Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

DavebytheSea wrote: Try:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 74-1290828 for the Christ's Hospital Book

Just had a look at my copy and inside it is a small piece torn out of 'The Times', with the details of Sir Harry Vanderpant's will. He left a total of £197,678 net. It says £12000 to various bodies and the residue to CH and the Council of Almoners. There is no date on this scrap.

There was a bust of Sir Harry by the stairs to the Dining Hall in Hertford. We believed that his generosity had paid for an extra set of underpants for the boys, and also that DR had been soft on him. Any truth in these ancient rumours?

Katharine wrote:

DavebytheSea wrote: Try:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 74-1290828 for the Christ's Hospital Book

Just had a look at my copy and inside it is a small piece torn out of 'The Times', with the details of Sir Harry Vanderpant's will. He left a total of £197,678 net. It says £12000 to various bodies and the residue to CH and the Council of Almoners. There is no date on this scrap.

There was a bust of Sir Harry by the stairs to the Dining Hall in Hertford. We believed that his generosity had paid for an extra set of underpants for the boys, and also that DR had been soft on him. Any truth in these ancient rumours?

What !!!!! three pairs of clean underpants a week, no wonder modern society is falling to pieces.

englishangel wrote:

DavebytheSea wrote:

shoz wrote:I did a search on Longmate but it didn't come up with much. I searched Amazon and it came up with 'How we lived then'. This is only £14 so I can't see it being the 600 page book you describe.
Also, does anyone have any information on 'The Christ's Hospital Book' from 1953 as mentioned above?

Try:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 74-1290828

for the Longmate Book "The Shaping Season

and:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... 74-1290828

for the Christ's Hospital Book

B****y H*ll, I am sitting on a goldmine. I didn't realise the 1953 book was worth THAT much.

......... And I never said a word !!!!

Perhaps the bromide is kicking in at last.

Mr Tall got there first.

You will make me blush!!