I was at St. Christopher's from 1947, when Gilbert Beale was headmaster and Maurice Saunders was Principal, until 1956, when I was honoured to be 'head-boy'. I have very fond memories of those years, particularly of Maurice Standring and Pat 'Curly' Cale. Gilbert Beale's stories of Greek mythology, I still treasure. I have a school photo from 1956, and various football and cricket team photos for 1954/5/6, if any one is interested.

An update on the photo: The man at the back on the left is not Mr Walker but Captain Telford who had a wooden leg (or two?) and mainly taught Scripture. There were other masters employed at the time, including Peter Ezra, but someone had to be on duty when the photo was taken!

Rodney Fox went on, after University, to become eventually Headmaster of St Edmunds College, Ware, and is now a governor of St Christopher's.

The master at the back with the pipe is Mr Walker. Mr Telford is not in the photograph. He was very disabled and got about on crutches. He'd lost a leg as result of a bomb attack in WW2. He lived in Patcham and drove a specially adapted car. He was a member of Brighton Chess Club and he taught Scripture. He came to replace Mr Walker, and was at the school when Nimmo was teaching there!

Bernard is convicted out of his own mouth! I was employed at St Christophers in 1967, the year the photo was taken. Mr Walker had gone, and had been replaced as Latin teacher by E H P Mallinson. The person at the back can only have been Captain Telford.

What a crew! The old buster at the back on the right is certainly Mr Walker. I  recognised him immediately and before seeing the comments below. Martin Nimmo is partially correct. I was there for the Classics changeover. Walker taught Latin up to about 1960 (we'd got up to nouns of the 3rd declension) when EHP (you may call me Colonel) Mallinson was inflicted on us (nouns of the 4th declension - what a surprise). But the dreaded Walker ("Morning Herbert, Morning Alfred") was still kept on part-time to teach Scripture.

What a crew indeed! I have slightly more recent memories [Anson: 1977 - 1983] though we are still talking 25-30 years ago! I have extremely fond memories of Maurice Saunders - a true gentleman of the old school (they don't make them like him anymore) and of his charming wife and of his son - Roger Saunders - who was headmaster during my time there. I also remember Mr. Powell, Austin Camp and certainly Peter Ezra. I had immense respect for all the teachers at this marvellous school even though some of them scared the living daylights out of one - Peter are you still out there? (No offence meant but you were a rather frightening individual). Anyway, it was all good stuff looking back. Now "work, read or play chess or you'll be in detention....!"   I only ever got the cane once ("3 of the best" from Roger himself) throughout my 7 years and even that was for owning up for something I didn't do! (I'll know better next time).
To Sir With Love,  Dominic

Had Nimmo taken the photograph in 1967, I would have been in my first term at Brighton College, and Nimmo himself would have been up at Oxford. Mr Walker died some 3 years earlier whilst I was in Transition. Colonel Mallinson had long since retired, and been replaced by Mr Ezra, and Mr Telford. Mr Telford was a much younger man, having seen active service in WW2! He had a goatee beard, and didn't wear a tie presumably because of his disability.

Oh dear! This gets more complicated by the hour! I was at Oxford in 1967, having filled in for Col Mallinson in 1966 (January to July), but Col Mallinson returned to work in September 1967. Peter Ezra was employed at St Christopher's over the whole period and beyond. I used to visit St Christopher's during university vacations, which were considerably more generous than school holidays! And, the "clincher", this photo is in the middle of a film which has pictures clearly dating to 1967 both sides. Sorry! At least St Christopher's was marginally quieter with Bernard packed off to Brighton College!

In the last entry, it should read that Col Mallinson returned to work in September 1966 rather than 1967. The photo was taken in June/July 1967, witness "The Admiral" in his cricketing gear!

I was delighted to see the photo of a young Pat Cale - I had the pleasure of knowing him (and his parents who lived in Jesmond Close) through the Preston Nomads Cricket Club and I played with him for many seasons. After Pat left the school he became the Sussex County Cricket Club's Second Team coach for a good number of years.