Forums Forums Wirral History : Chasing the Past History Information Request wogger williams.

does anyone know what happened to wogger. i was on the cross country team at rocky high. i remember he would say am i hurting you hill you said no then hed say i should be im stood on your hair. a very fit man also a very nice man.

There were all sorts of rumours about Roy Williams going blind and dying, but the last I heard he was alive and well travelling to other parts of the world - I will try and find the reference.

Sadly Joe Soap died in 2008, while everybody feared him I am sure many would also agree we had a lot of respect for the man.

What years did you go to Rocky High Cathcart?

Joe Soap! We all had sideburns (or sideboards) with our "Tony Curtis" haircuts in those days.Joe Soap's favourite 'trick' if you misbehaved was to lift you out of your seat by pulling you up by one of your sideburns. God it hurt,but we didn't complain because we were so tough then. Or so we thought.

That's a favourite saying of Regimental sergeant majors and the like.

I remember Wogger and also Atrhur Beadles,memorable gentlemen.I was there from 1965-1970.Headmaster was a man called Reynolds as I remember.Happy days!

my dad remembers him. he sounded nasty

i was there 1958 till 1960.

Wogga used to live up by Broadway and did have a white stick last time I saw him, mind that was 8-10 years ago

Nah! Just scary.

my brother remembers standing under the clock waiting to get the cane every one new if u was standing under the clock wogga used to get the stick my brother said great days then he said you could buy a loosy whitch means a siggy from the shop by the bustop and get it taken off you by the teachers waiting to watch you on the bus he recons a head master used to live oppersit the cinderpath on the woody eastate but cant remember his name

hi again heas just remembered the heads name mr winters also a great aim with the cain never missed the creases in your fingers hurt like hell but still found his way under that clock reguarly and he used to say thank you after giving you punishment

I was at Rock Ferry from 1969 to 1976 and remember all of these teachers. Harry Winters, was a Biology teacher while I was there. He was a good man and he did live on the woodchurch estate but I dont think he was ever head. Josh Reynolds was head and then R.C.Elmer took over while I was there.

I was there the same years. Joe Soap came into the Latin classroom in Ravenswood one day and caught me sitting on the radiator pipes. He made me sit there for the whole lesson - ended up with blisters!

Strange thing about Wogger Williams and Arthur Beadles was that Wogger looked quite ancient, while Arthur always seemed the super-fit one. However, Arthur died at a very early age (around 50, I think he was).

Some of the other teachers I remember at that time were Cecil Mann, 'Iggy Top', Emlyn Jenkins, 'Scrogger' Williams, and one whose name I can't remember,but he looked the spitting image of Bamber Gascoigne.

Also remember chucking snowballs at the 'Janny'.

he died in oct 2002 good riddance the man was a bully