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Ecclesiastical Courts Jurisdiction Act 1860 s2 Penalty for making a disturbance in churches, chapels, churchyards etc Any person who shall be guilty of riotous, violent, or indecent behaviour in England in any cathedral church, parish or district church, or chapel of the Church of England, or in any...

Geoffrey

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Hope this helps.

Andrew

My wife's Aunty Con (Constance Richardson) taught Physics at CH (Hertford) 1935-1939, she published the following scientific paper http://darwin-online.org.uk/converted/Ancillary/1933_Richardson_A189.html http://darwin-online.org.uk/converted/pdf/2009_Herbert_A578.pdf I knew none of this before she ...

I have a close relative who is also undertaking selection this year, consequently I have researched the school website, have you looked at the following pages:- 1) http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/prospective-parents/bursaries/bursary-table/ Example 6 would be the closest to your situation and giv...

Can I ask what 1st Parting Grecians did for the Easter and summer terms if they stayed on. I always presumed that they stayed for Michaelmas term so that they could sit Oxbridge exams and then left as was the practice when I was at school (65-72).

Tony Sharp presented yet a third origin: "In the City of London the popular etymology is that when the new Lord Mayor is admitted to office, he is presented with the symbols - the mace, sword, and seals of office - in the Silent Ceremony. The swordbearer wears a Muscovy fur hat which has a sma...

Would have loved to have seen this performance live.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... &lclk=week

Very sorry to hear this news.

Andrew

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Now that's a memory test, I would have said the right hand study door, but can't be sure.
p.s can't remember anyone finding a lion skin.

The Barnes B door was branded CMES, initials well known to those of us at CH during the time of Seaman's headship.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... Own_Words/

Well worth watching.

Martin wrote: A punishment was once given for “ambulatory loquaciousness”, or as the hapless house captain had to explain, “talking on parade”.

I had forgotten the punishment book, in Mid B it was entitled "The tome of iniquity".

Missed this post as well (I try to ignore my birthday now), just got back from a walking holiday, thanks for your good wishes.

" The concept that the CH uniform and how it is worn, is somehow frozen in time (according to posters here frozen as worn in the 1940's 1950's and 1960's) falls apart on any inspection of historic photographs. " Actually, I do NOT agree with this. Having inspected many hundreds of photogr...