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Mr. Jones (Headmaster}

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Mr. Jones -     reminded me of  Patrick Cargill - actor   I remember back in my final year at Tulketh an incident that brought me into direct conflict with Mr. Jones. Normally unless you were digressing the school rules. You never had to do the walk of shame outside his office. The likely hood if you were unfortunate to be stood on the walk of shame  the licks would be handed out(the cane). Yes corporal punishment was the thing in schools before 1986, ( 2 years before Mr. Jones retirement). Many a pupil who would have a lesson in Science would say they could see Mr. Jones, hand out the cane to a unfortunate pupil who must have digressed the school rules, from the their vantage point which did overlook the offices which the Heads of School resided in.   Legend had it that Mr. Jones had been a teacher at the Roughwood Comprehensive in Kirkby near Liverpool which had a reputation of being a tough school. At the morning assemblies we had at Tulketh he...