  On a sunny day in December 2014, John Giddins and Chris Davison visited Ken Tingley at his company’s transport depot in Northampton. The day was a constant exchange of memories – almost non-stop – ranging from trainspotting, Shrewsbury, careers – through to sport. Ken was a founder member of H1A in 1957 with form teacher […]

• Saturday 13th January 2013 Last Look Round 13 January 2013

  A group of 1957 students from the first intake of the Shrewsbury Technical High School visited The Wakeman on Saturday 13th January 2013 for a last look round. The school is due to close in July 2013. Rosemary Hemming wrote “We enjoyed the trip round [the school]. I felt obviously the main structure of the […]