Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Deb GP wrote:hey hey - another south london gal. I'm just up the road from you in Kennington. Until we move to Greenwich.

sounds like you're getting all posh (I jest)

our director of music used to be at a church in Kennington - but the name escapes me...

There are a few.

Posh - nah - we're only going to be in the Borough of Greenwich - not the nice bit. Defo the cheap end for us - but we'll be able to walk into Blackheath / Greenwich in about twenty mins or so - which will be nice. So - not so much posh; more middle classed complete with skiing holiday.

Deb GP wrote:There are a few.

Posh - nah - we're only going to be in the Borough of Greenwich - not the nice bit. Defo the cheap end for us - but we'll be able to walk into Blackheath / Greenwich in about twenty mins or so - which will be nice. So - not so much posh; more middle classed complete with skiing holiday.

oh well, I've never been skiing but lots of my friends have. Does that make me 'wanna-be middle class'? I do hope not.

Sorry, I've gone off topic again, sorry sorry.

Bibles............

We all got bibles as standard...

Somehow I managed to be one of the select few to recieve a prayer book too (and no I wasn't a monitor or anything..)- although it wasn't formally presented to me. It does have the nice sticker thing in the front tho.

we all got prayer books on my year group

My bible and prayer book were delivered to my Brighton address in a jiffy bag quite a while after I left. They left an insert in the Bible which reads 'With compliments - Christ's Hospital' - I don't know why, but I found that insert very amusing when I received the mystery package from C.H. Apparently my name was called out during the leavers service after I left!! (I left after the end of my deps)

99yorkpj wrote:We all got bibles as standard...

Somehow I managed to be one of the select few to recieve a prayer book too (and no I wasn't a monitor or anything..)- although it wasn't formally presented to me. It does have the nice sticker thing in the front tho.

I thought everyone received both books.

Mrs C. wrote:

99yorkpj wrote:We all got bibles as standard...

Somehow I managed to be one of the select few to receive a prayer book too (and no I wasn't a monitor or anything..)- although it wasn't formally presented to me. It does have the nice sticker thing in the front tho.

I thought everyone received both books.

Not quite sure who got both books, grecians only maybe, but we got a choice of a prayer book or a companion to the bible.

Mrs C. wrote:

99yorkpj wrote:We all got bibles as standard...

Somehow I managed to be one of the select few to recieve a prayer book too (and no I wasn't a monitor or anything..)- although it wasn't formally presented to me. It does have the nice sticker thing in the front tho.

I thought everyone received both books.

Never heard of anyone getting more than a bible in my day. We was deprived in those days - you youngsters don't lknow what hardship is (that's a ship on the end so pipe down JR)

sejintenej wrote: (that's a ship on the end so pipe down JR)

Is this something I should know about? Which end are we referring to?

We all had prayer books and bibles.

DavebytheSea wrote:

sejintenej wrote: (that's a ship on the end so pipe down JR)

Is this something I should know about? Which end are we referring to?

After all your experience at CH you should know where the back end (as opposed to the stern - that was Kit) is. At your age, unless you are competing with Charlie Chaplin, I wouldn't bother knowing.

Mrs C. wrote:I thought everyone received both books.

No- there were only a few of us who got them this year (prayer books).. it seemed to be only the few who had taken it upon themselves to go to communion regularly on a weds morning.. so it was to serve as a special reminder i think..

At Hertford in 1052 it was Bibles for all leavers, and a prayerbook (or concordance) for monitresses.

midget wrote:At Hertford in 1052 it was Bibles for all leavers, and a prayerbook (or concordance) for monitresses.

Blimey! pre Conquest, then! Was it the Wycliffe Bible?