The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

News of Old Members
Ivar Watson’s Life Street, Death Street — Sketches of Spain far from the tourist hordes was
published by OCR Editorial in November 2008. The book comprises 13 short
stories about Spaniards of all classes, plus an account of F R Leavis, who lectured
at the University of Deusto when Watson was Professor of English Literature
and stayed at his croft house on the border of Biscay and Castile. Orders from
mailorder@bookworldespana.com, online www.bookworldespana.com or Amazon.
1955 John Pope has just published his first (and only) book, Winning Consultancy Business
intended for those who wish to gain the right, profitable worth from the right clients.
He plans to continue working until he passes his ‘use-by’ date.
1957 Clifford Poole writes: ‘I have now retired from being a parish priest in the
Winchcombe Team Ministry and live in London.’
1958 William Barnett writes: ‘I have now retired from the Circuit Bench on the South
Eastern Circuit. However, I have been appointed to sit as a Deputy Circuit Judge from
time to time for at least a further two years.’
1959 Alan Davis writes: ‘I continue in my part-time post-retirement work at the Pitt Rivers
Museum with a recent change of role. For the next few months I will be sorting out
the personal archive of a 1950s PRM staff member, J P Bradford (archaeologist/aerial
photographer and aviator of “Ancient Landscapes”).’
1960 John Dent writes: ‘I am finally retired from ‘proper’ work having been in sequence
a secondary school teacher at, inevitably, rowing schools (in UK then USA), an
academic publisher (in the employ of the infamous Bob Maxwell), an educational/
training film producer and distributor, a business consultant and finally managing
a group of businesses in the beauty and complementary therapy education and
professional arena. Many children through 3 marriages (the last one blissfully happily
continuing) is leading to an irregular army of grandchildren. Now living in (shh)
Cambridge close to The Cam; here I am currently coach to St Catherine’s College
Boat Club and one of the town rowing clubs: so nothing much has changed!’
Harold Goddard writes: ‘I retired after 42 years ordained ministry in the Church
of England at the end of August 2008. I remain a Canon Emeritus of Worcester
Cathedral and have permission to officiate in the Diocese of Worcester.’
Anthony Horne writes: ‘Following In the Shadow of Caesar, I have just published my
second historical novel Domitilla and the Goddess set in Rome in the first century ad. It is
available by ordering through bookshops or on Amazon.’
1961 Charles Evans has been awarded 2nd place in the National Poerty Competition for
his poem Libretto.
William Feaver’s book on the painter Frank Auerbach will appear in October,
following on from his work on Lucian Freud (2007). The play by Lee Hall, based on
‘Pitmen Painters’ (1988) has been a hit at the National Theatre, been staged at the
Volkstheater, Vienna, and is due to wow New York in Spring 2010.
1962 Victor Kumar writes: ‘I finally got my Masters in Music after 5 years, and am mulling
over a PhD subject in the future something linking literature with music. Although I
became an OAP in October I’m carrying on with some interesting on-going projects in
Senegal and Angola.’
1964 Michael Halliday has retired from his post as a senior manager with Cheshire
County Council. He published his Collected Poems, Appin Press, Birkenhead, Wirral in
2008. ISBN 978 1 906205 18 8.
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