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>>>>i did hewell grange and onley recall centre in the >>>>late 1960's.met good and bad people alike,including >>>>screws.i was young 17-18-19.hewell grange was a >>former >>>>stately home and the atmosphere there was a welcome >>>>relief from the allocation wing at wormwood >>>>scrubs.having said that,i got head butted and my >nose >>>>busted the first week i was there,but looking back i >>>>was probably a bit gobby.did a couple of runners and >>>>nearly got sent to reading borstal but was saved by >>>>the skin of my teeth by a house master who thought i >>>>deserved another chance.wonder if i would have >>>>survived reading if not for him ? this was the >>reading >>>>of violence,hot bath scaldings and deaths caused by >>>>officers against inmates,not to mention the >>suicides.i >>>>dont know if the enquiry that followed sent any of >>the >>>>screws to prison but i very much doubt >it.anyway,back >>>>to hewell,i do not have any really bad memories of >>>>this place and the fact it was an open borstal made >>my >>>>stay there a bit more bearable.when i was discharged >>i >>>>had done 18 months because of my runners, my gob and >>>>attitude.the average discharge was 9 months.im not >>>>bragging,just telling it as it was.strange how as >you >>>>get older you stop running from your problems, learn >>>>to control your gob and get proper attitude.onley >was >>>>another story,did about 4 months of the 6 down the >>>>block.glad its all in the past now.it was a learning >>>>experiance--a part of my life.by the way before i >>>>go,its funny the amount of guys ive met that brag >>they >>>>did borstal and when you ask them which one, they >>cant >>>>remember or are real evasive.bullshit, you never >>>>forget. >I was at hewell Grange in 63/64 or was it 64/65 i >can't remember to good,its a long way back,i do >remember that we had a night screw his name was >bosum,and he got killed after a fire with >floorpolish,do you remember?The Direktor was a >scotsman,forgotten his name.Wenn i came there i workt >in the gardens behind the hause,the garderer was a >small old man.We had 4 hauses,st.patrick,st.George,St >Andrews i think,the other one i can't remember.i was >in St.George.We used zu play Billiard in the >evenings,and we had our Meals in the big Dinnerroom.I >can remember that when we went to bed and the bosun >put the lights out we used to creep to the other >dorm's and through a bucket of water into the room,and >some time after the other dorm,from another house >would do the same to us. >Could be that you can also remember?I'M living since >1966 in Austria and i don't have long to the >pension,,,,hahaha,,,lifes funny. > > >See You Peter

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