Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

In truth Matthews was an absolutely terrible teacher who had long since lost any enthusiasm for chemistry. When I took 3 science A levels 1953, I was taught’ by the frequently absent WPC Davies for Biology, Matthews for Chemistry and several itinerant Physics teachers whose names I’ve forgotten ...

Pongo (Eric Littlefield) never flew. He interrogated senior German prisoners of war , which made getting information out of frightened 11 and 12 year olds child’s play. . He would smoke untipped Senior Service, in silence, for extended periods whilst interrogating and this always did the trick. He ...