Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Are stab-proof vests provided as part of the job ? Not only that, matey, but you are advised when served tea to swop the cups around and then wait for the person who has poured to taste her's first! Oh, and when walking along looking upwards to avoid a falling rock beware that you don't slip on a b...

J.R. wrote:Does this mean it's now time to start pointing fingers, then ??????????????

Yes

Dave-by-the-Sea/cj
What's this about a meeting in Exeter?
Disappointed of Newton Abbot

I regret that you will have to explain a bit more fully before the oldies like me can comment. I am not sure what EMA stands for and, not having either children or grandchildren at school, I do not really know what is involved. Do I understand correctly from your posting that the government (ie, we,...

Sara 's last day at work was on Thursday. When she arrived, she was imposed by an enthusiastic Counting House on a sceptical and wary Old Blue community. She leaves ten months later having been abandoned by the Counting House and to the great regret of large numbers of Old Blues who were won over by...

In some research on CH I have been told by a reliable source that for many years it was the custom for CH to admit one child every seven years (the average career cycle of one child at the school) from the European schools in Kenya. This was certainly reported to be the case in the 1930s. Does anyon...

The Headmaster, Clerk, Treasurer and CHA manager have all announced their intention to depart within a short time of each other. These departures may all be entirely coincidental however people will inevitably speculate unless there is some sort of explanation forthcoming. The resignation of the CH...

Many members of the CHA will be shocked to hear that Sara has resigned as Manager of the CHA. Sara started work in the middle of last year and threw herself, heart and soul, into the CHA, and Old Blues and their affairs. She really got the CHA going, started the website, organised the Carol Concert ...

Hi I have only last year left the dear CH and went straight to uni, finding out that it isn't my cup of tea! I am now looking for a job with animals ideally, and have recently thought up being a farrier. Please if anyone can help me out, any ideas with animals, ideally outdoor? Or any info on farri...

I went to the Prep in the Winter Term of 1948 and on into Lamb B at the start of Summer Term 1949. I well remember the outfit which was a brown tweed jacket, grey shorts and long grey stockings. Presumably we wore a tie but I can't rmember the colour/pattern. This uniform was retained by those of us...

Not sure if it's been mentioned or not but it seems relevant. Audrey Gregory (nee Griggs) wrote a book not long ago all about Hertford during the war. It's called Away from the Bombs and the Boys, for me it was an interesting read and inspired me to do an entire museum exhibition on it. Audrey's bo...

englishangel wrote:"too much Elinor Brent-Dyer and four Marys in the Bunty"

This is too cryptic for me - please explain.

Moulam, Have you looked at: http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/c/christs_hospital/index.shtml I also suggest you visit the Horsham Public Library and ask for help. There used to be a magazine called "BR Illustrated" which ran a couple of articles in the early 1990s on CH station. ...

For me, the most telling reminiscence of all concerns the sardine on toast (please note "sardine" is deliberately singular, not plural). But you will have to read the book to find out why.

I happened to hear the programme while washing the dishes and noted the remarks about C.H.! Who is Mark Thomas?