Comments on: Eulogy For Elaine Dunford https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:39:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rosanne (Roz) Alderson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1506394 Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:39:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1506394 All through my adult years I have felt a deep regret that I had wasted a fantastic education and that I had stolen a place from someone who might have used that education to fulfil a beneficial life. I have often felt the need to apologise for that, in particular to Mrs Dunford. Sadly, it would appear I’m too late. We did butt heads a few times, but I must admit she was always fair even when angry.
She was a forward thinking woman, very elegant, and I’m sad to read that such a remarkable woman was robbed by Alzheimer’s. I shall always remember her fondly

]]> By: Maureen Spagnolo (Skingle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1218068 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:27:04 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1218068 Thank you. She was a breath of fresh air to CFGS. I recall her telling me that she respected me for not giving her the names of other girls at the nightclub I visited, though she had pressed me. Yet, I still had to serve detention. 🙂

]]> By: Jean Taylor (nee Radley) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1217526 Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:20:14 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1217526 How sad but very interesting to read the passing of ‘mummy’ Dunford. Only just caught up with your web site! I was there 1957-1963. Fantastic Secretarial 6th form with Miss Maisie Heath her shorthand/typing/bookkeeping has served me well over the years together with the great general education and I can boast to be the first Prefect elected from that form other than the academic 6ths.

Many happy memories and still keep up with some of ‘my dear girls’.

]]> By: Lynda Pace Avery https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1076188 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 04:02:29 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1076188 Elaine Dunford was an inspirational teacher. I attended CFSG from 1966-1970. I loved Film Studies, where each week we would learn about some aspect of film, such as stunts, make-up etc. At the end of each term we were allowed to vote for a film we would like to watch in. It’s entirety. I remember watching The Birds and Some Like it Hot. Through those lessons I developed a lifelong love of film.
Things were difficult for me at home, as the eldest child of divorced parents I had a lot of responsibility and was struggling. Mrs Dunford suggested that I could go and live at he house, it didn’t happen, but her door was always open to me. I have much to thank her for and although my immaturity meant I didn’t grasp the opportunities open to me at the time her faith in me gave me the confidence to go back into education as a mature student.

]]> By: valerie bennett nee green https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1070516 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 21:31:32 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1070516 I was taught English by her but not for long I left in 1958.I remember her say one day she would like 2 children. The girl would be called Alison and the boy Mark.

]]> By: Pat Butt (was Pat Felt 1963/68) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1031123 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 08:13:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1031123 Lin, I have just read your Eulogy and for a girl that “failed” English, your time at Spital Square was well spent….as was mine and every girl that came into contact with Mrs. Dunford. I am sure other people remember their schooling and teachers with fondness, but Mrs. Dunford and her team at Spital Square have touched so many lives we were lucky to have known her.
Pat

]]> By: Lauraine Baker (nee Haswell) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1025155 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 22:40:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1025155 I was a pupil CFS from 1957-1962, Elaine Dunford was my English Teacher for the first three years, and headmistress for the last two, she still taught us for one lesson a week while we were preparing for our GCEs. She was an excellent teacher with a modern approach to teaching which was very refreshing. Very sad to hear of her passing, than you Linda for bringing back so many memories.

]]> By: Rupert Neil Bumfrey (@rupertbu) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1021112 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:59:19 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1021112 Hopefully we are not the last generation to have such charismatic educators 🙂

]]> By: ISA (@MELANCOLLYBABY) https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1021106 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:48:06 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1021106 What an interesting tale about Elaine I too went to a grammer school and cherished the positive way of teaching us and this brings back happy memories!

]]> By: Sylvia Lombardi https://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/09/14/eulogy-for-elaine-dunford/#comment-1021071 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:50:09 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=138269#comment-1021071 What a beautiful tribute. I left CFS in the summer of 1961, so just missed the privilege of having Elaine Dunford as Headmistress. Nor did I ever have her as an English teacher. However, I do remember her as being elegant and having a modern outlook.

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