Brother Cyril – saw me coming!
I remember at the Prep School Brother Cyril set us a maths homework and told us that he was going …
Bob Cummings
Brother Cyril – what did I do wrong?
I have genuine confusion regarding my thoughts on Brother Cyril Birtles who died in April 2014 aged 88. I will try and …
The Air Gun Incident
My brother, Bernard Cummings, attended Xaverian College from 1956-62 approx. He attended the sixth form and left with ‘A’ levels …
St Annes Prep School – location
St Anne’s Preparatory School – the large Victorian building at the end of the row of semis. Pictures by kind …
Xaverian College – Ward Hall
I arrived at Ward Hall in 1960. Another large converted house, it doubled as the refectory at lunch time for …
St Anne’s – School Reports – Bob Cummings
Somehow these remained at the back of a drawer at my parent’s house for many years. I found them when …
School Days
St Anne’s Prep was on Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield. A large grey house behind tall wrought iron gates set in a …
St. Anne’s Preparatory School
From the age of five I attended St Clare’s Catholic Primary School in Blackley. At that time the church …
About Manchester Xaverian the Sixties
I often think about incidents that took place at Xaverian College in the 1960s, and St Anne’s Prep School in …