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'''Paul Frederick Mould''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1944-50) and started as a cub reporter at the Boston Guardian in 1950. He left to join the family bakers and grocers business, which closed in 1969 when the building of a new bridge led to the decline of the High Street in Boston. He became a travelling salesman, covering a radius of fifty miles around Boston until 1983, when he started dealing in printing machinery. He organized exports to India and Nigeria and acted as auctioneer at monthly auctions from 1988-1991. After going to hospital in a diabetic coma in 1994, he decided to write cinema reference books and became a publisher. He | '''Paul Frederick Mould''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1944-50) and started as a cub reporter at the [[Boston Guardian]] in 1950. He left to join the family bakers and grocers business, which closed in 1969 when the building of a new bridge led to the decline of the High Street in Boston. He became a travelling salesman, covering a radius of fifty miles around Boston until 1983, when he started dealing in printing machinery. He organized exports to India and Nigeria and acted as auctioneer at monthly auctions from 1988-1991. After going to hospital in a diabetic coma in 1994, he decided to write cinema reference books and became a publisher. He wrote a sports column in the [[Boston Standard]] starting in 1978, and a nostalgia column in the [[Boston Target]] starting in 1994. | ||
== Bibliography == | Paul edited [[Centennial Anthology]], a book published in 2000 to mark the centenary of the [[Old Bostonian Association]] (OBA). He served as President of the OBA from 2005 to 2008, and also as Secretary from 2009 to 2013. | ||
== Obituary == | |||
Paul Mould died suddenly at home on 22 February 2013 at the age of 79. Paul will be missed by the [[Old Bostonian Association]], Boston Grammar School and the town of Boston as a whole. | |||
Paul had represented Staniland South Ward on Boston Borough Council since 2011. He was a governor of BGS and fulfilled several roles in the Old Bostonian Association. A former President of the Association, at the time of his death, Paul was OBA Secretary, Membership Secretary and was responsible for the "mini-museum" at the school. He had also been a leading member of the recently disbanded Social Committee, and had organised the OBA Annual Dinner, Snooker Tournament and Quiz Night for several years. | |||
Paul had a number of careers during his working life, most recently running his own publishing business: Paul Mould Publishing. This started off with the aim of publishing his own work in the areas of local history and the history of the film industry. His business expanded to take on works by over sixty authors, chiefly from the UK and USA. A recent coup was publishing "We All Fall Down: The True Story of the 9/11 Surfer", [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4785586/ Pasquale Buzzelli's] tale of being one of the few survivor's of the World Trade Center disaster. Paul was hopeful that this would be taken up by a Hollywood director. | |||
Paul's publishing activities dovetailed well with his long-standing role as a columnist for both the [[Boston Standard]] and The Target, writing on the cinema, local history and sport. | |||
Born on 25 January 1934, Paul's education started at Staniland School before gaining a Parry scholarship to Boston Grammar School. He had a brother, Jim, and sister, Audrey. | |||
On leaving school in 1950, Paul became a cub reporter for the [[Boston Guardian]] but his journalistic career had to be abandoned when his services were required by his father's bakery business in High Street. | |||
Paul married his wife, June on Boxing Day 1956. Paul and June went on to manage the shop but business eventually declined as footfall on High Street was reduced. Paul went through a number of other businesses before starting his publishing company in the early days of the 21st century. June died in 2004, aged 69. | |||
Paul had a wide variety of interests, many reflected in his later business ventures. They included sport, in particular football, snooker and billiards, the cinema, and Boston local history. In the last ten years or so, Paul had been diagnosed with diabetes and had treatment for an enlarged prostate gland. | |||
==Bibliography== | |||
*(1996) "[[Wartime Schooldays in Boston]]" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0952870800 | *(1996) "[[Wartime Schooldays in Boston]]" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0952870800 | ||
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*(2003) "Mould's Movie Careers: Directors" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0887349439 | *(2003) "Mould's Movie Careers: Directors" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0887349439 | ||
== External | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://oldbostonianstore.blogspot.com/search/label/Paul%20Mould Paul Mould] - Not the Tuck Shop - The Old Bostonian Book Store | |||
* [ | ==See Also== | ||
*[[:Arthur Shrimpton]] | |||
*[[:Bernard Jackson]] | |||
*[[:Boston Grammar School Staff]] | |||
*[[:George Ward Border]] | |||
*[[:Herbert Haycroft Morris]] | |||
*[[:John Porcher]] | |||
*[[:Leslie Thomas Waddams]] | |||
*[[:Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner 2008]] | |||
*[[:Old Boys Football Second Team 1950-51]] | |||
*[[:Old Boys Youth Football Team 1949-50]] | |||
*[[:Philip Johnston]] | |||
*[[:Presidents of The Old Bostonian Association]] | |||
*[[:Secretaries of the Old Bostonian Association]] | |||
*[[:Victor Emery]] | |||
*[[:William John Ricketts]] | |||
*[[:William White]] | |||
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[[Category:Old Bostonian Association]] | [[Category:Old Bostonian Association]] | ||
[[Category:Students]] | [[Category:Students]] | ||
[[Category:OBA Presidents]] | |||
[[Category:Obituaries]] | |||
[[Category:1940s]] | |||
[[Category:1950s]] | |||
[[Category:See Also]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:06, 27 December 2021
| Paul Frederick Mould | |
|---|---|
 Paul Mould | |
| Born | 25 January 1934 |
| Died | 22 February 2013 (aged 79) |
| Education | Boston Grammar School (1944-50) |
| Occupation | Publisher, Author |
| Employer | Boston Guardian, self-employed |
| Spouse | June (1956-2004, her death) |
| Parents | Fred Mould |
| Relatives | Jim Mould (brother), Audrey (sister), Barry Lawton, John Colam (brothers-in-law), Rachel Lawton (neice) |
Paul Frederick Mould was educated at Boston Grammar School (1944-50) and started as a cub reporter at the Boston Guardian in 1950. He left to join the family bakers and grocers business, which closed in 1969 when the building of a new bridge led to the decline of the High Street in Boston. He became a travelling salesman, covering a radius of fifty miles around Boston until 1983, when he started dealing in printing machinery. He organized exports to India and Nigeria and acted as auctioneer at monthly auctions from 1988-1991. After going to hospital in a diabetic coma in 1994, he decided to write cinema reference books and became a publisher. He wrote a sports column in the Boston Standard starting in 1978, and a nostalgia column in the Boston Target starting in 1994.
Paul edited Centennial Anthology, a book published in 2000 to mark the centenary of the Old Bostonian Association (OBA). He served as President of the OBA from 2005 to 2008, and also as Secretary from 2009 to 2013.
Obituary
Paul Mould died suddenly at home on 22 February 2013 at the age of 79. Paul will be missed by the Old Bostonian Association, Boston Grammar School and the town of Boston as a whole.
Paul had represented Staniland South Ward on Boston Borough Council since 2011. He was a governor of BGS and fulfilled several roles in the Old Bostonian Association. A former President of the Association, at the time of his death, Paul was OBA Secretary, Membership Secretary and was responsible for the "mini-museum" at the school. He had also been a leading member of the recently disbanded Social Committee, and had organised the OBA Annual Dinner, Snooker Tournament and Quiz Night for several years.
Paul had a number of careers during his working life, most recently running his own publishing business: Paul Mould Publishing. This started off with the aim of publishing his own work in the areas of local history and the history of the film industry. His business expanded to take on works by over sixty authors, chiefly from the UK and USA. A recent coup was publishing "We All Fall Down: The True Story of the 9/11 Surfer", Pasquale Buzzelli's tale of being one of the few survivor's of the World Trade Center disaster. Paul was hopeful that this would be taken up by a Hollywood director.
Paul's publishing activities dovetailed well with his long-standing role as a columnist for both the Boston Standard and The Target, writing on the cinema, local history and sport.
Born on 25 January 1934, Paul's education started at Staniland School before gaining a Parry scholarship to Boston Grammar School. He had a brother, Jim, and sister, Audrey.
On leaving school in 1950, Paul became a cub reporter for the Boston Guardian but his journalistic career had to be abandoned when his services were required by his father's bakery business in High Street.
Paul married his wife, June on Boxing Day 1956. Paul and June went on to manage the shop but business eventually declined as footfall on High Street was reduced. Paul went through a number of other businesses before starting his publishing company in the early days of the 21st century. June died in 2004, aged 69.
Paul had a wide variety of interests, many reflected in his later business ventures. They included sport, in particular football, snooker and billiards, the cinema, and Boston local history. In the last ten years or so, Paul had been diagnosed with diabetes and had treatment for an enlarged prostate gland.
Bibliography
- (1996) "Wartime Schooldays in Boston" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0952870800
- (1997) "Mould's Movie Careers: Actresses" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0952870819
- (2000) "Centennial Anthology" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0952870835
- (2002) "Down Memory Lane: A Piecemeal History of Boston and the Surrounding Villages" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0952870851
- (2003) "Mould's Movie Careers: Directors" - Published by Paul Mould Publishing - ISBN 0887349439
External Links
- Paul Mould - Not the Tuck Shop - The Old Bostonian Book Store
See Also
- Arthur Shrimpton
- Bernard Jackson
- Boston Grammar School Staff
- George Ward Border
- Herbert Haycroft Morris
- John Porcher
- Leslie Thomas Waddams
- Old Bostonian Association Annual Dinner 2008
- Old Boys Football Second Team 1950-51
- Old Boys Youth Football Team 1949-50
- Philip Johnston
- Presidents of The Old Bostonian Association
- Secretaries of the Old Bostonian Association
- Victor Emery
- William John Ricketts
- William White