Salient dates in the life of Robert Westall

1929	Born on 7 October at 7 Vicarage Street, North Shields Northumberland
1934	Attended Collingwood Infants School
1937	Moved to Chirton Junior School
1941	Tynemouth High School
1948	King's College Durham University
1953	Graduation with First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art
1953/55	Completed two years' National Service as a Lance Corporal in the Royal Corps of Signals
1955/57	Attended The Slade School of Art University of London on a Sculpture scholarship
1957	Awarded Post-Graduate Degree in Fine Art
1957/58	Art Master at Erdington Hall Secondary Modern School in Birmingham
1958	Marriage to Jean Underhill
1958/60	Art Master Keighley Boys' Grammar School Yorkshire
1960	Birth of Christopher Westall
1960	Head of Art at Sir John Deane's Grammar School Northwich Cheshire
1970	Appointed Head of Careers at Sir John Deane's Grammar School.
1975	Publication of The Machine Gunners which wins the Carnegie Medal
1976	Publication of The Wind Eye
1977	Publication of The Watch House
1978	Death of Christopher Westall
	Publication of The Devil on the Road
1979	Publication of Fathom Five
1981	Publication of The Scarecrows which wins the Carnegie Medal
1982	Publication of Break of Dark
1983	Publication of The Haunting of Chas McGill
	Publication of Futuretrack Five
1984	Publication of The Cats of Seroster
	Death of Robert's father
1985	Death of Robert's mother
	Retirement from Sir John Deane's School
	Publication of Children of the Blitz
1986	Publication of Rachel and the Angel
1987	Publication of Urn Burial
	Moved to live in Lymm Cheshire with Lindy McKinnel
1988	Publication of Ghosts and Journeys
	Publication of Ghost Story Anthology
	Publication of Ghost Abbey
	Publication of The Creature in the Dark
1989	Publication of Antique Dust Publication of Old Man on a Horse Publication of Blitzcat Publication of A Walk on the Wild Side Publication of The Call and other Stories Publication of Echoes of War
1990	Publication of The Promise Publication of Stormsearch Publication of The Kingdom by the Sea Publication of If Cats Could Fly
1991	Publication of Yaxley's Cat Publication of The Christmas Cat Publication of The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral
1992	Publication of The Fearful Lovers Publication of The Christmas Ghost Publication of Gulf
1993	Robert Westall's death Publication of Size Twelve Publication of The Wheatstone Pond Publication of Falling Into Glory Publication of A Place For Me
1994	Publication of A Time of Fire Publication of The Witness
1995	Publication of Blitz Publication of children's edition of The Children of the Blitz Publication of The Night Mare Publication of Christmas Spirit (The Christmas Cat and The Christmas Ghost)
1996	Publication of Harvest Publication of Cats' Whispers and Tales Publication of Blizzard
1997	Publication of Voices in the Wind Publication of Love Match
1998	Publication of The Best of Westall – Volume 1 Demons and Shadows Volume 2 Shades of Darkness
2003	Publication of David and the Kittens
2005	Opening of Seven Stories the Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
2006	Publication of The Making of Me

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