Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Finances apart, CH is, as it has always been, for paupers. Children from broken homes or orphans in childrens homes. If you can afford full fees, then your children have opportunity. They don't need CH. If you are from a loving family, don't leave it, it's irreplaceable. Most bright children will do...

Let's not forget the North American Trailer Trash.

Can anyone explain the difference?

I'd always thought roughneck referred to riggers who, for the most part, have happily taken the name on. Didn't know it had other meanings. And with regards to the Brexit vote in Wales, it was the retired English old-timers in Wales who made the difference. I've heard that a lot, but besides being ...

He was Fourth Master in my day, behind THK and HFS.
Moved up to Third when THK retired.
They must have been bewildered having to sit next to Cairncross in Chapel.
What a pygmy.

He was my junior housemaster in Col B first under AH (The Groper) Buck and then the proverbial NT Fryer. I could never understand why he came by the nickname Rocker since he was one of the more taciturn people I've encountered. He was known just as much as Tonk Rae. Maths was not my subject so I wa...

Some alleged offences in the diocese of Chichester

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Sir Alan Traill 7th May 1935 - April 18th 2020 I am sorry to read of his death on the CH website. He was Lord Mayor of London 1984-5 and then went on to become an Almoner of CH for many years. As a member of the Band and the Orchestra I fleetingly encountered him on several occasions. He was always ...

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You taught me woodwork when I was a Squit and you were a house tutor in MaB under Tony Waller. I have very happy memories and still have the fish and the car. You had high standards and were clearly meticulous in everything you did. You were very efficient and brisk and seemed to do everything at 10...

You're welcome David.

The school needed them for building regs when they revamped the kitchens recently

Does anyone know the height of the water tower? This question was posed once before, but while it generated many remarks and reminiscences, not one answered the question! So, to be specific, what is the height of the water tower (answers in feet or metres, don't mind which)? David :shock: Should be...

Getting away from the current doom and gloom, and the political diatribes: does anyone know the dimensions of the dining hall? I can find how much it costs to rent, along with other unwanted information, but not its size. The school should be able to provide this as they would have to have had this...

No idea of the dimensions. I know it was considered for Harry Potter filming and has been used for filming a Fairy Liquid ad some years ago. The intent for Harry Potter was there but in order to get the equipment in they would have had to dismantle the doorway; it was that which put thew kybosh on ...

Not true. The school was brand new, very modern and equipped to a high standard when it came into use in 1902. It was by no means a typical Victorian institution. That said, the 1902 kitchens were still in use in 1954, and the food they turned out was far from appetising. Nobody could call it ample...

The school hadn't been modernised since the victorian era and the food was mostly inedible. Not true. The school was brand new, very modern and equipped to a high standard when it came into use in 1902. It was by no means a typical Victorian institution. That said, the 1902 kitchens were still in u...