If you click here, you should be able to see reference numbers appear against each person in the photo (click here to switch it off again).

I purloined this photo of Tyler's Wood boarders in 1955 from the Old Boys' Newsletter, back in 2007, and have used some of the identifications made in that issue and subsequent ones by Andrew Newton and Bill Pender.

Back Row: NN, NN, NN, Derek H Nicholls 3X, George W Moss? 5 Shell, Peter J Holtorp 3S, NN, NN, Michael A (Dennis) Hollingham 5S
Next to back row: C Chandrubeksa 5S, NN, Andrew G Newton 6S1, CL Rankin? 5UA, Dave A Scott-Kiddie 5X, NN, Gerry LS Hickey 5US, JD ("Spud", "Mandrill") Murphy 5UR, AL Hardstaff? 5X.
Next to front row: NN, Roger D Owen 6S3, M Lacey 6S4, Matron Bligh, Mr R ("Moan") Pattinson, Mr Horace W Johnson, AJ Gordon 6S3, PS Matthews 6S2, P Aikens 6S1.
Front Row: Peter J Yates 3A, NN, WL (Bill) Pender 3A, Michael A Claridge? 4S, NN, WR Waller? 4A, NN, NN.

Want to look people up in the Grey Book? Click here for the complete 1953/54 Grey Book - and the incomplete 1954/55 Grey Book (just boys in forms, not the alphabetical list, unfortunately) - and the 1955/56 Grey Book (form lists as the previous year). These are links to Tony Hare's page - many thanks to him for making them available.

If you can help to identify anyone, please email

You might want to look at the 1959 Tyler's Wood photo.

If you are interested in this photo, you might also want to look at Tony Wood's photos of Tyler's Wood around 1959/60.

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