Hi there Mr John Mehlberg,

Congratulations! You really have done your homework on this one!

Your informative posting has jogged my faint and fast-fading memories of that era. I don't recall ever meeting Alan Rosenthal, and I'm almost certain that he had left Oxford before I arrived. However, I do remember senior members of the Heritage club mentioning him as a significant figure in previous years. I also think that one of them once told me he learned "The Chastity Belt" from Alan. Whether Alan composed it, or simply passed it on, I cannot say.

The witnesses who could give a definite answer to this question are few in number, and widely scattered. (And for all I know, some may no longer be above ground.) But if anyone following this thread can contact one of the people listed below, then they might be able to give us an answer.

I do know that Rosalind Lee, Jan Dawson, Anne West, Peter Lobbenberg, Ian Stuart, Richard Valentine, Gary James and Cliff Henty were all active in the Heritage club before 1960. If any of them - or any of their friends - are out there reading this thread, then perhaps they could help us solve the mystery?

Wassail!