The 2002 photo below shows a detail of what was Henley Grammar School, established in some form in 1604, and I think now demolished. A splendidly Gothic Revival building, which I suppose some would describe it as 'Tolkienesque'. I think it had problems; I remember a concrete floor in part of the building, probably to counter rot. The front elevation was tricky to photograph, being on top of a hill and hidden by shrubbery, so the pointed arches and small marble columns are omitted. Someone arranged a new policy of charging for the rather slim school magazine. As far as I know, two of the editors were Gordon Pankhurst and Carol Wiseman. Pankhurst must have had some connection with the suffragettes' determination to have a European War in 1914. Carol Wiseman, in the 'Arts' side, later worked in TV, and thought she was a Jew. Looking back, there was clearly a contingent of Jews; school photos looked all-white, but weren't. A pair of teachers, surnamed Morris, were part of the Jewish influx. I wonder if they were disappointed in the pupils. Note the two pages of comment, on Hochhuth's Representative. It's of course a propaganda thing, as is obvious from the description. It was put on at the Aldwych. Hochhuth, incidentally, and David Irving were firm friends, though I'm unsure why. Brecht of course was a Jewish propagandist; Wiseman records him as having 'great social conscience.' Sure. Anyway, this is a tiny light on the Jewish victory in the World Wars. So is the popularisation of Pinter, which was not very easy. |
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