Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

The Rev Cecil Cochrane (“Korks”) was the Director of Music (and an inspiring director of all CH choirs) about 50 years ago and a character well worth remembering. He was Jun Housemaster of Col A (with Kit Aitken, a one legged WW2 veteran, as his Sen Housemaster, an equally memorable character). Kork...

Although not directly part of this topic, I would like to draw Marty‘s attention to an article that has interesting things to say about Dawkins and it suggests that he may not be worthy of God-like status. It is from a US journal, ‘The Chronicle of Higher Education’, with website: http://chronicle.c...

Virtually all at CH a few decades ago were Christians and a large majority of the Christians were C of E or Noncomformist. There were some Roman Catholic pupils too and at least two RC masters (Reggie Dean, who taught French and Alastair Mackerras, a teacher of Maths and also Latin! His brother was ...

The OB expelled for 'the usual reason' was NOT the chap I mentioned above.

Here's a suggested new topic about OBs sent to jail, that may not be allowed by our censors. One of my contemporaries and friends was sentenced to a jail term. Have any others? Obviously I won't indicate who he was, apart from saying he was an unusual type at school, with no obvious criminal tendenc...

In the late 40s, as part of the wartime lack of male teachers, there were still some females remaining from the war years. Two taught the 3rd form, Mrs Hurst had 3B (a true scholar and elderly widow). Another was Miss Ellen .... who taught 3A. (I have currently forgotten her surname - perhaps someon...