Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Scuffil & Mid A 15 are both right - but firstly both Basil Gregory and Ron Lorrimer knew what Burr was up to Which is why Gregory got me to change my desired senior house to Mid A. Secondly there is now law in this country and it is correct to say that in some countries where there is it is sur...

Scuffil & Mid A 15 are both right - but firstly both Basil Gregory and Ron Lorrimer knew what Burr was up to Which is why Gregory got me to change my desired senior house to Mid A. Secondly there is now law in this country and it is correct to say that in some countries where there is it is sur...

The old junior housemaster accommodation was dire.... The senior housemaster had his study in .... When did the terminology change? In my day there were Senior and Junior Housemasters in charge of either senior or junior houses. They were assisted by house tutors. A tutor was never known as a junio...

It's different, but along the lines of dont walk past on the other side, it is a criminal offence in Canada to drive past another vehicle which may possibly be broken down and not offer assistance Its because of the harsh winters I was once parked by the side of the road, in a fairly remote area, co...

Have you still got the Triumph Dolomite Sprint? This is actually my major claim to CH fame. I think I am still the only person to write off a car within the ring fence! And I also did £1K damage to another car in the process. I think it was a fast trip to Horsham to get in food for some MaB or PeA ...

Nothing to do with Keyhole Kate, I trust ! So the story goes, he used to peek through the keyhole before entering the classroom to catch pupils misbehaving. One day he got a shock, when a pupil squirted superglue through it. This has got to be apochryphal. It could well be an urban myth, but did th...

cstegerlewis wrote: ↑Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:57 am He was tall, blond hair. Not natural causes I am afraid, a little while after he left CH

I remember him.

Good cross country runner and pretty good alround sportsman.

Seem to think he played Bass Drum in the Band.

Presumably moved to MaA with Ernie McCall as housemaster

J.R. wrote: ↑Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:43 pm Nothing to do with Keyhole Kate, I trust !

So the story goes, he used to peek through the keyhole before entering the classroom to catch pupils misbehaving.

One day he got a shock, when a pupil squirted superglue through it.

On the tax rules front, I'm not an expert, albeit briefly an Inland Revenue Officer (refunds, I am proud to say), if there is accommodation that is 'essential' for an aspect of the job, then it is not regarded as a taxable benefit. E.g. a pub landlord living 'above the shop', some farm workers, vic...

Keyhole Clive

Any truth to the story about how he got that name?

cstegerlewis wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 10:12 pm Ali Muir, RIP, another gone far too early

Was he the tall guy with reasonably long light brown hair?
Shame.
There was a cluster of untimely deaths in the 80s, leukaemia, cystic fibrosis

I was the last member of staff to live in a room next to the lower dorm and to have a dayroom study. This was for three years in Maine B from 1981-4. It was unreasonable as it was basically like being on duty 24/7, seven days a week. I also did six and a third sporting activities a week which was t...

Just out of interest, is this staff accomodation 'Grace and Favour ', or are costs deducted from salary ?? Another "advantage" of working at CH was that you didn't have time away from the pupils during term to spend your salary! That's how I built up my house purchase deposit. During one ...

Golfer wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:25 pm Just amazing that Ross continued for so long. As did the Robinsons and Flemings.
Respect to them all. It was never an easy job.

Was Robinson a woodwork/metalwork teacher who joined in the mid 80s?

I don't recall Housemasters ever moving house before (not sure if he had a gap). I wonder if there was a specific reason for that? Staff moved around a fair bit during my time, as I remember it anyway, not any specific reason as far as I can recall. The Endacott's, Holdsworth's, Flemming's, for exa...