Bob Wood (Head of English, Old Swinford Hospital, 1952-1983)
October 17th 2019 Bob Wood was my first Head of English. His initials were R. H., but I have no idea what the H stood for. He had been Head of English at Old Swinford Hospital School (OSH) since 1952, the year after I was born. When I was interviewed at OSH in 1975, I met the Headmaster (Mr Sheppard), the Deputy Head (Mr Charlwood) and Bob. He was a diminutive bespectacled man and came across as friendly, modest an
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