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- Michael Talbot in Estate House – 1962
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- Swithen Hostel 1963
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- View of Mansion and Hostels. – Photo provided by Mike Talbot.
“Our senior music tutor, Miss Daphne Bird, grilled us in music history, keyboard harmony and theory. She made us into a half-decent choir to perform in Wakefield Cathedral with a modern, discordant piece, ‘Missa Brevis’ by Kodaly …”
Mike Talbot briefly worked as an apprentice to become a Mechanical Engineer, until he was persuaded that his true vocation lay elsewhere. He joined the student community at Bretton hall in 1961.