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by MrEd
Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Tenniel Evans
Replies: 1
Views: 343

Re: Tenniel Evans

It's the second time the ship has done this in a few years. I only wish they could have been made to explain themselves to Chief.
by MrEd
Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Pilgrim Fathers 1620 -- 400th anniversary -- any connections?
Replies: 7
Views: 3841

Re: Pilgrim Fathers 1620 -- 400th anniversary -- any connections?

No, it was purely a case of mistaken identity. During my first year at CH I went back to my old primary school in southeast London in my Housey uniform to meet my past school mistress again and show the class the unique uniform. Afterwards as I was walking back home along the streets a youth shoute...
by MrEd
Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Bernard Levin
Replies: 2
Views: 5757

Re: Bernard Levin

Bernard Levin was a national figure in his prime, anyone under 50 has probably not heard of him. He moved a long way away from his early Bolshevik views as he matured, which was a good thing, and one to be emulated by some of this parish, one might hope. He was certainly the stand-out Old Blue of hi...
by MrEd
Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:23 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: St Matthew’s Day
Replies: 14
Views: 67291

Re: St Matthew’s Day

I am as certain as I can be that our chartered train went over the Thames to Cannon Street, thereby disgorging a disorder of pupils directly into the City without posing any undue risk to the Thames bridges, presumably much to the relief of the trustees of the charity that provides the bridges. Thre...
by MrEd
Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: David Taplin (1939-2022)
Replies: 1
Views: 5794

Re: David Taplin (1939-2022)

A wonderful life, condolences to his family. This shows CH at its best, setting bright people up to pursue their talents to the full. Without metallurgy, and metallurgists we really have nothing but wood and stone, our world would be a primitive wasteland.
by MrEd
Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: V-1 that landed at C.H. on 29 June 1944
Replies: 2
Views: 3888

Re: V-1 that landed at C.H. on 29 June 1944

I have no knowledge in this area, but I imagine that it meant that there was some form of structural damage from the blast. If it buried itself before exploding, it would (ironically enough) act like a weak 'earthquake bomb' as per Barnes Wallis's Tallboys and Grand Slams, the blast being conducted ...
by MrEd
Sat Nov 11, 2023 10:08 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: St Matthew’s Day
Replies: 14
Views: 67291

Re: St Matthew’s Day

I should add that when I went to the Mansion House for St. Matthew's Day, I do recall a rather good buffet having been proffered, a welcome upgrade on the usual CH fare.
by MrEd
Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: St Matthew’s Day
Replies: 14
Views: 67291

Re: St Matthew’s Day

The Corporation of London was so hard up that it couldn’t run to a normal can
The Lord Mayor and his Corporation; famously as poor as Dick Whittington's cat.
by MrEd
Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:48 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Paintings in Chapel - Frank Brangwyn
Replies: 24
Views: 37043

Re: Paintings in Chapel - Frank Brangwyn

I am a bit shocked to discover that the artist behind the murals was celebrated to the extent of getting a 'knighthood', the paintings are embarrassingly awful and I had assumed that the Foundation was scraping the barrel and skimping on the artist by hiring a journeyman. It just shows how early the...
by MrEd
Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Paintings in Chapel - Frank Brangwyn
Replies: 24
Views: 37043

Re: Paintings in Chapel - Frank Brangwyn

First of all, happy Founders Day to y'all, Julian calendar permitting. From what I remember (in my time at CH late 1970s to mid-1980s), the only mural I can positively recall shows St. Augustine preaching to some heathens as it commemorated his arrival in what became England. The rest I cannot remem...
by MrEd
Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Re: Housey special...
Replies: 7
Views: 5964

Re: Housey special...

There is an old thread on the Housey Special on the intro thread section https://www.chforum.info/php/viewtopic.php?t=4043
by MrEd
Mon Oct 02, 2023 8:29 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: Ken Grimshaw
Replies: 57
Views: 119705

Re: Ken Grimshaw

In my time, late 1970s, the great three of the Manual School were Mr Wyncoll, who made a valiant effort at teaching me woodwork, I know I exasperated him with my abysmal lack of skill, but he hid it fairly well. Poor chap suffered from the stress of the job later IIRC, he was also a CCF Major. Mr St...
by MrEd
Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:46 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: CH Organ recital (at the re-inauguration)
Replies: 1
Views: 2517

Re: CH Organ recital (at the re-inauguration)

I remember the 'interlude' in c. 1980-1981 (or thereabouts) when an apparently untuned upright piano was used in the Chapel during services with Malcolm McKelvey or someone else pounding away gamely to try to fill the void left by the organ refurb, Adrian Bawtree would have been there, probably a Th...
by MrEd
Thu Sep 28, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: % of full fee paying pupils - any update available?
Replies: 13
Views: 68029

Re: % of full fee paying pupils - any update available?

I think loringa is right. CH appears to have the problem of many an institution, being run for the benefit of those who work there. Sports facilities? You have grass, lots of it, that is enough for almost all sports with a few bits of kit like poles, goals and paint. Considering how Spartan CH was b...
by MrEd
Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: St Matthew’s Day
Replies: 14
Views: 67291

Re: St Matthew’s Day

In the early 1980s, I do recall a chartered train taking us from Horsham to IIRC Cannon Street (probably I was in the UF or GE) to see the Lord Mayor and being presented with a packet of freshly-minted coins, the amount I'm not sure, maybe one 10p and one 5p piece (three shillings in old money), and...