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Books English must have been a well-taught subject at JCS judging by the number of books to have been written or collaborated on by
various pupils and
teachers.
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AROUND MOLD by
David Rowe
Sutton Publishing mid February 2008 ISBN 978-0-7509-4947-7 priced at £12.99.
Publishers blurb 'This fascinating
new book presents some of the events and people who have made up the
life of the historic market town of Mold. From Roman times the
town's strategic position ensured its regular involvement in Border
warfare, while the extensive development of mining in the area
during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries defined Mold as an
industrial town and commercial centre.'
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invizikids by Mike Hallowell
Published b
Former pupil and South Shields Gazette columnist explores the curious enigma of imaginary childhood friends including his own. Mike also has a page in the Shields Gazette every Thursday entitled Bizarre. As the name implies his writings are based around things that go bump in the night and other unexplained phenomena. Who
know, perhaps Mike will, one day, write tales of ghostly deeds at JCS!
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Fully Refrigerated LPG Carriers by Syd Harris Published by: Witherby. ISBN 1 85609 266 6.
Authors note: I am afraid the book is expensive at £75 but it is aimed at the gas shipping world rather then ex-JCS folk. Link to sample page: Hawthorn Leslies.htm
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Write Up School. Edited by Lance Liddle Published by Arts Advance ISBN 978-0-948587-6-X £3.99 from South Tyneside libraries and museums.
Edited by the editor of this website this anthology takes a light-hearted look at schools (inc JCS) in Jarrow, Hebburn and South Shields.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Jimmy Thorpe by John S.Kelters
The name Thorpe has been well represented on the playing fields of JCS ( for playing fields read West Park) and never more honourably than by Jimmy Thorpe. Jimmy, who left JCS in 1930, was probably Sunderland’s finest goalkeeper up until his tragic death. He has been featured in the Memories page of this site and now there is a book available by John S. Kelters documenting his life. It is available; price £7.50,
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TWO TYNE SHIPYARDS by Ron French. 2002.
A booklet tracing the history of Tyne
shipbuilder John Coutts.
Available in Local History Section, Hebburn
Library.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Establish an Environmentally Friendly Bed and Breakfast, by Muriel Tiller (nee Bowman) ISBN 0-646 40989-J, Published by Jerimuda, Australia . As a result of establishing their Bed and Breakfast establishment Muriel and her husband Rick won the prestigious New South Wales (Australia) award for Excellence in Tourism - (Hosted Accommodation) and also an award for Environmental Management in 2001. The winner for Environmental Management in 2000 was a Coca Cola plant in Sydney and the winner in 2002 was the largest Hospital in Australia. So they feel pretty proud of their achievements in environmental management. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Science
Model Making by Robert R.Hopwood.
Pub. John Murray 1961. Hopwood
was headmaster from 1959-1975. Long out of print, a second hand copy is
being offered on the Internet site: -
www.ukbookworld.com,
price £15.00. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear
Old Hebburn by Alfred J.Pawsey.
2001. Alf,
now aged 90, was a pupil circa 1925-1929 and lives in Wooler.
He wrote this interesting history of Hebburn with a particular
emphasis on Churches and the Carr-Ellison family. On
sale at South Tyneside Libraries price £4.50. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music!
Music! Music! By Lance Liddle.
2002. I
have attempted a semi-autobiographical look at the Tyneside music scene
over the past 60 years plus memories of Jarrow and Hebburn in general
including a chapter on my time at JCS. A
pupil from 1949-1953. On
sale at Newcastle, Jarrow, Hebburn and South Shields libraries.
Price £4.99. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palmers
of Jarrow by
Jim
Cuthbert and Ken Smith. Pub. Tyne Bridge Publishing. ISBN:
1 85795 1 964. 2004 Jim
Cuthbert, a pupil from 1943-1947, has come up with the definitive
history of the Jarrow shipbuilders who launched over 900 vessels between
1851 and 1933. On
sale at local libraries and bookshops
price £5.99. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Beyond
Multikitty by Bob Wightman. Pub. South Tyneside Community Press. ISBN
0 9534975 0 X. 1998. Beyond
Multikitty (2nd Edition) - The War Years 1999. The
above two books are Bob Wightman's memories of growing up in Jarrow and
Hebburn with a bit of social and political commentary included.
The second book has a page of JCS memories that can also be read on
the Memories Page of this site. A pupil circa 1942-1946. Available
in local libraries. Price
£4.50. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collect Crested Cats by Marilyn and Colin Carter. Published as a limited edition by themselves 2004 ISBN 0-9547606-0-3 wire bound 2004
ISBN
0-9547606-1-1 Paperback "Perfect Bound" Colin, a pupil from 1949-1953, and his wife have written what is already being referred to as the definitive work on an interesting, albeit, specialised subject. Highly recommended by Henry Sandon of BBC "Antiques Roadshow" fame. On
sale Price £35.00 at
orders@collect-crested-cats.com
see also collect-crested-cats.com
Lost Shipyards of The Tyne by Ron French and Ken Smith. Pub. Tyne Bridge Publishing. ISBN
1857951220. Ron,
a regular contributor to the site, who also lives in Wooler, attended JCS from 1943-1947.
He has drawn on his experiences as a marine engineer to produce
the first comprehensive look at the many shipyards that once occupied
the banks of our great river. Now
on sale at local libraries and good bookshops. Price £6.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004
ISBN 0 9548587 0 0 My
latest offering is a collection of short stories full of murder and
mayhem, love and lust, and some dark humour.
Now on
sale shortly Price £3.99. A On
a sadder note. Laurie (Polly) Taylor who died this month was a journalist with
several national newspapers. He
was a pupil from 1942-1946.
If
I've overlooked anyone please let me know. Lance
Liddle Sept 2004
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y Heart of Albion priced at £12.99
