Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Reading up about the new Archbishop of Canterbury, I was surprised to find this https://www.facebook.com/reel/1310592664245227

Does this mean that they have dispensed with the strictly alternating boy-girl-boy-girl sequence every year?

I was always in two minds about that policy - fair for equality of opportunity, but unfair if a manifestly deserving candidate could not become SG because it was not their gender's turn ...

I can see a lot of spam posts at the moment

Some from AventurineLe today, some from joenxxx24 also today, some from abnerRRR on Wed 03/12, and some from 1fuhd on November 17th

I have just seen a photo of the plaque that is in the cloisters remembering CH Hertford

https://i.postimg.cc/8C3NbFz4/IMG-0338.jpg

At first I thought the wording was rather twee, in particular the word dwelt . Then my friend whose daughter is Designer in Residence and appears to be an assistant ...

Thank you for telling us, John

Another one at it today! Ifuhd or possibly 1fuhd

Is it any use blocking their IP? We’ve had to do a lot of blocking on another phpBB forum where I’m a Moderator. This post in the phpBB forum is from our techy Moderator https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=16086589#p16086589. I see we had ...

Two more strangers making spam posts today

Two sets of odd posts today by Florencehyng & Adrianayng, think I’ve got the names right

Mid A 15 wrote: Fri Oct 17, 2025 7:37 pm Despite a superficial resemblance to a beloved and much respected contributor to the forum, I feel this contributor is offering little more than spam.

Apologies if I am wrong but Julian will decide.

Why thank you, kind sir! I try not to offer spam!

I’ve heard the student is really enjoying her time at Horsham. She seems to be an assistant housemistress in Coleridge, and is coaching junior rugby. Having asked for my maiden name I’ve been shown a picture of my name on one of the Honours boards by the Court Room.

I don’t know what she is doing ...

On another point, someone asked about Sir Barnes Wallis Way. I believe that you will find that it is in a small estate of very modern houses in what used to be a farm, alongside the old swimming pool/gym/armoury and opposite the former Post Office.

David

I asked about Barnes Wallis Way as I ...

This morning we had a visitor in church, she signed the visitor book with an address in Barnes Wallis Way, Christ’s Hospital. Over coffee I introduced myself, assuming she must be connected with the school. It was obvious she didn’t know what I was talking about when I said I’d been at Hertford ...

I’ve just bought it for my kindle, £3.00. We have far too many books in this house!


I have just started reading the book and have already met Miss Dorothy East the headmistress of a girls school. The first anecdote about her is one I may have posted myself about our Miss West here, not one that ...

This time it's The Observer and it didn't go in. But I print it here for the interest of my older generation. It's replying to a female writer in the Guardian who had been to her first rugby match and found it inexplicable.

"Marie Le Conte needs to understand the history of rugby union. Before Dr ...

I’ve just bought it for my kindle, £3.00. We have far too many books in this house!