RICHARD ROBERTS
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Surname
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Roberts
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Forename
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Richard
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Date of recording
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1/1/1900
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Year of birth
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1932
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Place of Birth
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Orford
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Occupation
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Retired Headmaster
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Fathers occupation
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Present Address
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Orford
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Location Interview
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Orford
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Interviewer
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Duration
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103 Mins
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No of tracks: 1
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This recording consists of 1 track. Detailed summary not complete.
Time 00 mins Richard Roberts - *Smithy Cottage, Orford - First in Orford 1938 - 76 years old Child of Colonial Civil Servant (Judge) - Brought up by Grand parents and Aunt. School - Aldeburgh then Somerset very small school 04:40 Grandfather - Records office - Inner Temple - Orford Castle Historian 06:05 Grandmother - Good works - Soup to local Poor 07:30 Somerset School children reduced from 42 to 12 in 1943 - 09:15 Then to Fernden School - excellent school - boxing - swimming - Scouts Victory Farm 12:00 Wartime - flying bombs 13:00 Parents back from Zanzibar in August 1944 14:00 Father inventor - plan to shoot down V1's with shells loaded with Cotton wool 14:30 Dartmouth Interview - Then Kings Canterbury 18:30 Schooling in St Austell - Then back to Canterbury - Languages French and German 20:30 Rowing Cox - Natural feel for water - Won Public School Championship - Boxing 23:30 Head of house and Captain of School - Cambridge entrance 26:30 Big fish in Little pond 28:00 Moved to Waldrigfield - but preferred Sailing in Orford 30:00 National Service in Army - Commissioned in Royal Artillery - enjoyed drill 34:00 Volunteered to go to Germany - sent to Egypt - Suez Canal zone 36:00 Sailing on Great Bitter Lake - girls at a premium 38:00 Jesus College Cambridge 40:00 Secretary of Jesus Boat Club in 1st Eight - Won Oars - Head of the River 43:30 Henley - rowing in Olympic year 44.40 Awarded degree (1st) - Scholarship offer to Sorbonne 46:30 Accepted teaching post at Kings Canterbury - French teacher but no teacher training. 50:15 Became Housemaster - Easy to teach bright students. 51:30 Challenges as young teacher? Easy to teach Bright boys. 52:30 Didn't enjoy being a disciplinarian 60:00 Started looking for Headships - Head master of Wycliffe College 1967 - at age 36. 63:00 Difficulty in getting rid of unsatisfactory staff. 66:00 Left Wycliffe after 13 years - New Headship at King Edwards Whitley - Left after 5 Years no longer fun. Inherited house in Orford - decided to retire and perhaps write books. Best decision ever made. 69:00 Said 'Yes' to too many requests. Ran appeal for Wycliffe 72:00 Wrote and published articles. Researching Book on Trawlers in First World War 73:00 Sailed 21 footer to Orford from South Coast in 1972 75:00 Commodore of Orford Sailing Club 77:00 Involved with Sea Defences - Action Group required - became chairman 79:00 Joined Steering Committee of Alde and Ore Association - became Chairman - 80:00 Heavily involved with Parish Council - Enhancement problems - mass resignations after vote of no confidence at public meeting - then re-elected Search Aldeburgh Voices Detailed Contents (times in minutes) This recording consists of 1 track. Detailed summary not complete. Time 00 mins Richard Roberts - *Smithy Cottage, Orford - First in Orford 1938 - 76 years old. Child of Colonial Civil Servant (Judge) - Brought up by Grand parents and Aunt. School - Aldeburgh - Somerset very small school 04:40 Grandfather - Records office - Inner Temple - Orford Castle Historian 06:05 Grandmother - Good works - Soup to local Poor 07:30 Somerset School children reduced from 42 to 12 in 1943 - 09:15 Then to Fernden School - excellent school - boxing - swimming - Scouts Victory Farm 12:00 Wartime - flying bombs 13:00 Parents back from Zanzibar in August 1944 14:00 Father inventor - plan to shoot down V1's with shells loaded with Cotton wool 14:30 Dartmouth Interview - Then Kings Canterbury 18:30 Schooling in St Austell - Then back to Canterbury - Languages French and German 20:30 Rowing Cox - Natural feel for water - Won Public School Championship - Boxing 23:30 Head of house and Captain of School - Cambridge entrance 26:30 Big fish in Little pond 28:00 Moved to Waldrigfield - but preferred Sailing in Orford 30:00 National Service in Army - Commissioned in Royal Artillery - enjoyed drill 34:00 Volunteered to go to Germany - sent to Egypt - Suez Canal zone 36:00 Sailing on Great Bitter Lake - girls at a premium 38:00 Jesus College Cambridge 40:00 Secretary of Jesus Boat Club in 1st Eight - Won Oars - Head of the River 43:30 Henley - rowing in Olympic year 44.40 Awarded degree (1st) - Scholarship offer to Sorbonne 46:30 Accepted teaching post at Kings Canterbury - French teacher but no teacher training. 50:15 Became Housemaster - Easy to teach bright students. 51:30 Challenges as young teacher? Easy to teach Bright boys. 52:30 Didn't enjoy being a disciplinarian 60:00 Started looking for Headships - Head master of Wycliffe College 1967 - at age 36. 63:00 Difficulty in getting rid of unsatisfactory staff. 66:00 Left Wycliffe after 13 years - New Headship at King Edwards Whitley - Left after 5 Years no longer fun. Inherited house in Orford - decided to retire and perhaps write books. Best decision ever made. 69:00 Said 'Yes' to too many requests. Ran appeal for Wycliffe 72:00 Wrote and published articles. Researching Book on Trawlers in First World War 73:00 Sailed 21 footer to Orford from South Coast in 1972 75:00 Commodore of Orford Sailing Club 77:00 Involved with Sea Defences - Action Group required - became chairman 79:00 Joined Steering Committee of Alde and Ore Association - became Chairman - 80:00 Heavily involved with Parish Council - Enhancement problems - mass resignations after vote of no confidence at public meeting - then re-elected |