These two photographs were taken by John Ellis, OM 1952 - 58
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John Ellis 1952 - 1958
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Posted 2 years ago
What a surprise! These are my photos I took at the school around 1957 or 58, so I would like that to be acknowledged on them. Of course that is Lord James facing the camera in the corridor. I wonder where Rachel found them! I was an active member in the MGS Photographic Society throughout my time at school. Several members of staff were our mentors, such as Mr Hollowell, and Mr ("Tinker") Bell, and I spent many hours in the darkroom down in the basement. One of the most worthwhile aspects was the print portfolio we used to circulate for comment, including a new mounted print each time it came round, with comments (usually very polite) by other boys, many of whom were already very talented photographers that I could only hope to learn from, but could not hope to match in artistic and technical prowess. After MGS I studied Chemical Engineering at Leeds University and then worked for fifteen years as a metallurgical engineer on the Zambian Copperbelt, followed by thirty-eight years in Australia, as a metallurgist and energy manager. I retired aged 77 and still live in Perth, Western Australia.
What a surprise! These are my photos I took at the school around 1957 or 58, so I would like that to be acknowledged on them. Of course that is Lord James facing the camera in the corridor. I wonder where Rachel found them! I was an active member in the MGS Photographic Society throughout my time at school. Several members of staff were our mentors, such as Mr Hollowell, and Mr ("Tinker") Bell, and I spent many hours in the darkroom down in the basement. One of the most worthwhile aspects was the print portfolio we used to circulate for comment, including a new mounted print each time it came round, with comments (usually very polite) by other boys, many of whom were already very talented photographers that I could only hope to learn from, but could not hope to match in artistic and technical prowess.
After MGS I studied Chemical Engineering at Leeds University and then worked for fifteen years as a metallurgical engineer on the Zambian Copperbelt, followed by thirty-eight years in Australia, as a metallurgist and energy manager. I retired aged 77 and still live in Perth, Western Australia.