Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Rumour and legend were that the Sagger's distinctive speech was the result of a war wound. As with so many rumours and legends that were current among us, we had no notion of finding out whether there was any truth in it.

I can confirm what's been said - in the years 1954-62, no whole-school photo was ever taken. What's more, I don't remember ever seeing a whole-school photo from any period. If such a thing had existed, you'd expect it to be framed and displayed somewhere in the school. Most of the "official&quo...

When I was in Col A (1954-62), there were a good number of old silver broadie buckles in use. They were worn almost smooth with use on the front, but the back (being protected by the leather) retained the hallmark, so we knew - if we cared - that they dated from the mid-19th to the early 20th centur...

Here's remembering Colin. https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6146/6034841139_59ae9d94c5_o.jpg ceb by Rudsambass , on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5295/5511426143_1fff98260e_o.jpg w19 by Rudsambass , on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5172/5524375664_3095e1be07_o.jpg w78 by Rudsambass , on...

This has all got very confusing. There's a King James version of the Bible - very little used nowadays - but not of liturgy and prayers. So far as I remember, when I was at CH (1954-1962) the school used the Revised Version of the bible - a late 19th Century revision of the Authorised (King James) v...

I've sent the two photos as attachments to email to John Wexler, as he was in the play. ... and here they are. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5737/21196502315_e128504d89_o.jpg PofP-fromRW by Rudsambass , on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5177/5524376970_c7cd85f360_o.jpg w87 by Rudsambass , o...

DavidRawlins wrote:I had always hoped that the local record office would take my papers. They seem strangely reluctant. I have about 3 filing cabinets full ...

I hope we have digressed from the original topic of this thread. Otherwise, I feel that their reluctance would have some justification.

J.R. wrote:Not this John, or are you referring to John H ?

No, John, David means me. And I do remember - it was Colin Blogg. He had at least two large exercise books with sheets of perforated paper from diverse institutions, all mounted in true philatelic style with stamp hinges.

From around 1960. I suspect this is somewhere near Arundel, and it might possibly be the summer term whole hoilday. It looks like a father with two sons. Can anybody from that era recognise them?

Anyone who was at Horsham in the fifties will recognise this - but please don't tell us what memories it brings back to you. I found it among some of my old photographic stuff, used to wrap quarter-plate glass negatives.

Next to Kit is the master who had been a professor in Spain That's Mr Herbert, I think. I ... would have thought that this was autumn 1960 or summer 1961. However Ashton already had 3 S levels then and was doing another three but is shown without buttons. As I remember things, which is admittedly n...

I think this must be summer 1960, but I'm sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong. I'm sure it's not as late as 1961, and it could hardly be earlier than 1959.

ColA-1960 by Rudsambass, on Flickr

That cravat was never, so far as I remember, called a cravat. It was described as a "blue square", I think, in the "required clothes" list that the school sent to parents. I'm not sure that it wasn't officially a "blue silk square", although by the time I was at CH (195...

More about Gerald Crossman - you can hear something of his here http://www.turnipnet.com/mom/bande_20jul64_geraldcrossman.mp3 at about 2m12s. It's a piece called Banda Español - but I doubt whether it was ever used for lunch parade. Although Gerald Crossman has nothing whatever to do with CH, you mi...

Marcha Español, by Gerald Crossman ... is the WRONG ANSWER. Unfortunately, it's the only one that Google has offered me. I know it's wrong, because it's an accordion solo. Crossman was a prolific composer of accordion pieces. I am confident that accordions in our time would not have been tolerated o...