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Posted By: cathcart mr speed,cathcart street school. - 25th Jul 2011 1:33pm
does anyone have any memories of mr speed who used to teach at cathcart street school in the 40s,50s.i was reading about him in the archives. he used to run the football team and i had a programme birkenhead schoolboys v liverpool schoolboys. he was a linesman.he also refereed boxing locally and he was a referee in international boxing as well as a selector.i remember him as a nice man in the 50s.didnt know he hadso many talents.
Posted By: arsenal Re: mr speed,cathcart street school. - 25th Jul 2011 3:30pm
i remember him well.he always came to school on his bike.he used to come down bentinck street ,sometimes with mr george. his nickname was "speedy"
Posted By: cathcart Re: mr speed,cathcart street school. - 25th Jul 2011 4:45pm
i remember the bike now,when did you go to cathy.
Posted By: arsenal Re: mr speed,cathcart street school. - 25th Jul 2011 6:01pm
from 1951 to 57. and then to hemingford. when did you go?. was the headmaster called goodyear ? i lived in bentinck street
Posted By: cathcart Re: mr speed,cathcart street school. - 26th Jul 2011 4:34am
i went 1952-58,then rock ferry high.i lived on marion street. i used to walk in with john allen who lived on camden street. i remember billy ross,david dyble,alastair gow and a few others,
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