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02 January 2008
I. The First Year at Hull
II. The Second Year at Hull
III. The Third Year at Hull
IV. The Fourth Year at Hull
The photographs below were selected from a much larger number to show the
lives we led, the fun we had, the friends we met and I hope memories that are
worth recalling.
This page was set up rapidly so that I could refer to it in your Christmas
letter, I would obviously appreciate any comments. It might well be worth
splitting it up into several web pages to help those who do not have broadband.
If you want a copy of a photo or are a glutton for punishment and want a CD
containing all the photographs I took, then let me know.
I. The First Year at Hull
I was surprised, when I arrived at Hull to find that I was in digs with a
physicist, with two more living next door. The reason, I subsequently discovered,
was that both Martin and I were Congregationalists.
Gowns, ties and blazers - The first days
Above: Graham Tall and Martin Cullum
Right: Stefan Carroll and John Burton.in the back garden |
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| Martin and I soon discovered that there was a different
culture in the North. After a few days Mrs Thacker, our landlady,
asked us in desperation "Aren't I giving you enough food?"
We were surprised and said that of course she was - what we hadn't
recognised was that according to her culture we should have left a
spoonful of food on the plate!
Life in the first year was hectic, we all joined clubs, Martin and I
joined the Congregational Society - see later pictures of Bar-B-Que's in
later years. Stefan and I went to the local swimming pool. We
soon had other friends in our respective subjects, but we four stayed
friends through out our time at university.
Martin and John soon started travelling to university in the car.
Stefan and I cycled.
I cannot recall where the photograph on the right was taken, but it is evident the lads were strong enough to hold up a tottering wall!
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II. The
Second Year at Hull
Annoyingly, although we all obtained university
accommodation in our
second year, we didn't manage to stick together. As males we
obviously didn't talk enough to each other. Stefan moved to Ferens,
John and I had adjacent rooms at Needler Hall and Martin lived nearby and
came in for meals.
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three and hence had my twenty-first birthday in our second year. My
sister Rosemary came up and visited and suddenly I became very
popular! As would any lad who had an attractive, tall, blonde
sister.
Photographs below: Left: John and
Rosemary. Right: Rosemary, Me
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| The two photographs, above left, are of
members of the Congregational society. The top photograph shows us
crowded into my room at Needler. Rosemary is at the back left and
Martin and John are sharing the bed with Liz and Beth. Stefan and
John in the right hand photo seem to be having fun! |
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| I've included the photo above, cos I like it, it was taken
when the Hull and Leeds Cong-Socs met to have a B-B-Q |
I must have said something humerous, cos Ann Maguire and
another biologist are making threatening gestures. |
| Holidaying in Yarmouth with John and his parents
It was probably Easter when John invited us all to visit him in
Yarmouth. But it was a great holiday. What I can't work out is how I
managed to get the photograph on the left. The boat looks as if it
was traveling at the highest speed Martin could drive it - yet I must have
been blithely perching on the bow taking a picture!
On the Dodgem cars Martin was definitely aiming to smash into Stefan
and John's vehicle - yet what do they appear to be doing - simply having a
relaxed chat!
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The two photographs below were taken in rag week. The first is an
excellent official photograph with very identifiable friends. Joan was
lucky, Stefan, Sid and I decided not to eat her.
The second photograph shows just how
windy were the conditions and the impact of the colour ful garb we were
wearing. I suspect I wasn't the only one who had cold legs - perhaps Joan
was lucky to be in the pot.
The biologists amongst us suddenly seemed to have field
trips galore in the second year.
Ant.Edmonds & David Atkinson facing. Chris Coulson behind
But at least there were pleasant interludes:
Right:
Mike Griffin, Hazel Markem Chris Coulson on right |
Julia Trap, Ken Andrews and Hilary Staveley |
The photograph on the right above and
the montage of photographs below were all taken on the Zoological field trip at
Scarborough. It was hard work but great fun. Sadly I had to leave
early because of my grandmother's death.
III.
The Third Year at Hull
| The third year began with a surprise - that rat
Martin had spent his summer on a trip to Greece without telling us.
Well, one thing the other three of us determined to do was take ourselves
at the end of the year. We began making plans - see later
photos. Meanwhile life went on.
Liz, who went to the teachers college next door to the university, is
clearly enjoying herself. I presume she's holding a glass for a
friend, but here was I brought up to think nice girls only drank
halves!
Stephenie and Barbara arrived, see photograph below, with Winnie, one of the
two girls sharing their digs. Looking at the picture I'm not
surprised neither Barbara's boyfriend Graeme nor I felt the need to chase
other girls.
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As is evident from the photograph below, it was definitely
cold that year. Barbara and Stephenie are holding my umbrella - note
the University and Union scarves.
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Fortunately, it is clear Spring eventually came and the
weather warmed up 'cos here are Stephenie and Stefan chattning on the
beach at the annual Cong-soc B.B.Q
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In the summer term, we found time to get away
from revision. Here Stefan, Stephenie and I walked around
Brantingham
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Fun at the Orchards. Its not just Stephenie and I
fighting, Stefan is clearly involved & other arms are waiving
around
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Congregational Society BBQ: Barbara, John,
Stefan and Stephenie
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| Photo on the left: The impressive
frontage of the Co-operative store at Hull.
I've included the photograph below simply because it contains the charismatic
individual known to everyone at the university, simply by the embroidered
name on the sweater he wore: Eigenheit.
Eigenheit
studied pure and applied maths but only took the pure papers!!! He
didn't turn up for the others! The pure papers were so good (?) (they had
to go through numerous external markings) that they gave him a first class
even though he had only done half the papers!!!!! Chris
Coulson (1963-66)
This was the first
time I had nothing to do with rag. But as is evident below, John was involved at least at the preparation stage.
John painting a Viking longboat:
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Stephenie and I after the
degree ceremony
After the degree ceremony, my
family visited York. This picture was taken at the Castle Museum |
Martin's family and mine,
slurping our ice cream cones:
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Stefan, John and I then started our
trip to Greece. The picture on the left shows the start of the journey,
whilst the photo on the right shows our visit to Meteora. The views were
impressive, but without a car, it was a long walk. It was disappointing
that we weren't able to visit the inside of any of the monasteries. Prince
Charles, I believe, has been far more fortunate.
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he view below, was taken on the
journey to Meteora. pillar with the Acropolis in the
bachground.
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The picture on the right shows me standing next
to a fallen
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| Delphi: Gnarled olive trees,
the shadowy figure is me. |
Athens: Stefan
does look serious. |
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Right: Crete: The large hats
were worth buying!
Below: Piraeus at night:
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Crete: A beach
scene. Ladies, please realise it was the view of the sea I was
taking and John was simply looking right to find where Stefan and I had
settled down.
Right: The last stage of
the journey, The Lion Gate on the peleponnesis (definitely mis-spelled
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The montage below was again taken on
Crete. Sadly the wind pumps have now been replaced, I have been
told, by electrical ones.
IV. The
Fourth Year at Hull
A trip to Norfolk - Diana and
Stephenie rowing the boat home. Stefan at Hornsea
Pottery.
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I can't remember which ball we were going to,
but Graeme came over and took Barbara out.
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Stephenie working in her room.
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V. The
Fifth Year at Hull
The picture on the right was take at Stephenies's 21st - annoyingly
the colours in the film let us down.
Right: Stefan, Stephenie and John Lawrence.
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The degree ceremony. Stephenie with her language friends |
Barbara, Graeme and her mother at the garden party. |
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I intend to change the photo of
Stephenie and I at our wedding to one that includes our university
friends.
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However, at least us lads are grouped together at John's
wedding:
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The group photograph below is from
Barbara and Graeme's wedding. Sadly, I haven't got copies of Martin &
Henneke's and Stefan & Aga's wedding - help me boys! However, I do
have a photograph, see below, copied from
Stefan which includes a picture of
Henneke and of the first member of the next generation. In theory we had
all grown up. Found jobs and started our new lives.
The good news is that 30+ years later
we are all still alive, reasonably healthy and still wed - we have survived and
enjoyed our children - though Stefan 's son Daniel still has many years to go
before he leaves home.
I hope you enjoyed the above, let me know if it is worth me spending time
putting the remainder of the photographs I took on the web.
Graham
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