From what did you drink your tea when at CH?

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:08 pm

We all got given a plate on 23 October 1985 to commemorate Founders Day. Just got mine out for the first time in years and on the back it has written " In commemoration of Founder's Day, 23 October 1985 the birthday of King Edward VI - In the year that Christ's Hospital's two schools were re-united" The front of the plate is decorated similar to the bowls and has the school crest in the centre.

kerrensimmonds · Post by **kerrensimmonds** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:26 pm

I guess its a 'modern' replica of my plate (see photograph kindly inserted by Ruth further back up this thread)?

cj · Post by cj » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:00 pm

Vonny wrote:We all got given a plate on 23 October 1985 to commemorate Founders Day. Just got mine out for the first time in years and on the back it has written " In commemoration of Founder's Day, 23 October 1985 the birthday of King Edward VI - In the year that Christ's Hospital's two schools were re-united" The front of the plate is decorated similar to the bowls and has the school crest in the centre.

Oh! I wonder where mine is? I have absolutely no recollection of that. I'm sure I would have been grateful at the time though.

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:06 pm

The plate that I have is one of the replica plates - my niece Jo Hills was at the school when they were given to Vonny and others. It is NOT identical with Kerren's plate. The crest in the cente does not have the belt around it, it is similar but not identical to the one on the bowl on the left. The cross in the centre of the crest is solid. The name Christ's Hospital is on a scroll under the crest. Other than that, as far as I can see the decoration is the same as Kerren's.

Euterpe13 · Post by **Euterpe13** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:15 am

Vonny wrote:We all got given a plate on 23 October 1985 to commemorate Founders Day. Just got mine out for the first time in years and on the back it has written " In commemoration of Founder's Day, 23 October 1985 the birthday of King Edward VI - In the year that Christ's Hospital's two schools were re-united" The front of the plate is decorated similar to the bowls and has the school crest in the centre.

??? Miss Morrison would turn in her grave...

Vonny · Post by **Vonny** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:24 pm

Euterpe13 wrote:??? Miss Morrison would turn in her grave...

Probably

Katharine wrote:my niece Jo Hills was at the school when they were given to Vonny

She was in the same class as me all through Hertford.

cj wrote: Oh! I wonder where mine is? I have absolutely no recollection of that. I'm sure I would have been grateful at the time though.

Mine's been buried at the bottom of my wardrobe for years. Even after moving a few times it's still there