Identified: Central Press ‘lunch break’ 1965/70 photos

By June 1, 2013 Will Carleton

UPDATED June 2013 – ex Central Press man John Sheppard has identified most of the people in the image below – “Regarding the pictures of Central press staff you posted I can identify most of them as I am one or rather was one of them”
thank you very much John – sorry it’s taken a while to get this updated! Will.

This article was first published on January 1 2013
Dear Will,
Please find as requested a few old photos of Central Press staff from 1965 to 1970,
Regards,
Alan Coomes


Alan is on the right looking for a bus back to Fleet Street….
John Sheppard writes: ‘John Sheppard leaning left, leaning on the right Alan Coomes, sitting Brian Jones’


Alan Coomes heads up the Central Press cricket side…… do you know the chap fielding?


John Sheppard writes: ‘From the left, Brian Jones, Michael Basstoe, Alan Coomes, Clifford Kent, Ken Harding and below Geoffrey Carpenter’


John Sheppard writes: ‘L-R Ken Harding, Michael Basstoe, John Hercock and below Alan Coomes’


On the roof of the Central Press offices
John Sheppard writes: ‘Standing Alan Coomes, sitting left John Wormley, sitting right Ken Harding’


John Sheppard writes: ‘L-R, Alan Coomes, John Sheppard, Brian Jones’


John Sheppard writes: ‘top Brian Jones, middle John Shepard, bottom Alan Coomes’


John Sheppard writes: ‘top left John Sheppard, top right Brian Jones, bottom right Alan Coomes, can´t remember the other two’


John Sheppard writes: ‘L-R, Ken Harding, Michael Basstoe, Alan Coomes’


John Sheppard writes: ‘L-R, Alan Coomes, Brian Jones.


Looking snappy – Off out after work
John Sheppard writes: L-R, Ken Harding,Michael Basstoe, Alan Coomes’


John Sheppard writes: ‘can only identify three of the four standing, from the left John Wormley, Michael Basstoe, Alan Coomes’

If you can identify those in the photos or have photos you would like to send me please call 07802 437827 0r email [email protected]
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